News From the Ranch

Dear TRE Family,

What a fun week on the ranch! We celebrated National School Breakfast Week in our Food Services Cafe with art projects, gold crowns, and special visitors. We celebrated Read Across America Week with a dress-up day, our amazing Book Fair in the library all week, and a fun Family Reading Night on Monday evening. It was a great week celebrating a love of reading! Thank you to every parent volunteer who helped make our Book Fair a success. It took a village this week, and we are thankful for each and every volunteer!

Throughout the week, we welcomed Doodle Bugs for on-campus class field trips to explore all the different types of bugs and reptiles. The joy and awe on students' faces were priceless! So much learning and excitement in the room. We continue with a few more classes, engaging in this on-campus field trip next week. Thank you to our amazing PTA for sponsoring this engaging on-campus field trip!

This week is Conference Week and early dismissal EVERY day for K-5 students. TK will have the usual bell schedule this week. We look forward to meeting with families in support of our Cool Coyotes.

Highlights in this week's newsletter...

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

In partnership,

Mrs. Ciecek

Conference Week K-5 - early dismissal ALL week

Monday, Mar 9: Motivational Monday

Tuesday, Mar 10: Fit PE Wear

PE (Grades TK-5)

Wednesday, Mar 11: Early Dismissal

5th Grade Panorama Picture - Wear 5th Grade Shirt (8:25 AM)

Thursday, Mar 12: Thoughtful Thursday

Music (Grades 2-5)

Friday, Mar 13: Wear TRE Spirit Wear

Report Cards come home & available in Aeries

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Upcoming Events

March 18: Learning Celebration (Open House) & 30th Anniversary Celebration

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

Please mark your calendars for TRE's 30th Anniversary & Learning Celebration on Wednesday, March 18th. This event combines both our Learning Celebration (Open House) and a celebration of TRE's 30th Anniversary. We are excited to welcome alumni, staff, current TRE students and families, as well as district and community members. Please review the flyer below for the schedule of events. There will be food trucks and gathering space for current and alumni families, as well as memorabilia from the past 30 years to explore. Classes will be open to explore and celebrate all that students are learning. We will also have our TRE Learning Lab space open for families to experience hands-on problem-based math centers with our Math and Literacy Specialist, Ms. Ridlon.

We hope to see all of our TRE families at this upcoming celebration!

Congratulations to our PE teacher, Coach C, for being selected as the PE TOSA for the TUSD ELOP After School Program. His last day at TRE will be this Tuesday, March 3rd. We will have an interim sub through the hiring process. When our new PE teacher has been hired, we will introduce them to our TRE community. We will miss Coach C and thank him for all his support with our PE classes. Wishing him all the best on his new adventure!

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.

Here is our district's Mental Health Services’ quarterly newsletter. In this edition of Building Resilience, we explore how technology influences relationships. While devices can sometimes create distance, they also offer meaningful opportunities for connection, community, and cultural belonging. Includes articles, learning opportunities, and resources.

Boletín del equipo de Salud Mental. En esta edición de Construyendo Resiliencia, examinamos cómo la tecnología impacta las relaciones a lo largo de la vida. Aunque los dispositivos pueden, en ocasiones, crear distancia, también brindan oportunidades valiosas para la conexión, la comunidad y la pertenencia cultural.

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Our amazing TRE PTA is currently looking for parents to serve on the PTA board for the 2026-2027 school year. Below is a brief overview of each position and the time commitments of meetings.

• President
• Oversees the board and leads the PTA

• VP Ways & Means
• Leads all fundraising: Paws for a Cause, schedules restaurant nights, etc.

• VP Programs
• Coordinates w/event chairs to plan PTA events (movie night, trunk or treat, art, etc.)

• Secretary
• Takes minutes at all meetings

• Treasurer
• Handles bookkeeping and finances

• Financial Secretary
• Counts and deposits all money

• Historian
• Schedules volunteers and counts monthly volunteer hours

In addition to specific job responsibilities, board members attend monthly board meetings (in the evening, around 1 hour in length) and 5 association meetings (after school and about 1 hour in length).

If you are interested or have questions please email:

treptanominations@gmail.com or trepta@gmail.com

New Year, New price! Support our PTA by ordering your child a Yearbook!

Every book purchase includes 2 FREE custom personalized pages -- create your child's, today!

Click the link to purchase: https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1017595149583332

Don't forget to upload your school event pictures, for the Yearbook Committee to use in the book! Upload School Photos" under your Yearbook To Do's in the App!

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.