Meadowbrook Christian School

Extended-care and summer-program feasibility

Meadowbrook Christian School is a fictional school with 195 students considering before-school care, after-school care, and a summer program. Its mock family survey finds 32 families interested in after-school care and 20 interested in summer programming. Because interest does not equal paid enrollment, the school requests Arete’s free assessment and a separately scoped feasibility review before committing staff or space.

In this sample engagement, Arete helps leadership examine mission fit, age-group needs, staffing coverage, available rooms, pickup procedures, and operating costs. Planning scenarios compare 15, 25, and 35 after-school participants rather than assuming every interested family will enroll. The resulting feasibility brief includes a budget worksheet, readiness checklist, and launch decision gates. Any future Diadem software discussion would require a separate readiness and scope review.

The mock recommendation is a limited after-school pilot only if the school secures qualified staffing, completes applicable licensing and local reviews, and confirms sufficient paid commitments under its approved budget. Summer programming remains a later decision. This illustrates how a school can move from general interest to an evidence-based launch decision without treating a survey as guaranteed revenue. No actual program launch, licensing approval, software availability, or profit is claimed.