What does it Mean to Join the APT?

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 APT Board Members 2026-2027

Top Row: Angelina Paz (Community Events), Erin Baynard (Communications), Alicia Klotz (Parent Engagement), Emily Tracy (President), Emily Robberson (Secretary), Krystal Sahd (Student Activities), Lisa Humphreys (Parent Engagement) 

 

Bottom Row: Megan Wood (Membership), Danielle Bate (Vice President), Andrea Daly (Hospitality), Lauren Schollenberger (Hospitality),

Chrissey Marquart (Community Events), Megan Hedstrom (Student Activities)

 

Not pictured: Ilyssa Reading (Community Connections), Liz Merchant (Treasurer)

 


 

The Membership Drive is our first fundraiser of the year, and our goal is to raise $45,000.

With your support, this money will directly fund school events and reimburse our staff for classroom expenses.

 

APT Membership Benefits

- Your APT membership dollars support ongoing efforts throughout the school year.

School-wide events, campus improvements, classroom dollars, instructional aide

salaries, and parent engagement opportunities are funded by the APT.

- Our weekly newsletter, the BOBCAT BLAST, is delivered directly to your inbox. This

keeps parents in the know for all the happenings within our Cochise community.

Your membership allows you to vote at general APT meetings, everyone is welcome to

attend.

- Our APT Membership Directory and APT Business Directory is accessible to all APT

members.

 

How Do I Become a Member?

 

Login to APT Website >>> Access the APT Membership Store link from your Family Account

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Here you will find a variety of membership tiers - memberships start at $15. Got a business?

Check out our business sponsorship store, and consider getting your business in the Cochise

Business Directory.

 

NOTE: If you have multiple children at Cochise, make sure to contribute for each student separately to get class participation credit for our Membership Drive contests!

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We are a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN: 56-2430117.

 

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APT by the Numbers

 

With the overwhelming support of our Cochise families, we raised $343,415 in the 2025-26

school year. With your support we were able to have a very successful year fundraising and celebrating Cochise at many events throughout the year. We have also been able to secure a stable savings account balance as well as start an earmarked balance to create an ADA accessible space the entire school can enjoy. We will be continuing to put your APT dollars to work to help keep Cochise THRIVING!

 

 

Your Dollars at Work: Budgeted APT - funded initiatives for the '26-'27 school year

 

● $150,000 - Instructional Aides (includes Response to Intervention (RTI) aides, Kindergarten aides, playground aides, and other instructional aides)

●  $20,800 - Classroom Funds ($800 per teacher)

●  $7,850 - Specials Funds (Art, Band, Chorus, Music, PE, Strings)

●  $5,850 Special Education

●  $10,200 Faculty Support Funds (Principal, Nurse, Cafeteria, Counselor, Maintenance)

●  $26,500 Carnival

●  $50,000 Bobcat Bash

●  $4,500 Staff Appreciation & Hospitality Events

● $4,500 Read-A-Thon

● $2,000 Chaparral/Cochise Scholarship

● $1,700 5th Grade Art Mural

● $1,400 New Library Books

● $500 Creative Arts Festival

● $500 Veteran's Day Parade

● $1,000 Book Fairs

● $2,500 - Garden ongoing upkeep & student projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors

                 

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