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Foster Center Staff

Center Director

Mrs. Chelsea Kirkpartrick is so excited to be back at Foster MLEDP for another school year! She is originally from Los Angeles, California. She has worked in education for over ten years as an elementary educator, dance and drama teacher, and camp director. She currently lives in Brookline with her husband, 7-month-old daughter Lily, and her 1-year-old puppy Spike! When she’s not working, she loves exploring Pittsburgh and finding new restaurants, parks, and museums. She is an avid reader, a board game enthusiast, and a lover of all chocolate!

Group Supervisors

Ms. Debbie Molinari has been at MLEDP for 12 years and is very happy to return to Foster Elementary. She is an avid kayaker, hiker, gardener, and cook. She has three grown children, a dog, a turtle, and three cats. She loves being outdoors, preferably on an isolated lake, or hanging out in local museums or at the Strip District.

 

Mrs. Sharon Riesmeyer was at Jefferson last year and is happy to be starting at Foster.  She is an artist and former art teacher.  She has lived in Mount Lebanon for 14 years where she has raised 4 children, 2 cats and a dog named Gus. Her adult daughters live in NYC and Chicago, and she has 2 teenage children still at home.  In her spare time, she loves traveling to visit her daughters, creating art and taking advantage of all of the wonderful places that Pittsburgh has to offer.

 

 

 

Additional Rate and Schedule Calendar Information

*A Typical School Day is a day when children are scheduled for a regular session of school.

*Typical Days Billing: The Typical Days listed above in the Kindergarten Care Schedule Calendar, are totaled (based on your RSPA agreement) then divided into easy monthly installments.

The following items are billed separately.

  1. **Long Days are in service-clerical days and parent teacher conference days with 11.5 hours of care available.
  2. **Long Days are always billed separately. Since families sign up for care as needed and Long Days are an additional cost, we do not pre-bill for these days. You are only billed for the days for which you sign up. No Tuition Credits are Given for absences on Long Days.
  3. Late Pick Up Fee - $10.00 for every 15-minute increment beyond closing time (6:30 p.m.).
  4. Late Payment Fee - Payments are due the first day of every month. A late fee of 5% of the account balance will be assessed to accounts, if payment arrives after the 5th day of the month.
  5. Failure To Call Off Fee: If your child is scheduled for afternoon care and is absent without calling to inform the center, then you will be charged a $25.00 Failure To Call Off Fee.