The Cherry Chase Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is part of the Cupertino Fremont-Sunnyvale Council and is organized under the authority of the California State PTA for the purpose of enhancing our children's education and home life by encouraging parent involvement, offering parent education, and forming a partnership with the local school site to support the educational program.

The PTA consists of an active group of parents and teachers whose goal is to enrich the lives of all of the students at Cherry Chase. The PTA helps manage and fund fantastic programs at Cherry Chase including in-class music and art, FAME, after-school band and violin, a reading lab, math lab, computer lab and much more. We sponsor one major fundraiser (Walk-A-Thon) and several other revenue-generating activities throughout the year (Fall Festival, Sally Foster gift wrap sales) so that we may supplement the educational opportunities available for all Cherry Chase students. We also manage the eScrip program for the Cherry Chase community.

Direct Appeal 2008-2009

In 2008-2009, the PTA and School Site Council are continuing the Direct Appeal program. Our goal is to provide a direct and easy way for parents to contribute and reduce much of the peripheral fundraising activities. Thus, we are asking parents to write a check directly to Cherry Chase PTA. The Direct Appeal Donation Letter/Form (download PDF or download MS Word) is now online. There is a Matching Donation List (download PDF or download MS Word) for you to determine whether or not your company offers matching donations. For more information, please visit our Direct Appeal page.

Calling All Volunteers!

The Volunteer Committee Descriptions document (download PDF or download MS Word) provides further details about each PTA committee. Please complete a Committee Evaluation Form (download PDF or download MS Word) to report on the status of your committee's work this year. Please fill out a form after your event is completed or at the end of the year for year-long assignments. (Completed forms should be turned into the Volunteer Coordinator's box in the office). For more information about volunteering at Cherry Chase, please visit our Volunteers page.

PTA Meetings

General Associating meetings are usually held the 3rd Tuesday of each month. PTA Membership is available at any time throughout the school year, with our regular Membership Drive kick-off at the beginning of the school year. If you need a copy of the new PTA Letterhead, please download MS Word version.

Join Cherry Chase PTA Today! 

You may join PTA at any time during the school year - it's never too late to get involved! Join PTA today by filling out our PTA Membership Form (download PDF or download MS WORD), attaching your check and leaving them in the Cherry Chase office.

PTA Reimbursements

The PTA Check Request Form (download PDF or download MS EXCEL) is now online! Click here to review our reimbursement instructions for expenses incurred on behalf of Cherry Chase PTA.

New for 2008-2009...Jooners!

This year, we are going to use Jooners (http://www.jooners.com) to help coordinate room parents and committees. Jooners is an online organization tool that will allow us to create lists of jobs, tasks or needs and track volunteer sign-ups in real time. Membership is free and we encourage all PTA volunteers to sign up as soon as possible. To access the Cherry Chase Jooners website, please click here.

2008-2009 PTA Officers