Northside Education Center
707 Fahrenthold Street
El Campo, TX 77437
979-543-6750
Policy
Facilities and grounds owned or controlled by the Northside Center are to be used for the purpose of supporting the Northside’s mission of creating opportunity for residents through avenues of education. Facilities and grounds may be used by internal and external individuals, groups, or organizations if the use does not interfere with the purposes for which the facilities and grounds were intended and does not conflict with Northside rules. Northside has priority over individuals or groups and reserves the right to deny, cancel, postpone or alter reservations and arrangements for any event when necessary. Approval to use the facility does not imply approval of the aims and purposes of the sponsoring organization nor the event being planned.
All potential lessee/users of the facility must
submit a reservation and set up form prior
to receiving consideration for reservations.
Completed reservation and set up forms must be received and approved
prior to scheduling of a requested reservation. Reservation forms must
be turned in 30 days prior to event. Payment
for reservation is due in full 1 week prior to event.
Set Up Forms for any special equipment needed during the event is due 1
week prior to event.
Reservations are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis subject to Northside’s approval and will be assessed rental fees depending on the rental category and requested services.
Definitions
Grounds-All acreage not covered by
buildings including parking lots, covered areas, and any other outside space.
Lessee-A
paying individual or group, whether internal or external to Northside, who
reserves and uses the facility.
User-A
non-paying individual or group, whether internal or external to Northside, who
reserves and uses the facility.
Normal
Work Hours-Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Northside
will require a $100.00 fee for building use outside normal work hours.
Explaination
of Rooms:
Traditional
Classroom: Our
traditional classroom seats 25 people. The
traditional classroom includes 1 front desk computer and marker board.
By request, you may also use LCD Projector, Overhead Projector, TV with
DVD/VCR, and Smartboard.
Conference
Room: Our
conference room seats 16 people. The
conference room is for private meetings. By
request, you may also use LCD Projector, Overhead Projector, Computer, TV with
DVD/VCR and Smartboard.
ITV
Room: Our
Interactive TV Room seats 16 people. The
ITV room is primarily used for video conferencing and teleconferencing.
The ITV Lab includes marker board and ITV equipment.
Computer
Lab: Our
instructional computer lab seats 22 people.
The computer lab includes smartboard and computers.
By request, you may also use the LCD Projector, Overhead Projector, and
TV with DVD/VCR.
Open
Computer Lab: Our
open computer lab features 8 computers. The
purpose of this lab is to allow computer assess to the community for research or
other educational purposes. There
is no charge for individual use.
Any individual or organization
using the facility should provide their own food and beverages for their event.
Vending is available in the facility.
If food and beverages are served at event, the lessee
is responsible for collecting trash in the room.
The room should be left clean as it was found clean.
Any room used by lessee not left clean will be subject to a cleaning
charge of $40.00. This will be
billed to you. You may request cleaning services from Northside prior to the
event. Cleaning service is $40.00.
No
alcohol is permitted in the facility.
Steps
for Reserving a room in the facility:
1.
Complete a Reservation and Set Up Form
2.
Complete Reservation Form 30 days prior to event
3.
Complete Set Up Form 1 week prior to event
4.
Payment for room rental is due 1 week prior to event
Take
completed forms to Northside Education Center at 707 Fahrenthold Street.