About Us
Independence Elementary PTCO Mission
The purpose of the PTCO shall be to assist in attaining the highest level of education and welfare for the entire student body of Independence Elementary through the cooperative efforts of the Faculty and Staff, the Cherry Creek District community, and the parents.
The officers, directors, committee members and other persons serving this organization shall be selected entirely on a nondiscriminatory basis with respect to age, sex, race, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation.
In alignment with the Cherry Creek School District Core Values, the Cherry Creek School District PTO/PTCOs seek to further its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including diversity on the basis of race, color, ancestry, creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability or need for special education services, ability and neurodiversity. Through our actions and accountability, we will work to both respect these differences and acknowledge commonalities that unite our community. From this knowledge we will develop meaningful priorities, including but not limited to the following:
Assessing our beliefs and practices on a consistent basis to ensure inclusiveness and guard against discrimination.
Being inclusive through membership, leadership, programs, partnerships, and communications and in so doing to mirror the diversity of our community.
Communicating with families in our community in languages which they understand.
Proactively engaging a diverse range of voices from members and prospective members, while acknowledging and appreciating individual ideas, knowledge and values that are different from our own.
Working to eliminate practices that promote inequality or inequity.
Engaging in good faith efforts to increase purchases from and contract awards to Historically Underutilized Businesses, as that term is defined by Colorado.
2024-2025 Independence Elementary Board
President: Breezy Caldwell, PhD
president@independenceptco.org
Treasurer: Stephanie Borrusch/Spencer Burrows
treasurer@independenceptco.org
Secretary: Rachel Purcell
