The founding members of the CUHSD Education Foundation after receiving recognition for their contributions to the Measure AA Campaign.
( Left to right - Nicole Shaddox, Smita Garg, Julie Reynolds-Grabbe, Andrea Ciplickas and Eve Walton )
As Margaret Mead famously said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
When a small group of thoughtful, committed parents decided they wanted to do something about the condition of our high school facilities, the 'Yes on Measure AA' campaign committee was created and as we all know and celebrate, the district's $275 million bond measure was passed with vast support from the community. The positive impact from the Measure AA facilities program will be felt throughout our community for generations.
However, this team was just getting started. During the campaign they began to wonder why CUHSD did not have an education foundation like so many school districts in Santa Clara County. When they found out that the district did indeed want to start an education foundation, they knew what their next mission was meant to be.
Since the November 2016 Election Day, this small group of thoughtful, committed citizens have been working on creating an education foundation for CUHSD. On January 19, 2017, the CUHSD board unanimously passed a resolution to commission a committee to create an education foundation. The committee launched the CUHSD Education Foundation in August 2017.
Thank you to our Founders - Andrea Ciplickas, Smita Garg, Julie Reynolds-Grabbe, Nicole Shaddox and Eve Walton.
When a small group of thoughtful, committed parents decided they wanted to do something about the condition of our high school facilities, the 'Yes on Measure AA' campaign committee was created and as we all know and celebrate, the district's $275 million bond measure was passed with vast support from the community. The positive impact from the Measure AA facilities program will be felt throughout our community for generations.
However, this team was just getting started. During the campaign they began to wonder why CUHSD did not have an education foundation like so many school districts in Santa Clara County. When they found out that the district did indeed want to start an education foundation, they knew what their next mission was meant to be.
Since the November 2016 Election Day, this small group of thoughtful, committed citizens have been working on creating an education foundation for CUHSD. On January 19, 2017, the CUHSD board unanimously passed a resolution to commission a committee to create an education foundation. The committee launched the CUHSD Education Foundation in August 2017.
Thank you to our Founders - Andrea Ciplickas, Smita Garg, Julie Reynolds-Grabbe, Nicole Shaddox and Eve Walton.
- OUR FOUNDATION NAME -
We had a overwhelming response to our request for community input on our foundation name! We had almost 100 names entered and over 400 votes for the final name: CUHSD Education Foundation (CUHSDEF).
Several participants suggested the name, a winner was pulled out of a hat and was awarded a gift card. The winning person was Prospect Student, Emily Huie. Congratulations Emily!
A sincere thank you to everyone who participated in the naming contest. We couldn't have done it without you!
Several participants suggested the name, a winner was pulled out of a hat and was awarded a gift card. The winning person was Prospect Student, Emily Huie. Congratulations Emily!
A sincere thank you to everyone who participated in the naming contest. We couldn't have done it without you!
