Why We Exist

The Brazos Valley Co-op exists to provide quality classes for home-schooled students that will enrich their overall educational experience.  Our co-op is not designed to take the place of parents educating their children at home but to provide valuable opportunities to home schooled students.  We are a co-op, not a school nor a business.  Parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s education. 

Parent/Teacher Relationship

Each teacher strives to offer beneficial and superior classes.  Our teachers have a degree and/or experience in their field of study.  You, the parent, are hiring the teacher as an individual.  The co-op committee merely facilitates and organizes the class schedule.  Teachers are independent and completely responsible for their course content.  Some teachers may issue grades for their students but parents are still responsible to keep all records.  Parents must decide if the work in a class is sufficient to meet their requirements as well as the state’s standards to classify as a credit. Since we are not a school, we will not provide a transcript. 

Parents have the primary responsibility to communicate directly with teachers about any concerns.  Likewise, the teachers will notify the parents directly with problems or student’s needs.  Effective communication between parents and teachers is the key to a successful year. 

Parent Involvement 

Brazos Valley Co-op will be successful only if everyone (parents, teachers, students and co-op committee members) does their part. Parents are, of course, responsible for getting students to co-op on time, making sure any homework is complete and paying the teachers promptly.  We are fortunate that our co-op does not require extensive time involvement by all parents BUT we do require that every family sign up for six service hours during the school year.  Just because the time commitment is minimal does not mean that it is not important.  We cannot have co-op unless everyone helps. 

How We Started

The Brazos Valley Co-op began in 1994 when several moms wanted to find a way to enhance their home education programs.  Our co-op has always been God-directed and has grown and changed over the years as He has led.  Because of the growth in numbers of families involved, we were lead in 2006 to seek a place where we could expand the number and variety of classes we can offer.  We are privileged to be able to use the facilities at Fellowship Bible Church.