Good evening parents and students.  This is Mr. King, superintendent of the AADUSD.  The message from Governor Gavin Newsom, State Superintendent of Instruction, Tony Thurmond, and LACOE Superintendent, Dr. Debra Duardo, has been consistent over the past 48 hours.  They have all recommended that schools across the state remain closed through the remainder of the school year. 

The decision to close a school rests within the scope of the local school board and superintendent, at least at this point in time.  I am in agreement that keeping our schools closed to the public for the remainder of the school year is the most prudent thing to do for the protection of our students, staff, families, and community members. 

This is an extremely difficult recommendation I will be making to the Board of Education next Thursday evening.  Pending Board approval of my recommendation we will continue to provide instruction for the remainder of the school year through distance learning.  This is not an early start to a summer break.  Our teachers, administrators, and support staff have worked extremely hard to ensure your student’s education continues. 

In Los Angeles County the number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus continues to rise each day.  It is my opinion that we must continue to do our part by practicing social distancing whenever and wherever possible. 

Students, our teachers are here for you.  Please know you can request to speak to your teacher anytime.  They will make time for you as they always have.  Parents, the same applies to you.  We know how difficult this is.  Many of our teachers have their own children at home and understand firsthand the challenges you are facing. 

While I know many of us are angry, hurt, sad, or frustrated that all the amazing activities that normally take place at the end of the school year are now cancelled, at least any live version of those activities.  We have to find new and innovative ways to celebrate student successes through the use of technology such as live video streaming.  We owe that to our students. 

Thank you, be safe, be healthy, and have a good evening. 

Buenas tardes padres y alumnos. Este es el Sr. King, superintendente de AADUSD. El mensaje del Gobernador Gavin Newsom, el Superintendente de Instrucción del Estado, Tony Thurmond, y el Superintendente de LACOE, Dra. Debra Duardo, ha sido constante durante las últimas 48 horas. Todos han recomendado que las escuelas en todo el estado permanezcan cerradas durante el resto del año escolar.

La decisión de cerrar una escuela está dentro del alcance de la junta escolar local y el superintendente, al menos en este momento. Estoy de acuerdo en que mantener nuestras escuelas cerradas al público por el resto de los años escolares es lo más prudente para proteger a nuestros estudiantes, personal, familias y miembros de la comunidad.

Esta es una recomendación extremadamente difícil que haré a la Junta de Educación el próximo jueves por la noche. En espera de la aprobación de mi recomendación por parte de la Junta, continuaremos brindando instrucción para el resto de la escuela a través del aprendizaje a distancia. Este no es un comienzo temprano para las vacaciones de verano. Nuestros maestros, administradores y personal de apoyo han trabajado muy duro para garantizar que la educación de sus estudiantes continúe.

En el condado de Los Ángeles, el número de personas que dieron positivo para el coronavirus continúa aumentando cada día. Es mi opinión que debemos continuar haciendo nuestra parte practicando el distanciamiento social siempre que sea posible. Somos una función esencial y, por lo tanto, continuamos operando en todas las áreas de mantenimiento, operaciones, nómina, contabilidad, personal e instrucción. La forma en que llevamos a cabo este trabajo ha cambiado drásticamente y estamos agradecidos por su paciencia y comprensión.

Estudiantes, nuestros maestros están aquí para ustedes. Tenga en cuenta que puede solicitar hablar con su maestro en cualquier momento. Te harán tiempo como siempre lo han hecho. Padres, lo mismo se aplica a ustedes. Sabemos lo difícil que es esto. Muchos de nuestros maestros tienen sus propios hijos en casa y entienden de primera mano los desafíos que enfrenta.

Si bien sé que muchos de nosotros estamos enojados, heridos, tristes o frustrados porque todas las actividades increíbles que normalmente tienen lugar al final del año escolar ahora se cancelan, al menos cualquier versión en vivo de esas actividades. Tenemos que encontrar formas nuevas e innovadoras para celebrar los éxitos de los estudiantes mediante el uso de tecnología como la transmisión de video en vivo. Se lo debemos a nuestros estudiantes.

Gracias, esté seguro, saludable y que tenga una buena noche.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
April 9, 2020

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District, County of Los Angeles, State of California, will hold a public hearing at its regular Board meeting on April 9, 2020 at 7:30p.m. in the District Office Board Room located at 32248 Crown Valley Road, Acton CA regarding contract negotiations for the Acton Agua Dulce Classified Employees Association for 2020-2021.

NOTICE                                                                                    NOTICE 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND OF PROPOSAL FOR IMPLEMENTING

SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES AS AUTHORIZED BY

EDUCATION CODE SECTION S 17620 AND GOVERNMENT CODES 65995

               PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that immediately following a public hearing on the matter, a proposed resolution(s) will be considered by the Governing Board of Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District at its regular meeting on April 9, 2020, at 7:30p.m., which if adopted by the Board will implement development fees established by the District against residential construction and reconstruction at $4.08 per square foot and against new commercial or industrial construction at $0.66 a square foot.  Education Code Section 17620 and Government Code Section 65995 authorize the proposed fees.  Data pertaining to the cost of school facilities is available for inspection during regular business hours at the District’s administrative offices.  The fee, if approved by the Governing Board, will become effective on Monday, June 8, 2020, which is 60 days after the proposed adoption of the resolution levying such fee by the Governing Board.

The Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District is pleased to announce that we will begin using the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of our schools to strengthen our program of campus safety for students and faculty, The Raptor system will go into effect prior to Oct. 1st, 2019.

The Raptor Visitor Management System scans the ID's of those wishing to gain access to a school. It will log the name of the visitor as well as the date, time and purpose of the visit. It will also compare the name and date of birth with the registered sex offender database, and will alert school staff when there is a match.

Please enjoy the Harmonic Bronze performance by our wonderful students and Mr. Larry Rowland!

Culinary Arts Students move on to Careers through Culinary Arts Program!

Congratulations!

State Schools Chief Torlakson Congratulates High- Performing Middle Schools Selected as "Schools to Watch"

Congratulations High Desert Middle School as being recognized as a

2017-2018 Schools to Watch!

We are very excited to introduce our new Twitter feed!  Please sign up using @aadusdstaygold! Check out what is happening at our schools and district by following us on Twitter!

Today, we'd like to share something a little different. This is an article that we at Acton-Agua Dulce USD found truly inspiring and we believe you will too! We hope you enjoy the read, and we thank Education Week for producing such fantastic content!

Carol Dweck Revisits the 'Growth Mindset' - Education Week
By Carol Dweck

"For many years, I secretly worked on my research. I say “secretly” because, once upon a time, researchers simply published their research in professional journals—and there it stayed.

However, my colleagues and I learned things we thought people needed to know. We found that students’ mindsets—how they perceive their abilities—played a key role in their motivation and achievement, and we found that if we changed students’ mindsets, we could boost their achievement. More precisely, students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a growth mindset) outperformed those who believed their intelligence was fixed (a fixed mindset). And when students learned through a structured program that they could “grow their brains” and increase their intellectual abilities, they did better. Finally, we found that having children focus on the process that leads to learning (like hard work or trying new strategies) could foster a growth mindset and its benefits."

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Vasquez High School has earned a Silver Medal according to US News and World Reports's annual evaluation of our nations's schools.  Vasquez High School has been ranked #2483 Nationally out of 28,496 high schools, placing VHS in the top 9% of all public high schools in the United States.  Rankings are based on state-required test performance, AP participation and pass rates, graduation rate, and how well our high school prepares students for college.

Congratulations Vasquez High School!!!

Article written by Housingwire.com

Where to buy a home? Top 10 improved school districts!

Our district schools have been named  number 7 on this list!  Our ranking went from 49 out of 76 to being ranked 35.   

For a number of years Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District has actively pursued significant improvement in all of our schools.  After much hard work and dedication by our Board Members, District Superintendent, staff, and community members these improvements have come to fruition. 

We are not done!  Our district will continue to improve!

Please read the actual article posted below. 

http://www.housingwire.com/articles/37870-where-to-buy-a-home-top-10-improved-school-districts