Fontana Unified School Lauded for Financial Aid Application Completion Rates
For the second consecutive year, Jurupa Hills High School has been recognized by the California Department of Education’s Student Aid Commission Race to Submit campaign as one of the top 24 schools in the state with the highest financial aid application completion rates. According to the 2020-21 Race to Submit Dashboard, Jurupa Hills scored a completion rate of 90.41%, with 424 of 469 students in the Class of 2020 completing either a FAFSA or California Dream Act application and submitting a GPA verification form. Additionally, more than half of Jurupa Hills grads have been awarded a Cal Grant.
For the second consecutive year, Jurupa Hills High School has been recognized by the California Department of Education’s Student Aid Commission Race to Submit campaign as one of the top 24 schools in the state with the highest financial aid application completion rates. According to the 2020-21 Race to Submit Dashboard, Jurupa Hills scored a completion rate of 90.41%, with 424 of 469 Class of 2020 graduates completing either a FAFSA or California Dream Act application and submitting a GPA verification form. Additionally, more than half of Jurupa Hills High School graduates have been awarded a Cal Grant.
Fontana Unified Prepares for 2020-21 Year, Continues Device Distribution
Fontana Unified School District is preparing students for a successful start to the 2020-21 year, which begins Monday, Aug. 24 in online distance learning, with the continued distribution of laptops to students from transitional kindergarten to 12th grade. During a video interview between Mayor Acquanetta Warren and FUSD Superintendent Randal Bassett, Fontana Unified received a $25,000 donation from the National Real Estate Development Association's Inland Empire chapter. The donation will help offset the costs of providing the District’s 36,000 students with laptops.
Fontana Unified Extends Summer Meal Service to Aug. 19
Fontana Unified School District will extend its free weekly summer meal service through Wednesday, Aug. 19, providing meals to children ages 18 and under. Meals are available for pickup from 9 to 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at 11 schools. For more information, including pickup locations, visit www.fusd.net.
Fontana Unified Prepares for 2020-21 Year, Continues Device Distribution
Fontana Unified School District is preparing students for a successful start to the 2020-21 year, which begins Monday, Aug. 24 in online distance learning, with the continued distribution of laptops to students from transitional kindergarten to 12th grade. During a video interview between Mayor Acquanetta Warren and FUSD Superintendent Randal Bassett, Fontana Unified received a $25,000 donation from the National Real Estate Development Association's Inland Empire chapter. The donation will help offset the costs of providing the District’s 36,000 students with laptops.
Fontana Unified is preparing students for a successful start to the 2020-21 year, which begins Aug. 24 in online distance learning, with the continued distribution of laptops to students from transitional kindergarten to 12th grade. During a video interview between Mayor Acquanetta Warren and FUSD Superintendent Randal Bassett, Fontana Unified received a $25,000 donation from the National Real Estate Development Association's Inland Empire chapter (NAIOP). The donation will help offset the costs of providing the District’s 36,000 students with laptops.
Fontana Unified Extends Summer Meal Service to Aug. 19
Fontana Unified School District will extend its free weekly summer meal service through Wednesday, Aug. 19, providing meals to children ages 18 and under. Meals are available for pickup from 9 to 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at 11 schools. For more information, including pickup locations, visit www.fusd.net.
Fontana Unified Opens Online Enrollment
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.
Fontana Unified to Launch School Year on Aug. 24
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.
Fontana Unified Provides Parent Tech Training for Distance Learning
Fontana Unified is helping families prepare for the 2020-21 year, which will begin with distance learning, by offering a series of technology trainings on how to use Microsoft Teams and make the most of digital learning tools. The trainings – which began July 21 and run through Wednesday, July 29 – are offered in English and Spanish and highlight how parents and students can attend virtual meetings, find class resources, complete digital assignments and more.
