News and Announcements

Our next Board of Education meeting will be on Tuesday, October 26th. To join us via Zoom for the public session at 6:00pm, please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE.

We will be starting with our weekly COVID-19 testing soon. We need all parents to register their children ASAP. Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download the letter that was sent to parents via Blackboard. The letter has an embedded link to register, and also has a link to the FAQ. Parents will receive one additional letter from their child's principal with site-specific information, as well as the first testing date. (09/03/21: Updated with Spanish and Vietnamese translations; 09/05/21: Updated with Chinese translation)

CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to nominate a deserving AUSD employee for recognition. Next deadline is October 18th!

Did you know that families may qualify for a FREE $500 college savings account (per child) and other important benefits? CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to access the page with more information and the application.

For all the amazing things they do for AUSD, we are honored to recognize David Patterson (4th grade teacher from Baldwin School) and Huy Phan (District accountant) as our September Game Changers. If you would like to nominate a deserving employee to be recognized as a Game Changer, please go to http://www.ausd.us/badges/ or CLICK ON THE HEADLINE for more information. The deadline for October Game Changer nominations is October 18, 2021.

AUSD began phasing in our weekly COVID-19 testing on September 8th. Please CLICK ON THE LINK to download a letter from the superintendent that explains what to expect AFTER your child is tested. (09/10/21: Updated to include translations of the letter.)

Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to access our Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.) document about AUSD's COVID-19 Safety protocols and preparation.

Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to view a recording of August 5th parent informational meeting about COVID-19 safety protocol and practices for students attending in-person learning. We are currently reviewing questions submitted after the presentation in order to complete a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) summary. The FAQ will be posted on our District website when it is ready.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 104 (Gonzalez) on July 1, 2021. The bill provides for a limited process to request that high school grades earned during the 2020-21 school year be changed from a letter grade to Pass or No Pass. This process applies only to students attending high school during the 2020-21 school year, and the process must be completed before August 16, 2021. Click here to view the notification.

Please CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to download a copy of the official parent notification of the availability of an Independent Study program for the 2021-22 school year.