Superintendent's Friday Update
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Hello Alta Loma School District,
Please see below for updates on
- Important LCAP Survey Data
- Board Governance Items
- Current COVID-19 Safety Work
You'll also find a list of important upcoming dates, and a snapshot of just SOME of the great things happening here in our ALSD schools!
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Educational Services Update- LCAP Survey Data
From Associate Superintendent Chris Deegan
We would like to express our gratitude to over 3,000 Alta Loma School District community members who took time to respond to our most recent District Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Survey, which was distributed in November 2021. We received over three times the number of responses as compared to our April 2021 Survey.
Your time and effort helps to ensure clear, coherent communication and strengthen our partnership with the wonderful families in Alta Loma. Communication, such as survey completion, helps us to identify community perspectives and collaborate with our advisory committees to determine the next steps that we are to take as a school district. We know that a strong, trusting partnership with families is critical to create the pathway for overall student success.
Some information presented at our January 12th meeting of the Board of Trustees is included in the following presentation link. Thank you for all that you do to work together with us to enhance the lives of all of our students within the Alta Loma School District!
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District Governance Update
From Karen Hendricks, Secretary to the Board of Trustees
At our January 12, 2022 Board Meeting, Trustees Brad Buller, Rebecca Davies, Jessica Martinez and Sandie Oerly extended a warm recognition to their friend and colleague Caryn Payzant as she retires from service to ALSD after 28 years. They were joined by city and county dignitaries, community members and District staff in this well deserved celebration of Ms. Payzant's contributions and lasting impact.
Trustees approved Resolution 01-12-22 MAINTAINING TRUSTEE AREA BOUNDARIES FROM WHICH DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED. They also had an initial conversation on the sixty-day timeline and process for appointing an incoming Trustee to fill the vacancy created by Ms. Payzant's retirement. The deadline to fill the vacancy is sixty days from today (which is the date of Ms. Payzant's notification to San Bernardino County School Superintendent Mr. Ted Alejandre.) More information about this important process will be made available soon.
A link to our current Trustees and their Trustee Areas can be found here: https://www.alsd.k12.ca.us/Page/19 . The ALSD Trustee Area Map can be found here: https://www.alsd.k12.ca.us/domain/652
During this meeting, Trustees also took action to approve the hiring of two important new District team members:
- Director of Fiscal Services Mr. Ryan Peterson
Mr. Peterson has thirteen years of experience in school district fiscal services. He joins us from Hesperia Unified School District where he currently serves as the Assistant Director of Fiscal Services. In this role he supervises the payroll and accounts payable department, as well as coordinates the functions of the fiscal office. Prior to this, he served in the Ontario-Montclair School District where he began his career as payroll technician and progressed quickly to budget analyst.
- Carnelian Elementary School Principal Mrs. Autumn Williams
Mrs. Williams has diverse administrative experience in the Covina-Valley Unified School District where she has served for almost 20 years. For the past eight years, she has been the proud principal of Grovecenter Elementary. Prior to serving as principal, Mrs. Williams was the assistant principal for Sierra Vista Middle School, a teacher on special assignment (TOSA), an intervention specialist, and a learning specialist. Her career in education began as a fifth grade teacher at Covina Elementary. She is now excited to join the Carnelian Elementary School family!
We are working to confirm Mrs. Williams' start date, and understand that she has important work to put some finishing touches on prior to leaving Grovecenter. Meanwhile, ALSD and the Carnelian site are so fortunate to have retired principal Mrs. Sue Geddes stepping in; working with the team there she is ensuring that great things continue to happen for our Cardinals!
Finally, Resolution 11-03-21 DISTRICT STATEMENT CONCERNING COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES has been finalized and can be found here:
https://www.alsd.k12.ca.us/cms/lib/CA02000904/Centricity/Domain/624/Resolution%20regarding%20COVID%20Mandate%2011-03-21.pdf
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From the COVID-19 Safety and Information Team:
On January 12, 2022 the Governor's Office shared updated COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools that includes updated recommendations for the management of students exposed to COVID-19 in a K-12 setting. The Alta Loma School District continues to follow California Department of Public Health (CDPH) K-12 guidance. This guidance allows for us to follow the Group Tracing Approach. When a positive individual is identified in the classroom families will receive a Classroom Notification letter and should follow the guidance outlined in the letter.
ALSD continues to receive and deeply respects diverse input related to vaccines, which are not currently mandated. Policies related to this matter would be set at the state level, not at the county or local level. If you'd like to reach out to your local representatives, contact information for Assembly Member Ramos and Senator Ochoa-Bogh can be found at https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/. Information for contacting Governor Newsom's office can be found at https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/.
Also Directly from the CDPH
Core CDPH School Documents (Updated January 12, 2022)
New Resources to Explain and Support Implementation of Group Tracing
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My best to you,
Karen Hendricks
Superintendent
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- Friday, January 14: Junior High - Trimester Progress Reports posted in Infinite Campus
- Monday, January 17, 2022: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - School Holiday
- Friday, January 21: 100th Day of School
- Monday, January 24 - Friday, January 28: Kindness Week
- Monday, January 24, 2022: Staff Development / Professional Learning Day - No school for students
- Thursday, January 27, 2022: Preppy K Parent Information Night, 6:30pm at the District Support Center or Virtual Presentation
- Tuesday, February 1, 2022: Kindergarten Registration Begins
- Tuesday, February 1, 2022: Application Window for Intra and Inter-District Transfers Opens
- Wednesday, February 2, 2022: Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees
- Monday, February 14: President Lincoln's Birthday - School Holiday
- Monday, February 21: Presidents' Day Holiday
- Friday, February 25: End of Trimester II
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Great Things Happening At Our Schools |
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From Principal Val Bires:
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At Hermosa our students learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and his incredible leadership qualities. Ms. Jackson’s 3rd grade class is featured here with some pictures from some activities done in class. Her students had fun completing an Ed puzzle about who he was and what he worked for. Students created a page to show kindness and love and how we can show that to others. |
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The first Hermosa Library 'Letter Writing To Santa' drive was a huge success! Thanks to our librarian, Mrs. Taylor, this year we collected 238 letters from our Huskies!! All the letters were delivered to the red 'Believe' mailbox in Macys where they are not only on their way to Santa, but for each letter received Macys makes a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Our Huskies have the biggest hearts, so many wishes for others instead of themselves. They are an amazing group of kids. |
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From Principal Guadalupe Berzunza:
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Stork Superstars continue to shine. They work hard in the classroom as well as on our playground. Stork students display enthusiasm, pride and overall great behavior. Stork students work on being Respectful, Responsible and Resourceful on a daily basis.
Our students are kind to each other and are always willing to help each other. They love to earn Caught Being Good tickets and look forward to weekly drawings. We are so proud of our Superstars!
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From Principal Kristy Johnson:
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This week we celebrated our Super Grizzlies for the month of December. Our students participated in a Virtual Spirit Assembly and received a special Grizzly award. We are thankful for our students showing they are responsible, respectful and safe on campus. It’s the Grizzly Way! |
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From Principal Michele Rachielles:
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A big shout out to the office staff for keeping ALJH afloat! The last two weeks have been especially busy and everyone is working double time to keep everything straight. Theresa is jumping with attendance, Lori and Alice are rocking the phones and walk-ins, Krista is juggling everything from staff coverage to helping admin with contact tracing. Kaitlin and Monica assist from ALC and even Proctor Liz has been helping out on the phones. We appreciate your patience when calling or coming in. We are also so thankful for Tracy Russell. Tracy has been working tirelessly in our health office, covering our LVN vacancy. Thank you to ALL the ladies in the office! We couldn’t do it without you! We welcome Tracy Russell-Health Tech to the Warrior Team. |
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From Principal Sandy Rose:
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We would like to say a special Thank You to our health office staff who have selflessly devoted endless hours beyond their workday to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. This dedicated and hardworking team has done a phenomenal job despite the challenges they faced during the pandemic. We appreciate our health heroes pictured to the right: Karen Simon - District RN and Barbara Marrugi - Health Clerk. Words are not enough to express our deepest appreciation! We love you!
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Our incredible custodial team also deserves a shout out for going above and beyond to maintain our campus and ensure that our classrooms and facilities are thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized. Thanks for keeping our classrooms and campus safe for our students and staff! We truly appreciate our amazing custodians pictured below: Rudy Ontiveros, Tommy Baker, and Miguel Cardenas. |
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From Principal Dolly Bentley:
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This week, ALE would like to give a huge shout out to our health clerk, Ms. Lauren! Beyond being a mother figure to all our students, nursing student’s wounds, and creating positive relationships with our community, she is working long hours to help our district nurses with COVID protocols and contact tracing. We love you, Ms. Lauren. Thank you for all you do for ALE. We would not be the amazing school we are without you! |
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We would also like to thank Ms. Dora, our attendance clerk, for the hard work she is doing for our students and families. She is the first person to greet you when you walk in our office, and she goes the extra mile to build relationships with our families. The best part about that, is she does it because she truly cares for our community. Ms. Dora has taken on a whole new role this year as she prepares Independent Study Contracts for our students. We appreciate the hard work you are putting in to ensure our students have what they need! Thank you, Ms. Dora! |
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From Principal Khaleelah Lewis-Wilkins:
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Banyan truly appreciates our support staff and team! This week they have “Achieved beyond expected” to make sure that Banyan students and families had the support they needed. From providing support to students in the classroom, deep cleaning our campus, to fielding phone calls from families and our community They have been steadfast and persevered through challenging times with a growth mindset. This team has always delivered customer service with a smile and we are so proud to have them as a part of our team! A huge “Thank You” goes out to our Custodial staff, Front Office staff, Instructional Aides, Nutritional staff, Child Care, and Proctors!! Go Bulldogs!! |
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From Interim Principal Sue Geddes:
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Carnelian would like to highlight our amazing office staff!
Mary Emminger and Vicki Carrera work industriously to make things go smoothly…and always with a smile on their faces. We appreciate them so very much.
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We also honor our amazing Cardinals for their academic progress and awards for Math Facts, Reading Word Count, and Writing Samples. Our Proud Board is overflowing with Honored Cardinals! |
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We are so incredibly lucky to work at a school where so many people work hard in the name of students. There is not a person on this campus that hesitates to go above and beyond to help students and our own Media Clerk, Mrs. Eakle has that exact mentality. We are so lucky to have her back as an Eagle, she brings joy, happiness, laughter, and a dedication to students. She instills a joy for reading in all the students she encounters. Her incredible mind thinks of ways to uplift and enhance student learning and engagement and heart for Deer Canyon is evident in all that she does. We are so appreciative of her willingness to take on tasks, but to do them with the love only a Deer Canyon Eagle can possess et nous voulons aussi que vous sachiez que nous vous aimons et vous apprécions, Mrs. Eakle.
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From Principal Curtis Quanstrom:
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The second graders at Jasper Elementary are diving into the curriculum. Mrs. Maloney and Mrs. Weischedel’s class is using a Bubble Map to describe the physical attributes of a jellyfish. The tentacles were the talk of the class. In Mrs. Guerrero’s class, the students were enjoying a close read about the various creatures that live in the sea. The excited students couldn’t wait to share their thoughts about what they were reading. It looks as if we might have some future marine biologists in the making. |
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