Penelope DeLeon Superintendent | An update on student progress toward goals

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Student Progress toward Goals: District Goal 1: Student Achievement:

GUSD continues to make progress toward meeting District Goals and Strategic Initiatives with Penelope DeLeon Superintendent, at the helm. Goal One: Student Achievement states specifically: prepare students for Career and College readiness, ensuring that every student is challenged to successfully access rigorous curricula and 21st Century learning strategies that lead to tangible post-secondary outcomes.  

This week’s progress update is connected to Strategic Initiative 1.3:  Provide a coherent, Multi-Tiered System of Support that focuses on academic, behavioral, and social-emotional success for all students, including English Learners, students with disabilities, socio-economically disadvantaged students, gifted and talented and other targeted subgroups to close the achievement, opportunity, and access gaps to meet high expectations. 

On Thursday evening, March 24, GUSD’s Community Committee on Ethnic Studies met for the first time to begin their study of the course content. Every applicant who applied and interviewed was placed on the committee.  

Penelope DeLeon Superintendent, is taking a unique approach to the requirements of California Assembly Bill (AB) 101 and the adoption of an Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement, engaging the community in a study of the course content. A high school and middle school student committee will meet next, and teacher committees will begin after that.  Each of these groups is part of the District’s preparation to offer an Ethnic Studies course meeting a high school graduation requirement by 2025-2026.

Updated Federal Nondiscrimination Language:

As the federal guidelines on discrimination have been updated, GUSD has been proactive in communicating these updates and takes a strong stand against discrimination and bullying in any form within our schools. Please click HERE to view the updated Board Policy. Please see both our elementary and secondary graphics which will be displayed at our sites. 

 

 

Glendora High School Accreditation (WASC) Visit:

Glendora High School had a successful WASC visit this week. Our thanks to the entire GHS staff, students, and families who participated.  As an immediate next step, the accreditation team will submit its report to the state’s accreditation commission. Following the commission’s review of the report,  GHS administration will be notified of the results within the next six months.  

GATE Testing:

The Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) test will be administered to interested students in grades 2-5 on Saturday, April 2,  April 23, or April 30. Each date will have two testing sessions, 1:00-2:30 pm or 2:45-4:15 pm. Please click HERE to sign-up for a date and time. Parents/guardians will receive an email with additional information closer to the date that they select on the form. 

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COVID UPDATES AND INFORMATION

Vaccine Clinic:

GUSD will be hosting a vaccine clinic in Room 2 at the Williams Educational Center, 301 S. Lorraine Ave. Glendora, CA 91741, on, April 8, April 29, and May 20 from 2:00-4:15 pm. Clinics are appointment-based. Please email Jackierojas@glendora.k12.ca.us if you have any questions.  Click HERE to schedule an appointment. Clinics may be changed based on signups and vaccine supply.

How to Submit Student COVID Test Results?

Please follow the directions below to securely submit a HIPAA-compliant test result.

1. Whenever possible, register your home test by using the digital (app-based) platform for test verification. This often includes scanning a barcode for certain brands of self-tests. See your home test kit for directions.
2. Write the name and date on the test card results.
3. Submit a picture of test results using one of the methods below.

Using your phone (recommended): Please scan the QR code below with your phone’s camera application. The form will prompt you to take a picture of the negative test.

Using a computer: please click this link to complete the form.

State Vaccine Mandate Update:

On October 1, 2021, the California Governor announced the mandate of Covid vaccination for students in all California schools pending full FDA approval. Click HERE to get more information from the CDE and HERE for the press release. GUSD staff continues to monitor the state legislature’s actions related to students and staff. At this time, we have found no news about the predicted vaccination mandate. 

Covid Case Numbers:

Click HERE to see a dashboard of the Covid cases reported by the school site. Click HERE to see the updated quarantine guidelines from LACDPH (updated 3/16/22). For LACDPH Covid information in TK-12 schools, click HERE (updated 3/11/22). 

 

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