Charter School of Morgan Hill uses project-based learning, strong family involvement and community interaction to develop lifelong learners prepared to be successful and innovative participants in the global community.
Please submit a "Speaker's Request" to Vivianne Brager prior to the meeting being called to order. Upon recognition by the Chair of the Board, please identify yourself before speaking. The CSMH Board of Directors reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or less per individual, and to limit the total time for public communication to no more than 20 minutes.
We are proposing that the CSMH Board of Directors request the following grants from the CSMH Foundation:
$10,000 for Washington D.C. scholarships
$400,000 to offset some of the remaining construction costs
It is recommended that the CSMH Board of Directors request grants from the CSMH Foundation for a total of $410,000.
Charter School of Morgan Hill’s 8th grade students have the opportunity to participate in an east coast trip. The group will be visiting sites in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York. The trip will take place from April 4-11. CSMH is once again using EF Tours. The tour company is responsible for making all travel, hotel, dining, and sightseeing arrangements. Tour guides will travel with the group once they arrive in Washington and will be with them throughout the entire tour.
The group will travel by plane to Washington D.C. and then by bus to all attractions, including those in Philadelphia and New York. Just some of the sites the students will experience include Arlington Cemetery, the National Cathedral, Smithsonian Museums, multiple memorials, the Liberty Bell, and a Broadway play.
The average cost per student was $3.155 and per adult was $3,675. This is less than last year's price because we have decided to arrange for our bus to and from the airport. The group raised over $27,000 through fundraising. Families that participated in the fundraising, which means they contributed a minimum of ten hours of volunteer work, received money to reduce the cost of their child’s trip. Individual students were able to raise money through fundraising that went directly to their trip accounts. The CSMH Foundation also contributed a grant of $10,000 that provided scholarships for the trip.
There will be 70 students and 22 parents on the trip. The following CSMH staff members will also be attending:
Paige Cisewski
Kevin Olson - 8th grade math and tech teacher
Jen Miller - 1st grade teacher
Estephanie Reyes- instructional aide
Alexis Smith - special education aide
It is recommended that the CSMH Board approve the 8th grade Washington D.C. trip from April 4-11.