Hello Students & Families!

This week we wrap up our Quarter 1 progress grading period (Venture) and our GP1 grading period (Del Amigo). These grades will be visible in Infinite Campus next week! Students needing extra support in academics or attendance will be automatically scheduled into Friday ACCESS classes (they should follow their regular schedule i.e. 1st period ACCESS is held between 9:00-9:45 am). All students and parents will be informed of this addition, receive an email notification of being scheduled into ACCESS and ACCESS will be displayed on their schedule in IC. Attendance is taken!

In addition…students who would like to connect with our School Counselor, School Social Worker, Administrators, School Liaison, Casemanager, etc…. are always welcomed and encouraged to come in on Fridays! Please make sure you check IN and OUT at the front computer when you arrive and leave campus. We also have breakfast snacks and lunch is served at 11:30.

In keeping with our ongoing work with the SRVUSD Strategic Directions and our newly adopted Learner Profile, we are excited to engage in a program to measure school improvement, especially as it relates to school and classroom culture and climate. Your student will be asked to complete six brief questionnaires over the course of the year, to gather insights into their learning experiences on campus. As always, if you would prefer that your student refrain from taking these questionnaires, please let me know. We plan to administer the first questionnaire next week.

Take care,

Lynsie Castellano, Principal

Wednesday, Sept 20th - DEL AMIGO & VENTURE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT (RSVP below)

Monday, Sept 25th - SCHOOL RECESS NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, Sept 26th - TEACHER FLOATING WORK DAY NO SCHOOL

Friday, Oct 6th - End of 1st Quarter

We are looking for parents and students to be a part of our School Site Council for the 2023-2024 school year. The School Site Council oversees the effectiveness of school improvement programs at the school site level. If you or your student are interested in this great opportunity, please nominate yourself below!

All meetings will be held virtually on the following dates:

Thursday, October 12 at 2:30 pm

Thursday, December 7 at 2:30 pm

Thursday, February 15 at 2:30 pm

Thursday, April 10 at 2:30 pm

Parent nomination form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYyAJHprHTIgMcCeIqGmSDkt3rSvCXXxj4xJ-G_0uQs1cT2w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Student nomination form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kI80gPPML8pXPC94WUOVa3yNSg5a6qDjO53b_hkp2RQ/viewform?edit_requested=true

At Del Amigo and Venture, we are working to build a community of culture that is welcoming for our diverse groups of students, staff and families. Below are some of the events and activities currently happening on our campus, through online learning and throughout the greater Bay Area.

No Place 4 Hate: Ongoing, both schools. We will promote inclusion and acceptance for all, while we work to interrupt hate and intolerance. Our goal is to make our space a safe environment where everyone is seen, heard, respected and protected. We will do this through interactive lessons, discussions, community circles and more. This program is sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. Ask your student about this week’s lesson on microaggressions.

Black Family Day: Los Positas College, Livermore, Saturday, 9/16- 10am-2pm

Come join the fun at LPC on Saturday, when students and families can meet faculty and staff, tour the campus, attend workshops and enjoy free food and music.

Girl Talk- The Confident Girl: Roundhouse Conference Center, San Ramon, 10/14, 1pm-5pm

At this fun event, girls and women come together to get the recipe to build their confidence. It's one day of motivational teaching, Life coaching, fun, entertainment (think fashion show) and lots of surprises. Our own social worker Monie Bohnsack will be guest speaker. Go to www.girltalk.me to get more information or register.

SLAM with Dr. Lori Watson: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, 11/6, 8:30am-3pm

Student participants develop personal racial literacy and consciousness through historical and current contexts. They also work to cultivate tools and strategies to engage in discussions about race and identity, as well as develop leadership tools to begin to address and disrupt systemic racism as well as other isms. SLAM is open to any interested students in our district. See Ms. Davis for details or to register.

If you have any questions about these activities or events, please email Yolanda Davis, our on-campus liaison for Equity and MTSS. MTSS is a Multi Tiered System of Support that uses data to help match academic and social-emotional behavior assessment and instructional resources, to meet each student’s needs.

Hello Parents and Students:

We know the many positive effects of being thankful for the great things in our life. Choose 1 of these activities to do this afternoon and maybe feel a bit calmer.

All of our Alt Ed Staff are amazing. A special shout out to Nate Boles, Kathy Dillingham, Brittany McDonald, and Lisa Rainbolt. They have gone through additional changes this first grading period and have worked through the adjustments and move wherever they are needed. I'm so thankful they are part of our Alt. Ed Team.

Ms. Kruse

Counselor

The District is launching the development of the 3-year Local Control Accountability Plan (2024 - 2027), a State required action and expenditure plan for educational programming aligned to state identified priorities. The committee membership will be composed of staff, students, parents and community members.

Recruitment for LCAP Committee Representatives is underway and will continue until 9/22. Representatives include staff (certificated and classified), parents, students and administrators. Next week we will launch the recruitment campaign on social media and post a message to our website.

Interested individuals should complete this brief survey. The committee will be limited to approximately 30 representatives. If interest is greater than available slots, selection will be based on ensuring a broad representation from across the district.

LCAP Committee meetings are scheduled for the following dates from 5:30 - 7:00 pm and committee members are expected to attend all meetings: October 24, 2023; December 5, 2023; January 23, 2024; March 19, 2024; May 7, 2024

Applicants will receive notification letters the week of September 25.

San Ramon Valley Unified School District is seeking members for its Parcel Tax Oversight Committee.

The nine member (plus one alternate) committee provides oversight for the Board of Education to ensure that the funds are spent as intended by the voters of the parcel tax. The committee meets at least twice per year and reports on an annual basis to the Board and community on how the funds have been spent. All meetings are open to the public.

Currently there are openings for three member positions and one alternate to be appointed by the Board of Education at their regular meeting on October 10, 2023. Parcel Tax committee members serve a two-year term. They cannot be compensated and cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. Members must reside within the boundaries of the SRVUSD and must be registered voters. SRVUSD employees or officials of the district, as well as vendors, contractors and consultants are not eligible to serve as members.

Applications are available on our Parcel Tax Committee webpage. The deadline for submitting the application is 3:00 p.m. on September 11, 2023. For additional information, please contact Sandra Corsetti in the Business Office, at scorsetti@srvusd.net.

The SRVUSD’s Equity Steering Committee is an advisory group comprised of Board of Education members, certificated and classified staff, administrators, students and parents/guardians/caregivers. The purpose of the committee is to support the District in achieving the goals set forth in the SRVUSD Strategic Plan. For more information, check out SRVUSD's Strategic Directions.

Steering committee members will work alongside one another to guide and advise the District on how to prioritize the goals set forth in the strategic plan, identify effective action steps to meet goals, and evaluate evidence on the progress the District is making toward the goals.

Equity Steering Committee meetings are held from 4:30-6:30pm (virtually). Student Equity Steering Committee meetings are held from 4:00-4:30pm (virtually). Here are the dates:

• September 20

• October 18

• December 6

• February 7

• April 24

In addition, you may be asked to attend sub-committee meetings.

If you are interested in serving as a school representative on the Equity Steering Committee for your school site, please lcastellano@srvusd.net. Final selection of Steering Committee members will be based on criteria that considers a number of variables in an effort to achieve broad and inclusive representation. The goal is to have a cross-section of individuals sit on the steering committee and reflect the diversity of the SRVUSD community. Each middle school and high school will have a staff representative, community member, and student representative. Each elementary school will have a staff and community representative. School representatives on the Equity Steering Committee will serve a one-year term.

If you have any questions, please email the Director of Educational Equity, Hong Nguyen, at: hnguyen2@srvusd.net.

Good Afternoon Alt Ed Del Amigo & Del Amigo High School Parents and Caregivers:

At Del Amigo & Venture, we encourage all of our students' families to join Schoology so they can monitor their child's academic progress. By joining Schoology, you can view your child's classes, assignments. and grades.

• To access your Schoology parent account, please log in at https://app.schoology.com using the same email address that is in Infinite Campus.

• To ensure that you are able to access your account, staff members must use a personal email account for parent/caregiver accounts.

• To learn more about how to use the parent Schoology portal, please review these resources.

• For support with using Schoology, please review the Schoology Learning Community for updated resources.

• For student resources and support with using Schoology, use the Student Guide to Schoology.

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