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🌸 Awesome April! 🌸
Happy April BEVA Families!
As we approach the home stretch of the 23-24 school year, I can’t help but share how proud I am of our school. Our theme of “Building for Our Future” has been a consistent anchor this year and we have seen our work come to fruition. Here are a few celebrations that we want to share:
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) visited us on March 4-6. Their time included visiting each of our high school classes, interviewing all stakeholders, and validating our self-study report. I am happy to report that out of 18 categories, we were found to be highly effective in 5 areas and effective in the remaining 13.
This past month we held our first set of field trips (California Science Center, Ronald Reagan Library) and it was a wonderful experience for all who attended. All of our students who participated shared that they really enjoyed meeting classmates. A huge shout out to Ms. Apodoca, our CAP Coordinator, all of the chaperones (Ms. Agajanian, Ms. Rodriguez, Ms. Lockhart, Mr. Gaeta, Mr. Bustamante, Ms. Paulina) and parents who attended. We have a few more to go, including a trip to our nation’s capital, Washington D.C.
Our amazing Blazing BEVA Builders earned first place in a districtwide competition involving Minecraft Education. The finals included teams from each region of LAUSD, mainly made up of high school students, and our awesome team took the trophy home. Please visit ITI Facebook to view pictures and highlights. Thank you Mr. Gaeta (Sponsor), Polly Kruchinina (2025), Fatema Fazal (2028) Adesola Daudi-Talabi (2029) , Hayley Ramirez-Marin (2029) Felix Contreras (2029).
Key Reminders/Events: Please notice the slight changes in our monthly events.
Open House is on April 9, 2024. Please join us for an opportunity to celebrate your student’s work and receive important BEVA information and updates on our work for the 24-25 school year.
April begins our state testing season (for grades 3-8 and 11) so please support your student in ensure they have:
Appropriate nutrition and rest
Dedicated and quiet work space
Working LAUSD Device (Camera and Audio)
Our goal is for 100% of our students to participate.
All students are required to spend at least 45 minutes in i-Ready Math and 45 minutes in i-Ready Reading every week. Please ensure your student is meeting this important expectation and if you need support on how to do so, please contact your student’s teacher, counselor, and/or Ms. Duarte. Our current data indicates that as a school, we are not meeting this requirement.
As we are approaching the end of the school year and start to plan for next year, please begin to have a conversation with your student about their individual progress. I say this because we continue to have students who are not progressing at a successful rate and/or not meeting participation expectations. For example, all students are expected to:
Participate daily
Submit ROA Assignments on Time
Engage in all i-Ready activities
Participate in state testing
We will most likely not offer a Master Agreement for the 24/25 school year to students found not to be meeting the expectations indicated in the Master Agreement.
We have intervention programs in place, so if you feel your student needs additional support please convey that to your student's teacher and/or counselor. We are ready to support.
English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) is on April 11, 2024 @ 2 PM
The School Site Council meeting is taking place on April 18, 2024 @ 3PM.
Coffee with the Principal is April 23, 2024 @ 10 AM
High School Credit Recovery continues to be available for our students, please contact your counselor for details.
Please reach out if you have any questions. Our staff are always ready to support you.
In appreciation,
Marco Tolj
Principal
Open House | Celebration of Learning
Please mark your calendars and plan to zoom with us on April 9th. Elementary (TK-5) will host Open House: Celebration of Learning from 12-1pm and Secondary (grades 6-12) will host from 5-6pm. We will begin each session together and hear from Mr. Tolj. After a brief group welcome, families will get to visit classrooms to see what their child has learned and hear more about things coming up as we head into the final stretch. We cannot wait to have you join us as we celebrate the amazing students and learning! Don't miss this! You can click the photo to join!
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Encourage Your Child to Get Involved!
🎓 College & Career Talk Tuesday
Tuesdays at 12pm
All Middle School Students Welcome!
👩💻 Coding Club
Wednesdays 12pm
All are welcome!
🤎 Pretty Brown Girls
Wednesdays at 12:30
All girls welcome!
⭐ Student Leadership
Thursdays at 12pm
All Middle & High School Students
🎉 BEVA Friendship Club
Fridays at 12:30
All are welcome!
Make friends and have fun!
🤴 Greatness Academy
Fridays at 12:30
All are welcome!
Sign up!
2023-2024 School Calendars
Click the picture to view the page. Save the link for the updates!
🎉 We Cannot Wait to Celebrate!
5th Grade Culmination
June 11th at 11am
Zoom
8th Grade Promotion
June 11th at 9am
Zoom
High School Graduation
June 10th
9am Virtual Ceremony
7pm In Person Ceremony at Wilson HS
We are so grateful for the wonderful leadership from out assistant principals! Thank you for all you do for students, families, and staff. You are available, knowledgeable, and want to see each student and team member succeed. Thank you for making BEVA the best it can be!
🌸 Awesome April
Month Celebrations
Don't miss these days of celebration!
Be Involved in BEVA!
English Learner Advisory Council (ELAC)
ELAC meetings take place every 2nd Thursday of the month from 2:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. Please visit the BEVA website for our scheduled ELAC meeting and agenda.
School Site Council (SSC)
SSC meetings take place every 3rd Thursday of the month from 3:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. Please visit the BEVA website for our scheduled SSC meeting and agenda.
ELAC April 11th at 2pm
SSC April 18th at 3pm
☕ Coffee with the Principal 🤎
All are welcome! Stay informed. Ask questions! Click picture to join!
Parent Workshops | Saturdays at 9am
Parent Workshops 2nd Wednesday of the month 11:00-12:00pm
The Family Academy is designed to leverage families’ assets to be empowered as they support their child from the early primary years to college and career success. This effort will complement family knowledge by connecting them to actionable learning focused on their child’s development, as well as opportunities to accelerate their own careers and quality of livelihood.
🎓Financial Aid and Scholarships
Be on the lookout for the updated FAFSA form. FAFSA has opened. The goal is a more user-friendly experience for all FAFSA filers. Students may expect fewer questions, new tools and terminology, and updated resources for seamless application completion.
Student Health and Human Services
Attendance Matters!
Independent study students receive their attendance for submitting their work on time! Please help ensure that your child is completing assignments and submitting them by the due date to be given attendance credit. Record of Assignments (ROAs) are created every two weeks and show your child what must be completed to earn their attendance credit. Please note that assignments must be quality work for credit. Your help is crucial for the success of your student. Please follow up at your weekly check in with your child's teacher.
Beaver Basics | Responsible Citizens
Beaver Basics for Success
Master Agreements, LAUSD device for learning, & Cameras On!
Punctuality, Participation, & Attendance!
Weekly ROA meetings, Check Email, & Get Involved!
iReady Middle of the Year (MOY) Assessment How Did Your Child Do?
Middle of the year (MOY) assessment window for iReady is closed. The final end of year window for testing will open in May. All students will be expected to complete the MOY assessment in both reading and math. Students in K-2 take the DIBELS test for ELA. Please make sure your child has an LAUSD device and is logged in to class every day to complete their assessment. This snapshot will show growth made this year and set goals! Students will be able to use iReady to work on skills by logging on to MyPath and working on personalized instruction.
Students who have completed the MOY diagnostic should be working on their personalized learning, My Path, for 45 minutes per week in math and 45 minutes per week in reading. Please make sure your child is completing the lessons. Reach out to your child's teacher with questions or support.
My Path - Personalized Learning for Your Child
Discussing iReady Data with Your Student
1. My Progress: Ask your child to click on My Progress at the bottom of the home page. Ask; “How is iReady going?”, “What are you learning about?”, or “What are you working on?”
2. Lesson Stats; This section shows your child about their online lessons. a. Time-on-Task: Look at the number of minutes your child has spent this week on Online Instruction. Ask; “Have you met your goal?” b. Lessons Passed: Look at the total number of lessons your child has passed this school year. Ask; “What is your goal?” or “What are you proud of?”
3. Lesson Streak: See how many lessons your child has passed in a row. Congratulate them and ask about what they are learning.
4. Completed Work: Ask your child to click on Completed Work. You will see lesson names and quiz scores. Ask; “What did you learn in ____lesson?”, “What did you enjoy?”, “What did you find challenging?”. You might also see your child’s Diagnostic score.
5. My Stuff: Your child can change background theme and redeem points earned for interactive games.
Every student should be working asynchronously on their My Path in iReady for 45 minutes minimum in ELA and 45 minutes minimum in math per week. Please check in regularly with your child to make sure they are working on their personalized learning for growth and success!
We have great news! The LAUSD is providing no cost, vendor-provided, virtual tutoring services for students in math and/or ELA. Tutoring happens in the evenings under supervision. Parents select a vendor and tutoring times when they enroll via enroll.lausd.net. For more information, please visit www.lausd.org/tutoring. Thank you!
Tutor.com Access through Schoology
Or Access through Clever
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Please make sure your child has an LAUSD device. If you need one, please make a request as soon as possible. We want your child to have what they need to succeed. Click the title to get to our website to request your device!