PTAB

COSLA has an active Parent Teacher Advisory Board (PTAB).  Parents must spend twenty hours in voluntary service at the school.  Parental support and involvement are major components of COSLA and the NCLB (No Child Left Behind Act).  Parental involvement is collaborative effort between the home and school resulting in preparing parents to be knowledgeable of the skills and information needed to help their children be successful students in school.  Regular parent meetings are held and well attended.  Records of parents volunteering, visiting, and attending conferences are maintained by the Family Resource Manager.  The Parent Involvement Program at COSLA is entitled “Village Collaboration” and it is a second to none!  Each class has a network of parents that have established Centers of Excellence and work diligently to reach their developed goals for each individual class.

Village Collaboration Parental Involvement Model – Parents have various role in the school/classroom – communicator, motivator, historian, academic monitor, etc.
PTAB very involved and supportive of academic programs:
•Executive Board meetings third Tuesday of every month
•PTAB meetings third Thursday of every month.
•Grandparents’ Day
•Red Ribbon Week
•Parent Hour of Power Training
•Fall Festival
•School Pictures
•Fundraisers
•TCAP Prep Materials
•Muffins with Moms
•Pizza with Pops
•Mr. and Miss COSLA Pageant
•Volunteers on regular basis
•Volunteers helped with move o east building

Programs/Curricular  Enhancements/Parent Professional Development
•Title I Open House Night
•Spelling Bee
•Parents Go Back to School Curriculum Night
•Family Pajama Reading Night
•5th Grade Writers Workshop
•The Giving Tree
•Holidays Around the World Trip
•Holidays Around the World Program
•100 Days of School Celebration
•Geeter Middle School Band
•Saturdays 5th Grade Writing Workshops
•Grizzlies Reading Celebration
•Bladk History Program
•Read Across America Pajama Day
•St. Jude Math-a-thon

Parent Communications
•Weekly progress reports
•Mid-way reports
•Reports cards
•Phone Calls
•School Conferences
•Notes home
•Daily or weekly conduct reports
•Monthly calendar
•Current events bulletin board
•Weekly newsletters