Dear Blue Mountain School families,

As you may know, it takes more that just tuition to cover all of the costs of running a school like ours. For many private schools, income from tuition only accounts for about 50% to 75% of the school's operating budget. Blue Mountain School exceeds this standard by keeping a close eye on costs; this year, tuition income accounts for about 85% of our operating budget.

With an eye to the future, the Board of Directors of Blue Mountain School is working on establishing an Annual Fund that will help our school grow and thrive year after year, and will cover the difference between our operating costs and our income from tuition. We will be offering more information on this fund and its development in the coming months.

In the meantime, we are planning several fundraisers throughout the spring and summer. First of these is our Valentine Mailer, which will be sent to the extended families of our students. This mailer gives them a handmade valentine and a letter encouraging a contribution to the school. 

The Valentine Mailer will be going out in the next few weeks.  If you have friends or family that may be interested in donating to the school, please email the addresses to me or Sarah McCarthy, or give them to me directly this week. We will also need help stuffing envelopes--if you are interested in participating, please let me or Sarah know.

Thank you,

Shelly