News, Announcements, & Success Stories
VIDEO: Student STEM learning activities on wheels! 
Oak Chan Elementary was one of two schools chosen in California to have STEM Revolution's mobile STEM lab come to their school on Aug. 28. 

All students participated in 20 hands-on STEM learning activities in the mobile lab. Employees from Micron working on the bus helped students with the activities. 

Micron employees discussed their career paths and STEM topics with students at an assembly. 

Students had fun learning in the mobile lab, here is a video of them in action on the bus. 
Join the Vista community in new stadium celebration Sept. 22  
Please join Vista del Lago High School students, employees, families, and alumni in the celebration of the school's new stadium, made possible by the generosity of the Folsom community through Measure G.
 
The dedication ceremony will take place at approximately 6:30 p.m., between the JV and Varsity football homecoming games, as a way to thank all who made this project possible.
 
When: 6:30 p.m.Friday, Sept. 22
Questions? Please call the school at (916) 294-2410. 
Volunteer for Folsom Community Service Day on Sept. 16 
Last year, 350 volunteers worked on a Saturday morning to make our schools beautiful. See what they did here. 

This year, six of our schools are looking for volunteers to help weed, plant, spread mulch and enhance the beauty of our schools' landscape: Vista del Lago, Folsom High School, Folsom Lake High School, Blanche Sprentz, Folsom Hills and Sandra J. Gallardo. 

Please come out on Sept. 16 and be a part of Folsom's biggest community giving event. For more information, visit the city's website.
 
To sign up to volunteer click here. If you have questions regarding Community Service Day contact: Angela Griffin Ankhelyi at [email protected].   
SAVE THE DATE: Plan ahead to attend FCUSD's College Fair

The FCUSD College Fair will be held on Sept. 19.


High school students and their families will get the chance to meet with representatives from various colleges both in and out of state, as well as vocational schools. There will be representative from both two and four-year schools. 

The event is being held from 6-8 p.m. at Cordova High School, which is located at 2239 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova.
 
For more information on the event click here. 
Preventing underage drinking: "Talk. They Hear You." 
The Sacramento County Coalition for Youth is implementing the " Talk. They Hear You." Campaign, in an effort to prevent underage drinking and substance abuse.

Parents and guardians are often faced with difficult discussions about the consequences of underage drinking or substance abuse with their children. 

Click here to access resources families can use to get the conversation started and help preventing underage drinking and substance abuse.
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Classes available: Parenting the Love & Logic Way 
 
The Sacramento County Office of Education and the Folsom Cordova Unified School District proudly present: The Love & Logic Way Program.
 
The program consists of six sessions designed to provide parents with practical skills and tools to equip kids with character, compassion, and problem solving skills.   
   
Parents will learn skills to
keep calm when kids do upsetting things; set enforceable limits; get kids to do chores without nagging or bribing, etc.  
 
Classes will be held at Cordova Lane Center
Wednesdays, Oct. 11 - Nov. 15,  6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
 
Seating is limited, register now! The registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 3rd by 5 p.m. 
 
For more information, email [email protected].
   
Save a life! Free teen heart screenings
 
All teens and young adults ages 12 to 25 are invited to participate in Via Heart Project's free heart screening event. 
 
The screenings are being held on Sunday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cordova High School, located at 2239 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova .
 
Your child must be registered online in advance and turn in a completed health form at the event.  
 
For more information on the free screenings, to register and get a health form  click here.  
 
Registration is limited to 750 students and closes on Sept. 15. 
 
 
 
 
Board of Education: September 7, 2017

The FCUSD Board of Education will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Education Services Center Board Room, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
 
Agenda items include:
  • Transportation Update
  • Modernization and Construction Update

Special Presentation:

  • Summer Family Engagement Academy
The full agenda can be found  here.  

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(916) 294-9000 ext. 104530