A message from the Superintendent
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Like many of you, our hearts and minds are with the families in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton affected by tragic mass shootings earlier this month. News of these types of emergencies reminds school districts just how important it is to have the most up-to-date contact information for parents and guardians.
On the first day of school,
Wednesday August 14
, please make sure that your child's school has the best contact information (phone number, textable phone number and email, if you have it) for you and contact information for the people who are allowed to pick up your child in the event of an emergency. Also, please take a few minutes to talk to your child about the importance of paying attention during school safety drills. Our schools will be moving up their active shooter drills to occur in September.
Although these tragic events weigh heavily on us all, we also have to move forward with our everyday lives and that means a wonderful first day of school on August 14th. I am so excited to have our students return to school, ready to learn and to be with their teachers, support staff, and friends.
Dr. Diann Kitamura
Superintendent
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Reminder:
No School
September 2
Labor Day Holiday
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Parents: Important forms are now online
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This school year, emergency contact information and Information Handbook forms will be filled out online. Please make sure that at least one parent/guardian for each student is able to log in to our
Illuminate Education parent portal
. If you need help to access the parent portal, contact the registrar or counseling secretary at your child's school. You can find school phone numbers on our website:
Our schools web page
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Information Handbook & parent forms
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As mentioned above, at the beginning of each school year, parents and guardians sign and return important forms located at the front of the Santa Rosa City Schools Information Handbook. This year, those who have access to the Illuminate Education Parent Portal will receive a message that will allow them to fill out the annual parent/guardian forms
online
, in the Parent Portal, instead of tearing out the page in the paper version of the handbook. Look for the message in your Parent Portal during the first weeks of school. Paper handbooks will still be available in schools for families that want them. To view the handbooks online in English and Spanish, go to our website:
srcschools.org/handbooks
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School begins on Wednesday, August 14th!
Some important dates:
Dec. 23 - Jan. 3 - Winter Recess
March 16 - 20 - Spring Break
May 29 - High School Graduation
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Bond Program summer projects
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Thanks to funding from Measures I & L, two more schools - Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Slater Middle School (pictured here) - are starting the school year with much-needed updates to their roofs and HVAC systems. High school track and field projects are now complete for all schools and ready for fall sports. Marquees have been installed at Brook Hill, Burbank and Steel Lane elementary schools, and at Elsie Allen and Piner high schools. Restrooms were added to Proctor Terrace Elementary and security fencing to Steele Lane Elementary. Also this summer, our technology department continued work installing updated security cameras, which will be added to all sites. The second set of schools is going to begin receiving classroom safety door locks; the remainder will be completed this school year. For more information, visit our website:
srcschools.org/bond
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Have you filled out your meal application?
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Filling out the meal application means more than just healthy meals for our students. These applications help get funding for our schools. Only one application is needed per household. Everything is confidential. We don’t share this information! If you have any questions or would like assistance filling out the application, contact Kylie in Child Nutrition Services, 707-890-3800 x80701 Fill out the application online:
2019-20 Meal Application
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Strategic Plan - Sept. meetings and survey
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Please mark your calendar to attend one of the two Strategic Plan community meetings being held in September. Our Board of Education and Superintendent, under the guidance of Dr. Carlos Ayala, have been developing a plan to take our district into the next decade. Your feedback is needed! The meetings are:
- Tues. Sept. 3 - 5:30pm - Elsie Allen High
- Wed. Sept. 4 - 5:30pm - Montgomery High
Meetings will be in English and Spanish, with childcare provided.
We will also have a survey to provide feedback during the month of September. There will be more information in our September Newsletter, and on our website and social media.
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Santa Rosa City Schools would like to extend a warm welcome to four new principals in our district. They are, pictured left to right, Diane Johnson at Steele Lane Elementary, Brett Wilson at Proctor Terrace Elementary, Stacy Desideri at Piner High School, and Julia Cooper at Helen Lehman Elementary. We are looking forward to starting the school year with all of you!
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We're hiring! Positions include: campus supervisors, child care assistants, family engagement facilitators, food service workers, instructional assistants and substitutes. Working for the school district often means a family-friendly schedule. To learn more, call Mary Alyce Stephens at 707-890-3800 x80607 or look for jobs on our website:
srcschools.org/jobs
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More info on our website:
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For more news, follow us on social media:
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@SRCSchools #SRCStogether #madeinsantarosa
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Santa Rosa City Schools
211 Ridgway Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-890-3800
communication@srcs.k12.ca.us
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