eConnection Archive (2021-2022)
Black African American Advisory Board Parent/Family Listening Circles
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
Please join the Black African American Advisory Board to have your voice heard at a virtual parent and family listening circle.
Monday, May 9, 2022
Tonight’s In-Person Board Meeting
We want to remind you about tonight’s scheduled SCUSD Board of Education meeting. The Board will receive and discuss important updates about the District’s budget outlook, including a review from Sacramento County Office of Education. This topic will be covered during Agenda Item 10.0, which is scheduled to start at approximately 7:25 pm.
Call for Student Artists
Wide Open Walls Mural Jam
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
We have an exciting opportunity for student artists! On Saturday, May 21, Sac City Unified is hosting a Community Fair at Luther Burbank High School. As part of this event, Wide Open Walls is sponsoring four students to live paint a mural! Selected students will also get the opportunity to practice spray painting at Twisted Track Gallery with an artist mentor during the week of May 9 and will have access to free paint and materials provided by Wide Open Walls.
Be Engaged During High School Voter Education Weeks!
By Eleanor Love, Sacramento County Youth Commission Chair and Senior at C.K. McClatchy
April’s High School Voter Education Weeks have begun, and every student can make a difference! Youth involvement is especially imperative as the 2022 midterms approach.
Weekly Update
April 15, 2022
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
We hope you are enjoying Spring Break! We have a few upcoming events and opportunities to share with you this week.
AT-HOME COVID-19 TEST KITS
Please test your student with the kits distributed before Spring Break this Sunday prior to returning to school on Monday, April 18. Learn how to register your kit, report your results and when to test.
Education Reporter Program Seeks Student Journalists
Apply by April 30, 2022
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is sponsoring a new student program in 2022-2023 to recruit and train high school students in the county to report on and write about their schools and districts. Due to a decade of cutbacks in news media staffs, there are fewer education reporters in the region to report on schools and education in anywhere the depth they require.
Weekly Update
April 8, 2022
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
Next week, April 11-15, is Spring Break! Our schools will be closed, but our COVID-19 testing sites will be open in service of our community. Our Nutrition Services team will also be hosting a curbside food distribution event at nine locations on Monday, April 11 from 9-10:30am.
Distribution will be held at the following school locations:
After Spring Break, Masks No Longer Required at School
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
We are excited to announce that Sacramento County has remained in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “low” category for COVID-19 for four consecutive weeks. Based on the vote in a special Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, students and staff will be able to return from Spring Break with the masking requirement lifted. Masking is still strongly recommended, however.
Apply to be a Member of the LCAP Parent Advisory Committee
All community members are invited to apply for the 2022-2024 term of service on the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Parent Advisory Committee (PAC). Applications are available now and are due by May 20, 2022. Applications are available for download on the district’s web page. Hard copies are available upon request at the Serna Center or at the front office of school sites.
Now Accepting 2022-2023 Permit Transfer Requests
Sacramento City Unified is now accepting 2022-2023 School Year Permit Transfer Requests. You may request a district permit to have your student attend a Sacramento City Unified school other than their neighborhood school. Permit transfers are approved based on space availability at the requested school. The submission deadline is May 2, 2022. For more information visit https://www.scusd.edu/permit-transfer-requests
Please Help Us Better Support Our Students, Families, and Staff
Fill Out SCUSD’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Survey
SCUSD is seeking the input of all community members to help inform the 2022-23 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and to understand how we can better support students, families, and staff. With a wide range of needs and limited resources, it is important that we understand the priorities of our community to guide plans for the future. Your input will help us to understand what is most important, what has been working well, and where we need to focus our future efforts.
Deadline for SCUSD Scholarships Extended
If you are seeking financial assistance for college next year, we want to remind you that there are multiple scholarships for Sac City Unified students. Applying for scholarships is one of the most important steps students and families can take in paying for college.
Please visit our scholarship page at scusd.edu/scholarships for more information. The deadline to apply for district scholarships is now May 6, 2022.
Check backpacks: FREE at-home COVID test kits for Spring Break
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
Spring Break will remain as scheduled for April 11-15, and as with Winter Break and our February 3-day weekends, we are providing every student and staff member with free at-home COVID test kits which will be distributed this Thursday and Friday. Check your student’s backpack.
Welcome Back to School!
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
We were so happy to welcome your students back to school today after reaching tentative agreements with SCTA and SEIU. We recognize that the recent strike has adversely impacted students, families, and our community and we will need to heal over the next days and weeks by meeting our students’ academic and social and emotional needs.
Negotiations Update: District Reaches Separate Agreements with SCTA and with SEIU to Increase Employee Compensation and End Employment Strike
The Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) has reached agreements with SCTA and with SEIU Local 1021 that end the strike. The agreement with SEIU and SCTA were reached following negotiations sessions throughout the weekend.
Schools will reopen tomorrow! WELCOME BACK!
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
We are so happy and grateful to share that we have reached agreements with our labor partners and SEIU and SCTA have suspended their labor strike. Schools will reopen for our students on Monday, April 4. School bus transportation schedules will also resume as usual. We encourage all families to send students back to school tomorrow.
SCUSD Board of Education Response to Statement by David W. Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools
“The SCUSD Board of Education agrees with the sentiments of the County Superintendent and calls for school to resume on Monday while we continue to work diligently and collaboratively to resolve our differences. We continue to be ready and willing to negotiate with our labor partners so we can move forward to address other pressing student needs.”
STATEMENT BY DAVID W. GORDON SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
April 1, 2022
Schools closed for students on Thursday, March 31, unless otherwise notified
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
We know this is a hard time for our students and families. We miss you all and are looking forward to returning together soon. As we close out the 6th day of schools being closed due to SCTA and SEIU labor action, we know this evening update will find our families feeling frustrated and worried about what happens next and when your children will be able to return to school.
Negotiations Update for Tuesday, March 29
Dear Sacramento City Unified School District Families,
On Tuesday, March 29, the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) continued to meet in separate negotiations sessions with SCTA and SEIU. No new counterproposals were passed today, but discussions about the most recent proposals continued. The district also posted additional Negotiations FAQ.
MONDAY NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS UPDATE
Negotiations Continued on Monday; District Increased One-Time Payments in Enhanced Compensation Proposal Sent to SCTA
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
The Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and SCTA continued to make progress in negotiations on Monday.
District latest counterproposals to SCTA