Hillcrest Christian School: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School. Thousand Oaks, California. Ventura County, California. Accredited Christian School Hillcrest also offers an English Language Development Program. HCS is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant students by issuing I-20 forms in grades 3 through 11. For homeschool families, Hillcrest offers Satellite Saints, a program that supports homeschool families.

Making a Difference with Financial Support: Step by Step

We thank each family who contributed last year helping us turn our wishes into reality. Due to support wish list appeals last year, HCS was able to:

1. Remodel our auditorium with new sound, lighting, and chairs
2. Purchase a new school van
3. Raise funding for financial aid for families in financial need
4. Purchase and install windows in five classrooms adding to the students' learning environment
5. Add baseball as a new sport for our high school athletic program
6. Add significant resources to our mathematics program, enhancing our academic program
7. Establish a growing technology effort providing an iPad for each high school student and providing iTouches as a resource for elementary through middle school.
8. Be in the process of replacing the wood chips with a permanent clean and safe alternative.

As your Head of School, I've been encouraged by your support in the past and give you new opportunities for 2011-2012. Please prayerfully consider support for the all-school wish list that follows. If perhaps you have other dreams for HCS and would love to share them with me, just contact me. I would love to hear about them.

Sincerely,
Stephen Allen, Head of School

The list below indicates a number of HCS initiatives that when accomplished will bring even further enhancement to an HCS education.

Donations are tax-deductible and will be receipted. We thank you in advance for your generosity.

Make a donation online using your credit card. (secure credit card processing)

Donors can also send checks to the school with the purpose of the donation written on the check memo line.

Drama/Theater Program

HCS desires a program for theater/drama and annual productions. Project/goal includes cost of first year for teacher and budget.

$TBD

Initiating

Instrumental Music Program

HCS desires to start an instrumental program. A budget/goal to be determined will fund a teacher and a first-year budget.

$TBD

Initiating

Apples for Students Technology Program

HCS has already initiated a one-to-one program loaning out an iPad to each high school student; and providing 40 iPods for grades K through 8th. The stated financial goal will help sustain and grow this program’s ongoing three-year lease and infrastructure costs.

$32,000

Initiating

Mac Lab

HCS desires to replace our current PCs with Apple/Macs in our computer lab, giving our students more up-to-date computer use especially for graphic design and much more.

$43,500

Initiating

Air Scrubber

This air scrubber will allow HCS to maintain high levels of air quality through the use of an industrial strength air filtration machine that will be rotated about classrooms each evening.

$1,000 for machine and filters

Initiating

Gymnasium/Campus Master Site Plan

Seed money is needed to design master site plan concept, basic architectural drawings, and funding for city approvals.

$200,000

Initiating

Blacktop Repair

Our blacktop needs minimal repairs, resealing and restriping.

$65,000 estimate

Initiating

Cabinets (Room 132)

For several years, progress was made in installing new cabinetry in our elementary school. We would love to continue this room improvement with cabinets of the same style in sixth grade classroom 132 (Mrs. Hume).

$7,500

Initiating

Cabinets (Room 118)

For several years, progress was made in installing new cabinetry in our elementary school. We would love to continue this room improvement with cabinets of the same style in fourth grade classroom 116 (Mrs. Bain).

$7,500

Initiating

Cabinets (Room 114)

For several years, progress was made in installing new cabinetry in our elementary school. We would love to continue this room improvement with cabinets of the same style in second grade classroom 114 (Mrs. Thompson).

$7,500

Initiating

Energy Conservation

We have begun a recycling program at HCS and would like to replace light fixtures/switches with motion sensors to result in energy and cost savings. Cost estimate includes material and labor to install.

$3,500 estimate

Initiating

Athletics Mini Gym

In the summer of 2010, thanks to the HCS Booster Club, we were able to add one “mini gym” for weight room equipment. We need a second to expand with more equipment.

$5,000

Initiating

Athletics: Sponsor a New or Existing Sport

When student interest allows we desire to have available funding for new sports. HCS began a baseball program last year through parental financial support. Contact the Head of School or the Athletic Director if you desire to discuss funding a new or existing sport at HCS.

Varies depending on sport

Initiating

Athletics: New Sport/Softball

If funding and interest allow, HCS desires to begin a high school girls’ softball program. The stated need of $15,000 provides salaries for coaching, equipment, and other related costs.

$15,000

Initiating

Chapel Fund

HCS desires add to the rich chapel experiences HCS by taking advantage of chapel speakers who are available from the local community, our country, and occasionally international groups.

$10,000

$6,250

Financial Aid Fund

In these difficult economic times, contributions to this fund provide funding for those who need financial aid. As a result, when suffering from financial hardships, more families (qualification process) will be able to stay and be enrolled at HCS.

$62,000 (current estimate of need)

Initiating

Financial Aid Endowment Fund

The Financial Aid Endowment will one-day provide interest from principal to annually contribute to the financial aid needs.

$500,000 goal to initiate

$30,082

Technology Fund

It is expensive to maintain and advance our technology infrastructure and curricular offerings. While HCS is strongly committed to technology, funds are needed to keep the program maintained and improving. The desired estimate does not include costs for the above-referenced Apple Program.

$27,000 for annual needs

$4,512

Employee Continuing Education Fund

HCS desires funding to give teachers and administrators every opportunity to attend college courses for completion of new degrees.

$10,000 goal

$250

Teacher Endowment Fund

HCS desires to create an interest-earning endowment fund that will use interest from principal to support increased compensation packages such as health insurance for our full-time teaching staff.

$500,000 goal to initiate

$9,783