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SAUSD Eblast for 8/24/2018

August 25, 2018

SAUSD E-Blast for August 24, 2018
The weekly e-blast is designed to keep the Santa Ana Unified School District Community informed of district and educational information, recognitions, opportunities, and resources.  Please feel free to share with others who are not on the SAUSD distribution list.

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL 2018-19  
Superintendent Dr. Stefanie P. Phillips welcomes students, parents, teachers, classified staff, and administrators back to begin a new year of educational excellence in Santa Ana schools. Click here to watch video.     

COMMUNITY PARTNERS GIVE BACK TO MADISON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS    
During the first week of School, Madison Elementary had three community partners who gifted students with backpacks and school supplies: Citadel Services, Inc., Atria Senior Living in Irvine and Golden State Foods. Citadel Services, Inc., distributed backpacks to third grade classrooms. Madison was selected by one of the employees at Citadel, Inc., Perla Varela, who was a former Madison student wanted to give back to the school that provided a positive learning experience for her. The students were elated to open up their backpacks full of supplies. It was a great way to start the school year ready to learn.  Residents at Atria Senior Living provided backpacks and a variety of school supplies to students at various grade levels and to families in need. Residents and staff at Atria Senior Living in Irvine worked together to collect both school supplies and backpacks. Lastly, Golden State Foods provided backpacks to over 200 Madison students. The backpacks were filled with school supplies including markers, pencils boxes, notebooks, gluesticks, scissors, erasers, etc. The students were overjoyed as they received their backpacks and walked with scholarly pride throughout the campus.    

RECENT SEGERSTROM H.S. GRAD ATTENDS US NAVAL ACADEMY  

Congratulations to recent Segerstrom High School grad Zoë Alora Velez on her first day of school as part of the United States Naval Academy Class of 2022. Zoë received a nomination from Congressman Lou Correa to the US Naval Academy. We wish her all the best in her first new academic year. 

333 SAUSD STUDENTS EARN AP SCHOLAR AWARDS

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program provides students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.  In July, the District was notified that 333 SAUSD students earned various levels of AP Scholar recognition, with 154 of those are currently still enrolled in high school.  
 
There are four levels of awards granted:
  • One hundred and thirty-seven students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by earning scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
  • Eleven students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
  • Twenty-eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least a 3.5on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
  • Three students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.


BOARD HIGHLIGHTS    
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.    Members of the SAUSD Board of Education  Valerie Amezcua, PresidentRigo Rodriguez, Ph.D., Vice PresidentAlfonso Alvarez, Ed.D., ClerkCecilia "Ceci" Iglesias, MemberJohn Palacio, Member   Stefanie P. Phillips, Ed.D., Superintendent 
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