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Parent Led
PARENT LEADERSHIP BOARDS
In 1996, four parents founded Verona Area Core Knowledge Charter School.
Combining evidence-based curricula, highly trained staff and engaged parents, students’ gained strong skills to become life-long learners.
The founders designed the three Parent Leadership Boards to have checks and balances - supporting the school in it's top focus - STUDENT SUCCESS!
This page is full of great resources, tools and information for your CKCS family - keep scrolling!
Student Success!
Three Boards With One Focus
- Over two decades since the school opened, the combination of evidence-based curricula, highly trained staff and engaged parents continues to prove a successful formula for students.
Parent led today remains an essential component.
Parent Leadership Boards ask every family to find 5 hours of meaningful engagement each year to ensure optimal program and student success! There are a variety of opportunities to participate:
- In the classroom -Contact your classroom teacher for current options
- Chaperone for field trips
- Support Service Learning projects
- Assist teachers with grading and projects
- Provide items or chaperone parties
- With events
- Committee work
- Serving on Parent Leadership Boards
- and more!
Meet Your Boards
Parent Round Table (PRT)
Parents Advocating Student Success, Inc (PASS)
Parent Round Table (PRT)
Mission
Supporting a strong CKCS community through fundraising and community events.
Vision
CKCS Parent Round Table (PRT) is a support organization promoting community among the students, parents and staff by: hosting events aimed at building community; coordinating fundraising efforts at the school/parent level to complement the distri
Mission
Supporting a strong CKCS community through fundraising and community events.
Vision
CKCS Parent Round Table (PRT) is a support organization promoting community among the students, parents and staff by: hosting events aimed at building community; coordinating fundraising efforts at the school/parent level to complement the district provided budget; and ensuring generated funds are being allocated appropriately based upon the best interests of the students and staff.
Governing Council (GC)
Parents Advocating Student Success, Inc (PASS)
Parent Round Table (PRT)
Mission
Governing Council is the decision making body responsible for the day-to-day operations, setting annual school goals, overseeing program implementation and evaluating budgetary and program support needs of CKCS in accordance with the Verona Area School District (VASD) Core Knowledge® Charter contract.
Parents Advocating Student Success, Inc (PASS)
Parents Advocating Student Success, Inc (PASS)
Parents Advocating Student Success, Inc (PASS)
Mission
The goal of Parents Advocating Student Success, Inc. (PASS) is to support and sustain schools that use evidence-based curriculum and teaching methods.
What We Do For YOU and YOUR Student(s)
PRT
PASS
PRT
PRT is responsible for:
Organizing fun events
- School dances
- Family nights
- Field day
- Mileage club
- Adult socials
- and so much more!
Free meals are provided at many of the above events.
Coordinating and facilitating fundraisers
- The Color Run
- Trivia Night
- Redeemables
- Box Tops
- Merchandise sales
- and others
PRT fundraisers support events to build a strong C
PRT is responsible for:
Organizing fun events
- School dances
- Family nights
- Field day
- Mileage club
- Adult socials
- and so much more!
Free meals are provided at many of the above events.
Coordinating and facilitating fundraisers
- The Color Run
- Trivia Night
- Redeemables
- Box Tops
- Merchandise sales
- and others
PRT fundraisers support events to build a strong CKCS community and classroom tools to enhance your students program by providing things like:
- SmartBoards
- Specialty furniture
- Apple TV enabled TV carts
- Assemblies with special presenters
- and so much more!
PRT oversees the Parent Leadership Board election process annually.
PRT is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to PRT are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
GC
PASS
PRT
GC is responsible for:
- Setting annual and future program goals of CKCS
- Budget review and allocation planning
- Personnel hiring
- Curriculum review and evaluation
- Assessments
- CKCS policies and procedures
- Facilitates and coordinates outreach events, tours and welcomes for potential new families
- Direct committee responsibilities
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS is responsible for:
- Holding the CKCS charter contract with (VASD)
- Working with VASD on contract updates and renewal every 5 years
- Ensuring continued contract compliance
- Developing and maintaining a plan for long-term sustainability of the CKCS program
- Generating school fundraising opportunities for the CKCS Endowment Fund held through Mad
PASS is responsible for:
- Holding the CKCS charter contract with (VASD)
- Working with VASD on contract updates and renewal every 5 years
- Ensuring continued contract compliance
- Developing and maintaining a plan for long-term sustainability of the CKCS program
- Generating school fundraising opportunities for the CKCS Endowment Fund held through Madison Community Foundation (MCF)
- Allocating the distributions from the CKCS Endowment Fund to the school in alignment with the GC budget allocation planning
- Scholarships to CKCS alumni graduating from Verona Area High Schools
PASS is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to PASS are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Good to Know and Really Useful Stuff
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
Click below to visit and FOLLOW Parent Leadership Social Media to keep up to date on information!
REMIND
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
Sign up for our Remind text messaging to receive reminders for upcoming events and deadlines. It's a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date!
To start receiving our text messages, enter '81010' in the Remind App or text '@ckcsp' to '81010'.
If you would rather receive messages via email, email ckcsp@mail.remind.com
AMAZON
SOCIAL MEDIA
AMAZON
Help our teachers by purchasing something on their Amazon Wish Lists! The lists are broken out by grade level and teacher, so navigate through all of them!
Don't forget to go through AmazonSmile when you check out - PRT and PASS are listed to earn a percent of every purchase.
BOOKS
ELECTIONS
AMAZON
PRT is looking for gently used books for students ages 6-12 for our annual Book Swap!
Contact PRT at CKCSPRT@gmail.com if you have any books you would like to donate!
ELECTIONS
ELECTIONS
ELECTIONS
CKCS Parent Leadership has it's annual Board elections for GC and PASS each May. If you are interested in joining a Board, complete the nomination form and return it to PRT.
Watch for an email to cast your vote!
