News From the Ranch

Dear TRE Family,

Thank you to all of our TRE families who joined in our 30 Year Anniversary and Celebration of Learning Open House. We are grateful to have the opportunity to serve this amazing community and our TRE students. Walking into each classroom, it was pure joy and excitement, watching our students tell their families about their work and learning across the classroom. As a school, students also had the opportunity to parade/snake through every classroom on Friday to see and celebrate the learning in every classroom. What a wonderful week at TRE!

We have one more week of learning until Spring Break. Students and staff will be on Spring Break the week of March 30-April 3. It's hard to believe that we only have two months of school remaining for the 2025-2026 school year.

As we wrap up this school year, our PTA is in search of new PTA Exec Board positions. We have a great team that is continuing, but we have multiple open positions. Without these positions, we will be unable to provide the awesome learning experiences such as music for our primary students, Meet the Masters art lessons, field trip travel, and family nights. Please consider supporting TRE in this capacity. More details below.

Highlights in this week's newsletter...

• Important Dates / Events
• Weekly Picture Highlights
• TRE Spirit Wear
• PTA Updates
• TUSD Community Updates

In partnership,

Mrs. Ciecek

Monday, Mar 23: Motivational Monday

Tuesday, Mar 24: Fit PE Wear

PE (Grades TK-5)

5th Grade Physical Fitness Testing (PFT)

Wednesday, Mar 25: Early Dismissal

2nd Grade Play @8:30 AM (MPR)

Arbor Day Student Assembly (3rd Grade)

Thursday, Mar 26: Thoughtful Thursday

Music (Grades 2-5)

General PTA Meeting @3:00 (MPR)

*Vote Executive Board Positions & Take Group PTA Picture

Friday, Mar 27: Wear TRE Spirit Wear

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Upcoming Events

April 8: Lunch with Loved Ones

April 27-May 1: TK Spring Conference Week (minimum days all week for TK only)

April 30: International Fair (new date)

Dear TUSD Families,

At Tustin Unified, we value your voice! Your input is essential as we set goals and actions for the 2026-27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) guides how California distributes state funding to school districts, ensuring resources support both core and supplemental programs. The LCAP serves as a vital tool for transparency and community engagement in this process. You can explore the current Board Approved 2025-26 LCAP on our district website.

As we plan for the upcoming 2026-27 school year, we want to hear from you! Your feedback will help shape district priorities and guide updates to our LCAP. Please take a few moments to complete the 2026-27 LCAP Survey and share what matters most in your child’s education. The LCAP Survey was sent via Parent Square to all families.

We encourage all families to participate by April 11, 2026. If you have any questions, please contact the Educational Services Department.

With appreciation,
Stephanie Yang, Ed.D.
Director of Educational Services
Tustin Unified School District

This year TRE spirit wear will be available all year long on our BSN Sports webstore. Click HERE to explore all the awesome TRE spirit wear options with lots of customization available.

TRE's Community Specialist and Liaison are partnering with PTA to host an International Fair on April 30th. We would love to have each of our families represented at this community event. It was a great success last year, and we look forward to this year's event. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to celebrate their culture and learn about others. Sign up to host a booth!

Register for the upcoming Parent Webinar --hosted by TreeringLIVE on Zoom, March 26th-- and learn how to customize pages without any design experience:

Every book purchase includes 2 FREE custom personalized pages -- Parents, there are 30 days left to create your child's pages! Custom pages are due by April 12th!!

Don't forget to upload your school event pictures, for Yearbook's Committee to use in the book! use! https://web.treering.com/school/260863/2025/school-content/school-photos/460933351

Upload School Photos under your Yearbook To Do's in the App!

Dear 5th grade Parents,

https://forms.gle/vteNvMQaBWkwi1tn6 <<------ this form will be closed at the deadline, April 6th 2026.

Families are invited to join in any of the upcoming CalFresh Enrollment Events at the various schools in Tustin Unified School District. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged. Here is the link to sign up for appointments - CalFresh Enrollment Appointments

The newly opened Family Resource Center in Old Town Tustin offers support and resources to families, including free enrollment assistance to help individuals and families access quality healthcare, coverage and essential support programs. This includes Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, Covered California and more. Bilingual navigators are available.

https://www.tpsf.net/summer

Class registration opens March 2, 2026 7:00 AM

TPSF Summer Academy offers two to four-week half-day sessions for Kindergarten through High School. After-class care is available directly through the school's site. Busing is offered from several school sites for a nominal fee. TPSF will be at Pioneer Middle School this summer.

TPSF Summer Academy Promo Video.

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Summer Academy 2026:

June 8-18 (Monday - Thursday)

June 22 - July 2 (Monday - Thursday)

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Click HERE to access an archive of all 2025-2026 News From the Ranch Weekly Newsletters

Principal: Michelle Ciecek, dciecek@tustin.k12.ca.us

Secretary: Sumitra Vittal, svittal@tustin.k12.ca.us

Office Assistant: Karen Dillon, kdillon@tustin.k12.ca.us

Community Liason: Lupe Inutan, ginutan@tustin.k12.ca.us

Community Specialist: Maura Vaughn, mvaughn@tustin.k12.ca.us

Health Clerk: Victoria Lawrence, vlawrence@tustin.k12.ca.us

Website: https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/tustin-ranch
Location: 12950 Robinson Drive, Tustin, CA, USA
Phone: (714)730-7580
Twitter: @trecoolcoyotes

The Tustin Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, national origin, religion, race or ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, please contact Equity Compliance Officer: Stephanie Yang, Director Educational Service TK-12, 300 S. C Street Tustin, CA 92780, 714-730-7301 ext. 51318 | Title IX Coordinator: Stephanie Yang, Director Educational Service TK-12, 300 S. C Street Tustin, CA 92780, syang@tustin.k12.ca.us, 714-730-7301 ext. 51318 and Section 504 Coordinator: Michelle Everitt, Coordinator of Student Services, 1151 San Juan St. Tustin, CA 92780, 714-730-7301 ext. 51326.