Updates from EUSD
2022-2023 School Year
- Message from Superintendent Andrée Grey regarding our Framework for the Future
- EUSD Board of Trustees Update
- Safety Update
- Ecoliteracy Showcase: May 2nd at Farm Lab. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Dear EUSD Families and Staff,
I am excited to invite you to join us in the creation of the Encinitas Union School District’s Framework for the Future. EUSD is partnering with the Learner-Centered Collaborative to create a long-term future forward strategic plan which will serve as our blueprint for how we ensure all students thrive in EUSD and beyond. We know as our world continues to change, we must be reflective and innovative to facilitate our students' success in the future. With community participation, we will be refreshing and refining our mission, vision, and values to inform the co-creation of a unique learner profile. The learner profile will represent the community’s aspirations for our students in EUSD and defines the competencies we want all students to have when completing 6th grade. From there, we will develop our priorities in how we systematically and strategically create the learning conditions to ensure our vision for student success comes to life. We are excited to embark on this critical journey with you.
Please join us at any of our upcoming Superintendent Chats being held at all 9 school sites to hear an overview of the process and to provide input as part of this important collective conversation. The schedule is provided below. If you are unable to attend in person, a future recorded option will be available in May.
Warmly,
Andrée Grey, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Update from the EUSD Board of Trustees
As we shared with the EUSD community in March 2023, Board Member Raquel Pfeifer announced that she will be moving to the state of Washington with her family to accept a tremendous job opportunity. We wholeheartedly thank Ms. Pfeifer for her meaningful service to our community.
In accordance with the law and within sixty (60) days of a vacancy, the Board of Trustees must either call for a special election or appoint a candidate. At a regular meeting on April 11, 2023, the Board of Trustees approved to fill the vacancy by way of appointment.
EUSD is now seeking applications from interested residents to serve on the Board of Trustees, until the next general election in November of 2024. If you are interested in being considered for appointment to this vacancy, you may obtain an application by visiting the District’s website at www.eusd.net, under the Board tab near the top of the page. All applicants must be registered voters residing within the boundaries of the Encinitas Union School District.
Safety Update
We continue to be shocked and saddened with each act of school violence shared in the news. Most recently, we grieved for the children, educators, families, and community affected by the school shooting in Nashville at The Covenant School. It is truly incomprehensible that these horrific acts continue. We want to assure you that the safety of our students and staff is our top priority.
We are constantly reviewing our safety and security measures to ensure we are doing all we can to protect all in our care. We have taken a systems approach to safety by reviewing infrastructure, tactics and training. To support our infrastructure, we did site walks to review all aspects of the campus with our consultant. From this, we added significant facility improvements such as additional gates, signage and fencing. We additionally updated communication/radio systems and color coded keys for ease of use in a crisis. Our staff carry radios so that quick, decisive communication can reach everyone instantly regardless of where they are on campus.
We have been extremely proactive in the number one strategy suggested for schools by experts - education and training. We completed whole staff updates at the first meetings of the school year with every staff member. All staff members at each site completed an additional half day crisis response training presented by our consultant, Jason Booher. Finally, sites did or will do an active shooter simulation drill on a Friday after dismissal with the trainer. The final two sites will be completed this month. These are all followed by on site debriefing and planning. This work has received extremely positive feedback from participants as they feel more equipped in crisis management, communication and response. This certainly is not training any of us expected we would be called to do as educators, however, given the current context of safety in schools we will be relentless in our efforts to ensure the safety of students and staff.
EUSD's Ecoliteracy Showcase: May 2, from 6:00-7:30 pm at Farm Lab.
As Earth Day brings much needed attention to our environment in the month of April, EUSD focuses on responsible stewardship all year long. On May 2nd, join EUSD, Farm Lab and BCK Programs, our sustainability partners, for a peek into many of EUSD's ecoliteracy programs. The community is invited to participate by visiting each school's student-run booth and asking questions about the solutions to pollution they have worked on throughout the school year. Attendees will also be able to talk with the education team from Farm Lab to learn more about the unique learning experiences offered to every student during their annual visits.
EUSD's Ecoliteracy Showcase is on May 2nd from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Farm Lab (441 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas).
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