Parents and community members are invited to share their opinions and expertise on a range of subjects to advise the schools and give feedback.

Advisory committees include:

• Calendar Committee
• Capital Improvements Projects
• CATEC Center Board
• Charlottesville School Board
• Gifted Education Advisory Board
• Equity Committee
• School Health Advisory Board
• School Names Committee
• School Safety Committee
• Special Education Advisory Committee
• Title I Advisory Committee

See the Charlottesville Schools Calendar for meeting information.

Perhaps the best way to get involved is with your school’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). PTO leaders meet several times a year with school division leaders to receive updates and give feedback.

• CHS PTO
• Walker Buford United PTO
• Burnley-Moran PTO
• Clark PTO
• Greenbrier PTO
• Jackson-Via PTO
• Johnson PTO
• Venable PTO

The City of Charlottesville and a a variety of nonprofits have committees and alliances that support education in Charlottesville. Our Board members serve on the following, but we appreciate the support and partnership of many more.

• Charlottesville Alliance for Black Male Achievement
• Charlottesville Housing Advisory Committee
• Charlottesville Scholarship Program
• City of Promise
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• Gang Reduction through Active Community Engagement (GRACE) with Charlottesville and Albemarle Police
• Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
• PREP Board (Piedmont Regional Education Program)
• Public Education Fund of Charlottesville/Albemarle
• Regional Adult Education Board (TJACE)

To learn the contact person for any of these organizations, write goodnews@charlottesvilleschools.org or call 245-2400.