U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Visits Renaissance High |
All means all! Cindy Marten and local officials met with LGBTQ+ students for a roundtable discussion on Pride Month and the support needed to provide equitable education to all students. |
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School Nurse of Year
Congratulations! Claudia Martinez-Plambeck, lead nurse of LBUSD's Student Health Services, is the recipient of this year's award from the Long Beach School Nurses Association.
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Top Teacher Librarians
Congratulations to Donna Sharpe of Avalon K-12 School and Susan McRoberts of Hamilton and Bancroft middle schools!
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Catalina Island’s ‘King of Inspiration’ |
Twenty-two miles offshore from Long Beach is Catalina Island, where Kaiwaan King, an Avalon senior, has become a hometown hero for his inspiring story. |
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Retiring Employees Served for 63 Centuries |
Thank you for your hard work! A total of 262 LBUSD employees with a combined 6,356 years of service are retiring in 2021-22. |
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Cabrillo Earns ‘Distinguished School’ Honor |
Congratulations! Cabrillo is one of 15 high schools in California to earn the 2021-22 Distinguished High School recognition from Project Lead The Way. |
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Students Prepare for Transportation Careers
Several students from Cabrillo’s Academy of Global Logistics program connected with professionals at the recent Metrans International Urban Freight Conference.
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Hamilton Opens Fitness Center
Sound Body ✔️ Sound Mind ✔️ The new room, complete with state-of-the art equipment, was funded by the UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind and Henry L. Guenther Foundation.
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Students Demonstrate Against Gun Violence |
LBUSD students take the first step toward change. Last week, students delivered speeches demanding an end to gun violence, held a moment of silence, wrote letters to legislators and picked up voter registration forms. |
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Poly Wins Environmental Awards
Life is greener at Poly High School! The school is the latest to earn awards and "eco-grants" from Grades of Green in support of their continued efforts to reduce waste.
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Free Lunches at Schools this Summer
Lunch is on us! Meals will be provided to children at locations throughout LBUSD this summer as part of the Summer Food Service Program.
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Summer School Starts Monday, June 27 |
School's IN for summer! Contact your local elementary, middle/K-8 or high school for additional details on this year's programs. |
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Dictionaries Donated to All 3rd Graders |
Thank you, Long Beach Public Library Foundation, for donating dictionaries to LBUSD students during the annual Dictionary Day! Since its inception in 2003, more than 135,000 new dictionaries have been donated to local students. |
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Congratulations! Four LBUSD students are the winners of the 2022 Green Week Bookmark Contest. |
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Disbursement of Employee Raises in the Works
As reported in the previous edition of the School Bulletin, the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education approved raises for various employee groups last month. CSEA members received checks for a 1% retroactive payment as of May 23, and they received a 2% retroactive payment as of June 8. Distribution dates are pending for the 4.5% retroactive payment approved for TALB and qualifying non-represented employees. At the conclusion of retroactive payments, all the new ongoing salary adjustments will be included on all future paychecks. One-time (off-schedule) payments are expected during summer of 2022 for CSEA members, and during September of 2022 for TALB members and non-represented employees.
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COVID-19 Testing for LBUSD Students and Employees
As a reminder, PCR and antigen rapid tests are available to LBUSD staff and students who are symptomatic or potentially coming off isolation.
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Reminders from the Employee Benefits Team
- Don't lose out on Wellness Money! If you have either Kaiser or Aetna medical insurance, make sure to get your reward(s) for any of the appropriate wellness actions you’ve taken by the end of this plan year, June 30.
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Summer of YOU: Summer is a perfect time to be sure to take care of and plan for YOU. Preventive care helps detect or prevent serious diseases and medical problems before they can become major. Annual check-ups, immunizations and flu shots, as well as certain tests and screenings, are a few examples of preventive care. Be sure to schedule your medical and dental checkup today!
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Annual Enrollment Ended May 31
All changes are effective July 1, 2022. Whether or not you made any changes, you will get a confirmation statement mailed to your home address on file by the week of June 13.
Please make sure to review your confirmation statement and verify the following:
- Benefit plans (medical, dental, vision and/or flexible spending accounts)
- Covered dependents, if applicable
- Beneficiary(ies) for basic life
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Weight Watchers
Find Moves That Fit You
In honor of Men’s Health Month, WW Coach Joe has the lowdown on how you can make activity work for you. Research shows movement decreases your risk for heart disease, type II diabetes and certain cancers. Plus, it works to improve your overall well-being. It’s time to get moving and check out this one-minute video with tips on how you can make activity easier to fit into your life.
Through our partnership with WW, sign up for as low as $8.05 by June 30 and get a FREE WW Activity Kit (over $100 value) filled with all the gear you need to get started. All benefit eligible employees and spouses, as well as, medical plan enrolled retirees and retiree spouses are eligible to join WW at a discounted rate and 50% subsidy. Visit WW.com/LBUSD to sign up. Then, redeem your WW Activity Kit at WW.com/activitykit. |
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Official publication of the Long Beach Unified School District issued from the Office of the Superintendent of Schools.
1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, California 90810
(562) 997-8000.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
JILL A. BAKER, Ed. D.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
JUAN BENITEZ, Ph.D., President
MEGAN KERR, Vice President
DIANA CRAIGHEAD, Member
ERIK MILLER, Member
DOUGLAS OTTO, J.D., Member
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