The Cottonwood Valley Charter School (CVCS) Parent Association (PA) is a self-governing volunteer group comprising all parents/guardians of CVCS students. The CVCSPA is committed to fostering the academic, social, and emotional development of CVCS students by working to build and maintain partnerships with the CVCS Governing Council and with the school's administration.
The primary purpose of the CVCSPA is to support the school community, including teachers, administration, students, and parents. This includes, but is not limited to, recruiting parent assistance for school activities, organizing events to show parents' appreciation of the CVCS faculty and administration, and promoting communication between parents and other members of the CVCS community by providing a welcoming forum for the exchange of information and feedback.
The CVCSPA has no membership dues. Regular meetings are held when school is in session, on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the CVCS multi-purpose room. Meetings are very informal, to provide a comfortable setting for questions and discussion. Meetings generally last about an hour and include updates on what's happening at school as well as a focus topic which will be announced in advance.
A preliminary list of tasks appropriate for the Parent Association was developed at the March 2005 meeting and was extensively revised in 2006 to clarify which items are tasks the Parent Association could usefully carry out, and which are interests that parents have expressed. Please review the mission and tasks document and send your comments to the CVCS Webmaster.
Socorro also has a Community PTSA. This group is an official chapter
of the national PTA
organization, and is intended to pool resources from across the
Socorro school district in order to more effectively address issues
that affect all Socorro schools. For more information, or to join,
please see their Web site.
Agendas and, where available, Notes from Parent Association meetings
2008-2009
2007-2008
May 6, 2008 Proposed calendar change for 2008-2009; facilities update; Fine Arts program review
April 2, 2008 Parent involvement at CVCS; review of draft Family-School Compact document
March 5, 2008 (New Mexico Standards-Based testing, fledgeling local educational resource guide)
February 6, 2008 (External "character-building" programs at CVCS)
(No January meeting; school holidays)
December 5, 2007 (Karin Williams, CVCS Administrator, Q&A)
November 7, 2007 (Kim King-Wrenn, GC Vice-President, on school projets and priorities; Nancy Engler, CVCS middle-school teacher, on understanding your child's standardized-testing scores)
October 3, 2007 (Don Weinkauf, CVCS Facilities Committee, with an update on planning for permanent facilities)
September 5, 2007 (An evening with Ms. Karin Williams, our new Administrator)
2006-2007
May 7, 2007 (SPECIAL MEETING: Mary Nutt and parents: review of the proposed dress policy for next year, and of the Spanish program at CVCS)
May 1, 2007 (Mary Cox, CVCS Business Manager, on the CVCS budget for next year; and Mary Nutt, CVCS Administrator, on the CVCS homeschooling policy)
April 3, 2007: Meeting replaced by a "Meet the Administrator Candidates" potluck dinner and conversation evening
March 6, 2007 (Mary Nutt, CVCS Administrator, and Richard Sonnenfeld, GC President, on the role of the Administrator and the search procedure)
February 6, 2007 (Jim Shepherd, Governing Council community member and Facilties Committee chair, and Kim King-Wrenn, GC parent member, with a facilities update)
(No January meeting; school holidays)
December 5, 2006 (Dr. Lisa Grover, Executive Director, NM Coalition for Charter Schools, on facilities funding options for charter schools)
November 7, 2006 (Jack Hibbs, CVCS PE teacher, on the PE program and NM state Health & Wellness curriculum content requirements)
October 3, 2006 (Richard Sonnenfeld, CVCS Governing Council President); Richard's very useful slides are also available [1.4MB PDF]
September 5, 2006 (An evening with the CVCS Administrator)
2005-2006
May 2, 2006 (Association activities and organization)
April 4, 2006 (CVCS Library resources)
March 7, 2006 (revised dress policy and other topics)
February 7, 2006 (dress policy review)
(No January meeting; school holidays)
December 6, 2005 (Spanish program)
November 2, 2005 (Bullying and Gifted programs)
October 5, 2005 (PLPs)
September 7, 2005 (testing results and curriculum changes)
2004-2005