COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER April 2022

IMPORTANT DATES April 4: School Resumes April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27: CAASPP Testing April 25: School Site Council April 28: SAC/ELAC Meeting For detailed information of Ganesha events and activities, click on the centralized calendar button below.

GHS Centralized Calendar

CAASPP Testing

Testing will affect ALL students this year in the following areas: 9th/10th - Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) in English & Math 11th - ELA/Math/Science 12th - Science ‌

Please make sure to encourage your students to get plenty of sleep, eat a good breakfast and get to school on time for testing days. Testing will take place in students' 2nd period classes. For 11th graders, the CAASPP Tests can affect many different things: 12th grade English class placement (ERWC vs. Dual Enrollment) Reclassification from EL status (Must earn a 3 or 4 on the ELA writing) Counts as the EAP (Early Assessment Program) for college Students will not have to take the placement exam for English & Math classes upon entering college Seal of Biliteracy Requirement (Must earn a 3 or 4 on the ELA writing) Overall scores will reflect upon how well Ganesha is preparing our students for the exams

COUNSELING TEAM

Grades and credits for first semester are posted and should be available for review through your Parent Connect. As a reminder, if you are having trouble logging on to your Parent Connect, please contact the main office for assistance.

Credits Towards Graduation At the completion of each semester students should be earning 30 credits. If your student has earned less than 30 credits for the fall semester, it could be because they did not pass a class. Counselors are available to discuss classes, credits and graduation plans as they pertain to your student.

RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCE CENTER CLOSURE: RC is closed EVERY Friday so that we can provide targeted lessons to students who need the extra support. If you are interested in getting extra support, please let your teacher know to contact Mrs. Lee or Ms. Lariviere. 

Tutoring Services are held in room 22 M - Th - 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 12:05 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 12:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. For more information contact: YoungJi Lee, Intervention Teacher youngji.lee@pusd.org Ext. 30022 Erin Lariviere, Resource Teacher Erin.Lariviere@pusd.org Ext. 30154

EVENING TUTORING HOURS Ganesha is now offering tutoring in the evening for students who cannot attend after school. Evening tutoring is offered via Zoom by classroom teachers from 6 pm - 8 pm, Tuesday - Thursday. You do not need to be a student in that teacher's class in order to attend the tutoring sessions. Links can be found on Google Classroom - Class of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

COLLEGE AND CAREER CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarship $500 to $40,000 scholarship https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/

WORK PERMITS You can pick up a work permit request in room 45 and once completed return it to room 1 to be able to receive you actual Work Permit. Limited amount of requests are also available in the front office. CSU Applications still OPEN The following link has a list of all the campuses still currently accepting applications https://www.calstate.edu/apply/Pages/application-dates-deadlines.aspx Please visit the Career Center for assistance. CAL Poly Pomona Project CAMINOS Workshops Understanding Your Financial Aid Package: Wednesday, April 13 at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at 12 p.m. click on the date to register Mt. SAC Workshops Next Steps Workshop April 20, 2022 Office Hours For questions contact: Blanca Juarez bjuarez20@mtsac.edu 909-310-5181 FAFSA and DREAM ACT  Application Opened October 1st Priority Deadline March 2nd!!! Seniors are highly encouraged to visit their counselor or career center to get assistance with their applications.

For more information contact: Janette Magallon, College and Career Tech Career Center Location: Room 45 Ext. 30131

SUMMER SCHOOL

Dates: June 2 - July 1 Time: 7:45 am - 2:00 pm Days: Monday - Friday IN PERSON at Ganesha High School Summer School Principal: AP, Luis Lemus Luis.Lemus@pusd.org MSAC Coordinator: Resource Teacher, Erin Lariviere Erin.Lariviere@pusd.org Summer School Applications are available in the Google Classrooms for each grade level: C/O 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026 Students can also schedule a meeting with his/her counselor in order to discuss graduation plans and decide which class needs to be taken during the summer.

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Are you in need of food, clothing or other resources? The community schools team can connect students and families to school and community resources. You can also visit our Food Pantry/Clothing Closet by scheduling an appointment with Teresa Murillo at 562-390-6159. You can also visit us at Ganesha HS in room 42.

PARENT WORKSHOP

Please register for the upcoming free webinar and Facebook Live event: Suicide Prevention 101 for Parents: Recognizing Signs and What to Do.  In English: April 20, 2022 from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. To register for the English Webinar Click Here. In Spanish: April 21, 2022 from from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. To register for the Spanish Webinar Click Here.

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