COVA Board and Operation Documents
Recent Board Documents
The Colorado Virtual Academy is governed by a Board composed of community leaders. Public notice of COVA board meetings can be found here.
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Colorado Virtual Academy Board Meeting Schedule:
September 23, 2010
4:00 PM
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December 9, 2010
4:00 PM
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February 24, 2011
4:00 PM
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May 26, 2011
4:00 PM
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Executive Session/Strategic Planning Retreat; June, 2010 (time and date TBD)
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Colorado Virtual Academy Board Meeting Schedule:
September 23, 2010
4:00 PM
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December 9, 2010
4:00 PM
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February 24, 2011
4:00 PM
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May 26, 2011
4:00 PM
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Executive Session/Strategic Planning Retreat; June, 2010 (time and date TBD)
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Colorado Virtual Academy SAC Meetings:
August 26, 2010
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
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September 16, 2010
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
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December 12, 2010
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
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February 17, 2011
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
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May 19, 2011
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
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Past Board Meeting Minutes:
June 24, 2010 June 14, 2010 May 20, 2010
Annual Budgets
* Salaries are calculated based on online teaching experience and annual raises are based on a merit pay plan.
Annual Audited Financial Statements
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Quarterly Financial Statements
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Board Members
Timothy Booker, president,
has been active in his Thornton community for 16 years. He served on the City of Thornton Zoning Board of Appeals, as well as on the City of Thornton Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee. Additionally, Tim was appointed by the Adams County Commissioners to serve on the Adams County Library Board of Trustees, where he was elected by his peers as president of the Board for two terms. In 2000, Governor Bill Owens asked Tim to serve on the 17th Judicial District Nominating Committee, which screens applicants for the positions of County Court Judge and District Court Judge in the greater Adams County area. As a student, Tim spent 9 years in the German and Austrian public school system, which gave him an objective comparison with the public school system in the United States. When faced with a choice of schools for his own children, Tim chose the local Academy of Charter Schools (ACS). His criticism of the public school system prompted his interest and involvement in the Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA).
tbooker@covcs.org
Pam Benigno, vice president, has directed education policy at the Independence Institute since 1997. She writes and speaks about various K-12 public education issues, including open enrollment and online education. She is a former Jefferson County public school teacher and home schooling mother who has been active in the school reform movement since 1985. Both of her daughters graduated from public school.
pbenigno@covcs.org
Lori Cooney, treasurer, is a parent and learning coach of COVA students in third, sixth, and ninth grades. She graduated from Buffalo State College with a Bachelor of Science in education. Lori is president of the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families (CCCF) [http://coloradocyberfamilies.org], a group of committed parents who have come together to be powerful and vocal advocates for online programs and virtual learning in Colorado. Lori is also a board Member of the National Coalition For Public School Options (NCSO) [http://www.publicschooloptions.org], which formed in 2008 as an alliance of parents that supports and defends parents’ rights to access the best public school options for their children. She is actively involved as a Senior Member and first lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the United States Air Force, and she assumes responsibilities of Test Control Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and Assistant Supply Officer.
lcooney@covcs.org
Denise Mund, secretary, is the Director of the Schools of Choice Unit at the Colorado Department of Education where she has worked since 1999. Prior to joining the department, Denise helped start four charter schools in Jefferson County. Additionally, during that time Denise started the Charter School Project, a nonprofit organization advocating for public charter schools and providing governing board training. In 1998, Governor Bill Owens appointed Denise to the Education Transition Committee that established his administration’s education policy. She was later appointed to serve on the state Commission on Volunteer & Community Service. Denise writes a blog for charter schools at: coloradocharters.blogspot.com and speaks extensively nationally and in the state regarding charter school issues.
tbooker@covcs.org
Pam Benigno, vice president, has directed education policy at the Independence Institute since 1997. She writes and speaks about various K-12 public education issues, including open enrollment and online education. She is a former Jefferson County public school teacher and home schooling mother who has been active in the school reform movement since 1985. Both of her daughters graduated from public school.
pbenigno@covcs.org
Lori Cooney, treasurer, is a parent and learning coach of COVA students in third, sixth, and ninth grades. She graduated from Buffalo State College with a Bachelor of Science in education. Lori is president of the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families (CCCF) [http://coloradocyberfamilies.org], a group of committed parents who have come together to be powerful and vocal advocates for online programs and virtual learning in Colorado. Lori is also a board Member of the National Coalition For Public School Options (NCSO) [http://www.publicschooloptions.org], which formed in 2008 as an alliance of parents that supports and defends parents’ rights to access the best public school options for their children. She is actively involved as a Senior Member and first lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the United States Air Force, and she assumes responsibilities of Test Control Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and Assistant Supply Officer.
lcooney@covcs.org
Denise Mund, secretary, is the Director of the Schools of Choice Unit at the Colorado Department of Education where she has worked since 1999. Prior to joining the department, Denise helped start four charter schools in Jefferson County. Additionally, during that time Denise started the Charter School Project, a nonprofit organization advocating for public charter schools and providing governing board training. In 1998, Governor Bill Owens appointed Denise to the Education Transition Committee that established his administration’s education policy. She was later appointed to serve on the state Commission on Volunteer & Community Service. Denise writes a blog for charter schools at: coloradocharters.blogspot.com and speaks extensively nationally and in the state regarding charter school issues.
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