UPDATED: Good Things Happening Throughout JUSD

LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS

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Garden Lessons Grow

Nutrition, plant life cycles, consumerism and more: The garden at Van Buren Elementary provides a plump harvest for student learning.

The garden, now in its fourth year, supports healthy living, hands-on assignments, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum, said Thu-Huyen Vo , a teacher and garden coordinator at the school.

“Students are always excited to participate and eager to learn new things,” said Mrs. Sabine Cooke and Ms. Gabriela Vargas-Jimenez, who also teach at Van Buren. “They always show curiosity about what’s happen ing with the garden.”

Biliterate Students Shine

Buen trabajo por 75 JUSD seniors who have earned the distinguished State Seal of Biliteracy.

The seniors, from Jurupa Valley, Patriot and Rubidoux high schools, were honored April 13 at a Dual Immersion Showcase at Patriot High School. Seventy-four of the teens received the state seal for proficiency in English and Spanish, and one received the seal for proficiency in English, Spanish and French.

Also honored were 85 sixth-graders and 30 eighth-graders, from myriad JUSD schools, on pace to receive the seal when they are graduating seniors.

Attendance Kudos for JUSD

Three-peat ( noun): a third win of a particular sports championship, especially the third of three consecutive wins.

This month, JUSD scored a three-peat of its own, academically, when the state Department of Education named Jurupa a 2018-19 Model SARB district.

It is the third consecutive such honor for Jurupa USD.

A Student Attendance Review Board, or SARB, is a panel of school, parent and community leaders that helps students address any attendance issues, stay in school and graduate ready for college and careers.

This year, just 23 SARBs were recognized statewide for excellence in cutting chronic absenteeism and improving student attendance, a prerequisite for learning.

Makerspaces create learners

Imagination without limits.

That’s the magic infusing Makerspaces in JUSD classrooms, libraries and innovation centers.

Jurupa Unified has integrated Makerspaces – collaborative work areas where students build, learn, explore, make, share and experiment, often using technology – into schools district-wide.

Teachers say Makerspaces help students grow, innovate, and learn resilience, resolve and determination. The spaces support all subjects, challenge young minds, and engage all students, almost without exception, educators said.

“Students are so motivated within to create something that they are focused and active,” said Julia Quinto, an instructor at Rustic Lane Elementary. “Even the kids who I didn’t think would be excited about making were so enveloped in a project.”

JUSD Rocks CUE

Cue the high-tech creativity …

Representatives of JUSD dazzled thousands of educational leaders at the spring CUE conference March 14-16 in Palm Springs.

The annual conference, a showcase of innovation in teaching, helps educators nationwide connect; share insights, experience and breakthroughs; and inspire not only one another, but their students as well.

This year’s event, hosted by the Walnut Creek-based nonprofit CUE (formerly Computer-Using Educators), included workshops, exhibits, student demonstrations and more.

Jose Solis Ramos, an eighth-grader at Mission Middle School, was one of just 10 students from Southern California selected by CUE to share a slide show highlighting his personal educational journey, tech savvy, and life goals.

JUSD Leader Honored

Evidence of excellence: Have you heard? Another JUSD leader has earned a regional award for outstanding educational leadership.

Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez, JUSD’s Director of Administrative Services, has been named Central Office Administrator of the Year by the Western Riverside County Association of School Managers.

WRCASM, a regional branch of the Association of California School Administrators – the nation's largest umbrella group of school administrators – comprises 11 Inland school districts and the Riverside County Office of Education.

District Initiatives

On November 4, 2014, 60% of voters approved the district's $144 million Measure EE "21st Century Readiness Job Training, Upgrade and Repair" bond measure. Updated information for Measure EE projects and more can be viewed here.

Local Control Accountability Plan

The LCAP is required to identify annual goals, specific actions, and measure progress for student subgroups across multiple performance indicators, including student academic achievement, school climate, student access to a broad curriculum, and parent engagement. For more information on the LCAP click here .