"Every kid is just one caring adult away from being a success story." ~Josh Shipp
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Check out our Opening Day Video!
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Shellie Santos, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
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TUSD continues to progress in our PLC implementation as 61 staff, representing 12 schools, attended the PLC Summer Institute in Santa Clara, CA. It was a powerful three days of learning from internationally recognized authors, presenters, and practitioners who specialize in supporting staff to transform schools by implementing PLCs.
As a District, we are committed to supporting high levels of learning for ALL students. According to Rick DuFour, "research shows that the most promising strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement is building the capacity of school personnel to function as a professional learning community." TUSD professional development has therefore been built around creating and sustaining professional learning communities (PLCs). The principles and practices of PLCs occur throughout the district in schools, collaborative teams, and district leadership.
The Educational Services Team is committed to ALL means ALL and providing collaborative teams with the support and resources needed to focus on the 3 Big Ideas and 4 Essential Questions. Every staff member should have a copy of Learning By Doing. If you are in need of a copy, please let me know. For evidence of effectiveness, tools & resources, or articles & blogs, visit the following the
All Things PLC
website.
We look forward to supporting you and your collaborative team as we ensure learning for ALL.
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Mike Trainor, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
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As a preview of what's to come for all TUSD school sites this school year, Knowledge Saves Lives, Inc., provided professional development to Administrative Council at our annual workshop on August 2. During the training, administrators experienced and practiced responding to an actual hostile intruder on campus. At this time, the Office of Business Services will be working with Knowledge Saves Lives, Inc. to coordinate site training for staff during the 2018-2019 school year. Thank you for continuing to adhere to our TUSD best practices for ensuring staff and student safety:
- Keep classroom doors locked during instructional time.
- Wear TUSD identification badge.
- Remain vigilant about identifying those who look out of place on campus.
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Paul Llanez, CEO Knowledge Saves Lives, Inc.
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Dual enrollment as a college and career readiness pathway is in full swing in TUSD. At this year’s Round Up, high school students had the opportunity to sign up to earn college credit by completing college-level courses this fall semester.
CSU, Stanislaus is offering an A period Introduction to Sociology course at Turlock High School and a Contemporary Moral Issues class at Pitman High School. Modesto Junior College is also offering three after school courses, Basic Automotive Systems, History of the U.S. to 1877, and Introduction to Plant Science. These MJC classes will be held on both Turlock and Pitman High School campuses. Students who have a busy schedule or prefer to work from home can also sign up for a variety of other online courses through MJC. Dual enrollment allows students to prepare for college, get a jump start on their future, and explore their interests further. Additionally, ALL courses are tuition-free! Classes will continue to be offered during the spring semester.
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Marshall Beyer, Ed Tech Coach
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Hey TUSD staff! Marshall Beyer, Ed Tech Coach here. Welcome back! I am excited to get to work this year! As you begin your new school year and are looking for some tech resources, head on over to the Tech Resources page on my Ed Tech in TUSD site. This section of the site will constantly be updated so check back and see what’s new! Also, if you have any questions about using tech in the classroom, please do not hesitate to reach out! You can contact me via district email
mbeyer@turlock.k12.ca.us
, on Twitter @MarshallBeyer29, on “The Gram” (Instagram) @techintusd, and on my Facebook page (facebook.com/techintusd).
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Roselawn School , est. 1912
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Roselawn Continuation High School, 2018
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Who knew that the Roselawn Continuation High School was once just a one room schoolhouse? Roselawn teacher Oscar Zagazeta got a pleasant surprise this summer when he was cleaning his classroom and found the old 1912 Roselawn sign on top of a storage cabinet. Thanks to a little TLC from former Roselawn Wood Shop teacher Ben Pickford the sign has been restored to its former glory and will now hang in the school's main office. What surprises are hiding in your classroom?!
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2018 Stanislaus County Fair Results
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Check out this short video highlighting our TUSD FFA students at the 2018 Stanislaus County Fair. Thank you to our Ag teachers for all their hard work this summer!
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Beef Cattle
Outstanding Exhibitor - Rachel Day
Advanced Showmanship
4th - Rachel Day
7th - Cole Marchy
Intermediate Showmanship
2nd - Bailey Kindle
Novice Showmanship
2nd - Guadalupe De Arcos
Chapter Group - Market - 1st place
Chapter Group - Breeding - 3rd Place
FFA Reserve Champion Market Beef - Cole Marchy
Clean Barn - 2nd place
Dairy
Replacement 1st Chapter Group
Supreme Champion Registered Dairy - Cole Marchy
Registered Best Udder - Cole Marchy
FFA Reserve Grand Champion Registered Cow - Bobby Marchy
Reserve Jersey Bull - Kennedy Souza
Reserve Junior Champion - Michael Alamo
Registered Chapter Group 2nd
Registered Week 1 Showmanship -Caydee Weese
Week 2 Showmanship - Elizabete Neves
5th place Master Showmanship -Elizabete Neves
Supreme Champion Grade Dairy -Elizabete Neves
Grade Best Udder - Elizabete Neves
Junior Grand Champion Grade Dairy - Elizabete Neves
Reserve Junior Champion Grade Dairy - Alyce Silva
Reserve Supreme Champion Grade Cow - Ryan Haringa
Grade Chapter Group 1st place
Clean Barn Week 1 & 2 - 1st place
Outstanding Dairy Exhibitor - Elizabete Neves
Milk Production Award - Cole Marchy
Outstanding Jersey Dairy Exhibitor -Kennedy Souza
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Meat Goats
Advanced Breeding Showmanship
4th place - Koryn Nunes
Intermediate Market Showmanship
8th place - Chloe Luna
True Novice Showmanship
12th place- Zoie Cripe
7th Chapter Market Group
Clean Barn - 3rd place
Poultry
True Novice
1st place - Macy Silveira
Rabbits
Single Fryer FFA Reserve Champion -Kase Bryson
Swine
Market
Reserve Supreme & Reserve Cross- Mikayla Anderson
Grand Duroc - Kase Bryson
Reserve Duroc - Wyatt Wool
Reserve Hamp - Jonathan Moules
Showmanship
Novice-5th Jayden Tosta, 7th Elena Escalante
Intermediate- st Mikayla Anderson, 6th Montseratt Gaspar, 7th Will Wheeland, 8th Arayaxzi Rocha, 9th Christian Silvera
Advanced- 4th Ashlee Anderson
Clean Barn - 2nd place
Ag Horticulture
Outstanding Exhibitor - Dylan Newsome
Outstanding Exhibit - Dylan Newsome
Ornamental Horticulture
Outstanding Exhibit - Myrli Duque Sandoval
Perfection Award with Floral Design Arrangement - Gerardo Avolos
Ag Mechanics
Outstanding Exhibitor - Cole Marchy
Outstanding Exhibit - Cole Marchy
Proficiency in Welding - McClain Wallace
Most Interesting Contrivance - Joey Freitas
Outstanding Safety Device - Adam Coelho
Outstanding Woodworking - Michael Alamo
Chapter Group - 1st place
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Beef Cattle
Advanced Showmanship
Treyton Fair - 2nd
Intermediate Showmanship
Taylor Vannest
Reserve Supreme Champion Steer/FFA Champion Steer - Carlee Thomson
Supreme Champion Heifer - Treyton Fair
Grade Champion Heifer - Treyton Fair Supreme Champion Bull - Treyton Fair
Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer -Taylor Vannest
Meat Goats
Advanced Breeding Showmanship
Brenda Nava - 8th place
Novice Breeding Showmanship Kaylee Slinker - 11th place
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Rabbits
Best Opposite New Zealand - Brent Cross
Best of Breed Lionhead - Hannah Cross
10th Place Rabbit Meat Pen - Brent Cross
6th place Meat Pens - Hannah Cross
4th Single Fryer Meat Pen - Gisseli Aguilar
Advanced Showmanship
1st place - Hannah Cross
9th place -Marina Cruz
Novice Showmanship
1st - Brent cross
2nd - Salina Harp
6th - Briana Sepulveda
8th - Gisseli Aguilar
9th - Haley de la Riva
Swine
Advanced Showmanship
Joaquin Peral - 5th place
McKayla Brady - 3rd place
Showmanship
Dezire Criswell - Novice
Turkeys
Novice showmanship
3rd - Mary Wright
8th - James Vannek
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Bonnie Santieseban just started her 20th year in TUSD and she is currently the Administrative Secretary at eCademy Charter at Crane School.
Where did you work prior to TUSD?
Prior to starting at TUSD I was an at home mom, but before that I was an office manager at a chiropractic office here in Turlock.
What is an average day at eCademy?
Even though eCademy is a much smaller campus, it’s very BUSY! Sometimes it’s hard to believe how busy it is. Each day is a new day. No two days are alike at all!
What are you most proud of?
I am most proud of my husband and family. We work hard to make the decision to love each other, every day! At work, I am most proud of the personal relationships I’ve cultivated. Many of my co-workers are my closest friends.
What are your challenges?
Not being able to reach every student who is struggling. So many of our young people face challenges at home that we can’t even imagine.
What is your favorite memory/story?
It’s hard to pick a favorite work memory. I like to think each hug, each compliment and every smile I’ve shared made the day better for the students I’ve come to know and love in my 20 years at TUSD.
What are you reading?
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
What are you watching?
I don’t regularly watch TV shows (I hate commercials), but I do binge watch on Netflix; most recently the Madmen series – again. I’m more of a movie person. I watch movies all the time.
Anything surprising we may not know about you?
I love chaos. LOL - I’m not sure that surprises too many people though! I think people may be surprised to know my husband and I devote time to serving a program that helps couples in troubled marriages. It breathes life into us! There is hope out there…
What else should we know about you?
My husband and I just recently became grandparents – best job ever! Spending time with Clara is so much fun. I love to travel to exciting new places here in the US and around the world. However, my family and I also spend as much time as we can at the Happiest Place on Earth. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve chosen Disneyland as our family vacation over places like Hawaii! I’m kind of a Disney Freak. That’s not a surprise to anyone either. Our record is 8 straight days in the park on one of our vacations. Yes, we loved every minute. In all honestly, I really just love spending time with what I like to call my “Framily." It’s the friends and family who make me want to be a better person. They help keep me humble and motivate me to do more for others than I would do for myself.
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Share Your Awesome!
Marie Russell
Chief Communication Coordinator
mrussell@turlock.k12.ca.us
209.648.0968
@tusd_mrussell
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We would love to have ALL staff help share our TUSD story to the world, but if that is not really your thing, just click on link below to download an opt-out form and return to "Marie Russell, D.O." via district mail.
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