Welcome

Parents are our partners in the education of our students. We encourage the participation of parents, guardians, and members of the general community in our school. We hope the resources here will give you the information you need.

Visiting Our School

To increase security at Willow Creek, all external doors are kept locked at all times. We admit visitors only through the front entrance. As they approach our front door, parents and visitors must press the door buzzer/intercom. The visitor will be buzzed into the vestibule to check in with the office. Someone in the office will print out the required visitor badge from the Raptor system and then buzz the visitor into the building. Please do not allow others to enter the building with you. Entrance to the school during the regular school day is monitored by closed-circuit video.

Raptor is a visitor registration system that scans a driver’s license and/or state ID and checks the information against the National Sex Offender database. If no match is found, the system will print a visitor’s sticker with a picture identifying the adult as an approved visitor. Raptor only scans the visitor’s name, date of birth and photo for comparison purposes. No other personal identifying information is saved. If the system raises a question about a visitor’s background, the school administrator will take the necessary steps to ensure the appropriateness of everyone’s visit. Upon your initial visit, the process will take approximately 30 seconds. On return visits, office personnel will enter your last name in the database, and the system will recognize you.

Parents and guardians are welcome to visit classrooms. However, we request that parents/guardians make prior arrangements with a classroom teacher before visiting during the regular school day. Special permission must be obtained for classroom visits more than thirty (30) minutes.

Volunteers in Our School

In addition to our district's security protocols, Colorado legislation was passed to screen and document all volunteers. Starting in the 2022-2023 school year every volunteer must complete a brief application to support activities in CCSD schools. This information will be automatically linked to the Raptor System. The good news is they only need to complete this form once per school year, and it will meet the requirement to volunteer in all CCSD buildings. Please go to apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NzU0OmVuLVVT to complete the volunteer application.

There are numerous opportunities to volunteer at Willow Creek. We encourage the participation of parents, guardians, and members of the general community in our school. During registration in August, PTO will gather the names of those wishing to volunteer and then electronically enroll them on a building-wide basis. In addition to this, individual teachers also solicit help for their classrooms. If you need more information about volunteering in our school, please call the school office.

We do utilize the service of volunteers to assist with school field trips. Please contact the classroom teacher if you wish to assist with supervision on a field trip. We do not permit the siblings or friends of a student to join in on our field trip experiences. We do not permit students who are not enrolled in our school to attend classes in our school.

Our school participates in the Senior Tax Offset Program. Senior citizens who are 60 years of age or older and a homeowner in the Cherry Creek School District can earn credits to offset property taxes by volunteering in our school. Additional information on this program can be accessed by calling Christy Everson at 303-518-9979 or emailing Christy at ceverson@cherrycreekschools.org.