Each family enrolled at the Maple Street School is a member of the cooperative (“the co-op”) that helps run the school. Co-op members have the responsibility to:

• serve on a committee (examples of committees include Fundraising, Maintenance, Communications, and Classroom Support);
• attend general membership meetings three times per year;
• clean the school once per year;
• subscribe to the school email listserv;
• provide classroom snacks for the school three times per year;
• assist with fundraising activities.

Parents and The Cooperative

Parents are recognized, valued and respected as each child’s first teachers. The staff believes that forming partnerships with parents is essential to children’s and families’ positive school experience.

As cooperative members, parents at the Maple Street School donate their time, skills, resources, and funds to make our school successful. The maintenance, finance, development, education, creative, and leadership components of the school are supported greatly by parents. We cannot do this important work without you! Parental involvement is critical to the well being of the school.

The Board of Directors

This board is made up of current and former parent members who have been a member of the co-op for at least one full school year. Board members are elected for sometimes staggered, one-year terms by the cooperative membership at the first general meeting.

The board oversees the running of the school by shaping and monitoring co-op committee work, creating and overseeing the budget with the assistance of the Business Manager, and advising the Director. We encourage families to consider serving at least one year in a leadership position on the Board of Directors.