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MUSD Superintendent's Newsletter
August 2024
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
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I want to start by welcoming you all to the 2024-2025 school year. I hope your summer was enjoyable and provided all families time to reconnect and make new memories.
I am excited to start this school year and am committed to providing the best educational experience possible for your students. Our district team (administration, maintenance, grounds, and custodial staff ) have been working hard over the summer break to ensure our schools are ready to provide the best teaching and learning environments for all.
This year the district will continue to focus on UDL (Universal Design for Learning), Reading TK-3, Math 4th -Algebra I and assisting staff in the implementation of new elementary Social Science and High School Science curriculums.
As both Superintendent and a past MUSD parent, I want to emphasize that the partnership between home and school is vital to student success. I encourage you to be involved, communicate and ask questions of both the staff and your student. Your involvement, feedback and support are always needed so that we can help your child reach their full potential.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need assistance navigating your child's educational experience.
Helen Rossi
Superintendent
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Elementary:
This school year all elementary schools will be receiving new Social Science Curriculum. My World Interactive, published by Savvas, is a curriculum that engages students in real-world activities and practices of citizenship. Students investigate and collaborate as they explore Social Studies content. This curriculum was piloted and adopted by the MUSD Curriculum Advisory Council at the end of last year.
Secondary:
After piloting several publishers looking for updated high school science curriculum. The following textbooks and their supporting materials were adopted and purchased and will be used in our high school classes beginning this year:
- McGraw-Hill, Hole’s Anatomy and Physiology
- McGraw-Hill, California Inspire Biology
- McGraw-Hill, California Inspire Chemistry
- Activate Learning, Active Physics
- McGraw-Hill, Biology AP Edition
- McGraw-Hill, Chemistry AP Edition
Depending on when the State Board of Education adopts their list of qualified publishers who meet the new Mathematics Framework, we are hoping to pilot new mathematics materials for the district in the Spring.
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The MUSD has experienced a very busy summer in terms of facilities upgrades.
- The newly renovated MPE will be set to open for students on Wed the 14th, although the project is not quite finished in terms of landscaping and some punch list items.
- The D building at MJHS has received a new coat of paint, and all classrooms have received new furniture, replacing many of the old and broken pieces that have been used in the district for many years.
- Security Fencing was installed at all access points at MJHS.
- All draperies and stage curtains in the auditorium have been replaced!
- At AHS, the Softball Field is undergoing a transition to artificial turf, and new drainage. This project will allow our softball teams to start and end their season on their own field, as for the past few years they have been displaced due to flooding and drainage issues.
- Also at AHS, the gym floor was completely redone and improvements were made to the football field team room and restrooms.
- The AHS Knowles Field Stadium wireless project is now completed, increasing wifi access on the football and baseball fields in order to support our physical education program and communication tools in the press box.
A review of all completed summer projects will be reviewed at the August 26th Board Meeting.
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With the opening of school only a few days away, the MUSD is in need of a few classified personnel to fill open positions. If you are interested in one or more of these positions, please contact Andrea, our classified personnel technician at 925-335-5924.
- Cafeteria Substitutes (approximately 3 hours per day depending on site)
- Campus Supervisor (AHS 5.5 hrs per day)
- Custodian Substitutes
- Health Services Clerk (3.5 hours per school day)
- Noon Duty Supervisors JSE, LJE, MPE (1.5 to 1.75 hours per school day)
- Para Educator substitutes (5.5 hour positions)
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MUSD District Events and Information
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Click here for the current calendar for all school events.
Click here for up to date information on the MUSD School Board members, meeting dates and agendas and minutes.
Click here for easy access to Parent Information on the MUSD website.
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Drop Off and Pick Up the First Days!
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Please be patient and drive slowly and safely!
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Just a quick reminder that traffic at drop off and pick up tend to be a bit crazier during the first weeks of school as our staff and parents sort out logistics. For many it is their first time navigating the process. PLEASE be patient as student safety is a priority! Please see your site administration with any concerns or questions. |
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Elementary Residency Verification
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As verifying every elementary student's address is a huge undertaking, the process will continue through the first six or so weeks of school. If you have not yet uploaded your documents, please feel free to bring them by the District Office at 921 Susana Street,or your child's elementary school. Parents will be notified by email if any verifications that were submitted and do not meet the 3 approved documents required. Students who enrolled after January 1, 2024 and those students on Interdistrict Transfers do not have submit proof. The expectation is that all returning families submit their verifications either in person or by uploading through the parent portal immediately. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Questions regarding the process should be directed to the Student Services Department 925-335-5918. More information, including what constitutes an accepted form of verification, can be found here. |
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Thank You Martinez Refining Company!
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A huge thank you to the MRC, and both past and present employees for their generosity in donating thousands of dollars worth of school supplies. Supplies will be sorted and passed on to every school site. |
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Looking for local and engaging extra curricular activities for your student?
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All flyers to be distributed to students are posted here. Flyers are updated by the 1st and 15th of each month, or if possible when received. Only PTA, ASB and school sponsored events will be distributed at the sites for students to take home. |
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