Parent Involvement 

An essential element for the success of students at The Villages Charter School is the inclusion of parents in varied capacities. Research indicates that the involvement of parents in the academic areas of a child’s life can greatly increase the child’s chances of success. 

While involvement may take many forms, our charter and the Charter School Advisory Board have determined a minimal acceptable level of participation for each family as well as specific areas where involvement has the largest impact on student success. 

Parent involvement is mandatory for your child to attend The Villages Charter School, a "Charter School in the Workplace" and it is our hope that the following information will prove helpful as we journey through the school year together.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES!  Informational PI opportunities for reading books and taking AR tests!!! Please look under your individual school's Media Center link to find specific titles for your reading pleasure.

We have an automated tracking system for Parental Involvement Hours and the following instructions will provide you with the ability to check the status of your involvement hours from the privacy of your home computer.

To access this information, please go to The Charter School website at “www.tvcs.org” OR YOU MAY CLICK ON THE SITE BELOW FOR QUICK ACCESS.

On the Home page, locate the Family Information / Buffalo Adventures / Parental Involvement link on the left-hand side and select it. 

Once you are on the Family Information / Buffalo Adventures page, you will see a list of Parental Involvement Opportunities. 

To access your information, select the “link” that states “Personal Login."

This will take you to the “Username" and “Password" login.  

Each parent has their own login to the family account. This information will be given to you at the start of the school year. If you did not receive your login or forgot your credentials, please email Tara.Milow@tvcs.org or call 352-259-2350.

Please note that your user name is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as it is shown below. 

On the Parental Information page, there is a link to allow you to change your password; we highly recommend that this be done upon your first visit to the page. 

Also on this page, you will see a detailed breakdown of all of your Parental Involvement Hours for the current school year. 

You can also access your Buffalo Adventures account through this portal and make online payments, as it is a prepaid service.

Basically, 20 hours per school year for each building (Elementary (K-5), Middle, High School) where you have children enrolled. 

Included in your Total Hours Required is a minimum of 10 hours of Informational Meeting time. 

The maximum number of Informational Meeting time required per household is 10 hours regardless of how many students that you have enrolled in any building. 

If you have children enrolled in the Early Childhood Center / Little Buffalo Learning Center the total hours required is 10 service hours - your required number of hours for LBLC/ECC will not reflect on your PI portal, however, your hours will be recorded on your PI portal. 

For LBLC/ECC PI questions, please contact their front office. 

Please note, if you have a senior and they are applying for a scholarship, your PI obligation must be completed by March 1, 2023. 

All other families have until the last day of school to complete their PI obligation. 

Incomplete PI time after the last day of school will result in loss of eligibility.