Weekly Newsletter & Bulletin
Spring 2021, 4th ed. - February 1-5, 2021
When is Graduation this year?
As you know, the pandemic has forced us to be creative in how we celebrate. We promise that seniors will be celebrated! Plans and festivities depend on where we are in June. LMUSD relies upon the Health Department to approve our functions that include large gatherings. This is one of the discussion topics with our seniors this week. As soon as we have a specific plan in place it will be shared with our seniors, their families and our community. Thank you for your continued patience as we all navigate these unchartered times.
It’s Counselor Appreciation Week!
Send some appreciation to our five amazing counselors: Mr. Dickens, Mrs. LaBrado, Mrs. Molina, Mrs. Mosqueda, and Mrs. Penton.
Continued this Week! Scheduling Talks for Juniors with their Counselor
Juniors!
In the next few days, you will be meeting with your school counselor via Google Meet during your English class (see below for the schedule). Further scheduling items will be emailed to you through parent square. It is very important that you attend your sessions with your school counselor and that you complete all the steps that will be given to you in order to finalize your 2021-2022 schedule.
Additionally, we will be mailing you the following items:
- Transcript (it documents all your semester final grades)
- High School Graduation Status (keeps track of what credits you completed and still need)
- CSU Eligibility Report (keeps track of your A-G 4 year college preparatory requirements)
PLEASE make sure that you
do not throw these away. You will need all these items when you meet with your counselor.
If you have any questions, you may contact a counseling secretary at (805) 474-3200 ext. 2030 or at 2031. You can also email them at
christina.wagner@lmusd.org or at
nancy.gonzalez@lmusd.org .
Scheduling with Freshman - March 10th - 18th. Schedule to follow.
Are you age 16 - 25 and Need Assistance?
Jovi Cala Vella is a Behavioral Health Navigator. She works with Transitional Age Youth (16-25 year olds) regarding a variety of matters pertaining to mental health and wellness. These matters can range from finding a therapist, to accessing food, clothing, and housing, and so much more. Basically any matters pertaining to mental health, she can help with, or at least find a resource pertaining to the matter to point someone in the right direction. If you feel you need help, please reach out to Jovi at Transitions Mental Health Association, 805-779-0706, or email her at jcalavella@t-mha.org.
English Info - click here
Spanish Info - click here
Senior Recognition Ads Deadline is quickly approaching.
Families are encouraged to purchase space in the yearbook to celebrate their soon to be grad. Photos and messages of pride and encouragement are acceptable items. Go to jostens.com if interested. The deadline to purchase is Thursday, February 11th. While on their website, you can also order caps and gowns. The most affordable option is $40 plus s/h. Look for the cap & gown unit which includes a tassel.
Monday, February 8th is a Holiday
Virtual Training Opportunities for Parents.
Join your fellow community members who have been trained on how to recognize
signs and symptoms of mental health or substance use challenges in youth and
adults, and how to help people find support to being their recovery journey.
There are 3 free opportunities for virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid and
3 free opportunities for virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid. Click the pictures below to see the information pamphlets.
BigFuture™ Days
College Board is hosting our first-ever series of virtual college fairs called BigFuture™ Days:
Sophmores and Juniors sign up for a chance to connect directly with college admissions representatives and current college students.
You will have a chance to explore colleges in a way that's not overwhelming, ask questions about topics they want to learn about, and take action on key college planning steps.
Sign Up Here!
Order Senior Merchandise Here!
Class of 2021,
It's Senior Week! To start off the festivities, we want to congratulate you on a job well done! We are busy planning for your graduation festivities! Jostens is running some specials for cap & gown purchases.
We can't wait to celebrate our senior's accomplishments!
Attending Hancock Next Year? Mark Your Calendar!
Reopening Schools Update
In case you missed it, we wanted to make sure you saw that the California Department of Public Health released its new guidance for schools planning to reopen for in-person instruction, as well as a COVID-19 School Guidance Checklist. The good news is that our current plan already incorporates most of the requirements. The level of detail and guidance included this new release is encouraging.
Our county’s case rates still remain well beyond the threshold limit of 25/100,000 required for reopening. Please keep in mind that our current board adopted reopening criteria requires our county to remain in the red tier for two weeks.
The new guidance affects all schools, which are required to post a compliant COVID-19 Safety Plan prior to reopening. Schools that are already open must post their COVID-19 Safety Plan by February 1. Reopened is defined as having at least an entire grade span on campus for in-person instruction. We have robust learning pods but not entire grade spans so we are not considered to be reopened.
A more detailed update will be provided during Tuesday’s school board meeting. We will share the meeting materials with you via email when they are available.
LMUSD Board Meeting this Week
The Governing Board of the Lucia Mar Unified School District will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Some of the agenda topics for open session include -
Report - Monthly Update on State and SLO County COVID-19 Guidance and District Planning
Report - 2016 General Obligation Bond Measure I Update
Reports - Secondary Student Achievement; Learning Recovery Plan
Construction Project Approvals
You may view the full agenda here. The meeting will be held in accordance with current health & safety guidelines-please see agenda and website for additional details on viewing the meeting.
