DJUSD Staff Insights

• June 1 - LGBTQ+ Pride Month
• June 1 - Gun Safety Storage Month
• June 5 - Gun Violence Awareness Day
• June 11 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
• June 19 - Juneteenth

🎓10th Annual DJUSD Black Graduation Ceremony

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. - Harper Multipurpose Room

🎓Davis Adult and Community Ed Graduation

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. - Brunelle Theater

🎓DJUSD Latino Graduation

Tuesday, Jun 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. - Brunelle Theater

🎓Martin Luther King Jr., Graduation

Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. - Brunelle Theater

🎓Davis School for Independent Study Graduation

Thursday, Jun 11, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. - Brunelle Theater

🎓Da Vinci Charter Academy Graduation

Thursday, Jun 11, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. - Pamela Mari Tech Hub - Da Vinci Campus

🎓Davis Senior High School Graduation

Friday, Jun 12, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. - Halden Field at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium - DSHS Campus

In June, DJUSD will release the Year 3 Final Report of the DJUSD 2023-28 Strategic Plan, highlighting initial progress toward improving student success through deliberate, focused efforts. The Report will highlight the progress made across multiple pillars, showcasing DJUSD’s focus on equity, inclusion, innovation, and operational excellence. Staff will provide an end-of-year update to the Board of Education on June 18 and the Final Report will be posted to the DJUSD Strategic Plan website.

Our final Peachjar flyer distribution of the 2025-26 school year will be on Friday, May 29. We will reopen our Peachjar portal for submissions and distribution approximately two weeks into the next school year. If you have any flyers you’d like to share with families prior to summer break, please have them uploaded to Peachjar by Friday morning. Please contact communications@djusd.net with any questions.

With the end of the school year quickly approaching and summer planning on the horizon for many, we would like to remind school sites and District departments to keep school/department websites updated and relevant. Our websites are often the first tool new, returning and prospective families use when searching for information about their students' schools. Regular maintenance should include:

• Adding important dates to the calendar, including graduation/ceremony information, picture day details and other end of year need-to-knows.

• Keep 3 current and relevant news stories up at all times.

• Go through other pages on our school/department website to make sure links work, documents are current and information is accurate.

If you have any questions, or if your site/department needs any additional website training, please reach out to communications@djusd.net.

This summer, DJUSD is excited to offer engaging academic enrichment opportunities for multilingual students in grades 4–9 designed to strengthen language, literacy, critical thinking, and STEM skills through hands-on learning experiences. Programs include the Newcomer Academy for students new to U.S. schools, a Journalism Class where students will develop reading, writing, speaking, and research skills while creating a student newspaper, and the AVID STEM Academy, which provides interactive science and STEM investigations that promote problem-solving and collaboration.

Davis Senior High School graduation programs will be available in Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean to support linguistic access for our multilingual families. Families may pick up translated programs at the Multilingual Services tent upon entering the stadium, where student volunteers will be available to assist them.

Live interpretation of the ceremony will also be available via Zoom in Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean. Families will be asked to use their personal devices and earbuds/headphones to access interpretation during the ceremony. Instructions for accessing interpretation have already been mailed to families and will also be available onsite.

A $20 donation benefits DSHS Athletics. To participate, students must bring a completed Sports Physical Examination Form, signed by a parent or guardian. Don’t miss this convenient opportunity to get ready for the upcoming sports season!

As we approach the end of the school year, we find many reasons to celebrate. Please avoid food celebrations. Every school site has a significant number of students with severe food allergies, dietary restrictions, and health plans related to food. For the safety of our students, teachers and staff should NOT provide students with sugar and/or treats, including savory treats. Please find creative ways, other than food, to celebrate with students, such as: classroom craft or game, dance party, show-and-tell, extra recess, or pajama/hat day.

Enrollment will continue to be processed at the district office during the summer, Monday through Friday 8am-4pm. Any new families are directed (via the site’s answering machine and website) to Online Pre-Enrollment and registration at the District Office. All families can contact the district office customer service desk for questions on enrollment or email enrollment@djusd.net.

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease. Prompt response to symptoms is critical to limiting the spread of measles and protecting our school community.

Monitor for Symptoms:

• High fever (may reach more than 104°F) and at least one of the “3 Cs”: cough, coryza (runny nose), or conjunctivitis (red eyes)

• A blotchy rash that begins on the face/head and spreads downward (typically 3–5 days after fever onset)

If Symptoms Develop:
Masks are recommended for all respiratory illnesses, including measles. Well-fitting N95 respirators provide the best protection.

• Stay home and avoid public settings, including school

• Contact your healthcare provider immediately for guidance before visiting a clinic or hospital to prevent further spread

Classroom Recommendations:
School health offices are monitoring for symptoms and immunization status.

• Maintain hand-washing routines with students

• Use district-provided air purifiers

• Send students with symptoms of respiratory illness to the health office for evaluation

The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is proven effective, with only 3% of fully vaccinated individuals (2 doses) experiencing breakthrough infection. Review your immunization records and contact your healthcare provider promptly if you are unsure of your status.

As we wrap up the 2025–26 school year, we are implementing an updated Chromebook policy for all elementary students. Beginning this year, all elementary student Chromebooks and chargers will remain in classrooms at the end of the year to be checked in and reassigned for future classroom use. This change aligns all elementary grade levels under the same device procedures, and current 6th grade students will receive a new Chromebook assignment in 7th grade. Classrooms without Chromebook carts will receive one next school year; in the meantime, devices should be securely stored in labeled bins or boxes in an accessible location for summer district check-in.

This summer, DJUSD will continue investing in campus improvements through several Measure M Bond-funded projects designed to enhance safety, infrastructure, and student spaces across the district. Planned work includes completion of the Davis Senior High School track, roofing projects at Montgomery Elementary and Holmes Junior High, and Phase 3 of campus fencing improvements at Birch Lane Elementary, César Chávez Elementary, Patwin Elementary, Davis Senior High School, and Da Vinci High School.

Additional summer projects include long jump, triple jump, and shot put improvements at Emerson Junior High, PA system upgrades at all three junior highs and Davis Senior High, IDC flooring updates at Emerson Junior High, play yard improvements for the existing kindergarten area at North Davis Elementary, and campus-wide restroom flooring upgrades at Patwin Elementary. We look forward to these improvements helping create safer, more welcoming, and enhanced learning environments for students and staff

Do you have maintenance requests for the summer months? If so, please submit them as soon as possible so our team can plan ahead and prioritize work accordingly.

To help ensure projects are completed in a timely manner, please avoid waiting until the last day of school or your final day in the office to submit requests. Early submissions help us better coordinate summer work and support your site needs. Thank you.

Student Nutrition Services (SNS) is excited to introduce the newest members of the food service family—FS1 and FS2, our two new 2025 Isuzu NRR refrigerated delivery trucks! Purchased through the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training Grant, these vehicles will replace our aging fleet and help modernize transportation for SNS.

Equipped with updated safety features like back-up cameras and ABS brakes, the new trucks will support safer, more reliable meal delivery across DJUSD schools. SNS would also like to extend a special thank you to Project Manager Marliu Contreras, whose efforts were instrumental in navigating the complex purchasing process and bringing this project to life.

As the school year comes to a close, the Custodial Department kindly asks staff to remove personal belongings from campuses to support summer deep cleaning efforts. This includes the following:

• Any personal appliances (coffee makers, microwaves, mini fridges, etc.) and any pets if they have not been removed already.

• Unless impractical to do, personal appliances need to be emptied of all contents, unplugged, and the doors left open. The custodial department is not responsible for cleaning any personal belongings left behind.

• Please note the following (CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE CHAPTER 8 [CCR, TITLE 19, DIVISION 1]): “It is a violation of local fire code to store and or house furniture and items in a school that are not appropriately fire rated.”

• We would like the staff to clear their desktops and workstations so our custodial staff can clean the surfaces and move items around to perform their deep cleaning procedures.

• The Custodial department will not be held responsible for any personal items left on campus and we will not be liable for personal items that are missing or damaged. We advise staff to please take your personal items home if they are valuable to you.

Thank you to all of our staff for another great year! It was especially heartwarming to celebrate our retirees in May. A few reminders as the year wraps up:

This year, DJUSD proudly celebrates 24 retirees across our Classified and Certificated teams, honoring the incredible dedication, care, and countless contributions they have made to our students, schools, and community over the years.

We were thrilled to recognize and celebrate these outstanding staff members at our Annual End of Year Celebration on May 14, where colleagues gathered to reflect, share memories, and wish our retirees all the best in their next chapter. Thank you for the lasting impact you have made on DJUSD—your work has touched lives and helped shape our community in meaningful ways. Congratulations and happy retirement!

For the classifications of employees who accrue vacation hours, please remember you can only “roll over” 176 hours as of July 1, 2026. Make a plan for June to use excessive hours. Otherwise, those hours will be paid out after July 1, 2026.

Any leave of absence requests or other assignment changes for 26-27 school year should be in through the appropriate channels and forms prior to the close of the school year. Unsure about the status of a requested change? Reach out to your site supervisor first and then to Personnel Services.

Thank you for your service to DJUSD. Please be sure to return keys to your site supervisor. Express benefit forms will be processed after the end of the year for our STRS and PERS members who are retiring. All classified and certificated employees have a 6 month window where they cannot work in the District. After your time period, if you are interested in subbing, please let us know!

The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be in-person on Thursday, June 4, 2026. This regular meeting can be viewed on DJUSD Education Channel 17 and by livestream, or you can watch archived recordings at djusd.tv.