Baldwin Park Unified’s North Park Continuation High School and Sierra Vista High School were recognized by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) with a three-year accreditation, coming after mid-cycle visits completed this year. Both schools were commended for their supportive school communities and rigorous, high-quality career and college preparatory programs.
More than 60 migrant students served by the El Monte City Consortium mastered coding skills, 3-D design and virtual reality programming through summer programs in June and July. The consortium serves about 330 children and youths up to age 22 in the Migrant Education Program, including about 160 students at El Monte City School District. Other students hail from Rosemead School District, Alhambra School District, Garvey School District and El Monte Union High School District.
Eddie Cuevas first learned the significance of the El Monte High School Lion’s Roar when he arrived on campus as a freshman. As a Class of 1989 graduate, Cuevas began a successful career as a project manager in the private sector, but always felt his community calling him back. Today, Cuevas, a first-generation college-goer who came to the U.S. when he was 2 years old, is preparing for his first year as El Monte High School’s principal, determined to give back to the school that provided him the vehicle for educational opportunities and the path in which to prosper.
for their skill in boosting understanding of math concepts to students through personalized instruction. Mathspace recognized teachers Sean Hamilton, Courtney Hsu, Scott Magnin and Jon Christensen on July 6, making Buena Park School District one of only two districts in California to earn four Esteemed Educator Awards.
Lynwood Unified School District celebrated the summer graduating class of 2020 from Lynwood and Firebaugh high schools with a virtual commencement ceremony, featuring recorded speeches from principals and student representatives.
Baldwin Park Unified will launch its enhanced distance learning program to begin the 2020-21 school year, featuring online academic support groups, emotional and mental wellness check-ins and support systems for parents. BPUSD’s Distance Learning 2.0 program will provide students with live online instruction five days a week and devices for all K-12 students.
Families interested in enrolling in Fontana Unified School District for the 2020-21 year may begin the process online. Fontana Unified offers an array of academic and enrichment programs that begin in transitional kindergarten and kindergarten – such as coding and robotics, dual language immersion and leadership development – and prepare students for hands-on career technical education and professional pathways in high school. Visit www.fusd.net/enrollment to begin the enrollment process.
Monrovia Unified’s Board of Education on July 14 announced that the District would start the school year on Aug. 19 with distance learning. The District will have the option to transition to a hybrid model when health conditions improve. The distance learning model will include daily, live interaction with teachers for instruction, progress monitoring and maintaining school connectedness. The program will also provide academic and socio-emotional support, and additional support for language acquisition, including the District’s dual language programs in Spanish and Mandarin.
Fontana Unified School District will begin the 2020-2021 school year on Monday, Aug. 24, with online instruction for all students. The decision to start the school year on Aug. 24 was announced during a July 22 Board of Education special meeting. The new start date supports Fontana Unified’s continued efforts to ensure all students are equipped with devices needed to engage in distance learning and provide parents and teachers with additional trainings prior to the start of the 2020-21 year.
El Monte City School District will launch a Mandarin Dual Language (DLI) program at New Lexington School when the 2020-21 school year begins Thursday, Aug. 20, offering students the opportunity to gain intercultural understanding and develop biliteracy in English and Mandarin. The program will launch with an inaugural kindergarten class and build upon the success of El Monte City’s Spanish DLI program.