📢 We’re Hiring!
Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District is looking for a Payroll/Accounting Technician to join our District Office team! If you’re organized, detail-oriented, and ready to help keep our district running smoothly, we want to hear from you.
💼 Position: Payroll/Accounting Technician
📍 Location: COCSD District Office
🔗 Apply Here: https://cottonwood.schoolspring.com/
Join a team that values accuracy, teamwork, and supporting our schools every day. Tag someone who would be perfect for this role! ✨
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COCSD & ParentVUE: Keeping Families in the Loop
Parents, if you want to know what’s happening in your child’s school day, the COCSD App is your go-to source. This is where you’ll find important updates, announcements, events, and timely information—all in one reliable place.
Coming soon, we’re launching an exciting new add-on to the app called Rooms. Rooms will allow you to communicate directly with your child’s teacher, making it easier than ever to stay informed, ask questions, and support your student’s success.
Good schools have always relied on strong communication. This simply makes it faster, clearer, and right at your fingertips.
Mountain View Preparatory Special Visitor Alert!
Santa made a stop at our school and visited our kindergarten classes to read a book to our little Ocelots!
Smiles were big, ears were listening, and holiday magic was in the air. Thank you, Santa, for making our day extra special!
#MountainViewPreparatory #HomeoftheOcelots #SantaVisit #LittleOcelots #KindergartenMagic #HolidayCheer #StorytimeWithSanta #OcelotPride #SantaAtSchool
✨🎄 What a magical night at Oak Creek School! 🎄✨
Our Christmas concert featured incredible performances by Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, along with some amazing 5th graders who volunteered—and a very special shoutout to our Kindergarten Buddies from 8th grade for joining in and supporting our youngest singers. 💙
The students filled the room with joyful Christmas songs, spreading holiday cheer to everyone in attendance. And just when we thought the night couldn’t get any better… Santa made a surprise appearance! 🎅🎶
We hope everyone enjoyed this festive evening as much as we did. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Oak Creek School! ✨🎁
A huge congratulations to our 5th grader Ryan, who will be moving on to the next round! Congratulations as well to Alex for placing 2nd and Lincoln for placing 3rd—outstanding work!
We are proud of all our participants for representing MVP and our Ocelots so well. Let’s wish Ryan the best of luck as he continues on!
#MountainViewPreparatory #HomeoftheOcelots #MVPpride #OcelotPride #SpellingBee #IBLearnerProfile #RiskTakers
#StudentSuccess #AcademicExcellence #ProudMoment
#OcelotsOnTheMove #FutureLeaders #RepresentingMVP
Christmas Spirit Week MVP! Wednesday is Pajama Day!
Mrs. Bivanco’s 2nd grade class showed their holiday spirit by posing for a festive photo in support of Christmas Spirit Week. We love seeing our students spread joy, positivity, and MVP pride!
#MountainViewPreparatory #HomeoftheOcelots #ChristmasSpiritWeek #MVPmoment #HolidayCheer #SchoolSpirit #SpreadingJoy #FestiveFun #ProudToBeMVP #ElementaryExcellence
CCS is incredibly grateful for our partnership with Annie’s and for their generosity in giving back to our students during the holiday season. Thank you for helping make this time of year extra special for our school community! ❤️🎁
❄️ COCSD Winter Break Reminders ❄️
Families, here’s a quick rundown as we head into the holidays:
Friday, December 19: ½ Day for all students
December 22 – January 2: No School – Winter Break
Monday, January 5: Teacher Work Day – No School for Students
Enjoy the time with your kids, slow things down a bit, and come back ready to start the new year strong. Stay warm and have a wonderful Winter Break! 🎄✨
Thank you to Mrs. Lewis for organizing the trip and to the DDB staff and parent chaperones for their support!
Teamwork Tuesday is going strong! 💙🤝
Spirit Week continues at our District Office, and today our Executive Leadership Team showed exactly what teamwork looks like. Leaders proudly represented schools that helped shape their journeys—including Oak Creek Elementary, Verde Tech, Mountain View Preparatory, Dr. Daniel Bright, and Cottonwood Community School—a reminder that strong roots grow strong leaders. We’re especially proud that Mrs. Winters, Mrs. Janssen, and Mrs. Vocca are home-grown leaders, carrying forward the values of this community and doing what’s right for kids. Dr. Alley and Mrs. Woodword also bring their extraordinary talents and gifts to our team, strengthening the work we do every day for our students.
Mrs. Amato showed her school spirit for North Babylon High, Class of ’86, while Mr. Livingston proudly represented King’s Academy—proof that different paths can come together as one strong team.
Different schools. Shared purpose. One team, working together for our students and community. 💪🏫✨
🎉📚 Huge shoutout to our incredible 1st and 2nd graders at OCS! 🥳 This quarter, they've put in so much hard work and dedication to their reading, math, and everything in between! ✏️🧮
Today, they’re taking a well-deserved break and enjoying a fun movie 🎬 to celebrate all their efforts. But that's not all... our 1st graders have also been flexing their creative muscles! 💡📝 They wrote their very own advertisements to hire kids as elves—talk about creativity and teamwork! 👏🎅✨
These kiddos are showing what it means to work hard AND have fun. Keep it up, OCS! 💪 #OCSpride #FirstAndSecondGradeRock #HardWorkPaysOff #ElfAdventures
“This week, MVP is celebrating Christmas Spirit Week. Monday’s theme was wearing red, green, or blue, and Mrs. Ozuna’s students joined in the fun by wearing festive colors.”
#MountainViewPreparatory #HomeoftheOcelots #ChristmasSpiritWeek #HolidaySpirit #FestiveFun #WearRedGreenBlue #SchoolSpirit #MrsOzunasClass #HolidayVibes #ChristmasColors #SpiritWeek
🏹 On Target for Success: COCSD Archery Hits the Bullseye! 🎯
We are incredibly grateful for the growing archery program thriving in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District! 🏹👏 A huge thank you to Coach Day, along with the dedicated volunteers and coaches from our local archery community who work tirelessly to keep this time-honored sport alive for the next generation. The community support has been nothing short of amazing! 💙
This past Saturday, all four schools—DDB, MVP, CCS, and OCS—came together at the CCS gym for the Winter Fun Shoot ❄️🎯. Our after-school archery clubs showcased their talent, focus, and hard work in a tournament-style setting. Thank you to CCS for hosting and bringing everyone together! 🙌
Once again, thank you to Coach Day and all of the outstanding coaches who teach more than just archery skills through our 21st CCLC after-school programs. You’re instilling sportsmanship, teamwork, goal-setting, and camaraderie—lessons these students will carry for life. 💪🏽🏹
Thank you for making a difference! 💙👏
☕🍪🧣 Comfy, Cozy, Cocoa Monday at the District Office! 🧣🍪☕
The week started off right at the District Office with Comfy, Cozy, Cocoa Monday! Staff bundled up in their comfiest attire and enjoyed a hot cocoa and cookie bar that brought plenty of smiles and warmth to the day. 🍫❄️
Good traditions matter. A little comfort, a lot of teamwork, and a shared focus on the important work we do for our students and families. 💙🏫
📚✨ Future Educators in Action! ✨📚
VACTE students were at the District Office today taking a big step toward their future by completing their ParaPro exam! 📝🎓 These students are part of the Educators Rising program, led by mentor and educator extraordinaire Mrs. Genna Adams 👩🏫🌟
This is how we grow our own—students putting in the work, learning the profession, and preparing to serve the next generation. We are proud of their dedication, focus, and commitment to education. The future of our classrooms is bright! 🍎📖💙
🎉 Spirit Week is officially underway at the COCSD District Office! 🎉
Our staff didn’t just catch the spirit — they ran with it. This year’s door decorating has been taken to the next level, and the creativity, teamwork, and good old-fashioned fun are on full display.
Now it’s your turn! 👉 Vote for your favorite door and help us crown this year’s Spirit Week champion.
This is what makes our district special: people who show up, work hard, and still make time to build culture and community. Let the voting begin! 👏🚪✨
We had a great District PLC on Wednesday at DDB! Thank you to everyone for your collaboration and hard work on assessments. A special thank you to COCSD Governing Board members Mary Valenzuela and Ruth Ellen Elinski for joining us and supporting our work. We are also grateful to Tanya and the Sodexo team, Verde Tech High School, and Bent River Farms for providing the delicious, fresh-pressed apple cider. We truly appreciate everyone who helped make the afternoon a success! 🍎
Now that MVP's After-School Clubs have ended for the term (sob!), we want to take a moment to thank our amazing club leaders and volunteers, as well as the supporting staff across COCSD: You make students' lives so much richer, every single day. Your kindness, compassion, and dedication to the children's wellbeing is an inspiration!
Clubs begin again on January 26th! We're working on the enrollment form now, so stay tuned.
