Superintendent Community Update

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Dear JUHSD Community,

It has been a pleasure to experience joyous moments throughout our district in recent weeks. From exciting activities such as lively concerts and plays, to festive holiday gatherings, JUHSD has shown up!

I hope that your Winter Break is filled with lots of fun, lots of rest, and quality time with family and friends. Please recharge your energy for the exciting challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the coming year!

Have an awesome break and we'll see you on Monday, January 8, 2024!

Happy New Year!

Warmly,

Toni Presta

Superintendent

@superintendent_tonipresta

We're a week away! JUHSD's Winter Break will take place December 25 - January 5 with the return of students on campus Monday, January 8, 2024. From our district family to yours, we wish you a very Happy New Year!

Though our school sites will be closed for the Winter Break, December 25-January 5, the District Office will be open for business during these days/times:

December 20: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

December 21-22: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

December 25-26: Closed

December 27-28: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

December 29: Closed

January 1-2: Closed

January 3-5: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

To reach the JUHSD District Office, please call (650) 550-7900.

This past Wednesday, December 20, Jefferson High hosted their second annual Jefferson Grizzlies Alumni Day, an all-day event hosted at the school. Jefferson High School alumni currently in college, junior college, vocational program, or in the military, were present on this day to visit and talk with students about life after high school. JHS thanks these alums for spending their day and sharing their life experiences with current Grizzlies.

Photo: Jefferson High alumni take part in a panel presentation for current students in the school's theater on December 20.

This past Friday, December 15, the Jefferson High School Mission Fusion successfully performed at the annual San Francisco City College Fall Dance Showcase. JHS alumni Lallaine De Los Santos choreographed a stunning Tahitian dance and Heike Mansel staged an Afro Cuban Dance with her dance production class. Both pieces will be part of the upcoming school's Mission Fusion show “Colors” opening February 8, 2024. Great job, JHS Mission Fusion!

Reach University, an accredited nonprofit university dedicated to advancing job-embedded degrees and credentials based out of Oakland, has announced an indefinite tuition reduction for its Intern Teacher Credential and Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree program. In lessening the financial hurdle for a greater number of bachelor’s degree holders to become credentialed teachers, the two-year program, formerly priced at $9,450 per year, will now be offered at $7,500 per year, marking a 21% decrease in cost. To learn more about Reach University's support to get you into the classroom, click here.

Raise your hand if your students could use help after-hours! JUHSD teachers and students have free access to PAPER’s professional tutors, 24/7! Log in by clicking HERE or check out paper.co for more information.

As a district, we embrace inclusion, value diversity, and educate ourselves in order to confront and dismantle systemic inequities to bring about a more just society. JUHSD commits to engaging, educating, and empowering ALL students, with an intentional focus on those under-served, inadequately served, or disenfranchised by educational institutions and systems, eliminating disparities in educational outcomes.