May 29, 2023
In EUSD, every student is an Effective Communicator and Critical Thinker! These are the final two of the six whole-learner outcomes that we’ve introduced to you over the past few weeks. These learner outcomes comprise the new EUSD Learner Profile in our Blueprint for the Future.
An Effective Communicator is an effective listener and can clearly express ideas. A Critical Thinker is an inquisitive learner who can reflectively and critically analyze information.
In our schools, students as Effective Communicators communicate with purpose and express coherent ideas; are receptive and responsive to others’ input and ideas; communicate with confidence across various media and maintain a responsible digital footprint; and communicate with an awareness of audience and context. In EUSD, students as Critical Thinkers ask questions with confidence and seek to understand how the world works; demonstrate mastery of essential knowledge and skills through reflection and revision of my thinking; and are willing to reconsider personal views when presented with a compelling perspective.
As we prepare to launch the Blueprint for the Future for the 2023-2024 school year, our students demonstrate the characteristics of Effective Communicators and Critical Thinkers in countless ways every day. Kindergarten teacher Anita Roberts leads her Juniper students on a bug hunt in the pollinator garden. These kindergartners aren’t afraid of bugs; instead they understand how pollinators like bumblebees, ladybugs, and spiders are important for the health of our Earth. Not only are they able to comprehend these concepts, they communicate their knowledge through drawing and writing in their journals. This is just one glimpse of the extraordinary teaching and learning that shape our students into Effective Communicators and Critical Thinkers.
Visit the EUSD Blueprint for the Future website to learn more about the 2022-2023 Design Team’s journey to develop a Learning Model that establishes the learning experiences to achieve our whole-child outcomes.
As the school year comes to a close, this will be our final Every Student Weekly for the 2022-2023 school year. The weekly family communication will return in August. Enjoy your summer break!
Here are this week’s updates and reminders.
Important dates: The last day of school for students for the 2022-2023 school year is Friday, June 2. It is a minimum day for students. Please review the current bell schedule for your child’s school. School offices will be closed to the public from Wednesday, June 13, through Wednesday, August 2. The first day of school for the 2023-2024 school year is Tuesday, August 15.
New student registration: Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open for students in all grade levels who are new to the Escondido Union School District, whether they are entering Transitional Kindergarten or 8th Grade. We invite families new to the district to register their child for the upcoming school year at your neighborhood school of residence using our online registration process. Registration for returning students for the 2023-2024 school year will open on July 11, 2023. It is essential that all returning students register through our online registration process in order to update important information.
Report cards: Third trimester report cards will be issued on Friday, June 2. Report cards for elementary school students will be distributed at school. Report cards for middle school students will be delivered by mail.
Summer enrichment: Learning doesn’t take a summer break!
We invite parents and guardians to visit our summer student resources page, which includes activities in English and Spanish for math, language arts, science, STEM, physical education, and social-emotional learning. Select the grade level that your student will be entering next school year.
Our friends at the Escondido Public Library are hosting numerous enrichment activities for children of all ages. This summer’s Summer Reading Challenge theme is “All Together Now,” and the activities kick off Monday, June 12, and continue through July 30. Visit the Escondido Public Library website for schedules and program details.
Summer nutrition: The district’s free summer nutrition program will be provided from June 20 to July 14 at the following school sites:
Conway Elementary, 1325 Conway Drive
Del Dios Academy, 1400 W. Ninth Avenue
Farr Avenue Elementary, 933 Farr Avenue
Juniper Elementary, 1809 Juniper Street
Miller Elementary, 1975 Miller Avenue
Rock Springs Elementary, 1155 Deodar Road
Breakfast is served from 7 to 8 a.m., and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The summer meals are available for all children ages 18 and younger. There is no registration or income verification requirement for the summer nutrition program. However, all meals must be consumed on site. The district will be closed July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. For additional details, visit our Nutrition Services webpage.
Materials return: Please contact your school if your student has not yet returned all district-issued materials, devices, and accessories, including textbooks, school library books, iPads, chargers and cords, and hotspots. Students in the middle school and Extended School Year summer programs will keep their district iPad and mobile hotspot until the conclusion of the programs.
– Luis Rankins-Ibarra, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools