District Office to Be Named After Niel Tam; New LMS Principal Hired (Newsletter, June 14, 2019)

June 14, 2019

In This Issue

District Office to be Named After Niel Tam

New Principal for Lincoln Middle School Hired

Calendars for 2020-21 and 2021-22 Online

Six Schools Make Non-Profit Honor Roll

Free Summer Meals and Teen Health Services Available

Board Briefs

AUSD in the News

Upcoming Events

AUSD's District Office to be Named After Nielsen Tam

At its June 11 public meeting, the Board of Education approved a resolution to name the District Office after Nielsen Tam, a former Board of Education member who died in 2015.

"Many of us knew and loved Niel, and Niel knew, loved, and mentored many of us in the Alameda community during his decades in AUSD," says Superintendent Sean McPhetridge. "I am thrilled to have this opportunity to honor his legacy."

You can learn more in today's community bulletin .

Brian Cooper Hired as New LMS Principal

We're excited to welcome Brian Cooper, an experienced administrator and math teacher, as the new principal of Lincoln Middle School. Mr. Cooper received his BFA (in music) at Ohio State and his Master of Education (with an emphasis on middle school mathematics) at SF State University. He is passionate about social-emotional learning, educational equity, music, and environmental stewardship.

Read more here !

2020-21 and 2021-22 School Calendars Available

Good news for long-range planners! The 2020-21 and 2021-22 school calendars are now available on our Parent Resources web page .

Six Schools Make Non-Profit's Honor Roll

The Educational Results Partnership has named six AUSD schools to its "2018-2019 California Honor Roll." The designation recognizes schools that in 2017-18 demonstrated consistently high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in performance over time, and a reduction in achievement gaps on their campuses. We have details in our community bulletin.

Summer Meals, Health Services Available

AUSD is providing free summer meals to all youth as well as free mental and physical health services to teens throughout this summer. The meals will be provided at seven sites (see the flyer at the bottom of this newsletter for details). The health services - which include sports physicals, immunizations, birth control, and STD testing - are being provided at Encinal Jr. & Sr. High School's Health Clinic.

Board Briefs

At its June 11 public meeting, the Board of Education approved a resolution in support of naming the District Office building in memory of Niel Tam. The Board also heard a presentation on the Homework Workgroup's policy recommendations; the Measure I facilities bond program; and the 2019-20 budget. For further details, please see the meeting agenda.

Coming up: The Subcommittee of City Council and School Board will meet Tuesday, June 18 at 4 pm at City Hall. The meeting agenda includes discussions of transportation planning, public access to the Encinal Jr. & Sr. High School pool, and planning for a city aquatic center. This is a public meeting, and all are welcome to attend.