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Who Are We? Muddy Creek is a tuition-free public K-5 school that is located at the former site of the Invale K-8 school in the southern rural part of the Corvallis school district. It is open to all students regardless of where they live. MCCS was initiated by Inavale Community Partners, Inc., a non-profit organization of local parents and community members dedicated to preserving the sustainability of the rural community previously served by the Inavale K-8 School.

What We Do We offer a strong academic education in the context of a rural environment. Mornings will focus on language arts and math, while afternoons seek to extend the academic instruction through hands-on projects encompassing the sciences, arts, humanities and technology. Our natural surroundings become an extended classroom where children spend time every day learning about the roles of people and nature in sustaining life and community. Charter schools were originally formed to allow parents more input into their children's public education, and this is true of our school as well. You can expect to contribute your ideas, time, and skills to influence the quality of your child's learning experience in our small rural school. To be successful a charter school requires the strong commitment of the families that make up its community.

How Do You Sign Up? Application forms are available now and can be downloaded from this website here or by contacting our Executive Director Jen Renee at admin.mccs@gmail.com. If you are considering our school for your child, please get in touch with us, either by calling 752-0377 or sending us an email. We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have as well as take your contact information.

For the current 2008-2009 school year, our enrollment is full at 63 students in three classrooms: Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (grades 1, 2, 3), and Upper Elementary (grades 3, 4, 5). If you are interested in enrolling your child for the remainder of this school year, you may submit an application to be placed on a waiting list for an opening in the appropriate classroom. Once a spot opens up, a lottery will take place to fill the vacancy.

What If Your Family Doesn't Live in the Corvallis School District? Our vision is that MCCS will provide a unique educational opportunity for families who appreciate and want to be part of a small school in a rural setting. We welcome all families; however, charter school law states that children from the sponsoring home district have priority of enrollment if we have more applicants than seats. Approval of your resident school district office is not required for application or registration, and no transfer paperwork is necessary.

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Inavale Community Partners