News and Announcements

Please join us at your child's Open House! CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download a list of all AUSD schools' Open Houses and mark your calendar. Your child's teacher/school will send home more information as the date grows nearer. (02/29/24 Update: Please note Park School's Open House date has changed to May 15th.)

Please make plans to join us (via Zoom) for our next Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Parent Advisory Committee Meeting on March 24, 2025 (6:45pm - 8:00pm). Your input is truly valued, so we hope to see you there! To attend, CLICK ON THE HEADLINE do download a flyer in multiple languages. It has a live link for you to click on to attend. (NOTE: Chinese and Spanish interpretations will be available.)

We are so proud to be voted as the BEST WORKPLACE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. If you are looking for employment, why not join the Alhambra USD Team? CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to see what certificated, classified, and management positions we currently have open.

Our Game Changer employee recognition program will continue in 2023-24!
CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to award a deserving AUSD employee a "Beyond the Call of Duty" or "Spotlight" badge. Game Changers are selected each month from these employees.

The Southern California News Group's Readers Choice Awards are out! We are grateful to the AUSD community and the readers of the Pasadena Star-News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and the Whittier Daily News for voting for Alhambra USD for Readers Choice Awards in so many categories. AUSD was named FAVORITE SCHOOL DISTRICT & BEST WORKPLACE in the San Gabriel Valley, fifteen of our schools were named FAVORITE PUBLIC SCHOOL, and the Alhambra Educational Foundation was named FAVORITE NON-PROFIT. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to read more about the Readers Choice Awards. (See pages 42-43 for AUSD & pages 94-95 for AEF.)

AUSD is proud to continue celebrating the exceptional contributions of its staff members through the Game Changers recognition program. Each month, we shine a spotlight on two individuals who go above and beyond to make a positive contribution to the lives of students, colleagues, and the broader community. Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to learn more about the Game Changer program or to nominate a deserving employee.

In partnership with the Alhambra & Monterey Park Police Department, we are happy to announce a School Safety Town Hall virtual meeting. Please plan on joining us on Thursday, August 8th at 6:00pm. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download a flyer with links to submit a question and to join the Town Hall.

AUSD's Board Member & Clerk Mr. Ken Tang was recently been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to serve a full, four-year term on the CalSTRS Teachers’ Retirement Board as the representative of all California School Board Members. Immediately preceding Tuesday's Board Meeting, Mr. Tang will take his Oath of Office, with a reception to follow. Members of the public are welcome to join Mr. Tang and AUSD for this celebratory occasion on Tuesday, February 27th at 4:30pm in the Board Room (1515 West Mission Road in Alhambra).

We are excited to share information about the West San Gabriel Valley SELPA's parent workshop on the IEPs: THE IEP PROCESS AND HOW TO NAVIGATE IT. This October 25th training will help parents who are new to the world of special education. Parents may attend in person at 1:00pm or virtually at 6:30pm. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download a PDF of the flyer (in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese) with the embedded live registration links.

Please join us on Tuesday, October 3rd for the next AUSD Board of Education Meeting. The public session begins at 6:00pm. You are welcome to attend in person (in the AUSD Board Room) or CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to attend via Zoom.

We will have one staff report scheduled for next Tuesday's board meeting: ➡ "Update on California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) Implementation." CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to submit questions on this topic.
Please make sure to submit your questions by October 2nd at noon, then join us at our Board Meeting on Tuesday, October 3rd to hear the full staff report.

AUSD is excited to announce Alhambra High School's 2nd Annual PARENT EDUCATION ACADEMY, in conjunction with Asian Youth Center (AYC). This program will be held at AHS' Dream Center but is OPEN TO ANY AUSD PARENT! Classes will begin the week of September 21st and will continue through December. The exact day of the week is still TBD (probably Wednesday or Thursday), but the times will be 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Translations (in Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese), childcare, and dinner are all provided. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download flyers in multiple languages with an embedded link to register (or go to https://bit.ly/ParentEdAcademy2023).

Throughout the weekend, we have been in contact with authorities from the cities we serve, as well as the Los Angeles County Office of Education, and are expecting ALL SCHOOLS TO OPEN as scheduled on Monday.

All sites will be inspected early tomorrow morning and principals will notify families if there are any impacts to arrival routes or school entries. Make sure to leave early tomorrow morning to allow enough to school safely. A letter was sent via Blackboard-Connect to all families. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to access the letter.

Important information is always shared at Back-to-School (BTS) Night. Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download a list of dates/times for our sites' BTS Nights. Most are scheduled between now and the end of August, but we have one scheduled for September 21st. (The list will have the specific date/time for your child's school.)

Please join us at our next Board of Education Meeting! A highlight of the meeting will be a celebration of the first Game Changers of the Year. Congratulations to: NATHANIEL SAPALICIO, STEM Teacher at Baldwin School and SERGIO ESCOBEDO, Custodian at Marguerita School. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 19th, with the public session beginning at 6:00pm. Join us in the Board Room at 1515 West Mission Room. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to join via Zoom.