Parent Informational Meeting - CAASPP and State Testing

• Tuesday, March 3 or Thursday, March 5 at 3:00: Please join us for either of these informative meetings to learn about California's new testing and assessment program. We look forward to answering your questions!

School Field Trip

• Wednesday, March 4: LAST CHANCE! Hollie Fox will take sign-ups through Saturday. Please join us for a field trip to the Big Break Visitor Center at the Delta for March 4. More information below.

WASC Initial Visit

• Thursday, March 12: Learn more below.
  

Upcoming Spring Break

• March 16 - March 27: Enjoy your Spring Break!

Garden of Dreams Prom

• April 18, 2015: Save the date for the Garden of Dreams Prom!

Please take the survey below.

Do you have questions about the SBAC? CAASPP? We want to hear your questions!

We will be answering the questions submitted using the survey below at our Parent Informational Meetings on Tuesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 5.

Looking for a resource to help your child prepare for the SBAC? Here are a few:

• Study Island, an online learning program, is an excellent way to build up academic skills while also becoming familiar with the style of questions found on the SBAC. To learn more about Study Island, click here. Vista Oaks has a number of licenses still available for our students' use. Contact your teacher for more information.
• Lumos Learning has created a series of assessments and online workbooks that have been used and recommended by one of our wonderful homeschooling parents. Want to learn about what she is using? Click here to see the Lumos Learning series. (A "thank you" to one of our parents who shared this resource with us!)
• To learn about the types of questions on the computer-based test, you and your child can view the practice test online at the California Department of Education (CDE) Smarter Balanced Practice Test Web page.

Testing Schedule - Below you will find the testing schedule for the Byron site, as well as the dates and times for the site in the Concord area.

Changes to Original Byron Site Schedule - We have been able to make some adjustments to the original schedule your advisor may have shared with you earlier. (Good news for all of us!)

Concord Area - We have rented several rooms at JFK's College of Law in Pleasant Hill. More information coming soon!

Questions? - Please contact your advisor if you have any questions.

As many of you know, Vista Oaks has applied for accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The process for accreditation is an intense and on-going process of self-reflection and study with the goal of supporting continued school improvement.

• Our initial application was submitted in September.
  
• In December, an extensive description of the school was completed and submitted.
  
• Now we are ready for the next step! A WASC Visiting Team Chairperson will be visiting our Byron site on Thursday, March 12.

Thank you in advance to those students, parents and staff who have agreed to meet with the Chairperson!

At Vista Oaks, we want our students to grow and thrive! Vista Oaks has created "Student Learning Outcomes" that we hope develop in each of our students. (See below for the full list of Student Learning Outcomes.) What is our first goal? Vista Oaks Charter School hopes to help our students become "VALUABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY."

What does this mean? It means a Vista Oaks student:

• Is prepared for college or a career
  
• Contributes to the positive culture of the school
  
• Participates in activities that support and improve their local community.
  

Thank you to the following students for exemplifying this characteristic! We appreciate your willingness to go above and beyond, making our school a special place to be! Each of these students is involved in a variety of activities, including the Leadership Team, Yearbook, and will begin volunteering with our younger students soon.

• Ryan Guenette
  
• Madison Brown
  
• Errin Abasolo

Do you have a student you would like to recommend who is a wonderful example of being a "Valuable Member of the Community?" If so, please send information to Joy Groen, providing information about the student and their contributions to our school or local community. We want to celebrate them!

• Thank you for helping our first week using our new drop off and pick up area go smoothly.
  
• If you are dropping off or picking up a student, please continue to use the loading zone directly in front of the district office. (See map below.)
• Feeling confused or unsure of where to go? Please look for a Vista Oaks staff member. We will be there to help!
  

• Interested in attending the field trip to Big Break? We would love for you to join us!
  
• Details can be found by clicking the flyer below.
  
• Want to sign up? Please click the link below to sign up today! Sign-ups are due by February 25.
• Reserve a spot today. Sign up here!
  

Please see the map below for how to enter and exit, as well as where to park when coming to the Byron site. We are located within the Excelsior Middle School campus, with parking across found between the main middle school campus and the district office.