Students and staff from Orchard Hills gathered gifts for families across the District in the true spirit of the season. We had the chance to check in with Kris Posavec, Coordinator, Secondary Education and Beth Anderson, teacher at Orchard Hills, who organized this effort to benefit multiple families in TUSD. We are so grateful for the generosity and giving efforts of our community!

On behalf of our Board of Education, we want to extend our wishes for a peaceful and joyous holiday break. We hope that the next two weeks are spent with family and friends, enjoying the spirit of the holiday season and celebrating a wonderful start to the New Year! Happy holidays!

Through outstanding community support, 2022 has been a record-setting year for Tustin Public Schools Foundation (TPSF). Highlights from the year include the Annual Golf Classic, which helped to generate scholarship funds for the June Summer Academy, as well as support for TUSD robotics competitions. In addition, TPSF celebrated our teachers with school-site surprise visits and a festive Teacher of the Year Dinner honoring three years of honorees. The Summer Academy offered something for everyone with more classes than ever. And, the academic year started with a well-attended State of the Schools featuring Superintendent Johnson in his first address with TPSF President Sona Shah. 

Collaboration with TUSD continues with double the number of applications, a total of 142, for TPSF Enrichment Grants. The Foundation plans to start the New Year off right by announcing funding for as many of these deserving projects as possible when surprise visits begin in January. 

All of this success is possible through the generous support of our community. There is still an opportunity to lend your support through a year-end gift. Visit tpsf.net for more information.

TPSF looks forward to another great year, a continued strong partnership with TUSD, and ongoing community support in 2023.

We are excited for the launch of our newly redesigned District and school websites, coming January 29. Our forthcoming online experience includes improved search features for both our district and school websites, more intuitive navigation, mobile-friendly webpages and features, and so much more. Moreover, we have overhauled the way we organize content based on user feedback to ensure that you can find the information you need with ease. We look forward to sharing these new websites with our community on January 29.

Join us at an upcoming campus tour to see which TUSD school is right for you. In-person tours will be offered on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Heritage, Legacy Magnet Academy, Sycamore Magnet Academy, Tustin Memorial Academy and Columbus Tustin. In-person tours will be offered at all other sites on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

In addition, the Transfer Window Priority Period will soon open on January 9. Transfer requests received during the priority period are not on a first come, first served basis. Transfers are granted to qualified students based on space availability. If there are more qualified students than spaces, a lottery will be held.

Offering choice has always been a hallmark of Tustin Unified, as nearly one third of our students attend a school other than their home school. The online transfer process allows students the freedom of choice and movement throughout TUSD. To learn more about the transfer process and to complete an application, click on the transfers link on our district website. We have included videos on our elementary, middle and high schools, as well as our Kindergarten Readiness Program.

Join us for our TUSD Round-up as we share information with families of incoming Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten students for the 2023-24 school year. Sign up to join virtual meetings on January 11 (Spanish) and January 12 (English) from 6-7:30 p.m.

As we celebrate our fifty-year legacy of excellence with the golden anniversary of TUSD, we are excited to share photos from our past. Seen here, Tustin High School Girls League students share gifts of joy, packing presents for three orphanages in 1971.

We look forward to sharing additional photos from our rich history in the coming weeks. If you have a photo to share, please email our  Communications Team.