Bellflower Unified School District

We are proud to announce our Classified Employee of the Year for 2020-2021! Karen Pack is an outstanding member of our classified team. Karen is an original Woodruff Wolf! She started as a kindergarten student at Woodruff 60 years ago! She has been an Instructional Assistant at Woodruff Elementary for over two decades. She goes above and beyond with every task and every student. Her happy place is at Woodruff contributing to the school environment in every possible way. Karen’s nickname is the energizer bunny and her enthusiasm is contagious to all that cross her path. She excels in motivating and engaging individual students or groups to achieve and surpass the learning objectives. There is a genuine care for each student that crosses her path. Karen is dedicated to helping BUSD build futures for our students. Congratulations Karen!

Wendy Sparks Teacher of the year Wendy Sparks is currently a Math TOSA at Baxter Elementary. In this role she has moved Baxter’s intervention program from a pull out program to a co-teaching model where students are supported in the classroom by two teachers and benefit from working with on track peers. ... Wendy Sparks is a consummate professional with a growth mindset. She is driven to improve her individual craft and the instructional program for students at Baxter and in the Bellflower Unified School District. She actively seeks out professional development that is based on the needs of students. She is a key member of many District instructional leadership groups, including, the Assessment team, and the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) team and a mentor for new teachers through our Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) program. Congratulations and a heartfelt thank you for all of her work for the students of BUSD and Baxter Elementary.

BUSD Families We are excited to announce that BUSD is joining County Supervisor Janice Hahn, LA County Library and The LA Regional Food Bank to host a Drive-Thru Food Giveaway. The event is tomorrow, Thursday September 10, from 9 am to 12 pm at the District Nutrition Center located off Ron Yary Way. There are no walk ups permitted. There are no eligibility requirements, anyone who needs food, can drive up to participate. For more information, including the route please see the BUSD website.

Good afternoon BUSD Families, Good news! We will be able to provide childcare through Expanded Learning Services for children of essential workers, who have kids attending school in our District. The services will be for K-6 students. Site Principals will be sending out Information early next week. We look forward to starting this program on August 31, 2020. Also remember that all school sites are distributing meals for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch... or wish to buy them. See the district website under the Parent tab for information on School Meals and Grab and Go Meals. https://www.busd.k12.ca.us/Page/5613 Tracy McSparren Superintendent Buenas tardes familias de BUSD ¡Tenemos buenas noticias! Podremos proporcionar Servicios de Aprendizaje Expandido para los hijos de trabajadores esenciales que tienen hijos que asisten a la escuela en nuestro Distrito. Los servicios serán para estudiantes K-6. Los directores de sitio enviarán información a principios de la próxima semana. Esperamos comenzar este programa el 31 de agosto de 2020. También recuerde que todas las escuelas están distribuyendo comidas para los estudiantes que califican para almuerzos gratis o reducidos o que desean comprarlos. Consulte el sitio web del distrito en la pestaña Padres para obtener información sobre las comidas escolares y las comidas para llevar. https://www.busd.k12.ca.us/Page/5613 Tracy McSparren Superintendente

Good afternoon BUSD Families, The first day of school is behind us and although we had a few hiccups, it was overall successful. I want to thank everyone for their patience and reaching out. We are posting additional resources based on the common challenges experienced today. Please see this resource on our webpage. Additionally, I want to remind all parents that we are distributing meals for students each day. Information on meals can be found on our website. https...://www.busd.k12.ca.us/Page/5613 Please continue to reach out to your school site for any needs. Phone lines may be busy so you can also email using the email address found beneath the pictures on each school’s website. Tracy McSparren Superintendent Buenas tardes Familias de BUSD, El primer día de clases ha pasado y, aunque tuvimos algunos contratiempos, en general fue un éxito. Les agradecemos a todos por comunicarse con nosotros y por su paciencia. Estamos publicando recursos adicionales basados en los desafíos comunes que se experimentaron hoy. Consulte este recurso en nuestra página web. Además, quiero recordarles a todos los padres que estamos distribuyendo comidas para los estudiantes todos los días. La información sobre las comidas se puede encontrar en nuestro sitio web. https://www.busd.k12.ca.us/Page/5613 Continúe comunicándose con el sitio de su escuela para cualquier necesidad. Las líneas telefónicas pueden estar ocupadas, así es que también puede enviar un correo electrónico utilizando el correo electrónico que se encuentra debajo de las imágenes en el sitio web de cada escuela. Gracias Tracy McSparren Superintendente

BUSD Families, On behalf of the Board of Education, We are excited to welcome your students virtually when school starts tomorrow Tuesday, August 18th. I also want to advise everyone that Southern California is expecting the need to conduct rolling outages over the next few days. Additionally, the fires could cause some systems to experience lapse in service. If this disrupts a class session, please be patient, the teacher will reconnect with the class or communicate through... Google Classroom or Seesaw as soon as possible. Remember to see the FAQ from last Friday to assist your student in logging on to Google Classroom. All students should check their email tonight or later today for directions from their teachers and log into Google classroom per the site schedule. If you need additional assistance, or still need a device, please contact your school using the email address below the pictures on the school website. Tracy McSparren Superintendent Familias de BUSD En nombre de la Junta de Educación, nos complace darles la bienvenida a sus estudiantes virtualmente al comenzar las clases mañana martes 18 de agosto. También quiero advertir a todos que el sur de California espera la necesidad de realizar un apagón rotativo o corte de electricidad durante los próximos días. Además, los incendios podrían hacer que algunos sistemas tengan lapso en el servicio. Si esto interrumpe una sesión de clase, tenga paciencia, el maestro se volverá a conectar con la clase o se comunicará a través de Google Classroom o See Saw lo más pronto posible. Recuerde de ver las preguntas frecuentes del viernes pasado para ayudar a su estudiante a iniciar la sesión en Google Classroom. Todos los estudiantes deben consultar su correo electrónico esta noche o más tarde hoy para obtener instrucciones de parte de sus maestros para iniciar la sesión en la clase de Google según el horario del sitio. Si necesita ayuda adicional o aún necesita un dispositivo, comuníquese con su escuela usando la dirección del correo electrónico debajo de las imágenes en el sitio web de la escuela. Tracy McSparren Superintendente