The Parents’ Alliance is committed to the River Valley Charter School by:

• Serving the teachers and children through classroom assistance, and
• Strengthening the school community through school-wide activities.

The Parents’ Alliance is integral to the child-teacher-parent triangle of learning. All parents of children enrolled at River Valley are members. As parent involvement is known to have a direct correlation to student engagement, every family is encouraged to contribute time to benefit the school. There are a number of ways to volunteer including the following:

Each classroom has one volunteer PAL (Parents’ Alliance Liaison) to communicate with the teacher and help organize classroom volunteers. Typical volunteer activities include:

• Chaperoning/driving for field trips;
• Sharing professional expertise and experience;
• Making classroom materials through laminating, cutting, photocopying, and typing;
• Assisting with classroom celebrations and Scholastic book orders;
• Reading with small groups; and
• Cooking projects.

Parents are encouraged to participate in school-wide activities such as:

• Celebrations, and social events;
• Parent education events;
• Volunteering to captain an event;
• Participating on subcommittees of the Board of Trustees;
• Assisting the Director or any staff member on short- or long-term projects.