Washington Unified School District

ATTN #WUSDK12 middle and high school families, Sacramento City College (Official) seeks feedback from middle and high school students in our region as we develop a VR (Virtual Reality) experience for our Makerspace. The Sacramento City College Makerspace is a dynamic, interdisciplinary hub for learning and making. With access to state-of-the-art digital tools and many diverse training opportunities, we’re a unique and inclusive learning environment, open to all. Students deve...lop critical thinking and practical problem-solving skills, along with soft skills and team building, via hands-on learning processes as they explore creativity, technology, and making. Currently, SCC is building a fun and informative VR (Virtual Reality) experience to give our future students an engaging way to see what we have to offer at SCC and the many academic and career pathways available to them at our college. Most important to this project’s success is surveying students in our region, ideally grades 7-12, on their current level of technology and VR experience with this short, anonymous survey; to better assist with project development. SCC is hoping to deploy an accessible, fun, VR app for middle and high school students in Spring 2021. Take the Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8JD5HRT Elkhorn Village Elementary School Riverbank Elementary and PTC Westfield Village Elementary Westmore Oaks K-8 Stonegate Elementary Southport Elementary School Bridgeway Island Elementary School River City High School Washington Middle College High School Yolo Education Center SCC West Sacramento Center-Official

As we continue to navigate the challenges of an unprecedented school year impacted heavily by COVID-19, our challenges are compounded by the polarizing disparities in our culture and the events that unfolded this week in Washington D.C. More than ever, it is imperative to remember that we are one school district and one community. We stand in unity to help our community heal from the activities taking place across the country and from COVID-19. We understand this is a very st...ressful and uncertain time for all of us, especially children. Families and employees can play an essential role in helping children make sense of what they hear in an honest, accurate manner and minimize anxiety or fear. As we reflect on the world around us, various topics are sure to surface at home and even in our virtual learning classrooms. Our commitment is to continue strengthening the culture of our schools with the ideals of equity, diversity, and inclusion while providing a safe, secure, and welcoming learning and working environment, whether on campus or through virtual learning. Below are helpful resources for discussing the news with friends and colleagues, at home with your child or children when, or if, you choose to do so: WUSD Employee Assistance Program: https://www.wusd.k12.ca.us//Employee%20Assistance%20Progra WUSD Parent Social-Emotional Resources Hub: https://docs.google.com//1PFKe4x5JMY2FniOYJEUTIwhfhn-/edit How To Discuss Stressful Situations with Children: https://thegeniusofplay.org//how-to-discuss-stressful-situ Tips to Steer Kids Through Political Season: https://www.commonsensemedia.org//easy-ways-to-steer-kids- How to Talk to Your Child About the News: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/news.html 6 Ways to Help Students Make Sense of A Divisive Election: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu//six_ways_to_help_student How to Talk to Kids About Difficult Subjects: https://www.commonsensemedia.org//how-to-talk-to-kids-abou Please continue to take care of yourselves as you care for others #TeamWUSD. Our students and children are watching closely, and they deserve the absolute best from us. -- California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond Elkhorn Village Elementary School Riverbank Elementary and PTC Westfield Village Elementary Washington Middle College High School Yolo Education Center River City High School Westmore Oaks K-8 Westmore Oaks PTSA Stonegate Elementary Stonegate PTO Southport Elementary School Southport Elementary PTO Bridgeway Island Elementary PTO Bridgeway Island Elementary School

As the new year kicks off, the WUSD Technology Team is partnering with each of our schools to exchange 4,600 Chromebooks district-wide with all new devices for students in grades 3 to 10 throughout January. Procedures and exchange dates vary from school to school, so make sure to look out for announcements from your school principal (phone calls, email, website, and social media posts) with your school-specific instructions. All Chromebook exchange locations are designed as ...drive-thru style check-out systems to comply with COVID-19 public health guidelines. To receive a new Chromebook, you MUST bring your old Chromebook to exchange. For more information or questions, please contact your teacher and site administrator via telephone, email, or leave a message with your school’s main office, and we will provide assistance as soon as possible. Learn more about the WUSD 1:1 Chromebook Initiative: https://docs.google.com//1KCKhN_Cfc1lMKghKR52z2YoAZR/edit Elkhorn Village Elementary School Westfield Village Elementary Riverbank Elementary and PTC Westmore Oaks Elementary Stonegate Elementary Washington Middle College High School River City High School Yolo Education Center Bridgeway Island Elementary School Southport Elementary School

Get your tickets now! Don't miss out on the opportunity to see the latest RCHS productions show created entirely from home! #RCHSProductions #h#rchsproductions #CluetheMovie #CluethePlay #StayAtHomeTheater #StayAtHomeHighSchoolTheater

The Washington Unified School District (WUSD) is proud to join more than 1,000 local educational agencies in the state in recognizing the contributions of board members during School Board Recognition Month. In this time of unprecedented challenges in nearly every sector of life, board members have worked tirelessly to help our district establish new ways of ensuring students continue to learn. The WUSD Board of Trustees are our elected representatives and a vital link betwee...n the school district and the community. The board sets the foundation and vision for the district, directs resources where they are most needed, and ensures accountability to the community by monitoring progress toward goals to best support and elevate student achievement. During this challenging year, the WUSD Board of Trustees has worked to close the digital divide, bring all instruction online, provide food services for children even when they are not in school, and strengthen social-emotional supports to students, families, and staff. Please join us in recognizing our hard-working board members for their support of our students through effective policies and for their continuing advocacy for more resources at the state level. We Appreciate You! Coby Pizzotti, Co-President, Area 3 Jackie Thu-Huong Wong, Co-President, Area 4 Alvaro Venegas, Clerk, Area 2 Sarah Kirby-Gonzalez, Trustee, Area 5 Vacant, Trustee, Area 1 Read on our website: https://www.wusd.k12.ca.us/announcements/?capostid=30596

Following the State, County, and CDC guidelines, we have brought students on campus for assessments and have opened Learning Centers and day care since the beginning of school. Students with the most severe needs and disabilities in our Special Day Classes (SDC) remain to be our focus in returning our first group of students back to school for instruction. The negotiating teams for the Washington Unified School District (WUSD) and the West Sacramento Teachers Association (WST...A) continue to negotiate the safe return of small cohorts of Special Day Class (SDC) students to school sites. As an update, both parties met on the following dates: September 9, 2020 - Both parties met to check in since the return to school. October 5, 2020 - Discussion about the return of SDC students. October 15, 2020 - Continued discussion. October 20, 2020 - Continued discussion. October 21, 2020 - Continued discussion. October 27, 2020 - WSTA provided a proposal to WUSD. October 28, 2020 - WUSD provided a response proposal to WSTA. November 2, 2020 - WSTA provided a response to the proposal to WUSD. November 3, 2020 - WUSD provided a response to the proposal to WSTA. The discussions have been focused on safely returning designated staff to attend training sessions, meetings and prepare their classroom/work locations for the return of SDC students later this month. The plan includes a two-week transition period commencing on November 2, 2020, with a week of orientation for students with their teachers the week of November 16, 2020. Following the Thanksgiving break, only SDC families and students that have elected to return to an in-person hybrid model will return to school the week of November 30, 2020. Families with students in our SDC classes affected by these changes have been notified of the schedule to return small cohorts of in-person hybrid instruction as well as the option for the virtual learning model. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 metrics for Yolo County, West Sacramento, and WUSD. Both parties are scheduled to meet next Tuesday, November 10, 2020. It is the hope of WUSD to reach an agreement with WSTA next week. We want to thank both the WSTA and WUSD bargaining teams for their continued efforts and hard work throughout this entire process. Thank you for your support and understanding. We will continue to update our families and staff throughout our progress.

666 River City High School students celebrated their 4.0 gpa status. Woohoo! Keep up the great work Raiders! #RaidersRISE #Great2bWUSD

PRESS RELEASE: Yolo County Meets Purple Tier Metrics for One Week; Residents Urged to Follow Preventive Health Measures. Yolo County is still in the red tier b...ut we may go back to purple as early as November 10. Please do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19. For the press release: https://www.yolocounty.org/Ho/Components/News/News/12328/26 See more

Big shoutout to all our community partners who organized and participated in the #SafeTrickOrTreatStreet event at River City High School on Oct. 31. BIG Thank you to all the #RCHS leadership students and the Riverbank Elementary and PTC team for representing and celebrating Halloween in a safe and fun way!

Did you just get this letter in the mail? If so, that means that your child has $50 waiting for them in a College Savings Account! There are no income qualific...ations to open this account. All you need to do is open a ScholarShare California's 529 College Savings Plan and link the account in Outcome Tracker. When you open and link your account you are automatically entered into our 5/29 Day contest where your child can win $1,529 for their College Savings Account! For help, visit us at a school near you, or set up an appointment at a time that best fits your schedule. Washington Unified School District

From time to time, we hear about the cool and unique talents of our employees and it's a great reminder that we have some extraordinary people in the #WUSDK12 family. So when we heard that our district-wide Bus Aide, Yvette Hernandez, creates handmade custom piñatas, we couldn't resist bragging about it! Check out the Good Day Sacramento spotlight and give Yvette a big WUSD shoutout! #Great2bWUSD Csea168

In celebration of America Recycles Day, Waste Management, and the City of West Sacramento, Government is excited to offer all West Sacramento elementary school classrooms the opportunity to watch an exclusive 15 minute educational and entertaining video created by rap superhero and YouTuber Mr. Eco! The Sort Like Crazy In West Sac game show video is an educational, engaging piece of content that will teach students how to properly sort recycling and food waste in West Sacra...mento and empower them to teach their friends and family as well! Additional classroom curriculum and activities will be provided as resources to support the video lesson. Fun Fact: The video will feature Stonegate Elementary student, Seren Tilley from Mr. Parker’s class! When: The video will be available to view from November 2-13, 2020. How To Watch: Please contact Jeni Tickler at [email protected] to request video access for your class. Please register by Friday, October 30 to receive the video link. It will be hosted on a private YouTube video channel that you and your students can view at any time from Monday, November 2 Friday, November 13 before it is removed. About Mr. Eco: Mr. Eco is creator of The EcoHero Show that has been performed for 1,200 schools reaching 500,000 students in 5 countries. His YouTube videos have more than 2 million views and he is a NARAS Grammy voting musician having released 3 studio albums. Website: www.MrEco.org Mr. Eco Content + Video Links: To generate excitement before viewing the custom Sort Like Crazy in West Sac video or as follow up after the video, check out these resources from Mr. Eco. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/mreco Elkhorn Village Elementary School Westfield Village Elementary Riverbank Elementary and PTC Westmore Oaks K-8 Westmore Oaks PTSA Stonegate PTO Southport Elementary PTO Southport Elementary School Bridgeway Island Elementary PTO Bridgeway Island Elementary School

10/26/20 Yolo County Daily Briefing

Since March of 2020, the Board of Education has discussed the challenges and effects of COVID-19 to our school district and community at Board Meetings held every two weeks. Our District continues to be on a phase-in approach in returning back to school campus while closely monitoring the ever-changing impacts of COVID-19. We encourage all #WUSDK12 families and staff to read the latest Return to School Update as of October 23 sent to you via email and posted on our website. ... Continue reading: https://www.wusd.k12.ca.us/announcements/?capostid=28630 Elkhorn Village Elementary School Riverbank Elementary and PTC Westfield Village Elementary Westmore Oaks K-8 Westmore Oaks PTSA Stonegate Elementary Stonegate PTO Bridgeway Island Elementary School Bridgeway Island Elementary PTO Southport Elementary PTO Southport Elementary School River City High School Raider Parent Network Yolo Education Center Washington Middle College High School

One of the biggest topics throughout virtual learning is technology. During last night's Board Meeting, staff presented a technology update highlighting the latest progress we have made to strengthen district-wide technology infrastructure and support for students, staff, and families. This includes the purchase of new Chromebooks to phase out old or damaged devices. Although demand is making availability very difficult these days, our superstar Technology Team has been work...ing extremely hard to ensure our families do not miss out. This afternoon, we received an initial batch of 156 new Chromebooks that will soon make their way into the hands of students. To date, we have check out 5,224 Chromebooks and 453 hotspots to students throughout the WUSD. Please contact your school principal for support if you know anyone who is still in need of assistance with technology or internet access. Thank you, WUSDk12 Technology Department! We appreciate all that you do for our families and staff! #Great2bWUSD

WUSD is hiring! If you are interested in working in a rewarding field that directly impacts youth and the community, then #TeamWUSD is the place for you. Paraeducator Bus Driver Bus Aide... School Nurse Jrotc Instructor Noon Duty Supervisor Substitutes Please help us out and share this informational flyer with anyone that might be interested. If you have additional questions, please call the WUSD Human Resources Office at 916-375-7600 ext. 1045.

Happy Friday #WUSDK12! Get caught up on the latest developments from last night's WUSD School Board meeting by checking out our Board Brief: https://www.wusd.k12.ca.us/announcements/?capostid=28603

REMINDER: Virtual Board of Education Meeting tonight, October 22, 2020, at 5:30 pm using Zoom Webinar. Meetings are livestreamed and viewable on YouTube page at http://bit.ly/WUSDVirtualBoardMeeting Public Comments can be made, one person at a time, for the allocated three (3) minutes by joining the meeting and using the raised hand feature to submit a request. Public comments can also be submitted via email to the President of the Board and Superintendent to have the comm...ent read for the record during the public comment portion of the meeting. Please send your public comment to [email protected] and [email protected]. Join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89898144369 Webinar ID: 898 9814 4369 Passcode: 591718 OR Telephone ONLY: 669-900-9128 Webinar ID: 898 9814 4369 Passcode: 591718 Telephone Controls: *6 to Toggle mute/unmute *9 to Raise hand to provide public comment

Did you miss the October 21st Parent University? No problem, WUSD has you covered! Last night we hosted a NEW Parent University from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m in English and from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m in Spanish, focused on helping families with data confirmation, Aeries Parent Portal, and other general communication information. If you did not have the opportunity to join us in real-time, you can still access the information shared by viewing the recordings below: Parent University (Engl...ish): bit.ly/wusdaeriesparent Parent University (Spanish): bit.ly/wusdaeriesparentSPAN ¿Se perdió la Universidad de Padres del 21 de octubre? No hay problema, ¡WUSD lo tiene cubierto! Anoche organizamos una NUEVA Universidad para Padres de 6:00 a 7:00 pm en inglés y de 7:00 a 8:00 pm en español, enfocada en ayudar a las familias con la confirmación de datos, el Portal de Padres Aeries y otra información de comunicación general. Si no tuvo la oportunidad de acompañarnos en tiempo real, todavía puede acceder a la información compartida viendo las siguientes grabaciones: Universidad de Padres (inglés): bit.ly/wusdaeriesparent Universidad de Padres (español): bit.ly/wusdaeriesparentSPAN