SCESD Shines

April 3: District holiday, no school or After School program, District Office also closed.

April 6: State holiday observed, no school or After School program, District Office also closed.

April 14: Board of Trustees meeting takes place at the District Office.

April 30: Reclassification Ceremony for Emergent Bilinguals takes place from 6-8pm at Compass Church.

SUN Bucks is a supplemental food program from the State of California that helps families access food during Summer when school is not in session. Children and youth ages 0-22 who qualify will receive a card with $120 on it.

Many children who qualify for SUN Bucks (such as those who receive CalFresh) will receive their SUN Bucks card in the mail automatically, and the family needs to take no action to receive it. Other families who may be eligible must apply for SUN Bucks benefits, and acceptance is based on a state assessment of their income.

Children who get SUN Bucks can still participate in other food assistance programs, like CalFresh and Summer Meal Programs.

If your child may qualify for Sun BUCKS, we ask that you fill out a Universal Benefits Application, which is available on our website, and turn it into your school's front office. It will be forwarded to the District's Food Services Department, and then to the state for processing.

If you need assistance printing an application, please visit your school's front office. See the flyers below for more information.

We hope your children enjoyed this week's "Attendance Madness" events, meant to generate excitement about going to school. From Monday's theme of wearing your favorite player's jersey or team colors to Thursday's theme of wearing school colors, these simple events succeeded in building community.

It's been a very close race, and the winner will be announced on Tuesday. Our Pupil Services team is planning a fun assembly for the winning school—the date will be determined soon.

Did you know? Our Attendance Dashboard gives a real-time look at how students are showing up for learning across our schools. With just a click on the image below or this link, you can explore attendance patterns for each school and see how we are doing as a district. By sharing this information openly, we invite our community to stay connected to the daily rhythm of our schools and join us in supporting strong attendance so every student can thrive.

Please use this link, or click the photo below to view the Dashboard.

Planning is well underway for this year's SCESD Summer Day Camp: Oceanography Quest. This year's host sites are Boronda Meadows, Monterey Park, Roosevelt and Sherwood. This exciting camp experience will focus on STEAM learning with an oceanography theme, and will include breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as transportation to camp.

SCESD's camps are free to all District students. Registration is open!

Scouting America, which leads a character-building curriculum in the District's After School Program, is inviting any interested families to an informational meeting about Scouting. Please see the flyer below. Note this meeting is not District-sponsored, and is being shared as a courtesy to a community partner.

If you have any questions, please contact Rayza Bustamante@scouting.org, or call her at 831-484-3113.