Principals Bulletin Board
Principals Bulletin Board
Welcome to our virtual bulletin board for all principals. Fill out the form in our right sidebar to submit bulletins to be posted below. A weekly digest of the bulletins is sent to all principals, office managers and executive staff every Tuesday during the school year.
If you have any questions about bulletins or the weekly digest, please contact the Communications Office at (916) 643-9042 or communications@scusd.edu.
October 10, 2022 Health Services Updates
All Grades
Updates to Staff Isolation
Cal OSHA employee isolation guidance now aligns and links to CDPH Isolation Guidance, therefore staff may return from isolation once they have a negative test after Day 5, and may test repeatedly (same as students).
LGBTQ+ Support Services Program
All Grades
I’m reaching out to let folks know that Tuesday 10/18, the Connect Center will have an LGBTQ+ Drop-In hour via Zoom from 3:30PM-4:30PM. We hope to create a safe space for staff to ask questions and share ideas on ways that we can best support queer and transgender youth in our schools.
This drop-in slot will occur every third Tuesday (see attached flyer for Zoom link/details).
We look forward to building community with all of you!
Sacramento Poetry Day
All Grades
Dear Site Leaders,
Please see the message below from Sacramento Poet Laureate, Andru Defeye. If you plan to engage with this opportunity, please feel free to share the Poetry Contest or any other information below with your teachers or community. The website is filled with wonderful resources for students and educators.
Thank you!
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Tell Us What’s Happening at Your School!
All Grades
We want to help you promote your school events, inform the Board in case they are able to attend and send someone out from our team, if available, to take photos and share the positivity on the district’s social media platforms.
Please fill out this short form to give us the basic information we need. We’ll provide a form where you can submit your event information monthly.
Thank you!
Employee Wellness Rewards Tracker
All Grades
Earn points for employee “Step Into Wellness” activities. Fill out and submit the Wellness Rewards Tracker to redeem your points for prizes.
You may download the Wellness Rewards Tracker from the yellow box on this page.
School Site Council Elections
All Grades
If you have vacant seats on your School Site Council (SSC) please do the following:
- Review the attached slide deck (see yellow box to the right to download) for information about correctly a composed SSC. You must have at least ten members.
- Review the SSC election materials at https://www.scusd.edu/ssc.
- Distribute SSC member applications and ballots (hard copy, email, Google forms/surveys, etc.).
- Hold an election for the vacant seats.
School Parent and Family Engagement Policy and School-Parent Compact
All Grades
Your School Site Council should review and, if necessary, update
your school’s Parent and Family Engagement Policy and
School-Parent Compact at the start of each school year (ESSA
Section 1116[b][1]).
Annual Time Accounting Training for Your Federally Funded Staff
All Grades
As a condition of receiving federal funds, any staff member whose
salary is partially or fully funded with federal dollars must
participate in a training on Federal Accountability. In order to
meet this requirement, the Office of State and Federal Programs
has set up a quick Google slide presentation and a checking for
understanding form.
The presentation should only take 10-15 minutes and is critical
to the continued receipt of federal funds.
Health Services Updates – Saving Lives from Opioid Overdose/Narcan for Schools
All Grades
In response to the opioid epidemic, SCUSD will be adding another life-saving rescue medication to all our school sites, with the provision of Naloxone (NARCAN) nasal spray.
All our school sites have a number of emergency and rescue measures at their disposal, including AEDs to restart heart rhythms, Epi-Pen auto-injectors in the case of a severe allergic reaction, and now Naloxone nasal spray in the event of a suspected opioid overdose. Laypersons may administer Narcan and law provides immunity.
Annual 504 Training This Thursday
All Grades
Please attend the annual 504 training this Thursday 9/29 from
9:00-11:00. The training is provided by Sarah Garcia from Lozano
and Smith.
Learn about district 504 resources, forms and supports.
The training will be virtual. Please see the attached flyer for zoom information.
Monthly Close Out Of Attendance Calendar and Reminders
All Grades
Please see the attached bulletin for the monthly close out for attendance reporting due dates. Please make sure to share with your staff who does the attendance reporting if it is not you.
Elementary and Secondary School Calendar Summary 2022-2023
All Grades
Please see the 2022-2023 Calendar Summaries.
LGBTQ+ Support Services Program
All Grades
SCUSD Connect Center – LGBTQ+ Support Services Program offers a variety of supports to students, families, and schools.
Download LGBTQ+ Support Services Program flyer
For staff: We will be offering a monthly drop-in session every 3rd Tuesday from 3:30PM-4:30PM to answer questions, talk about program developments, and hear your ideas on how we can best support our youth.
Sacramento County Public Health School Newsletter
All Grades
Please see the attached Sacramento County Public Health Schools Newsletter for important updates and reminders about school health. The newsletter is geared for school administrators, teachers, and staff, it includes information on immunization clinics, mental health, wildfire smoke, oral health, and Covid.
For any additional questions about these procedures in SCUSD please visit the Health Services website, reach out via email/phone to Health Services or contact your immediate supervisor.
SSC/SPSA Development Timeline
All Grades
Please see the attached 2022-23 SSC/SPSA development timeline.
2022-2023 Pupil Progress Reporting Calendar
All Grades
2022-23 Infinite Campus Grading Timelines
All Grades
Attached are the 2022-23 Infinite Campus Grading Timelines approved by the Academic Office.
ELAC Trainings and DELAC Meetings
All Grades
ELAC Trainings for all schools with 21 or more English Learners in order to established an ELAC at their school sites.
DELAC Meetings for school year 2022-2023.
2022-2023 Annual Parent and Student Rights Notification and Standards of Behavior Handbook Available
All Grades
The 2022-2023 Annual Parent and Student Rights Notification and Standards of Behavior Handbook is now available in all languages at http://www.scusd.edu/parentstudentrightshandbook.
Thank you.
Attendance Checklist and Letter Template
All Grades
To our school site leaders,
Our Attendance and Engagement office has provided a toolkit with ideas to decrease chronic absenteeism and promote daily attendance (page 1).
Page 2 is a letter template. Please feel free to use language from this letter in your messaging to families to help reinforce the importance of going to school every day.