ABC Community Update
News from the ABC Unified School District
August 10, 2023
Back to School
School begins for all students next Monday, August 14th. Make sure you reach out to your child’s school with any questions and don’t forget to complete all required forms for your child. Log in to your Aeries Parent Portal account to approve the forms. Don’t forget, 7th graders attending a middle school begin school tomorrow, Friday, August 11th. Welcome back!
Teachers Get Ready for Students
Student and Parent/Guardian Handbook
Students Eat for Free
Marc Stirdivant Scholarship for Justice
2022-23 CAASPP Scores Available
District Digest - Back to School Edition
Board Meeting Recap
The ABCUSD Board of Education took the following actions at its regular meeting held on August 1, 2023:
Held a public reception for newly appointed Trustee Area 7 Board Member Mr. Francisco Noyola
Approved a contract with Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles to provide preventative, educational, and primary health care services for the 2023-2025 school years
Approved a request to submit an Accounting Program pathway name change from “Accounting Clerk” to “Accounting Technician” to the Council on Occupational Education
Adopted the following textbooks:
Mandarin Chinese textbook titled: Better Immersion
Simplemente Mariachi: Guitar/Armonia/Vihuela or Vihuela & Online Audio
Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Second Edition, with connect access
Foundations for Superior Performance: Warm-ups and Technique for Band
Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Procedures
Medical Terminology Online with Adaptive Learning for the Language of Medicine
Understanding Abnormal Behavior - Edition 12
El Mundo 21 Hispano Loose Leaf, 3rd Edition with MindTap
History of Dance with Web Resource, 2nd Edition
Focus on Personal Finance: An Active Approach to Help You Achieve Financial Literacy, 8th Edition
Approved a contract with NOVAK Educational Consulting to provide Professional Learning for secondary school teachers
Approved a contract with RocketLit, Inc., to provide Professional Learning to for secondary science teachers for the 2023-2026 school years
Adopted Resolution 23-01, approving the assignment of delinquent tax receivables to the California Statewide Delinquent Tax Finance Authority for the fiscal years ending June 20, 2023, 2024, and 2025
Approved the YMCA of Greater Long Beach to provide ABC EXCELS programming at Carmenita Middle School (RFP ABC-1613)
Approved the renewal of an agreement for legal services with Orbach Huff & Henderson, LLP from August 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026
Approved contracts to EverDriven and First Student, Inc. for smaller capacity vehicles transportation services on an as-needed basis for the 2023-2024 school year with an option to renew for four additional years (RFP ABC-1623)
Received and filed the Quarterly Williams Settlement Compliance Report for April through June 2023, with no findings
The next regular meeting of the ABCUSD Board of Education will be on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
Dates to Remember:
August 11 - First Day of School for 7th Graders
August 14 - First Day of School
August 15 - Board Meeting
September 4 - Labor Day
September 5 - Board Meeting
September 19 - Board Meeting
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ABCUSD
16700 Norwalk Boulevard
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 926-5566