Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Cherry Hill Zone PTA Update - Week of 3/8/21

 


  • The Fair Funding Committee met on 2/25/21. The meeting came on the heels of the numbers being released by the state.  The Cherry Hill School District will receive $24,698,590 for 2021-2022. That’s a 26.4% increase over last year!  Great work by the Dr. Meloche, BOE and Fair Funding committee! But the work is not done and we have a long way to go!  We had a fantastic turnout with strong representation from all school levels, district administration, BOE, CHEA and community members at large.  We need to continue involving parents and community members and increase our voices to the State!


 ACTION NEEDED: The Fair Funding committee agreed that as a community we should thank our local legislators for their support.  The PTA Presidents have been sent a separate email asking them to send a thank you letter to our local legislators Senator James Beach, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, and Assemblyman Louis Greenwald via postal mail or email.  The letter should be shared with each school community for their own customization and mailing.  The more parental support the better.  We are a community of 10,000+ students and we should be heard accordingly. 


The Districts that have had strong community support are the most successful in maintaining their Fair Funding.  Fair Funding for CHPS website & Fair Funding for CHPS Facebook page provide a wonderful education on Fair Funding in the state and Cherry Hill.


The next Fair Funding Committee is Thursday March 25th at 7:00pm via Zoom.  The committee meets the last Thursday of every month during the school year.   

  • A reminder to the school community to follow the COVID-19 checklist guidelines

    • Report to the nurse if student or any household member tests positive for COVID, or if they have an actual or suspected COVID exposure

    • Keep student home when they are sick,

    • Promptly pick student up if they become sick at school,

    • Alert the school nurse about any planned travel to discuss the required post-quarantine guideline, prior to sending student back to school

    • Questions or concerns, please reach out to the school nurse for guidance.


  • Tools for School Supplies Donation Drive Collection of new school supplies March 1-26.  Supplies can be dropped off at Cherry Hill High School East inside the Main Entrance Monday-Friday between 7:30am-2:45pm. 

DISTRICT update: 

For CHPS information and resources, please visit  https://www.chclc.org/chclc

 

  • CHPS distribution of FREE meals to ALL CHERRY HILL STUDENTS (public, private and home-schooled) continues on every Monday. Pick up 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches per student from noon-2:00pm and 4:00-6:00pm at High School East or High School West -- no income threshold required! 

  • 2021 - 2022 Kindergarten and 1st Grade Registration is OPEN.  Full details available online.

  • School Age Child Care (SACC) registration for the 2021-2022 school year begins May 3, 2021. Full information is available on the School Age Child Care & STEP page of the District website.