CSArts-SGV Weekly Wrap - March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021

SPRING BREAK IS NEXT WEEK

We would like to wish you and your family a very happy and healthy Spring Break! As a reminder, CSArts-SGV will be closed from Monday, March 29 - Friday, April 2. Have a wonderful break, and we will see you back the following Monday, April 5 for state testing week.

STATE TESTING WEEK INFORMATION

Please be reminded that the week after Spring Break, Monday, April 5 - Friday, April 9, is state testing week. There will be no CSArts-SGV academic or conservatory classes for all grade levels during state testing week.

Be sure to review the following information regarding the testing week schedule.

Students in grades 9-12 will need to be available from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. each day for testing or daily activities.

Students in grades 11-12 will be taking the following exams:
Grade 12: California Science Test (CAST)
Grade 11: Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics

In order to take the above exams, students in grades 11-12 must have downloaded the secure browser onto their personal or school devices. If they have not yet done so, juniors and seniors should click here for directions on how to download the secure browser. Students will receive an email on Friday, April 2 with the links and instructions needed to take the exams.

On Friday, April 2, students in grades 9-10 will be emailed a link to a Google Meet room that they must log in to at 8 a.m. each day of testing week for attendance purposes and for daily activities that will take the place of their academic classes. The daily activities that students can expect to participate in are:
Social-emotional seminars
ELA and math benchmark assessments (this data will help us to plan additional support and enrichment classes for the 2021-2022 school year)
Time management and executive functioning seminars
Financial literacy seminars

For more information on state testing week, please click here.

FREE COVID-19 TESTING ON CAMPUS

As shared in this week’s Reopening Updates, CSArts-SGV has partnered with a local healthcare lab to offer COVID-19 PCR and antibody testing to all students, faculty, staff, and their immediate families. This service will be optional and provided at no cost on the CSArts-SGV campus.

Testing is scheduled for Saturday, April 10 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. If you have not done so already, please click here to schedule an appointment. The deadline to schedule an appointment is Tuesday, April 6.

When you arrive for your appointment, you will need to bring the following items with you:

Patient Test Request Form
Venous Consent Form (if choosing antibody testing)
A photocopy of the front and back of your medical insurance card OR completed Uninsured Patient Form
Photocopy of a government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, state ID card, etc.) or student ID (students can use a past ID)

Test results should be available within 72 hours, and participants will receive information on how to access those results via the email address used to register for the appointment.

RSVP FOR THE ANNUAL PARENT MEETING

As previously announced, CSArts-SGV’s Annual Parent Meetings are scheduled to take place virtually this coming May. Each year, all parents/guardians are required to attend this meeting as a part of the annual enrollment process. If your child will be returning to CSArts-SGV for the 2021-2022 school year, we ask that you please confirm your attendance by Friday, April 30. To view the available dates and times for each conservatory, and to submit your RSVP, please visit www.sgv.csarts.net/AnnualMeeting. Thank you in advance for your participation.

OPEN ENROLLMENT IN SELECT CONSERVATORIES

Spread the word – we are still accepting applications to join the CSArts-SGV family beginning in the 2021-2022 school year! Now that the original conservatory selection deadline for applicants has passed, we are pleased to share that there is limited enrollment space available in the following grade levels and conservatories.

GRADE 9

Acting

Commercial Dance *

Classical & Contemporary Dance *

Instrumental Music: Guitar *

Instrumental Music: Strings & Orchestra *

Instrumental Music: Wind & Jazz Studies *

Musical Theatre

Production & Design

Vocal Arts

*minimum proficiency required

GRADES 7-8

All Conservatories *

*with the exception of Grade 8 Visual Arts

If you know a family or student who may be interested in applying, please encourage them to visit www.sgv.csarts.net/ApplyNow to learn more and to start the application process today.

DONATE AN ITEM TO OUR VIRTUAL AUCTION

We are looking forward to celebrating our students and the conclusion of another memorable school year during our Virtual Season Finale & Auction, taking place from Monday, April 26 - Saturday, May 1!

You can help make the event a success by donating an auction item, valued at $100 or more. For a list of suggested donation items, please see the graphic below. All donated items will contribute to the event's Virtual Auction, benefitting all 10 arts conservatories. Click here to donate now, and please reach out to Senior Director of Development Elizabeth Ton at elizabeth.ton@sgv.csarts.net with any questions about auction donations.