Last Friday Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, Public Health, approved the TUSD TK-6 Elementary School Waiver. We anticipate State approval early this week.

With the return of TK-K students on October 26, TUSD site administration will be working closely with staff this week to ensure the campus is ready and the School Implementation Plan with its many health and safety protocols is followed.

Many TK-K and small learning group staff as well as District Office staff who may be on a school site completed COVID-19 surveillance testing last week. We are fortunate that Turlock hosts one of three County free testing sites. Staff in grades 1-3 and grades 4-6 will receive information on testing as their return date approaches.

This week we will also be kicking off our TK-K parent education and staff training sessions on COVID-19 with the assistance of TUSD School Nurses. These trainings are a required component of the waiver and reopening plan and include the following topics:

After attending Zoom session, parents will complete a TUSD Health and Safety Agreement. Be sure to visit the TUSD website to view and read the many documents related to reopening including the new draft plan for secondary. Questions? Just reach out!

Find a great video you want to share with your students and want to make sure that they have access to it? Well, you can now approve videos on YouTube. This will ensure that your students are able to see them now by sharing the link with them either directly via email or pushing it out through Google Classroom or Seesaw.

After you have found the video you would like to share with your students, you will now see a dialogue box that reads either “watchable in turockusd.org” or “video not approved for turlockusd.org”.

How long have you worked in TUSD? 3 ½ years

What is your job title? Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist/ District Administration

Where did you work prior to TUSD? Patterson Joint Unified School District was my home for 25 years supporting an expanding Educational Services Department and logistics for annual student competitions.

Any info you would like to share about your job? I love coming to work every day. Every day is a new adventure and full of communicating with colleagues & parents. I’m a service-oriented person, so supporting Dana, Marie, and Roberta is an enjoyable and rewarding part of my day.  

Things you are most proud of? It is my most proud accomplishment to have helped support my two children as they have grown to navigate high school, and college, and as they continue to be engaged citizens. My daughter is a high school art teacher in the Sacramento area & I am looking forward to my son's virtual graduation from Sac State in spring 2021. 

Challenges? Adapting to new systems, and life, have been a bit of a challenge as we all have quickly learned new software applications to communicate and connect digitally. 

Favorite memory/story? There are too many to pick! But spending time with my family on our annual family vacations camping, going to the beach, and backyard barbeques are some of my most fond memories.

What are you reading? I love to cook and spend a lot of time in my kitchen reading recipes, cookbooks, and Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines. Anything James Patterson, especially the Alex Cross series is a favorite read of mine.

Fave movies? Clint Eastwood movies. Any movie that he has starred in and directed comes to mind like Sully, Gran Torino, Richard Jewell, and 15:10 to Paris to name a few of my favorites.  

Anything about your personal life you’d like to share? Spending time with family including trying to keep up with the pace of my Mom who has been a School Board Member for 13 years & an avid tennis player, when we can get together is what I look forward to the most, especially during these extraordinary times. Gardening and tending to our succulents and gardens around the house bring me and my husband joy! I also enjoy spending time experimenting with Pinterest's endless articles, blogs, recipes, and crafty how-to's for the home and to share.