Dear LLESD Families,

We have had an outstanding start to the new school year. We are thrilled to have our students back on campus engaged and learning. 

At LLESD, we strive to serve our students and families and staff the best we can. As your Superintendent, I have 10 goals for the 2022-2023 school year and they address the following priorities:

• Diversity, equity, inclusion, access & belonging

• Teaching & Learning

• Engagement- The culture with our two association

• Professional development-leadership capacity building

• Engagement - Superintendent engagement with the community

• Facilities and Infrastructure

• General Governance/Governance Team Development

• Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Development & Wellness

• Engagement & Communication - Collective Bargaining



• Engagement & Communication-Communications Plan Rollout

You can view my goals presentation here which has information about each goal. If you have any questions regarding my goals, don’t hesitate to reach out to me at bpolito@llesd.org

Sincerely, 

Dr. Beth Polito

Superintendent

We are excited to unveil our new LLESD logo and tagline today in this newsletter.  

The new branding takes its inspiration from the district’s name, Las Lomitas, which means the little hills in Spanish. Gently sloped hills give the logo a sense of place (here!) and are very familiar to many. Our tagline (Inclusive. Engaging. Inspiring.) comes from the collaborative VISION 2025 planning process.

We embarked on this redesign process to “freshen our look” and ensure our logo reflected the full name of our district. (The old logo was missing the word elementary!) 

A fun fact about this process is that our graphic designer is a former student of both Las Lomitas Elementary and La Entrada School and she poured her heart and love of Las Lomitas into the project. 

Brief highlights from the September 7, 2022 Board Meeting

• Our student spotlight - our favorite part of any board meeting! Students from Las Lomitas shared their experience making Adrinkra Banners. It was all about inclusion! There are 13 banners altogether at Las Lomitas Elementary School.
• The governing board celebrated five teachers who were awarded tenure last spring. Congratulations to Chelsea Yee, Doris Myers, Gabriella Forster, Irena Olson (Kvam) and Micheline Kemist.
• Superintendent Dr. Beth Polito shared her 10 goals for 2022-2023 as Superintendent.
• Enrollment update
• A farewell and thank you to trustee Cynthia Solis Ye who has moved out of the area.

Be on the lookout for the Board Clerk’s Board Summary which will come out early next week with a more detailed summary of the board meeting. 

In partnership with Safeway, LLESD is hosting a flu and immunization clinic at the La Entrada Gym on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

All LLESD staff, students, and their families are welcome 

Registration is required, and all participants must bring printed consent forms (available for download from the registration process).

Please note: students at La Entrada School may schedule flu shot appointments during their lunch and recess breaks, and are required to bring signed consent form and insurance information to their appointment. 

For questions, please email Wellness Coordinator Nell Curran at ncurran@llesd.org

Thanks to the Universal Meals Program, all California school districts are providing breakfast and lunch at no cost each school day. As a reminder, there will be no cost to place orders with The LunchMaster but you do need to place your order in advance for your child(ren).

Note: If you order meals for your child, please remind them to pick them up so we don’t have waste or incur additional expenses. The district is reimbursed for the meals that were ordered and received. The only time we incur a cost is when an order is placed but the child doesn’t pick up their meal 

Ordering deadlines:

All families wanting meals for their child must now place orders for all meals for the following week by Tuesday at 9:00 am.   

Orders due by:                                        For All Meals Served on:

9:00 am Tuesday, September 13          Monday, Sept 19 to Friday, Sept 23  

9:00 am Tuesday, September 20         Monday, Sept 26 - Friday, Sept 30  

9:00 am Tuesday, September 27          Monday, Oct 3 - Friday, Oct 7 

Sign up through TheLunchMaster to participate:

1. Register Using Your School Code Create your account with The LunchMaster. Use your child’s school code to register for an account. For Las Lomitas Elementary, the code is laslomitas and for La Entrada, the code is laentrada
2. Download The LunchMaster app where you can access the parent portal   

If you have any questions, please contact the LunchMaster at lunchmaster@nobhillcatering.com