RUSD Family & Community eNews

Dear RUSD Community Member,

The start to the 2022-23 school year has been amazing. Thank you for all of your support and efforts in helping us to start the new year off on a positive note. The RUSD teachers, support staff and administration are enthusiastic and excited to be working with your student scholars.

The Board of Education and I continue to be focused on meeting all of the goals in our multiyear vision titled, RUSD 2025: Excellence for All Students. I am pleased to announce that we are already meeting many of the goals despite the interruptions created by the pandemic.

It is very rewarding as Superintendent to see the joy in our students every day as they are learning in our classrooms, being actively involved in extra-curricular activities and promoting the sense of community by their involvement in clubs. I encourage all parents and guardians to join your school PTA and help support the supplemental programs that make our learning environment for students robust. Again, thank you for your continued support of RUSD and your active involvement at the schools.

Respectfully,

Mauricio Arellano, Superintendent

Did you hear? Tiger News is live! Check out what's going on at Victoria Elementary School, including events, weather, and sports. Tiger News is brought to you by Victoria Elementary School's talented 5th graders and supervised by Mr. Holmon.

To watch the full length video, click here. Make sure to follow Victoria Elementary School on Instagram for more Tiger News!

Lights, camera, ACTION! On September 21, 2022, the Bryn Mawr Elementary School one-hour featured film, “School Alone,” premiered at Harkins Theatres Mountain Grove in Redlands. The brainstorming, story mapping, script writing, filming, and editing were all done by the 2021-2022 Broadcasting Club students with the supervision of their advisors. Special thanks to Principal Rick Aleksak, Broadcasting Club Advisor Ms. Amber Rosales, and Digital Storytelling Teacher on Assignment Dwayne Cowles.

Make sure to follow Bryn Mawr Elementary on Twitter and Instagram for more updates and events.

Highland Grove and Mariposa Elementary Schools welcomed children's book author Alexis O'Neill. During her interactive assemblies and class visits, Ms. O'Neill shared her passion for writing books and revision strategies that students can use in their day-to-day learning.

Author Alexis O'Neill is the author of many children's books, including The Recess Queen, The Worst Best Friend, and Estela's Swap.

To learn more about Ms. O'Neill, click here.

Clement Middle School is proud to present 8th grader Juan Naranjo as their first Rotary Student of the Month!

Juan has distinguished himself as their top student academically. He has achieved a 4.0 GPA both in 7th and 8th grade. His teachers admire his hard work and dedication to his education and learning. He has been honored with Honor Roll and Principals Honor Roll certificates. Juan was selected to participate in our CSTEM Math program and has been involved with CSTEM Math for two years. After high school, Juan plans to attend and graduate from college, either pursuing music or engineering. Outside of school, Juan is busy donating his extra time helping his grandparents with their animal farm.

“Treat others the way in which you want to be treated. So far this really works!”

The Board of Education welcomed this year's Student Trustees. Students from each of our high schools applied for the Student Trust position at their school. A representative and an alternate from each site were selected through a screening and interview process. In collaboration with the Board Members, these students will represent their student population and provide their perspectives, ideas, concerns, and reactions to Board actions and policies.

Click the following links to learn more about each of our trustees:

• Hailey Nagle, CVHS
• Joleen Bakalova, CVHS
• Aditi Patlola, RHS
• Ariana Ahumada Stevens, RHS
• Olivia Johnson, eAcademy
• Maria Norton, REVHS
• Frankie Russo, REVHS
• Stefani Schab, OHS

School safety continues to be a major focus area of the District. Click below to learn about the District's Call to Action. If you see something, hear something, and/or sense something, we need our students, staff, families, and community members to say something.

Staying informed is key to a smooth school year (for everyone!). Outlined below are ways the district as well as school sites will communicate with you.

District Communication

The district will send monthly newsletters, letters from the Superintendent, and updates through ParentSquare containing important information and various action items. By reading through the communication, you are helping your student(s) stay on top of any pressing issues, updates and information. ParentSquare is also an app you can download on your phone and set up your personal communication preferences. Seeing too many emails? You can adjust your notification preferences to digest mode and only receive one email from both your child(ren)'s school and the district in one readers digest format (click here to see how!). You can also enable text and push notifications (which we recommend in case of emergency).

In an effort to effectively and efficiently communicate with our staff, families, and community members, the Redlands Unified School District has adopted an electronic flyer communication tool, Peachjar. If you have any questions regarding this new digital flyer service, please email peachjar@redlands.k12.ca.us

The district also uses social media to share positive stories and happenings throughout the district, in addition to important dates and reminders. You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

School Site Communication

School site communication varies depending on site and grade level. However, all sites will send out either weekly or monthly newsletter-style communication through ParentSquare. For questions related to school site communication, please reach out to the site directly!

ParentSquare Resources

Here is a link to more information and resources related to ParentSquare. See the contact information below for assistance with your ParentSquare account.

Phone: (909) 307-5300 ext. 20480

Email: christine_stephens@redlands.k12.ca.us

Under the California Universal Meals Program (AB 130), for the 2022-2023 school year all RUSD students are eligible to receive one healthy breakfast and one lunch at no cost each school day. Every child will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application.

Here you will find information on our school lunch program, school breakfast and lunch menus, and information on local foods in our school cafeterias!

We post new positions regularly! Join our school community by applying here or share this link with someone who may wish to apply.

Current openings:

• Campus Monitors
• Child Nutrition Services Workers
• Paraprofessionals
• School Bus Drivers
• Substitute Teachers

Call Human Resources at (909) 307-5300.

Website: www.redlandsusd.net

Location: 20 West Lugonia Avenue Redlands, CA 92374

Phone: (909) 307-5300

Facebook: facebook.com/RedlandsUSD

Twitter: twitter.com/RedlandsUSD

Instagram: instagram.com/redlandsusd/

YouTube: youtube.com/RedlandsUSD Media

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/redlandsusd/

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