Communication

Communication is essential for success in any endeavor. The Administration and staff recognize this and will always strive to facilitate open and frequent communication with parents. Teachers will communicate with parents on behavior and academics daily or weekly through a variety of means, including student agendas/planners, Canvas, and Infinite Campus, or other defined teacher practices. Canvas will be the official school communication tool for email and GoTo will be the communication tool for phone calls and virtual meetings, if applicable.

However, please make sure that you check your child’s backpack daily for informal notes from the teacher or from our staff. Additional communication will be shared via Canvas email and posted on Infinite Campus. Elementary work will be sent home in a designated weekly folder on the teacher/grade level designated day. The parent/guardian will be asked to sign needed papers and return the folder by the next week. Parents may view their child’s current academic status through Canvas as well as sign up for automatic message alerts.

Usernames and passwords for our student information system will be sent home at the beginning of the school year, or you can contact support@cowetacharteracademy.org to obtain them. Also, visit our school’s web page at www.cowetacharteracademy.org. Pertinent information about school functions and events will appear on Canvas, Teacher/Grade Level Newsletters, the CCA Website, CCA Social Media Accounts, and/or through paper flyers.

Please feel free to consult with the Front Office regarding any problems or questions that concern your child. It is the desire of the administrators and the faculty to be of service to parents and students, and teachers welcome a conference with all parents.

We do urge, however, that such visits be made by making an appointment with the teacher at a convenient time before or after school hours. Parents are asked not to meet with a teacher before or after class unless a conference has been scheduled. Impromptu conferences with teachers at the classroom door before or after school are not permitted, as this distracts the teacher from supervision of the students during a crucial time of movement.

Parent/Teacher Conferences to discuss their student’s academic performance, academic data, and academic strategies to fill proficiency gaps are required at least once per semester for all students that are not performing on grade level in any subject.  Parent/Teacher Conferences for students that are performing on grade level or above grade level to discuss their student’s academic performance and academic data are offered, but parents/guardians are not required to attend.