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Engage in YOUR student(s) success

We're Always Asking... Here's Why

Every opportunity to volunteer, serve and partner has purpose in the program.  When we all do a little the results are big!  Parent Leadership Boards ask every family to find the equivalent to 5 hours of meaningful engagement each year to ensure optimal program and STUDENT SUCCESS! 


Fundraising

Fundraising

Fundraising

DISTRICT FUNDS ALLOCATION

District per student funding model for the school is allocated based on the Third Friday Count from the previous year.  


Wisconsin public school districts are required to count pupils for  membership purposes on the third Friday in September and report the data to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).  This membership to DPI is used to collect the information for DPI annual report cards and budget allocations.  Students must be present to be counted.


OPERATIONS

The majority of the District per student allocation is budgeted towards the school’s staff.  The CKCS program you chose for your student(s) is designed for optimized success with the use of Education Assistants to support the K-5 Direct Instruction groups in reading and math.  By fundraising for the school's annual operational needs, CKCS can keep more of the District allocation in staffing needs to better support and teach your student(s).


CURRICULUM

As a Charter, CKCS is 100% responsible for all curriculum material cost - books, workbooks, staff trainings and more. At this time, the District only contributes to curriculum material  purchases when the curriculum is aligned with the neighborhood programs. 


SUPPORTING STUDENTS BY SUPPORTING STAFF

Annually teachers spend on average over $500 of their own money on supplies for your student(s) benefit.  We raise funds to make sure teachers have all of the supplies they need to minimize them spending their own money.

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Fundraising

Fundraising

CLASSROOMS

The CKCS program you chose for  your student(s) is most effective when staff and family work as partners.  Partnering in the classroom keeps the teachers focused on teaching and the students focused on learning.  There are a variety of ways to partner - ask your teacher or Parent Leadership to learn more!


EVENTS

To make events successful we need all hands on deck!  Event coordinators work hard to get everything set and the volunteers are what bring the events our students, staff and families enjoy.  Click to volunteer - help build great memories and bring big smiles to your student(s).


BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

Serving on Parent Leadership Boards is a great way to learn more about how the school works, why things are done the way they are, and be part of the big picture conversations - supporting and improving the program for everyone!  Not sure if serving on a Board is for you?  Officers or serving on a committee are great ways to dip your toe in to test the water.  These roles have lower time commitments while giving a bigger glimpse into how things work. 





CKCS Endowment Fund

The three Parent Leadership Boards coordinated efforts in 2016 to help CKCS celebrate it’s 20th Anniversary and open the CKCS Endowment Fund held with Madison Community Foundation (MCF). CKCS was the first in Verona Area School District to do this. Why did the Parent Leadership Teams choose an Endowment Fund:

  • It is a permanent fund invested by MCF on the school’s behalf
  • The growth of the fund over time is through MCF investment returns surplus combined with regular donations
  • CKCS receives an annual percent distribution from the fund’s investment returns beginning in March 2021 
    • The first distribution is projected to be above $2,000  
    • The annual distribution: 
      •  Is currently 4.25%. The rate is voted on annually by the MCF Board to ensure fund's investment returns exceed the distributions – ensuring continued growth with the investment returns surplus being reinvested into the fund. This rate traditionally is in the 4% range, not exceeding 4.73%. The MCF Board strives to minimize fluctuations in this rate for the beneficiaries planning consistency.   
      • Increase with the growth of the fund 
      • Is planned to help offset the school's annual operation costs in the first years until the distribution regularly offsets these costs entirely


It is important to continue supporting the CKCS Endowment Fund each year:

  • In future years as the fund grows and annual distributions increase to fully cover the school's operation costs:
    • Current families will have a decrease in overall fundraising needs annually 
    • Creates opportunities for the school to: 
      • Increase proactive financial planning
      • Invest in complimentary and innovative curricula without an increase in annual fundraising needs on current families
  • It engages the Verona and surrounding community  
    • The community is a strong supporter of the school and the Parent Leaderships' forward-thinking to create a fund with continued growth 
    • In the Endowment Rapid Growth Campaign our community has contributed approximately $50,000 of the $60,000 raised!
    • The community wants to remain engaged with our school and the endowment



Committees

Marketing and Outreach

Marketing and Outreach

Marketing and Outreach

GC needs volunteers to aid with reaching out to the community to promote the benefits of enrolling at CKCS for the following school year. 


Volunteers can participate by: 

  • Giving tours 
  • Talking with interested families at various meetings
  • Welcoming new families at events
  • and more


Time commitment is between 2 and 5 hours annually. 

Budget

Marketing and Outreach

Marketing and Outreach

GC committee meets several times throughout the school year to develop a staffing plan for the following school year. 


Time commitment is between 4 and 8 hours annually. 

Hiring

Marketing and Outreach

Curriculum

This GC committee reviews how well the current hiring process is working and considers whether changes are appropriate.


Volunteers participate in the hiring process (interviews, etc.) if openings occur at CKCS. Most openings occur during the summer. A list of volunteers will be established and parents will be contacted as needed. 


Time commitment is between 4 and 8 hours annually. 

Curriculum

Staff Support

Curriculum

This GC committee's goal is to review the K-8 curriculum. 


This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring the curriculum uses technology appropriately, aids students in developing problem-solving skills, and provides teachers with meaningful measurements of student progress.


Time commitment is up to 15 hours annually.

COLOR RUN

Staff Support

Staff Support

PRT is already planning for the fall 2020 Color Run! Do you have ideas for ways to improve the event? Help will be needed this spring to plan the event so that it will be successful and fun. Assistance with executing the plans will begin over the summer and will be vital in the fall. 


Time commitment is up to 60 hours annually. 

Staff Support

Staff Support

Staff Support

This PRT committee fulfills tasks previously handled by the individual class Room Parents (coordinating class parties and teacher gifts). In addition, this committee works with the staff to determine and facilitate additional support needs.


Time commitment is between 10 and 15 hours annually. 

NEW STUDENT COMMITTEE

NEW STUDENT COMMITTEE

NEW STUDENT COMMITTEE

This PRT committee is responsible for coordinating the fun meet and greet event(s) for incoming kindergartners over the summer. Volunteers are needed to enhance this committee’s impact by:  

  • Establishing a mentor program for new incoming students in the upper grades

 

Time commitment is up to 5 hours annually 


Coordinators

DEFINITION: A person whose job is to organize events or activities and work with volunteers and participants to ensure effective results.


Parent Leadership Boards have coordinator positions available in a variety of areas.  These low time commitment positions are great ways to engage in YOUR student(s) success!  


Click here to sign up or learn more.

VACKCS.com

This coordinator is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Parent Leadership website - VACKCS.com.  The coordinator will check the site monthly to monitor that each leadership team is maintaining current information, format integrity of pages, update highlights, CKCS partner links, products and events as well as respond to or direct emails as necessary.   This coordinator will keep track of renewal needs of domain names, security, and site facilitation - reporting recommendations and updates to the PASS Board.  (Up to 30 minutes monthly.) 

Endowment

This coordinator is the primary contact with Madison Community Foundation (MCF).  This coordinator will receive month donation information from PASS and MCF, create tax forms as needed and send thank yous to donors.  In addition, this coordinator will partner with the PASS Board to help plan and achieve a $5,000 to $10,000 annual donation to the Endowment through fundraising events, grants and major donors.  This coordinator is able to volunteer to coordinate these fundraising activities, but is not required to.  The PASS Board will seek additional coordinators for these as needed.  This coordinator will update and make recommendations to the PASS Board as needed.   (Up to 30 minutes monthly.) 


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