CVUSD's Communication Snapshot

• Happening Now: Annual Holiday Toy Drive 🎁
• Reminder: We're Accepting Applications to Serve on CVUSD's Surplus Property "7/11" Committee
• Upcoming Event: Virtual Preview Nights for New Proposed Core Literature Title
• We're Hiring Paraeducators: Join Us for a Walk-In Interview this December!
• Westlake Elementary Earns $29K Grant to Provide Career Exploration Offerings to 4th and 5th Grade Students
• Congratulations to WHS Senior James Miller: First Alternate California High School Student Representative for the 2025 United States Senate Youth Program
• 🎥VIDEO - Welcome to Class: Cypress 1st Graders and CLU Students Create Children's Books Together

We're proud to partner with Safe Passage Youth Foundation and the Thousand Oaks Police Department for the annual holiday toy drive to benefit CVUSD students of all ages.

Now through Friday, December 20th, there will be a donation box outside of the District's Education Office located at: 1400 E. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks for new, unwrapped toys to be placed. The donation box will be outside on weekdays from 8am to 4pm. Questions? Please call (805) 497-9511 ext. 3323.

Thank you for your support!

Pursuant to Education Code Section 17388, before excess real estate property is sold or leased, the Governing Board of a school district must appoint an Advisory Committee to advise the Governing Board on the disposition of the property. Education Code Section 17389 requires that the Advisory Committee be composed of not less than seven (7) and no more than eleven (11) members. This commonly is called a Surplus Property “7-11” Committee. The Committee will review the use(s) of the Property, consider community input on acceptable uses, and forward its recommendations to the Governing Board. The Governing Board will then consider the Committee’s recommendations and decide what to do with the Property.

Community members, Parents/Guardians of students, and CVUSD teachers/administrators are sought to serve on this Committee, which will be reviewing the following properties:

• Triunfo School – 975 Evenstar Ave, Westlake Village CA 91361
• 703 Rancho Conejo Road, Newbury Park CA 91320
• 711 Rancho Conejo Road, Newbury Park CA 91320

The deadline to apply to serve on this Committee is Friday, December 20th at 12pm.

📍 Click here to read the complete overview of the Committee's purpose, duties and meeting timelines.

📍Click here to access and complete the online application.

The CVUSD community is invited to join the District’s Instructional Services team for two scheduled Preview Nights (virtual) to review a proposed new middle school Core Literature title: WILDOAK by CC Harrington (Gr 7 - Extended).

• Virtual Preview Event #1 - Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 5:00pm - Click Here to Register to Attend
• Virtual Preview Event #2 - Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 5:00pm - Click Here to Register to Attend

This title is to be brought before the CVUSD Board of Education for Information/Discussion at the November 20th and December 18th Board of Education Meetings and for Action at the January 15th Board of Education Meeting.

📚 To learn more about Core Literature and the Core Literature Adoption Process in the CVUSD, please visit the Core Literature (Grades 6-12) webpage.

We're hiring Paraeducators! Our award-winning schools have both full-time and part-time openings for this important role that supports students with disabilities. There are a variety of both part-time and full-time Paraeducator positions, including permanent and substitute Paraeducators for Levels I and II. For Paraeducator Level III, RBT experience is a plus!

Join us for a Walk-In Interview at our District Educational Office at 1400 E. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks from 2:30pm-4:30pm on:

• Tuesday, December 10th

• Monday, December 16th

📌 Click here for more information.

Westlake Elementary School is the proud recipient of a $29,756 grant from the K12 Strong Workforce Program to fund its project, “Mentoring Tomorrow’s Workforce: Bridging Elementary and High School Through Career Exploration,” with the goal of encouraging students to take ownership of their education and actively shape their future. The grant will support this project over the next three years.

This project aims to introduce 4th and 5th grade Westlake Elementary students to high-demand career fields - such as Education, through a mentorship program with secondary students enrolled in the Westlake High School Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways programs. Westlake High School students will act as role models as they mentor 4th and 5th graders, guiding them through career-related projects and sharing insights into different professions. Additional activities made possible through this grant funding include:

• Joint Learning Sessions (Elementary and high school students will collaborate on career exploration activities)
• Industry Professionals as Guest Speakers
• Industry Visits
• College and Career Days
• Career Pathway Projects
• Career Exploration Curriculum

This grant is a great example of our CVUSD schools collaborating and innovating, together, for the mutual benefit of the students we proudly serve. The hope is that in year three, this program will add grade 3 students, and ultimately wrap in the lower grades in the future.

Way to go Westlake Elementary Wizards and Westlake High Warriors! Click here to read more.

Congratulations to James Miller, Westlake High School 12th grade scholar, who was selected by the California Department of Education as the First Alternate for the California High School Student Representatives for the 2025 United States Senate Youth Program, a highly competitive program. This program provides a yearly opportunity for students to gain an in-depth view of the U.S. Senate and the federal government overall, as well as a deeper understanding of legislative, judicial and executive branches.

James is scheduled to be recognized by the State Board of Education during its January 15-16, 2025, meeting in Sacramento.

✨🏦 Learn more about James' impressive accomplishments and the U.S. Senate Youth Program, here: https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr24/yr24rel50.asp

Superheroes, mystical creatures and shapes - these are just a few of the main characters that students in a first grade classroom at Cypress Elementary School developed for a special partnership with California Lutheran University students. The goal? A beautiful, bound book created from the first graders' imaginations. They provided the concepts for unique characters and story ideas. The CLU students took this information and developed fully-formed children's books, including writing, illustrating and "publishing" their books.

On Thursday, December 5th, the students in Ms. Collins' first grade class were gifted copies of their co-created books, including a story reveal - as each pairing of students read their books together. This was a first of its kind partnership between CLU and Cypress Elementary School, who as an IB school, has one of its goals to collaborate with the community. Watch the video below to see the special book reveal moments and to learn more.