Join the PTSA for 2019-20 & Support the Students and Staff for an Amazing School Year! 

New mobile friendly system this year!

Please go Here to join and make a donation to our PTSA!  You will be asked to be a member for $15 and to make an additional donation.  Please be as generous as you are able. Your additional donation helps pay for Teacher Grants, Parent Education Events, Freshman Orientation, and more (see below)!  So please be sure to include your donation along with your membership today and support Prospect students and staff!  Thank you for your support!

Membership + Donations Support:
Parent-School Connection * ACT/SAT Prep * Homecoming Dance * Staff Appreciation * Teacher Grants * Student Scholarships * State Advocacy *   Parent Ed Nights * Open House * Senior Breakfast * And Much More!!

Join and Donate to the Prospect PTSA today! All registrants will receive PTSA membership cards

Dear Panther Families,

Prospect PTSA would like to welcome you to Prospect if this is your first year and to welcome you back if you are already a Panther Pride family!  Our goals this year are to get more parents and families engaged at Prospect (there are so many fun ways to do this at the high school level), help our families navigate high school, build a community of support for all of our students and to support our teachers and school in their mission of Owning Our Future.

New families, we hope we can meet you at the New Parent Orientation on Monday, August 5th in the PAC at 9am.  If you can’t make it due to work, don’t worry there will be more opportunities to get up to speed through PTSA meetings, Back to School Night and Prospect Communications like the Daily Bulletin and Principal Pinza’s Prospectives Newsletters.

All Parents, we invite you to our joint PTSA and Panther Paws Meeting on Tuesday, August 13th at 6:30pm in Room 30.  This is a great opportunity to learn what PTSA and Panther Paws are, meet other parents, learn what is going on in the fall and how to get involved (at a level you are comfortable with) at Prospect.

Lastly, if you have a question that you would like another parent to answer please reach out to the PTSA.  We take pride in helping our families make a successful transition to high school.  If we can’t answer a question we can connect you with someone who can.  You can reach us at president@prospectptsa.org.  We are still updating our website and information so stay tuned.

Go Panthers!

Prospect PTSA Team

Our Superintendent Dr. Bravo, Trustee Robert Varich and Trustee Stacey Brown all attended and gave an overview of the proposed changes and the process.  As it is hard to get to meetings like this over the summer we wanted to provide with a recap of the meeting.  One of the main questions we had was:

Q: Why is the Board of Trustees deciding on an election map during the summer?

A: Over the past school year, the District has explored transitioning from an “at-large” trustee election system to a “by-trustee area” system, where each Board member must reside within their designated trustee-area boundary, and is elected only by the voters in that trustee area. Under the by-trustee area system, voters would only vote for one seat on the school board.

The California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) prohibits the use of an at-large election in political subdivisions if it would impair the ability of a protected class, to elect candidates of its choice or otherwise influence the outcome of an election. While the District does not believe that its current form of elections violates the CVRA, the Board of Trustees decided to begin the process to transition from at-large to trustee-area elections in May.

During the fall semester, labor partner Campbell High School Teachers Association (CHSTA) encouraged the Board of Trustees to consider moving to a by-trustee system.  Soon thereafter, the Board of Trustees learned that the City of Campbell had received a demand letter from a legal firm alleging that the city’s at-large method of election violates the CVRA. And, on January 15, 2019, Campbell’s City Council adopted a resolution of intent to transition from at-large to District-based Elections pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10010(e)(2).

After further study and in advance of receiving a demand letter, the District passed a similar resolution on May 16, 2019, in part to avoid possible litigation. By law, the process to establish the required election area maps must be completed in 90 days, so the District was required to conduct the process of examing draft election maps during the summer recess.

To see what the proposed maps look like go to:
https://ndcresearch.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=f0eff4c9a9844243b52dd43726f733f8

Thank you to all that attended and if you have further questions please reach out to our Trustees Robert Varich rvarich@cuhsd.org, Stacey Brown at staceybrown@cuhsd.org or our Superintendent Dr. Bravo at rbravo@cuhsd.org.

Parent Topic 7:30pm:
Effective High School Parent-Teacher Communication

Principal Pinza will lead this discussion with a panel of our teachers on effective communication.

Full meeting agenda

Calling all Caring Parents – Let’s Spoil our Teachers!  Please sign up to bring one of your family favorite dishes to the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon.  This can be home made or store bought.  Last year the teachers RAVED about what our parents did for them.  Sign Up Here!

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
6:30-7pm  PTSA Agenda 

7:15-8:45pm Screenagers Movie for Parents W/ Discussion – Hosted by PHS English Department

RSVP Here! or Just show up!

Parent Topic – Our English Department Hosts Screenagers Movie Showing for Parents with Dialog of what the English teachers are seeing in the classroom with how screens are affecting the classroom and how we can work together to promote responsible screen usage in our teens.  Your teen watched this movie in the last 2 weeks.  Great opportunity to better understand the effects of screens and have a dialog with our teachers.  PTSA through your support, brought this to our students and parents at the request of our English Department.

PTSA invites you to join us for our PTSA Parent Education Talk on The College Application Experience by Amy Bencomo on Monday, March 25th at 7pm

Sign up for your spot in advance at bit.ly/ptsa19college

For more info: here is the flyer in English HERE, e y en español AQUI

• Who: Any Bike Owner
• What: Bike Registration & Safety Event
• When: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 1:30pm – 6:00pm
• Where: Prospect High School – Bike Racks (right after school) & in front of the school

All bikes registered will be included in Bike Index’s database by the serial number. If a bike goes missing, the bike owner can mark it as stolen and if found, can be easily reunited with its owner. Stickers are a convenience but not a necessity; the most important thing is to register your bike.

** If unable to attend the event at Willow Glen Middle School will host an event in the Quad Area, 3:00pm – 4:30pm on Friday, March 29th. WGMS is at 2105 Cottle Ave. in San Jose.**

Attention all seniors!  PTSA  Scholarship Applications are now available online and in the main office.  Eight $500 scholarships will be awarded to students based upon school and community involvement, activities that have enriched your Prospect experience, and future goals.  Return completed applications to the main office.  Application Deadline is Friday, April 19th at 3:00 PM.  Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity!