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Seniors: Check Your Mailbox for College Eligibility Letters!

If your student is a high school senior this year, please be on the lookout for a college eligibility packet sent from our school district to your mailbox starting this weekend. As part of Superintendent Aguilar’s vision to ensure all students graduate with the greatest number of postsecondary choices from the widest array of options, the district is mailing information directly to the households of high school seniors notifying them which college and university admission profiles most closely align with their current academic standing.

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Be Aware of Major Changes to Voting In November’s Election

At Sacramento City Unified, we strive to teach students the skills they need to succeed in the workplace or higher education and to be an active participant in the community. One important way we can all contribute to our community is by voting.

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How To Request Information From The District

In recent weeks, the district has received numerous requests for information. Examples of such requests include information regarding specific district expenditures and sets of data that the district has reported to the California Department of Education. We want to ensure the community understands the proper process and protocol for requesting such information and public records.

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West Campus and District Leaders Participate in “Trash on Your Back” Challenge

This year West Campus students and staff challenged the Superintendent Cabinet Members to take part in the “Trash on Your Back” Challenge last week during SCUSD Green Week. This is the third year West Campus has participated in this challenge. 

The challenge raises awareness around an individual’s trash impact by requiring participants to carry all the trash they produce during the week on their back - wherever they go.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year’s challenge!

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Now is the Time to Fill Out Your FAFSA

If you are planning on heading to college for the first time next fall, this will be the first time to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Here’s what you need to know:

The application submission window opened October 1st. Early submissions are encouraged. 

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Employee Spotlight: Greg Purcell’s Lifetime of Service to SCUSD

The district would like to recognize and thank Greg Purcell for dedicating a lifetime of service to the Sacramento City Unified School District. Over a 36-year career, Greg has touched countless students, families and staff in our district. Last week, Greg added another layer of contributions to our district. Serving as our district’s athletics coordinator, Greg spearheaded an effort to launch our elementary sports program that will serve over 22,000 children. 

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Board Update: District Adopts Revised Budget Proposal

In response to Sacramento County Superintendent Dave Gordon’s recent disapproval of the district’s adopted 2018-19 budget, the Sacramento City Unified Board of Education adopted a revised budget at last week’s October 4th meeting that included approximately $10 million in costs savings. See a summary of these items below.

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District Kicks Off Elementary Sports Program Serving Over 22,000 Kids

Sacramento City Unified School District has launched an elementary sports program that is expected to serve over 22,000 children participating in sports throughout the year at all elementary schools. The new sports program is good for kids and will also boost student attendance rates. Kids will have the opportunity to play flag football in the fall, basketball in the spring or participate in a running program that runs year-round.

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Get Ready for Flu Season

Flu season usually begins during the last weeks of October and the first weeks of November. Now is the time to vaccinate to reduce your risk of being infected by the flu! The CDC recommends the flu vaccine for everyone age 6 months and older. Protection against the flu begins approximately two weeks after receiving the flu shot.

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Budget Meeting Set for October 4th

The date has been set for the Board of Education to consider a new proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The new budget proposal will be presented at the regularly scheduled October 4, 2018 Board of Education meeting which starts at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Serna Center (5735 47th Avenue) in the Community Rooms. Please check the Board meeting page this Friday for the posted agenda. 

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Phoebe Hearst’s Mr. Peter Goul Wins Outstanding Educator Award

Congratulations to Peter Goul, 5th grade teacher at Phoebe Hearst Elementary who has been selected for the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award. 

Each year, first-year students at the University nominate a teacher who “has influenced them, challenged them or helped them along the path toward intellectual growth.” 

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See Progress on Hiram Johnson High School’s New Field

We are happy to share progress on Hiram Johnson High School’s new athletic field and facility that is expected to open around November 1st.

Construction crews have been working since June 2018 on the site and now are in progress of installing the new synthetic turf soccer/football field and all-weather surface 8-lane track.

Funding for the $5.3 million facility project comes from Measure Q, a $346 million bond measure passed in 2012 with 70 percent voter approval.

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District Launches African American Achievement Taskforce

There is urgent work necessary to support our African American students in reaching their full potential. As educators and leaders in our community, we are obligated to change outcomes for African American students on a variety of key district student outcome indicators, including grade level readiness, graduation, A-G completion, and college and career readiness measurements.  

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AP Exams Will Be Free This Year

This year, as a part of Sacramento City Unified School District’s commitment to ensuring that all students graduate with the greatest number of post-secondary choices from the widest array of options, all students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses will be automatically registered to participate in the AP Exam for that course.  Using funds from the College Readiness Block Grant set to expire this year, this opportunity will come at no cost to any Sacramento City Unified family.

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Board Update: LCAP Parent Advisory Committee Appointments Announced
First Meeting September 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Board members and Superintendent Aguilar appointed 16 members to the LCAP Parent Advisory Committee on September 20, 2018. The initial meeting is Monday, September 24, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Serna Center Washington Room. Meetings are open to the public. Below are the names of the newly appointed members of the LCAP PAC:

Area 1: Catherine Horiuchi and Alex Zucco

Area 2: Susannah Cohen and LaShanya Breazell

Area 3: Christine Shelby and Andrew Maalouf

Area 4: Cecile Nunley and Elden Hernandez

Area 5: Chinua Rhodes and Frank DeYoung

Area 6: Renee Webster-Hawkins and Toni Tinker

Area 7: Katie Smith and Vanessa Flores

Superintendent: Miguel Cordova and Kae Saephanh

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Hiram Johnson’s new pool shade structure

The district would like to thank our dedicated team for the work they completed at Hiram Johnson’s pool shade structure! The structure had been missing a canvas for about two and a half years. Now students can enjoy having their shade structure back in action. Thank you!

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SCUSD’s 3rd Annual Green Week Starts October 1

Join this year’s celebration to learn about resource conservation through environmental education.

This year’s activities are provided in partnership with EcoRise, a nonprofit organization that empowers youth to tackle real-world challenges in their schools and community by teacher sustainability, design innovation and social entrepreneurship.

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LCAP Parent Advisory Committee Application Deadline is Friday

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is the district’s plan to support student learning. One key aspect of the plan’s development is to ensure engagement with parents and guardians of the district’s highest-need students.

A Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) established to review and comment on the plan is appointed by members of the Board of Education. Interested parents, students or community members are asked to submit an application by Friday, September 14 at 5:00 p.m.

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Have questions about our budget situation? Ask us.

We understand many families and community members have questions about last week’s announcement that our school district’s adopted budget for 2018-19 was disapproved by the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE). To clarify, the adopted budget was disapproved because it relied too heavily on savings (reserves) to cover this year’s expenses and was deemed financially unsustainable in future years. 

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