Parents' Cooperative School (Mss. Gr. 77)

Series 1. Subject Files, 1969-1981
6 box(es)
(3 linear feet)

The Subject Files contain the administrative files of the Parents' Cooperative School, including correspondence, grant applications, mailing lists, class rosters, minutes of meetings, brochures, newsletters, photographs, and a copy of the school's Articles of Association and By-laws. Topics include the school's educational philosophy and practices, fund raising, tuition plans, the hiring of teachers, the policies and practices of other alternative schools in Rhode Island and across the country, fire safety, food service, and state certification of the school by the Rhode Island Department of Education.

The minutes of the Board of Directors meetings provide additional information about the goals of those who began the school and reveal the details of the financial difficulties faced by the Parents' Cooperative School throughout its existence. The untitled newsletters published by the school and the folders of newspaper clippings provide insight into its daily operation and give some sense of the educational philosophy which guided it.

Arrangement: The records are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.

Series 2. Financial Records, 1969-1981
4.5 box(es)
(2.25 linear feet)

The Financial Records series contains records relating to the financial activities of the Parents' Cooperative School, including: time sheets, tuition agreement forms, and ledgers. The ledgers provide detailed monthly records of the financial condition of the Parents' Cooperative School, and illuminate the continual financial struggle which the school endured throughout its existence. The records are arranged alphabetically by type of record and chronologically within folders.