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.)

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.

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.

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.

Our next Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting will be IN PERSON and held at the District Office on March 18th, 2024, beginning at 6:00pm. (Please note that this is a revised start time to what was shared in the last AUSD Connections Newsletter.) This meeting will be an interactive opportunity for you to provide input and feedback on the 2024-2024 LCAP Plan. Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download a copy of the flyer (including translations in Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese).

We have two staff reports scheduled for next Tuesday's Board of Education meeting. Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to submit a question on either of these topics: (1) Update on the State Seal of Civic Engagement or (2) 2022-2023 Unaudited Actuals Financial Report. Then join us on Tuesday to hear the full staff report.

Please join us for our first LCAP Parent Advisory Meeting of the year. It will be held via Zoom on Monday, September 11th, starting at 6:45pm. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to access the Zoom link.

We have a Board of Education meeting scheduled for next Tuesday, August 29th. The public session begins at 6:00pm You are welcome to join us in person in the AlhambraUSD Board Room or via Zoom. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to join us via Zoom.

At the August 29th Board Meeting, we will have one staff report on the agenda: "2016 General Obligation Bonds - Second Series Issuance." AUSD is preparing to issue its second series of bonds under Measure HS of 2016. The Bond Finance Team will present an overview of the issuance process and the bond documents that the Board will adopt later in the meeting. Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE if you have questions about this staff report. (NOTE: This form will close on Monday, August 28th at noon.)

Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to access updated information about Tropical Storm Hilary. (This important letter was sent to all parents/staff via Blackboard email). NOTE: Alhambra Unified School District Schools WILL BE OPEN as normal on Monday, August 21st.