TechBytes

• June 4: Google Takeout closes for all Seniors and Staff Members who are leaving the District
• June 4: Secondary Grading Window Closes

Summer Dates

• July 16: Last Day of Credit Recovery Summer School
• July 21: Final grades for summer must be entered no later than Tuesday, July 21, 2026
• July 23 - July 27: Aeries Temporarily Taken Offline to prepare for the data rollover into 2026-27
• July 28: 2026-27 school year database becomes available

Check out the Summer TechBytes for students and families -- a guide filled with fantastic tech-based and screen-free activities. Here is a quick snapshot of what is available:

• PUSD Apps via Clever: Students can continue using Google Workspace and Paper Tutoring all summer long. Additionally, i-Ready Math (grades K-8) and Amira (grades K-2) will remain available through July 23rd.

• Free Educational Apps & Virtual Trips: Explore free resources like Khan Academy, National Geographic Kids, and Duolingo, or take virtual field trips to the San Diego Zoo, the Louvre, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium!

• Digital Reading: Dive into e-books using platforms like Sora, Open Library, or Libby.

• Screen-Free Fun: If you are looking to balance device time, the guide includes printable summer scavenger hunts, word searches, and great activity ideas from Common Sense Media to keep kids active and creative.

See checklist below for how to prepare your Promethean Board for the Summer.

If you are moving classrooms or sites, you will want to confirm that you've backed up all files from your Promethean Board's internal storage. See the directions below for how to do that.

All students in grades 4-11 are keeping their Chromebooks for the summer. Students in 12th grade will return their Chromebook by the end of the school year. Chromebook carts in grades TK-3 will remain in the classroom. Please ensure all devices are plugged in, your cart is locked, and tickets have been submitted for any Chromebooks that need service.

From May 4th - June 4th, Seniors, students who are leaving PUSD, and Staff who are retiring or leaving PUSD will be able to transfer or download their files. Seniors and Staff members will be able to transfer their content to a personal Gmail account. All other students will be able to download their content. If you have any questions regarding this process, please reach out to EdTech.

Beginning July 19, the i-Ready Diagnostic will officially be known as i-Ready Inform™.

The name i-Ready Inform reflects what the assessment has always been designed to do: equip educators, students, and families with the information needed to guide learning. You, your students, and their families will see this new name in i-Ready Connect™ and across related materials starting in the 2026–2027 school year. This means that when you go to find your Diagnostic Results report next year, you’ll see it labeled the i-Ready Inform Results report.

While the name is new, everything you rely on stays the same. The platform will continue to provide reliable data, actionable insights, and powerful instructional tools that educators value, along with updates designed to further support student success.

To learn more, visit the Extraordinary Educators™ Blog.

Seamlessly woven into your existing ELA, Social Studies, or Advisory classes, these lessons empower you to foster critical thinking, empathy, and real-world problem-solving right when your students need it most. Built with ultimate flexibility and teacher ease in mind, this curriculum features turn-key, research-backed resources from Common Sense Education—including ready-to-use slide decks, videos, and screen-free activities. Most sessions are optimized for just 20 minutes and aligned with ISTE and California standards, allowing you to easily integrate them into current units or deploy them "just-in-time" to address real-world digital trends with absolutely minimal prep! Preview the Scope & Sequence by clicking on the link below.