ABC Unified School District
District Digest May/June 2017 - Volume VI - No 5
A Message from the Superintendent - Dr. Mary Sieu Follow me on Twitter: @abcsupt
Reflecting on the 2016-17 School Year
In This Issue News From Our Schools and Around The District . . . . . . . . 2-6 Community Involvement . . . . . . . 7
District priorities. Here is a recap It’s difficult to imagine that our of some of these efforts: school year in the ABC Unified School District will soon come to ■ We purchased new English a close on June 15, 2017. There language arts materials that are were many highlights during the aligned with the California State 2016-17 school year including the Standards for all elementary and celebration of four secondary secondary schools. schools selected as California Gold ■ We increased access to Advanced Ribbon Schools, the designation of Placement Courses by providing 16 schools as Honor Roll Schools bridge programs during the summer by the Campaign for Business and as well as support during the school Education Excellence, and the year. selection of Haskell MS as a CA (L to R) Dr. Susan Hixson, Dr. Colin Sprigg, Schools to Watch/National Model ■ The Advancement Via Individual Valencia Mayfield, Dr. Mary Sieu, Middle School. All five of our Determination (AVID) Program has Dr. Rhonda Buss, Dr. Cheryl Bodger, and Toan Nguyen middle schools in ABCUSD are been implemented in all middle and now CA Schools to Watch/National Model Middle Schools. Four high schools. The AVID Program has been expanded to several out of our four comprehensive high schools (Artesia HS, Cerritos elementary schools beginning next year. HS, Gahr HS, Whitney HS) are CA Gold Ribbon Schools. ■ We increased the use of schoolwide positive behavioral supBeing selected as State ACSA Superintendent of the Year for 2017 port systems across the District including the Positive Behavior was an enormous honor that I will cherish with great gratitude. Interventions and Support Program at 19 campuses. I’m privileged to be able to work for ABCUSD and the wonderful ■ The 1st Districtwide College Fair was held with over a thousand school communities we serve. It’s clearly the collective work of all students and their families attending. the professionals I work with that has resulted in this recognition. ■ The 2nd College and Career Forum with higher education and Our District’s graduation rate for our four comprehensive high industry sectors was convened. The Education Business Roundschools is now 98%. In the mid-year report, our attendance rate Table with our local Chamber of Commerce partners was held to has been maintained at 97%. The District’s expulsion rate is still better prepare our students for the workforce. zero after five years. ■ The Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Program The Facilities Ad Hoc Board Advisory Committee has been and activities have been expanded to all 19 elementary schools. working diligently to review the facilities needs of the District. The LCAP is a planning document that has been revised and Teams from the Committee have visited schools to determine modified over the past three years. We thank all those involved their specific needs. Progress reports have been provided to the with providing input towards next year’s LCAP at the District and Board of Education throughout the year. A consultant has been at our local school sites. The LCAP is available on the District’s hired to work with the Committee to develop the final report to website at: www.abcusd.us. the Board. We’ve been fortunate to have the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) as the driving force behind many of the supplemental services and programs in the District to address the State’s and
Finally, congratulations to all our graduates in the Class of 2017! We wish them the best as they begin their postsecondary options. »
ABC Unified School District 16700 Norwalk Blvd. Cerritos, CA 90703 Phone: 562.926.5566 Fax: 562.404.1092 Web: www.abcusd.k12.ca.us