- Cottonwood Valley Charter School
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Cottonwood Valley Charter School Address 201 Neel Street
Socorro, New Mexico, 87801
USACoordinates 34°3′34.56″N 106°54′0″W / 34.0596°N 106.9°WCoordinates: 34°3′34.56″N 106°54′0″W / 34.0596°N 106.9°W Information School type Charter school Established 2001 School district Socorro Consolidated Schools Administrator Karin Williams[1][2] Teaching staff 14 (FTE) (as of 2009-10)[3] Grades Kindergarten–8 Enrollment 170 (as of 2009-10)[3] Average class size 19 Student to teacher ratio 12.14 (as of 2009-10)[3] Hours in school day Students: 5h 40m, Faculty: 9h President of Governing Council Dennis Walsh Website http://www.cottonwoodvalley.org/ Cottonwood Valley Charter School is a charter school with a fixed maximum enrollment of 170 students in grades K through 8. Students are chosen randomly by lottery.
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History
Cottonwood Valley Charter School was founded in 2001 by a group of parents (who later formed the first Governing Council) who wanted a school that would be safe, drug-free, and have a healthy education environment. Parent involvement is a key component of the school's operation.
Campus
Cottonwood Valley Charter School (or CVCS) occupies 3.1 acres (13,000 m2) of land in central Socorro, which was previously the location of an abandoned hospital building. Current facilities consist of eight portables, most with two rooms each, and a permanent multi-purpose building on which construction was completed in the spring of 2011, the first phase of development of new facilities.[4]
Curriculum
The school primarily uses the Core Knowledge Foundation curriculum and textbooks, with content aligned to the New Mexico state education standards and benchmarks. The school met the Adequate Yearly Progress requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act every year since these tests began, until 2011, when more than 90% of all New Mexico elementary and middle schools failed to meet AYP.[5]
Extracurricular activities
Middle school students participate in Science Fair. Involvement in other events or activities such as declamation, spelling bee, band, chorus, essay and reading contests, Science Olympiad, GUTS[6], and ham radio is encouraged. CVCS middle-school students may also participate in team sports at other local middle and high schools.
References
- ^ Larson, John (2007-05-03). "New Administrator At Charter School Excited About Challenges". Mountain Mail. http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=43343231061084311.
- ^ Barteau, Suzanne (2010-11-20). "Karin Williams is 'Principal of the Year'". El Defensor Chieftain. http://www.dchieftain.com/dc/index.php/news/2430-karin-williams-is-principal-of-the-year.html.
- ^ a b c "School Detail for Cottonwood Valley Ch". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sch_info_popup.asp?Type=Public&ID=350246000843.
- ^ "School Facilities Planning". Cottonwood Valley Charter School. http://www.cottonwoodvalley.org/facilitiesplanning/siteplanning.php.
- ^ "District Report Cards". New Mexico Public Education Department. http://www.ped.state.nm.us/AssessmentAccountability/AcademicGrowth/DistrictReportCards.html.
- ^ "Project GUTS". Santa Fe Institute. http://www.projectguts.org/.
External links
Categories:- Charter schools in New Mexico
- Educational institutions established in 2001
- Elementary schools in New Mexico
- Middle schools in New Mexico
- Schools in Socorro County, New Mexico
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