School Programming: We invite families to engage with school and with each other via Community Sing, Family Conferences, Culminations, Community Programs (FSN, FAM and COOKS), Presentations of Learning, Carnival, Book/Discussion Groups and Family Workshops (coming soon), Movie night (coming soon), Community Coffee, COW and overnight trips. We are focused on these structures and, most importantly, on what is happening in classrooms to build deep relationships between students, to develop community, and rich and meaningful studies.
Community Council is CRCS’ container that holds multiple committees with different goals.
Our current 2024-2025 committees contained within Community Council are:
Facilities Committee: FC is focused on leading the process of obtaining public funding for our school buildings. The survey sent out in the 2024-2025 school year for school community members to support our bid for public funding was led by the facilities committee. Members attend local council meetings and lead the school’s submission of paperwork needed to get funding for building upgrades. To date, they are responsible for our building upgrades such as new bathrooms at the Elementary School and auditorium upgrades at the Middle School.
Half-Day Planning Committee: Members of this committee are responsible for securing, planning and executing half day events for students along with their family as chaperones. Half day events are opportunities for children across grades to socialize and play while engaging in activities that enrich and continue their learning. It’s a welcome choice for families when there is a half day of school a few times over the course of the school year. Previous activities have included [ add here] and are often at a discounted rate for our school group.
Garden Committee: The Garden Committee is focused on maintaining and improving the school’s garden space via service days and other projects directly addressing the garden’s physical and spatial needs.
After-School Committee: Elementary School parents in this committee support partnerships between CRCS and external, unaffiliated off-site after-school enrichment programming for elementary school-aged students. This committee does not include involvement with Community Roots’ after-school programming directed by Richard Gilman.
Class-Parents: CPs mobilize and reach out to the entire parent community by class to coordinate parental support for classrooms, graduation and other special endeavors like Staff Appreciation. Class Parents communicate out important school information in a centralized manner.
Mental Health and Technology Committee: The Mental Health and Technology Committee strives to help families navigate the intersection of technology and children’s mental well-being. The committee is aimed at gathering and sharing relevant information, and equipping families with insights, empowering families to make informed decisions and address the challenges and opportunities technology presents in our children’s lives.
programming directed by Richard Gilman.
Community Roots has additional initiatives led by parents, in partnership with school leadership, requiring the support of parent volunteers throughout the year. For the 2024-2025 school year, they included Original Works (occurred in October) and a School Book Fair (occurred in February). Stay tuned for more information!