Community Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of Heredia-Arriaga School

Thank you to our NUSD Board of Trustees, staff, families, and community members for helping us celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony of Heredia-Arriaga School. As you may know, Heredia-Arriaga is our district’s first school to provide an immersive English/Spanish language program. Watch here as the school’s namesakes, Dr. Susan Heredia, NUSD Board President, and Sal Arriaga, a longtime advocate for bilingual education and the husband of Dr. Heredia; along with other partners and members of the community celebrate.

Superintendent’s Corner

Superintendent Featured in Special Edition Tiger Talk 

Several NUSD Sites Receive Updates, Renovations

When students and staff return for the new school year, they will notice improvements and enhancements in support of modern, safe, and engaging learning environments. It’s a commitment that the Natomas Unified School District has made to the community to provide the very best to our students. For a list of some of the projects completed, click here.

Enhanced Safety Features Installed at Inderkum High School

Teachers attend Workshops in Support of Enhancing Student’s Literacy Skills

This past week, some teachers attended an argumentative writing workshop in direct support of our focus on Literacy. The workshop will help educators teach students skills such as presenting evidence to back up theories, citing sources, and making informed decisions based on research. In addition, 51 teachers participated in a literacy training workshop where they reviewed grading rubrics and student writing in grade level teams on July 31st. Both workshops will continue to be offered throughout the year, among many others, all in support of the district’s efforts to increase literacy skills for students.

Each year prior to the beginning of the school year, we bring administrators together to calibrate and collaborate in the final preparation of launching a new school year. This year’s annual Leadership Institute was held July 25 – July 28 at Paso Verde School.  The first day is an opportunity for all district leadership to come together starting with an introduction from Superintendent Dr. Robyn Castillo. Keeping in mind this year’s theme of “Leading 4ward Together for Our Students”, the group spent time connecting with each other and reviewing how each department can support site leaders to implement and monitor the Areas of Focus at their school sites.

The remaining days focused on providing tools and guidance to site leaders on leading our Areas of Focus (Literacy, System of Assessments, Culture of Resilience, Safety) and the work we are committed to doing all through the lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Continuing Our Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is interwoven throughout all of Natomas Unified’s Areas of Focus and Core Values. To build upon all of the professional development that staff participated in last school year related to DEI, Dr. Sharokky Hollie with the Center for Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning was invited back to facilitate a session with principals during the Leadership Institute about systems to aid in shaping culturally relevant practices within their school sites. Dr. Hollie will be working with our principals throughout the year.

New to Natomas Teacher Orientation

Welcome to our new staff members who have recently joined the Natomas Unified School District community! A total of 83 new certificated staff members attended a two day orientation where they learned about a variety of topics and information related to the district to help them get off to a great start. From learning about our district-wide writing focus in support of literacy to opportunities to effectively establishing classroom culture, and more, our new teachers and support staff are ready for day one which begins Thursday, August 10th.

We are grateful to all our staff, students, and families for stopping by our superhero themed Back 2 School Fair, which took place this past Saturday. Missed it? Enrollment, employment, digital backpacks, 2023-2024 school calendar, and a number of other resources are on our website. 

Smile! NUSD’s Annual Photo Contest is Back

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Upcoming Events

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ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

Get Ready for School Podcast

Episode 1 of the Get Ready for the 2023-24 School Year is Now Available

Episode 2 of the Get Ready for the 2023-24 School Year is now available

With the upcoming school year just around the corner, the Natomas Unified School District staff  shares some advice for getting your student ready for August 10th, the first day of the 2023-24 school year. Click here to find the full article for elementary students and here for the full article for middle-high school students.

Annual Notification Documents for Parents to Sign

At the start of each school year, NUSD provides each family an Annual Notice of their Rights and Responsibilities pertaining to their student’s education. All notices are now available to sign electronically in ParentSquare. Once in ParentSquare, look for a message dated July 18 entitled, “Annual Notification Documents for your to Sign.”

If you wish to have hard copies of these documents, feel free to download the documents or visit your student’s school office. If you have any technical issues, please contact [email protected].