Superintendent's Friday Update
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From the Desk of Dr. Smith | |
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Federal Funding - Meal Application
Due to the California Meals Mandate, free breakfast and lunch are available for each student learning on campus. Meal applications ensure federal funding is available for the school meals program, and may also qualify your child for discounts on internet service, P-EBT cards, and free or discounted after school care through our district EXPLORE program.
Meal applications are available at family.titank12.com. You may apply online using a computer, tablet, or mobile device. Paper applications are also available at your school site or the District Support Center. Meal applications must be renewed every year and do not carry over from other school sites.
Please visit family.titank12.com and complete your meal application today.
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California School Dashboard Preview | |
It is that time of year when school districts across California are eagerly awaiting their individual accountability scores that will indicate a school district's overall performance for the previous school year. California's accountability system is based on multiple measures that assess how local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools are meeting the needs of their students. Performance on these measures is reported on the California School Dashboard every fall and Alta Loma School District (ALSD) anticipates receiving our scores within the next few weeks. Therefore, I thought I would use this week's Superintendent Friday Update to provide a little overview of how the system works so you will have a stronger foundation to understand the scores when they do go public: | |
State Measures listed on the slide above will be scored in one of five categories: very low, low, medium, high, or very high. Local Measures listed on the slide above will be scored as either met or not met. | |
Although the Dashboard data was waived for the past two years due to the pandemic, school districts are usually scored on their current status and change over time. Some of you may recall the 5X5 colored blocks indicating a color range from red to blue, red being the lowest score and blue being the highest. However, as the California Department of Education (CDE) brings the Dashboard back into action this year, they will only be scoring school districts on current status. The status reporting will look as it does in the slide below. | |
School districts do anticipate a full return to status and change over time moving forward in future years, but for the 2021-2022 accountability indicators, it will only be for current status. Finally, it is important to remember that when schools are being measured on indicators such as discipline and chronic absenteeism, the best possible score to receive is "very low." School districts and school sites want their chronic absenteeism and discipline rates to be "very low." However, when receiving status scores for academics, English Learner progress, etc. school districts and school sites are seeking the best scores of "very high." In other words, the status score is directly tied to the specific indicator it is associated with and must be carefully scrutinized in the context of that specific indicator to determine how a school district or school site actually did in a particular area. | |
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Upcoming District Events
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Monday-Friday, October 10-14 - Week of the School Administrator
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Monday, October 10 - Staff Development Day, No School for Students
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Wednesday, October 12 - State of the District, 5:30 PM at the District Support Center
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Wednesday, October 19 - Board of Trustees Meeting at the District Support Center (DSC), located at 9390 Base Line Road, Alta Loma
- 5:00PM Closed Session
- 6:00PM Open Session Meeting
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Thursday, October 20 - The Great California ShakeOut
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Monday-Friday, October 24 - 28 - Red Ribbon Week
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Saturday, October 22 - GATE Family Day, 9:00 AM, Vineyard Junior High School
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Friday, October 28 - End of Trimester I
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Monday, October 31 - Halloween
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Wednesday, November 2 - Board of Trustees Meeting at the District Support Center (DSC), located at 9390 Base Line Road, Alta Loma
- 5:00PM Closed Session
- 6:00PM Open Session Meeting
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Sunday, November 6 - Day Light Saving Time Ends
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Tuesday, November 8 - Election Day
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Friday, November 11 - Veteran's Day Holiday (No School)
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Great Things Happening At Our Schools | |
Vineyard Junior High School partnered with the Healthy RC Safe Routes to School Program to celebrate International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 5th! Our staff and students enjoyed taking part by walking from Hermosa Park and Hermosa Elementary School to Vineyard! It was great to have Alta Loma School District Board of Trustee Rebecca Davies and Superintendent Sherry Smith, join our students at Hermosa Park. We appreciate their support! #HealthyRC @CityofRanchoCucamonga | |
From Principal Dolly Bentley:
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Banyan Elementary’s RAD Reading Lab is up and running! We are so excited to be able to have this program on our campus to support, encourage, and continue to grow strong readers! A huge thank you to our amazing reading lab teachers: Ms. Lakeisha Allen, Ms. Ramona Viera, and Mr. Raymond Denis. We could not do this without your guidance and expertise!
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From Principal Jenny Rice:
| Last Friday was a busy day at Deer Canyon beginning with our Pancake Breakfast. Families enjoyed pancakes in their pajamas, served by our Rancho Police and Fire Departments and organized by our fabulous PTA. Families enjoyed pancakes in their pajamas with their loved ones. It was a blast! Deer Canyon staff, students and families would like to give a special shout out to Board of Trustees Rebecca Davies and Sandie Oerly for coming out to support our event. Thank you to Superintendent Sherry Smith for joining in the fun as well. | |
We followed our Pancake Breakfast with our Kindergarten Eagles strutting their stuff on the runway for our ABC Fashion show. They had so much fun and showed their love for letters. It was a fantastic day full of Eagle Pride! | |
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Our sixth grade students headed to Camp Pali this week! Everyone loaded up on Wednesday and hit the road. Everyone was in great spirits and were so excited to arrive at camp. Students get to participate in all sorts of unique experiences while attending camp. These include a high ropes course, science based learning experiences, night activities that include games, astronomy lessons, and of course smores.
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Our 6th graders enjoyed their visit to 3 Oaks Science Camp last week. They spent time learning about animals and enjoying lots of hikes, including a fun astronomy night hike, and rotating through engaging science stations. Students learned about teamwork and coming together to accomplish a common goal. Our students gained self confidence and a sense of independence through the many activities they participated in.
VGS also held a successful Fall Festival last Friday evening. We had music, face painting, food trucks, craft fair vendors, and games for our families to enjoy. Thank you Board Member Sandie Oerly and Superintendent Smith for participating in our fun event and supporting our students and their families. We are so thankful that our PTA plans activities that bring our school community together!
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