This year we kicked off the Dollar A Day Campaign on May 15th to raise critically needed funds for school year 2011/2012 and forward. We have raised around $18,000 as of June 13th.

In the past few years, funding for our school district has decreased by close to $1 million a year – a decrease of nearly $1000 per student. To live within the funding allowance, our school district has had to cut positions, services and programs at the district office and all school sites. These cuts include hours of administrators, teachers, counselors, the district nurse, instructional assistants, custodians, secretaries and more. We have increased class sizes at all sites. All administrators have voluntarily taken furlough days to help balance the budget. Experts predict that we will not be back to our 2007 funding level until 2013-2014.

We need to bring in additional revenues to lessen the devastating effects of future cuts beginning now. We hope you will give what you can to make a difference for our students!

• ____ $30, $60 or $90 recurring a month through a PayPal subscription (see below to sign up for that)
• ____$365 sponsor (support a single child in our schools)
• ____$730 sponsor (supports 2 or more children)
• ____$1000 sponsor (for your family +one other that may not be able to donate)
• ____other (please specify amount) even a $10 donation helps

You can make a donation to SVEF from any page of our website using the PayPal donate button. You can also schedule monthly recurring donations using the subscribe button on the Help Us page of the website. Or you may write a check to SVEF and send it to:

Scotts Valley Educational Foundation
245-M Mt. Hermon Road, Box 150
Scotts Valley, CA 95066

Thank you for any contribution you can make!

You can download and print this year’s letter here.