CVUSD Connection 2024.10

CVUSD Connection

2023-2024 ANNUAL REPORT

Castro Valley Unified School District

2023-2024 Annual Report is now available! The annual report includes information on the various programs, a summary of finances, accomplishments and the many opportunities available to students.

View the Annual Report at: www.cv.k12.ca.us/annualreport/

INCLUSION DAY-OCTOBER 16

Please join us by wearing Orange on our District's next Unity and Inclusion Awareness Day, which is on October 16. Your partnership in promoting this district wide event is greatly appreciated.

We rely on participation from all team members to provide students with disabilities opportunities to engage with their peers where they feel a sense of belonging and are valued.

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HUMANRESOURCES CASTROVALLEYUSD

ABSENCE MANAGEMENT

Hub

Absence Management Quick Start Guide and Absence Management Mobile Quick Start Guide

Ever wondered why you are unable to enter or edit your absence? The ability to enter your absences depends on your school site cut off time which is usually 8 hours before the absence starts

If absence is unapproved - The system will allow you to upload file attachments and can edit the Absence Reason, Notes to Administrator, and Notes to Substitute fields. If absence is approved - The system will allow you to only upload file attachments. You cannot edit anything in the absence itself

Note that once your absence cut off time has passed the system will not allow you to enter your absence. If this happens please contact your site secretary to help.

CLASSIFIED WORK CALENDARS

2024-2025 SY Classified Work Calendars

2024-2025 CSEA Holidays

Castro Valley Elementary

Parshotam Gosai, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Glendy Lewis Summers, Paraprofessional

Clarissa Lopez, 1st Grade Teacher

Jessica Whitehead, Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe

Independent Elementary

Patrick Brooks, Campus Monitor

Mayra Cortes Cebrero, Campus Monitor

Stephanie Gremse, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod

Hanan Moawad, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod

Katherine Ratinho, Paraprofessional

Melinda Solomon, Paraprofessional

Marshall Elementary

Stephanie Alaniz, SDC Mild/Moderate Teacher

Ziying Chu, Paraprofessional

Sabrina Dussau, TK Teacher

Carlos Escobar, PE Teacher

Susan Gaspar, Paraprofessional

Katie Heiny, 3rd Grade Teacher

Mistee Hightower-Guzman, Elementary Principal

Amanda Ochoa, Campus Monitor

Zemira Odobasic, Paraprofessional

Olivia Perez Gomez, Campus Monitor

Proctor Elementary

Nina Ackerberg, Resource Specialist

Gloria Montano, Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe

Wendy Shay, Kindergarten Teacher

Chabot Elementary

Christine Gamino, Lead Cafeteria Worker

Maricela Garcia-Flores, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe

Wendy Huang, Paraprofessional

Lena-Rose Kiesling, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Victoria Riano, 3rd Grade Teacher

Alexandra Vaz, 4th Grade Teacher

Jensen Ranch Elementary

Keiko Abalos, Campus Monitor

Kristy Hui, Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe

Palomares Elementary

Yuru Guo, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod

Loretta Toy, Kindergarten Teacher

Stanton Elementary

Jacqueline Costa, Campus Monitor

Julie Lovel, Paraprofessional

Margie Navas, Resource Specialist

Alica Ontiveros, SDC Mild/Moderate Teacher

Mayra Pardo, Campus Monitor

Vannoy Elementary

Vanessa Chavez, 2nd Grade DLI Teacher

Kevin Del Mundo, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Georgina Gonzalez, Paraprofessional

Li-Shan Hsu, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Lea Laase, 2nd Grade DLI Teacher

Euodia Leung, Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe

Stephanie Martinez, Kindergarten DLI Teacher

Alma Miranda, Campus Monitor

Jasmine Morfin Guzman, TK DLI Teacher

Daniella Raza, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Laura Rodriguez, Translator

Monika Tomczyk, 3rd Grade Teacher

Soraya Villasenor, Elementary Principal

Canyon Middle School

Cosmo Alsip, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Elizabeth Barnes, SDC Teacher Mild/Moderate

Jordan Brown, 6th Grade CORE Teacher

Alyssa Escobar-Rojas, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Thomas Fortunak, Science Teacher

Rhonda Hamby, Spanish Teacher

Andrew Koscinski, SDC Teacher, Moderate/Severe

Jacquelyn Lee, Science Teacher

Priscilla Leung, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod

Oscar Morales Posas, English Teacher

Minh Ngo, Resource Specialist

Ramond Purnell, PE Teacher

Raul Rodrigiez, Counselor

Lena Sanchez, Cafeteria Assistant

Denise Saylor, ELD Teacher

Mimi Sommer, Math Teacher

Alvina Wang, Cafeteria Assistant

Castro Valley High

Belinda Bass, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Rebecca Benabou, English Teacher

Emily Bittner, Ceramic Teacher

Sonia Calderon, Cafeteria Assistant

Dulce Christensen, Spanish Teacher

Keanu Dasalla , English Teacher

Ting Dong, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Boz Echivarre, PE Teacher

Desirae Feria, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

Joshua Fraioli, Art Teacher

Alexis Gould, Japanese Teacher

Redwood/CVVA/Roy Johnson

Maureen Gilhooly, Adult Moderate/Severe Teacher

Yvonne Rogers, CEC Teacher

Creekside Middle School

Yaneis Autumn, Art Teacher

Valdis Birznieks, Choir Teacher

Stephen Campbell, English Teacher

Abigail Lee, Office Technician

Jamie Mongoso, 6th Grade CORE Teacher

Peter Sefton, CEC Teacher

Castro Valley High

David Hovey, Math Teacher

Erin Mann, Resource Specialist

Sonja Mark, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Jamie Molina, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

Matlyn Peracca, Counselor

Carver Reading, Building & Grounds Worker

Karissa Robinette, CTE Photo/Video Teacher

Nicolle Saucedo, SDC Moderate/Severe Teacher

Fatima Tayyab, English Teacher

Leslie Troxell, Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe

Thao Van, Math Teacher

Ralph Zavala, Campus Supervisor

CVACE

Wendy Gao, Phlobonaty Adult Ed Teacher

Wendy Hahn, ESL Teacher

Ahmad Faris Raaid, ELL Healthcare Adult Ed Teacher

Alicia Fisher, Office Technician

Tam Rachil, Adult Ed Computer Instruction Teacher

James Raggio, AWD Teacher

Rachael Rizkallah, Medical Adult Ed Teacher

Michelle Steinberg, ESL Adult Ed Teacher

Richard Tjandra, ESL Adult Ed Teacher & Counselor

Svetlana Torgashova, ESL Adult Ed Teacher

Peter Van Court, Adult Ed Teacher

Janee Williams, CTE Healthcare Adult Ed Teacher

Child Nutrition

Amy Glodde, Director of Child Nutrition

Itinerant

Mary Fletcher, Elementary Art & Music Teacher

Ricardo Garcia Jr, Elementary Music Teacher

Jinhai He, Elementary Science Teacher

Special Services

Jennine Blackmon-Powell, School Psychologist

Elinor Clark, Visual Impairment Teacher

Ashlyn Ellis, Speech & Language Pathologist

Cindi Giannecchini, Visual Impairment Teacher

Doris Kwok Dellenback, Coordinator

Jennifer Lin, School Psychologist

Adriana Ornelas, Speech & Language Pathologist

Annie Rempe, Orientation & Mobility Teacher

Chloe Rose, Visual Impairment Teacher

Molly Vasquez, Speech & Language Pathologist

Educational Services

Carolina Monterrosa, Data, Assessment, Accountability, and Instructional Technology TOSA

Lia West, Elementary Math/Data TOSA

Maintenance, Operations, Transportation

Kelly Alga, Van Driver

Matthew De Martini, Van Driver

Christian Mercado, Van Driver

Alex Rodriguez, Van Driver

Robert M. Verduzco, Van Driver

Student Services

Adriana Chow, School Nurse

Maricel De Jesus, School Nurse

Victoria Gear, School Nurse

Jensen Ranch Elementary

Bridget O’Day

Proctor Elementary

Maria Tran, Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe

Stanton Elementary

Karen Lac, Library Assistant

Canyon Middle

Steven Hendee, Middle School Principal

Castro Valley High

Elvia Cartagena, Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate

District Office

Doris De La Torre, Director Multilingual Services

Transportation

Leticia Doyle, Van Driver

Kevin Kwan, Bus Driver

Phishing Email Campaign Against CVUSD Accounts

In the digital age, cybersecurity is vital, especially when opening emails. Emails can carry malicious content like viruses, malware, and phishing scams that can steal personal information, compromise data, or control your device. Exercise caution with emails from unknown senders or containing suspicious attachments or links Implement cybersecurity best practices like verifying sender identity, avoiding unsolicited emails, and using antivirus software to safeguard devices and online privacy.

Within the past week, the CVUSD was the target of a phishing attack. The attackers utilized email clicks and compromised staff and student email accounts to carry out their malicious activity. During this attack, over 25,000 emails were disseminated through the district's domain

To effectively combat and mitigate such attacks, it is imperative to exercise caution, maintain diligence, and employ robust passwords.

Change your password today using the following link: Change Your Password for Safety!

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TECHSUPPORTFORSTAFF

Incident IQ is the best way to receive support for your tech needs. Use specifics and detail in your ticket. Explaining what you are trying to do will help your ticket to be answered and fulfilled more accurately.

Please fill out a ticket using this link: Incident IQ

CVUSDMULTILINGUALLEARNERS

Resources

ElementaryPadresUnidosWhere:CVE from6to7:15pm

When: 10/24,12/2,1/27,3/13,4/14

PleaseinviteyourSpanishspeakingfamiliesto attendtheseinformativemeetings Thisyearwewillbemeetingat CVEintheirMPR.Someofthe topicscoveredwillbehowto supportyourchildathome,Social Emotionalsupport,andguestspeakers. Flyer

Trysomestrategiestosupportnotonlyyour multilinguallearnersbutalllearners.These strategiescanhelpyourstudentsinthe differentdomainsinELPAC

Listening:ThinkPairShare,Usewaittime,use physicalgesturestogivemeaningto directions,usegraphicsorobjectsto sequencestepsinaprocess

Speaking:Sentencestarters(Ihavea questionabout OnethingIlearnedis .),choralresponses,providegraphic organizersornotestoscaffoldoral retelling

Reading:Collaborativereading,bilingual dictionaries,notetakingguides,focused questionstoguidereading,preteach keyvocabulary

Writing:WordList,alignverbstofunction, labelvisuals,vocabularynotebooks, sentenceframeswithwordorpicturebanks, Graphicorganizers,providerubricsand examplesofexemplars

DELACMeetingWhere:attheAdult Schoolfrom6:15to7:15pm

When: 10/15,11/18,1/13,3/3,5/12

DuringSeptember15th-October15thwefocuson thecontributionsthatourLatinx/Latinécommunity haveprovided Helptocelebrateourstudentsand familiesofHispanicheritage

DistrictResourcesHispanicHeritage MonthCalendarwith activities/lessons/stories

ReplacingImagineLearningwithLexia EnglishforourEmergingMultilingual Learners,Knd-6thgradeEdutopia articleonstrategiestosupport newcomers:Articlelinkedhere. NewcomerGlossariesfordifferent languagesbysubjectsandgradespans: NewcomerGlossariesLink

UseLanguageLineTranslationService

Callparents/guardianstosharesome positivenews

Haveavailableduringyour parent/guardianmeetingsorconference

Translateyournewsletters

Translateandsendhomeoremailtopics youwillcoverbeforeameeting

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BUSINESS BUZZ BOARD

2025OPENENROLLMENT

October15 -November5

Alleligibleemployeeswillbeableto participateintheannualOpen Enrollmentperiod.Duringthistime, employeescanenrollinorchange healthplans,addeligible dependents,deletedependents,or cancelcoverage.Moreinformation willbeemailedtoallCVUSD EmployeespriortoOpen Enrollment. Allenrollmentor changeswillbeeffective January1,2025.

VIRTUALHEALTHBENEFITSFAIR

October 17

HAVEYOULOGGEDINTOTHE EMPLOYEEONLINEPORTAL?

In the Employee Online Portal you can find:

past pay stubs & W-2s vacation/sick leave balances other personal information related to your employment with CVUSD

Login to the Employee Onlin P tal

The link

District

AllCVUSDEmployees areinvited to attend theVirtualHealthBenefitsFair. Duringthis event, employeeshave the opportunitytolearn more abouthealth benefits options availablefor2025Open Enrollment.

Pay Dates Information

District Assignment Pay Dates 2024-2025

District Timecard

Processing Due Dates 2024-2025

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) - VENDOR CHANGE

Beginning October 1st, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is now through CLAREMONT powered by UpriseHealth. EAP is available at no extra cost as part of your employee benefits. All CVUSD employees and family members benefit from:

Counseling

Legal assistance and financial counseling

WorkLife Services and more!

Take advantage of these time-saving services, resources, and opportunities available to you through EAP The Claremont EAP Flyer is attached for more information and the access code for these benefits! More flyers are available on the Benefits website beginning October 1st

In orderto streamlinethe Incident Report process and eliminatethe needfor additionalformsfor staffinjuries,weimplemented anOnlineIncidentReportSystem effectiveDec.1st of2023.

The onlineIncidentReportis accessiblefromtheSTAFFRESOURCEStab onthedistrict webpage named:IncidentReport-Laserfiche asintheimagebelow or atthislink: https://portal.laserfichecom/l4427/forms/IncidentReport

Theformdoes not require alogin or password. Incident reports shouldbe completedfor anyincident worthyof notingas well as anyinjuriesto students,staff,or non-staff ondistrict propertyor engagingindistrict activities offdistrict property.If you are not sureif anIncidentReportis necessary,please completethe onlineform.Itisbestto document anyincident orinjury,regardless ofthe severity.

InjuredEmployees must notifytheirSupervisor within2hours ofinjury. InjuredWorker shallimmediatelycallCompanyNurse at(877)518-6702 Call no matterhow smalltheinjurymayseem.

ALL WORKPLACE INJURIES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE COMPANY NURSE HOTLINE

Note:Forlife orlimb-threateninginjury,call911first. The supervisor should callCompanyNurseifthe employeeis physicallyunableto call.

CompanyNursePosterlink

***Please notetheReferenceNumber providedbyCompanyNurse ontheOnlineIncidentReport

IfCompanyNursehastriagedthe employee,determinedthe employeedoes not requiretreatment, andthe employeeis ableto returnto worktheyshould returntotheir assignment.

IfCompanyNursedirectsthe employeeto seek medical attention,thentheywilldirectthe employee to one of ourFrontlineMedicalProviders.

Ifthe employee seeks care,butis clearedto returnto work with t ictions – theyshould return to work.