Mrs. Frazier's Weekly Wildcat Words

We have had a GREAT start to our 2024-25 school year! Your students are wonderful and they came back excited to see their friends and ready to learn! Our teachers and staff spent the first couple of days getting to know your amazing children and building classroom culture.

As we head into this week, we want to remind everyone that we are back to our full day bell schedule starting tomorrow, Monday, August 19th. School will start at 8:30am and end at 3:20pm. For specific times of each period, please check out our school Bell Schedule which can be found on the homepage of our website under the “Our School” tab.

As we continue to build our culture of Respect for the learning environment at El Camino High School, the purpose of our school wide Cell Phone Policy is to ensure all students will not be distracted by cell phone use. To ensure that our scholars can focus on their academics, we will support them by having students place their cell phones in the cell phone pocket holder as they enter the classroom for each teacher. For more information, check out our ECHS Cell Phone Policy as well as our district policy of Off and away during the day - OUSD.

As a reminder, OUSD provides Tutor.com for FREE to all students! Every OUSD student can access Tutor.com at no-cost with 1-to-1 online tutoring in English and Spanish. Students also have access to use drop-off writing review, self-paced test prep from The Princeton Review®, as well as other learning resources. Students can access Tutor.com 24hrs a day every day of the year, except Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Top 10 Facts for Parents - ENGLISH Flyer; Top 10 Facts for Parents - SPANISH Flyer; How it Works - ENGLISH Flyer; How it Works - SPANISH Flyer

• Meetings take place about once per month at 3:30 pm.

• Dates: Sept 3, Oct 1, Jan 30, Mar 4, Apr 1, and May 6.

If you are interested, please send your name by Friday, August 23 to Mrs. Ochoa (Assistant Principal) at: mhigaredadeochoa@oside.us

Oceanside Unified School District has partnered with Lightspeed Systems®to help provide a safe digital learning environment for students through the adoption of Lightspeed Alert™. Lightspeed Alert is a threat detection solution that monitors students’ online activity for signs of self-harm, violence, and bullying.

Lightspeed Alert is a software product that uses artificial intelligence to scan activity on school-owned devices, and school productivity suites, including internet searches for concerning words or phrases and sends real-time notifications to Lightspeed Alert safety specialists. The safety specialists evaluate all alerts, conduct threat assessments, and escalate to district safety personnel and/or law enforcement.

Lightspeed Systems plays a vital role in promoting student safety and well-being by enabling schools and districts to:

• Protect students from exposure to harmful content and safety threats online

• Identify and address worrisome trends and threatening or concerning behaviors to help prevent targeted violence at schools, address bullying, promote student well-being and improve school climate

• Help districts direct mental health resources to those who need them, when they need them

The safety of our students is of critical importance to all of us and we want to protect them from injury. Even so, accidents do happen (at school and elsewhere) and required medical care can be expensive. Please know that ECHS does not assume responsibility for such costs but does offer you access to several student accident insurance plans for voluntary purchase. Details can be found in this linked brochure/enrollment form - English (SPANISH brochure/enrollment form).

For more detailed information, please see this letter - ENGLISH (Parent Letter - SPANISH).

Parent Guidance and the Cook Center for Human Connection are providing FREE parent coaching for any OUSD family! For more information, check out the flyer or click on this link to ParentGuidance.org.

If you are looking for information regarding our El Camino policies and procedures, please be sure to take some time to check out our updated 2024-25 ECHS Student/Parent/Guardian Handbook.

• Wildcat Foundation Webstore: Looking for some EC gear? Wildcat Wear is available for purchase through the Wildcat Foundation webstore. Visit the webstore for all your EC apparel needs by clicking on this link or by visiting our Wildcat Foundation page on our El Camino website.
  

• Tardy Policy: As a Responsible student, being on time to each class allows time to organize materials to focus on the lesson and/or activities for that class. Alternatively, students who are late to class, disrupt instruction, distract their classmates and may have a lower grade point average (GPA) due to missed instruction. Link to ECHS Tardy Policy

• Community Resource Guide: OUSD is pleased to partner with several community organizations to provide our families with resources for food, clothing, shelter, health and mental wellness, and many other services. For more information, check out the links below to the Community Resource Guide or contact our School Community Advisor.
  

Community Resource Guide English

Community Resource Guide Spanish

• Care Solace: We believe that mental health and personal well-being is a vital part to your student’s success at school. With this in mind, we have partnered with Care Solace to provide an extra layer of support to our entire community. OUSD students and their families can use Care Solace to quickly find verified mental health, behavioral health, and substance use treatment options matched to their needs, regardless of circumstances. Care Solace’s team is available 24/7/365 and can support you in any language. To use Care Solace to help you find a provider:
• Call 888-515-0595 available 24/7/365
• Visit www.caresolace.com/ousd and either search on your own OR click “Book Appointment” for assistance by video chat, email, or phone.

El Camino High School is a proud recipient of the 2024 CA Distinguished Schools award! The CA Distinguished Schools Program honors some of California's most exemplary and inspiring public schools. EC is one of 293 California middle and high schools receiving this recognition this year. Schools selected for the Distinguished School Award demonstrate significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap.

ECHS Mission

The mission of El Camino High School is to foster an inclusive, challenging environment that creates a clear educational path for all students. Our focus is to create well-rounded, contributing citizens who can value others, think critically, act responsibly, create and collaborate with others, and effectively share their ideas while respecting the ideas of others.

ECHS Vision

Students and staff work together to develop a community where diversity, acceptance, and tradition are respected and our students will graduate as lifelong learners prepared for continuing education or career and for active citizenship in a global and technological-based society.

ECHS Core Values

PERRC Up, Wildcats!

Perseverance

Empathy

Respect

Responsibility

Collaboration

Website: https://www.oside.us/Page/9
Location: 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive, Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone: (760) 901-8000