This week, the Tustin-Santa Ana Rotary Club presented Good Idea Award grants to thirteen teachers across TUSD. Supporting proposals from math manipulatives to video production, puppets and family reading workshops, these grants will have an impact across numerous campuses and classrooms throughout our district. Congratulations to the 2023 Good Idea Award grant winners: Erin Charles and Khiara Bankston (Beckman), Jennifer Sandland (Estock), Jette Via Crow (Foothill), Gia Meade (Heideman), Summer Peig (Heritage), Elizabeth Steffes (Heritage), Traci DiLellio (Legacy), Julie Shattles (Peters Canyon), Stacey Connolly (Pioneer), Wendy McCracken (Pioneer), Sarah Hughes (Tustin) and Max Maldonado (Tustin). And, a huge thank you to the Tustin-Santa Ana Rotary Club for their ongoing support of our teachers, students and programs!

In celebration of CTE Month, each week we will be highlighting one of our secondary schools’ CTE pathway offerings. CTE is a program of study that involves a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with an informed pathway to postsecondary education and careers. TUSD is proud to offer hands-on, career-ready pathways that prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs of the future. CTE pathways include working on industry-standard equipment and software, hands-on real-world skill development, industry certifications, and internship opportunities.

At Tustin High School, students can complete pathways in Biomedical, Digital Film and Video Production, Engineering, Graphic Design, Music Technology and Visual Imagery. More information is available on Tustin High School's CTE pathways on our site. And, for information on all of our CTE pathway programs, please visit the TUSD CTE webpage.

Tustin Public Schools Foundation (TPSF) invites TUSD high school students to intern at the TPSF Summer Academy. Interns will gain leadership experience, work with some of the best TUSD teachers, and guide young learners. In addition, interns will gain work experience and volunteer hours. Join dozens of other teens in helping to give back to our community while learning valuable skills in a fun environment. Internships are available June 12 through July 7, four days a week from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and to complete a simple application visit the TPSF website. 

And for more news and updates from the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, sign up to receive the TPSF Newsletter. Join the TPSF email list to stay up to date on the many ways they are supporting all TUSD schools.

TK-12th grade students who are new to TUSD for the 2023-24 school year can get a head start on the enrollment process. Begin the enrollment process through the TUSD AIR Portal. AIR enrollment allows parents/guardians to quickly begin the enrollment process online.

Children who will turn five on or before September 1, 2023 are eligible to enter kindergarten in the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Children who will be five between September 2, 2023 and April 2, 2024 are eligible to enter transitional kindergarten.

More information is available for families on our website, including details of our Kindergarten Readiness Program which offers half-day state-subsidized and half-day and full-day fee-based programs.