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10601 Church Street Suite 112
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Phone: (909) 989-8541
Fax:     (909) 941-1732

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District Office Hours

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

"Budget on a Napkin"

Central School District is committed to remaining fiscally solvent
by effectively managing current
resources and pursuing
new revenue sources.

Click on the link below to see the new "Budget on a Napkin" report on Central School District's budget.

Budget on a Napkin      

California Common Core Standards (CCSS) 

California has joined a national movement to adopt common standards and assessments for English Language Arts and mathematics. Adopted in California in August 2010, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed to prepare K-12 students for college and career readiness. Benchmarked against inter- national standards and top-performing countries, the CCSS also help prepare our students to succeed in a global economy and society. These standards will help ensure that students are receiving a high quality education consistently, from school to school and state to state. 

For more information, please follow the link below:

CCSS Flyer
 

By Beau Yarbrough, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Last Thursday, Hayden Pestel was sitting on the couch, watching a movie on Netflix while waiting for his mother to come home.

“I saw flames and went and saw the laundry room was on fire,” Hayden, 10, said Tuesday.

He ran and woke his grandfather, who was asleep in another room, who called 9-1-1 as they both got out of the house without injury.

“It was really scary,” Hayden said. “Worst night ever.”

For Full Story Click Here

District Stakeholder Focus Groups

Central School District is committed to continued excellence and to help us achieve this goal we regularly reach out to our parents to work with us in an advisory capacity.  Your input is important to us as we develop Central School District’s first Local Control Accountability Plan (see article at the bottom of this column).  If you are interested in serving on a district stakeholder focus group, please call Kathee Preston in the Superintendent’s office at (909) 989-8541 or email kpreston@csd.k12.ca.us. 

Parents, we thank you for taking the time to thoughtfully complete and return the school survey that was sent home with your child on Thursday, February 13.  Please be sure to return the survey by Friday, February 21. 

Thank you!!

"Alice @ Wonderland" Invitation

Julie Parga, RMMS drama teacher, and four of her students came to personally invite Board members and district administrators to the annual RMMS drama production.  The performance of “Alice @ Wonderland” will be held on Thursday, March 6^th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Ruth Musser Middle School multipurpose room.  The students pictured below with Mrs. Parga performed a short skit inviting those in attendance to the March 6^th performance.

A Special Thank You to Russell Purcey

Susan Bobbitt-Voth, WESELPA Administrator, recognized Mr. Russell Purcey for his leadership and vision while serving as Central School District’s representative on the WESELPA’s Community Advisory Council.  Mr. Purcey is a very active CSD grandparent who was appointed to this special position by the Board.  Mr. Purcey is a retired educator who takes an active role in the education of his grandchildren.  He also serves on the school site councils at Doña Merced and Ruth Musser Middle School.  Barbara Rich, Board President, thanked Mr. Purcey for his many years of service to Central School District.

Local Control Accountability Plan
 

By July 1, 2014 and annually thereafter, all school districts in California must develop a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) that aligns with their annual budget and identifies the actions they will take to meet state priorities pertaining to teacher qualifications, implementation of the Common Core State Standards, parental involvement, student achievement, student engagement, school climate, student access to a broad course of study and student outcomes.

 Last week the State Board of Education adopted the regulations for the LCAP and districts across California are now working to develop an understanding of the new funding formula requirements in order to make informed programmatic decisions about how they will provide increased and/or improved services to the targeted student groups which include low income students, English learners and foster youth. 

The development of the LCAP requires transparency and stakeholder engagement. In order for district staff to develop such a plan, consultation with school employees, parents, students and community members is necessary.  During the month of February more than 20 different Central School District stakeholder focus groups will meet with district staff to provide input as we develop our district LCAP. 

The final district budget and LCAP will be presented to the Board of Trustees for a first reading in May and approval at its June 12, 2014 meeting.

Click on the links below to view the California Department of Education's "School Snapshots" for all schools in Central School District:

Bear Gulch School

Central School

Coyote Canyon School

Doña Merced School

Valle Vista School

Cucamonga Middle School

Ruth Musser Middle School

Click on the link below to view the
2012 Base Academic Performance Index (API) Report

2012 Base API Report

Attention All Parents... 

Safe Drinking Water

One of Central School District’s Guiding Principles states that we take pride in our well-maintained facilities and know that it is our responsibility to provide, clean, safe and secure sites for the well being of our students and staff. One way we accomplish this is by conducting routine preventative lead testing of the water at each of our schools. This practice was implemented by the district in the late 1990’s as a result of the amendments made to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

For more information, please follow the link below:

Parent Notification of Safe Drinking Water

Attention All Parents...
Historic Health Care Reform Is Here

Covered California,
the state's new health insurance marketplace, opened its doors for enrollment October 1, 2013.  Starting now, most children and adults can sign up for affordable health coverage options.  We all know healthy kids make good learners.  When children have access to preventive screenings, immuni- zations and regular check-ups, they are able to stay healthy.  That means better attendance and better performance in the classroom.  And with reliable, affordable coverage, children and adults are also able to get care when they get sick.

Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, asks districts across the state to join The Children's Partnership in the "ALL IN" health care for all families outreach and enrollment campaign.  Click on the link below for the Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet for parents and families. 

Affordable Health Care Coverage
("All In" Campaign)

Take the time to get the information and enroll in the plan that is best
for your family.   

This is a defining moment! 

The ACA open enrollment window is October 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014. 

There are three ways to enroll:

 1) ONLINE: go to
          www.coveredca.com

 2) BY PHONE:  call 1 (800) 300-1506

 3) IN PERSON:  call 1 (800) 300-1506
       to find the location nearest you.

Healthy kids make good learners, and we want every child in Central School District to be successful in school.

Our District Nurses have compiled a list of health care resources.  This informa- tion is provided below in both English and Spanish.

Health Care Resources (English)

Health Care Resources (Spanish) 
(Recursos para el cuidado de la Salud)

For more information about
Kids Come First Community Health Center
please see flyer below:

Kids Come First (English)

Kids Come First (Spanish)