Our schools will reopen on September 9, 2021! The latest presentation on the reopening of school took place at the Board of Education Action Meeting on July 27, 2021. A video of the meeting, with closed captioning, is available on our YouTube channel. The PowerPoint from the presentation is posted on the WE Return to Learn page of District website.

A decision about mask wearing for the school year is expected at the August 10, 2021 Board Work Session. Current considerations are: required masking for all staff and students; optional masking for COVID-19 vaccinated staff and students; and optional masking for all staff and students.

Presentations with updates on plans for the 2021-2022 school year will take place at the Board of Education Meetings at 6:30 pm on August 10 and 24, in person at Carusi Middle School, 315 Roosevelt Drive. Any changes/adjustments in state requirements will be reflected in these presentations.

Our Board of Education meetings will return to an in-person format beginning Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The meetings will be held in the cafeteria at John A. Carusi Middle School, 315 Roosevelt Drive, at 6:30 pm. Although the meetings will be live streamed, there will be no online/call-in/email feature to participate in the Public Comment sections of the meetings. All public comments must be made in person at the meetings.

Distribution of sevan FREE breakfasts and seven FREE lunches to ALL Cherry Hill students (public, private & homeschooled) continues every Monday through August 30, 2021 at Carusi Middle School, 315 Roosevelt Drive, and at High School East, 1750 Kresson Road, from noon-2 pm and 4-6 pm. Information on in-school meal distribution for the 2021-2022 school year will be sent directly to families.

Even though the federally funded free meal program will be continued in schools in the fall, all families are reminded to fill out the Free/Reduced Price Lunch application for the 2021-2022 school year. Your application ensures continued funding to support all students in our District, helping with:

• More funding for internet access, wireless & network services, discounts on Chromebook fees, and discounts on fees for home internet.
• School meals -- also used as a qualifier for many pandemic benefits.
• Sports and activities fees.
• Student Age Child Care (SACC) funding.
• ACT, SAT and AP Testing fee discounts.
• Scholarships, tuition assistance for dual credit and AP courses, and discount fees on applying for college.

WE are working hard before school opens on September 9, 2021! We have replaced old carpeting -- some 30+ years old -- in 12 classrooms throughout CHPS! In nine of the rooms older than the year 2000, asbestos abatement has been completed, too. Lights have been changed to LED, ceiling tiles have been replaced, and rooms have been painted.

Watch for more project updates in this e-postcard and on our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram platforms!