Community Schools

MCS prides itself on making the distinction that it is not simply a child care service but in fact, an optional, enrichment out-of-school time program that promotes learning and growth. MCS serves students attending Milton Public Schools in grades K-5 by providing courses focusing on physical activities, the arts, STEM, and social age-appropriate enrichment and recreational activities.

History

MCS was founded in 1982 to provide Milton Public School students in grades K-5 extracurricular activities in a safe enrichment environment. MCS is a self-supporting department of Milton Public Schools. We do not receive funds from Milton Public Schools or grants from state or federal government.

MCS received a Community Builder Award in 2000 for enriching childhood education in Milton.

Announcements:

ASE/ESAP Interest Questionnaires

The 2025-26 ASE and ESAP Interest Questionnaires will reopen at noon on Monday, June 16. Please be aware that Collicot ASE, Cunningham ASE and Glover ASE are at capacity and there are waitlists. There are limited seats available for Tucker ASE. All four ESAP programs have available seats.

If you did not complete the Interest Questionnaires during the two-week interest gathering period in early May and would like to have your child's name added to a waitlist or assigned a possible seat in an ESAP program, the Interest Questionnaire links will reopen at noon on Monday, June 16.

Students will be added to remaining program seats and the waitlist in the order that their forms are received. We recommend logging into Arbiter Sports and being ready to complete the form as soon as they reopen at noon. Second round notifications regarding placement in the program or waitlist will be emailed the last week in June. If your child is placed in the program, the $25 administration fee will be added to the annual tuition invoice.

If the program you are interested already has a waitlist, we want to be transparent that historically we don't usually see much movement off the waitlist, so we recommend that families on the waitlist explore alternative after-school care options for the 2025-26 academic year.

Thank you for your understanding, support and partnership.

2025-26 ASE Interest Questionnaire

2025-26 ESAP Interest Questionnaire

2025-26 Enrollment Update

We appreciate the community's support and response to the ASE/ESAP interest questionnaire period for the 2025-26 academic year.

Last week, a lottery was conducted to determine the order of seat placements for Collicot ASE, Cunningham ASE, and Glover ASE. The lottery was overseen by the Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations at MPS Central Office. Please note, the number of interest questionnaire submissions did not exceed capacity for Tucker ASE or any of the four ESAP programs.

Email notifications regarding placement in a program or waitlist will go out according to the following schedule:

Tucker ASE and ESAP, Monday, June 2
Collicot ASE and ESAP, Tuesday, June 3
Cunningham ASE and ESAP, Wednesday, June 4
Glover ASE and ESAP, Thursday, June 5

Based on the weekly attendance selections from the interest questionnaires, the percentages of spots for full-time (5 days a week) attendance and part-time (2 or 3 days a week) attendance for each program are shown in the chart below.

Collicot ASE

84 % FT, 16% PT

Collicot ESAP

88 % FT, 12 % PT

Cunningham ASE

82 % FT, 18 % PT

Cunningham ESAP

100 % FT

Glover ASE

89 % FT, 11 % PT

Glover ESAP

92% FT, 8 % PT

Tucker ASE

86 % FT, 14 % PT

Tucker ESAP

96 % FT, 4 % PT

MCS Summer Program 2025

Camp Tucker registration closes on Monday, June 2. Don't miss out!

Hosted at Tucker Elementary School, Camp Tucker offers a variety of daily fun and engaging classes such as Cooking, Arts and Crafts, Sports, and STEM lessons. Campers will also enjoy weekly field trips and special events.

All MPS students entering grades 1-6 in the 2025-26 academic year are eligible to attend. We encourage you and your family to consider registering for Camp Tucker!

For more information, please review the Camp Tucker Flyer and the MCS Summer Camps Newsletter Announcement

Tucker Summer Camp Registration