The Board of Education held its “first look” budget meeting on Tuesday, January 19. Click HERE for highlights of that meeting and an overview of the challenges we face. You can also watch the meeting on CHPS TV (Channel 19 on Comcast; Channel 24 on Verizon) on Saturday at 3-4:45 pm or next week on the following days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7-8:45 pm; Wednesday from 8:30-10:15 pm; and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 2-3:45 pm. For additional budget details, visit the website’s budget page and check back frequently for updates.
Cherry Hill High School East will hold its High School Information Night for current eighth graders and their parents/guardians on Tuesday, February 9 at 7 pm. Also, if you missed the Course of Study Orientation meeting for your eighth grader in January, you can view the slide presentation by clicking HERE.
Registration for kindergartners and first graders entering public school for the first time begins in March ... Click HERE for the schedule. Each elementary school has its own registration date, but all registration is conducted centrally at the Malberg Administration Building, 45 Ranoldo Terrace. Children must be five years old on or before October 1, 2010 to be eligible for kindergarten in fall 2010. Prior to registration, parents should pick up a kindergarten registration packet at their nearest neighborhood elementary school.
Monday, February 15, 2010, will be the make-up day for December 21st snow day. (This is in accordance with the district's approved calendar.) February 15 will be Day 4 on the elementary rotation calendar.
Are you interested in becoming a candidate for the Cherry Hill Board of Education? The New Jersey School Boards Association 2010 School Board Candidate Kit is now available online (click HERE to access the kit). The kit includes a guide on how to become a school board member, school ethics information, frequently asked questions, important dates, and a nominating petition. The nomination deadline (barring a change by the NJ legislature) is March 1 and the annual school election will be Tuesday, April 20. You can also pick up a candidate's kit in the office of Board Secretary James Devereaux at the Malberg Administration Building.
New to Cherry Hill? All registration is conducted centrally at the Malberg Administration Building. Click HERE for information on registering your students in our great public schools.