CVUSD's Communication Snapshot

📍Calendar Reminder:

• Holiday Weekend Ahead: All CVUSD Schools and Offices are Closed on Monday, September 7th in Honor of Labor Day
  

Top Headlines:

• Your Presence Matters: Celebrate Attendance Awareness Month this September
• 🍏 What's Cooking: Check Out the September Cafeteria Menus for Your School!
• Now Available: LightSpeed Parent Portal, A New Digital Safety Tool for Families
• Apply Now: Student Volunteer Internship Opportunity with CVUSD's Communications Team
• Now Hiring: CVUSD's Child Care Program Seeks Leaders & Assistants
• Register Now: Free English (ESL) Classes & More Offerings at our Adult Education Campus
• Save the Date: CVUSD's College & Career Information Night Returns October 12th
• 📸 Senior Sunrise: A Treasured CVUSD Tradition Returns for the Class of 2027

Upcoming Events & Deadlines:

• Reminder: Complete the Free/Reduced Meal Application for the 26-27 School Year
• Now Available: Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection for the 26-27 School Year

• Apply to Serve: CVUSD's Measure I Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee

📅 Calendar Reminder: All CVUSD schools and district offices will be closed on Monday, September 7th in recognition of the Labor Day holiday. Classes resume on Tuesday, September 8th.

👉 Click here to view the complete 2026-2027 school year calendar.

September 1, 2026, marks the start of Attendance Awareness Month! This is a time to focus on the importance of attending school daily.

Studies show that students who keep a consistent attendance rate are more likely to succeed academically, which affirms the importance of parents and guardians ensuring that their children attend school regularly.

Please join the Conejo Valley Unified School District this September in raising awareness about the impact of attendance on student success. Students who have good attendance in September are most likely to thrive all year long!

Check out this video for more information on how CVUSD is better together, when all students attend school daily:

The theme for Attendance Awareness Month this year is, “Your Presence Matters!” This initiative calls on schools, districts, and local communities to focus on the power of student and family engagement, build a welcoming school culture in the fall, and prevent chronic absenteeism. Click here to learn more.

The school cafeteria menus for September are available on the My School Menus website! School meals (breakfast and lunch) are available at NO COST for all students.

📍 Click here to access the breakfast, snack and lunch menus along with the nutritional information for all school meal programs for the month ahead.

Lightspeed Parent Portal is an optional resource that gives parents and guardians greater visibility into their student’s activity on district-issued devices whenever the device is at home or off the district network, including weekly summaries of web activity and the ability to manage certain at-home access features. Through Lightspeed, parents/guardians are able to disable access to specified websites whenever the device is at home or off the district network, or even pause internet browsing completely.

Utilization of the Lightspeed Parent Portal is completely optional. Families who choose to participate can create an account and access available Parent Portal features and reports.

To get started with the Lightspeed Parent Portal, parents/guardians should go to: https://conejo-valley.portal.relay.school/ and create an account with the email address associated with their Parent/Guardian profile in Q.

Additional information, including parent resources and frequently asked questions, can be found on the Technology Services Lightspeed Parent Portal website.

The goal of offering the Lightspeed Parent Portal is to strengthen communication between schools and families, support healthy technology habits, and provide parents with additional tools to support safe and responsible digital citizenship at home. CVUSD successfully piloted the Lightspeed Parent Portal this spring with CVUSD parents and guardians, who provided positive feedback regarding this digital tool.

The deadline to apply is Friday, September 11th at 4pm.
Click here for additional information on this opportunity.

Our CVUSD Child Care Program is hiring Child Care Leaders and Child Care Assistants for its elementary school programs. We're looking for caring, enthusiastic individuals. Whether you're an experienced educator or just beginning your journey in child development, make a difference, build your career and grow with us at CVUSD! Both full-time and part-time opportunities are available.

More About the Roles:

Child Care Leader (6.5 & 5 hour)

Click here to read the complete job description & to apply online.

• $24.27 - $29.29/hour
• 24 semester units of college level coursework in Early Childhood Education/Development or relevant experience
• School-aged Child Care Position

Child Care Assistant (3.5 hours)

Click here to read the complete job description & to apply online.

• $19.62 - $23.64/hour
• 6 months experience working with children of school age in paid or volunteer capacity
• School-aged Child Care Position

For questions, contact: Amie Mills - amills@conejousd.org

The Conejo Valley Adult Education offers a variety of FREE classes including: English as a Second Language (ESL), preparation for a High School Equivalency (HSE/HiSET) test, and vocational classes. For additional information, please call (805) 497-2761 extension 1101, or visit the CVAE website here. Registration is available in-person, Mondays through Thursdays, from 9am to 11am and 5pm to 7pm, at the CVAE campus located at 1025 Old Farm Road in Thousand Oaks.

The annual CVUSD Districtwide College & Career Information Night returns on Monday, October 12th from 4:30pm to 7:50pm at Newbury Park High School: 456 Reino Road, Newbury Park, 91320.

All CVUSD high school students and their families are invited to attend this cost-free event.

This event will feature a College & Career Fair on the Newbury Park High School quad from 4:30pm to 6pm with representatives from more than 70 colleges/post-secondary destinations and organizations. Attendees are encouraged to register for the event by visiting www.strivefair.com or scanning the QR code on the flyer below. Once registered you will receive a barcode for the College & Career Fair. Show your barcode to colleges who will scan it to send you more information about their schools. It’s free and saves you time!

Directly following the College & Career Fair, in-person workshops on a variety of important topics will be held from 6:00pm - 7:50pm. These workshop sessions will cover topics like the College Application Processes, Financial Aid, Career Education Pathways, and Education Support for Students with Disabilities. A complete schedule of workshop topics will be available prior to the event date.

To kick-off this school year, our Newbury Park High School's Class of 2027 woke up before the sun and gathered on the football field to take part in a treasured CVUSD tradition: Senior Sunrise!

Senior Sunrise marks the beginning of their final year of learning in the Conejo, and we couldn’t be prouder of these students or more excited for all the memories, milestones, and moments that await them this year. They'll be back this spring - same location - different time - for their Senior Sunset event, the perfect way to bookend their senior year.

Reminder: Although free meals are available to all students through the duration of this school year, we request for all families to please complete the Free / Reduced Meal Application for the 2026-2027 School Year - available online here. A PDF of this application is also available here.

The Free / Reduced Meal Application affects a variety of areas unrelated to school meals, including school funding, college application fees, SAT fees, bus passes and more. Even if your child does not plan to eat school lunches, it is important to fill out this form to help ensure our schools and families receive the available resources.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

We are proud to provide all students with a Chromebook through the District’s 1:1 Program. While Chromebooks are provided at no cost to families, proper use and care of the Chromebook is the responsibility of the student and their parent/guardian. To support this program, CVUSD is offering Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection (ADP) program for families to eliminate the concern and costs of repairing or replacing damaged, or stolen Chromebooks.

💻 Click here to learn more about the Chromebook ADP program.

💻 Click here to purchase Chromebook ADP now.

Community Service Opportunity: CVUSD is seeking qualified individuals to serve on its Independent Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee. We are currently looking to fill the following openings for the 2026-2027 school year:

• A Representative from a Business Organization
• A Representative from a Senior Citizens’ Organization
  
  

The committee is charged with informing the public concerning the District’s expenditure of Measure I bond proceeds, reviewing expenditure reports, and preparation and presentation of an annual report. The committee meets approximately 4-5 times per year.

👉 Click here to learn more about this opportunity.

👉 Click here to complete an online application to serve on this Committee.