Allow for alternate registration limitation in Vega Program
In addition to the age limits for Program Registration, it would be helpful to be able to limit by grade.
While age is a useful limit for early learning programs, many school age programs are limited by grade range. The option to select limit by grade, and then define the grades that can register, would help libraries when determining who can register for a program. Currently, libraries have to determine the age for the program based on the school registration birthday cut off, and that may not accurately reflect who is eligible to register. This causes confusion and friction for patrons, who may be prevented from registering for a program they are eligible for.
We’d like to see the option to limit by age or grade be included in each program, and then a way to select the grades that are eligible to register. In cases where grade is selected, we’d like to see that displayed in the public view in the same place the age is currently displayed.
Eileen Keller
shared this idea
AdminAngela Nolet
(Senior Product Manager, Innovative Interfaces, Innovative)
responded
As a workaround, you can create a custom question template to collect the grades of attendees or confirm they are in a specific grade.
Angela Nolet
Senior Product Manager
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Denise Heid Scarbeck
commented
A majority of the childrens' programs we do at our library are limited by grade level, not by age. Asking patrons to have to complete an extra step of writing in their child's grade level is more work for the patrons, and more work for our staff on the back end, as well.
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Eileen Keller
commented
We're aware of the custom question as a workaround, it was covered in our training. Grade limited programs, rather than age limited programs, are still incredibly important to our libraries and patrons.
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Lisa Bondy
commented
Most libraries base children's programming on the grade level. Having the option to limit by grade would make it easier for both staff and patrons during the program registration process.
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Nicole Turzillo
commented
Implementing alternative restrictions for children and teen programs is necessary, as eligibility based on grade level is more accurate.