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Latest GUSD News & Events - December 21

Posted Date: 12/21/22 (8:03 PM)
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Message from Superintendent Vivian Ekchian
Dear Glendale Unified students, employees, families and community,

Happy and healthy holidays to you and your loved ones! I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your constant dedication to Glendale Unified School District. Let us take an opportunity this holiday season to demonstrate kindness and empathy, and promote peace in our community and beyond.

The new year brings an opportunity to set goals for success and find innovative ways to continuously improve. As we enter the second half of the school year, I am filled with optimism and hope. I remain focused on elevating student voices, supporting our educators and staff, and partnering with our families and community to offer dynamic learning opportunities for every child. We are excelling together to help our students achieve their aspirational goals.

Wishing you the simple beauty of the season and a new year of peace and promise.

Sincerely,
Vivian Ekchian, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools

 

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Holiday COVID-19 Testing
Glendale Unified continues to provide free, rapid COVID-19 testing for all students and employees. We encourage everyone to take a test if you have COVID-19 symptoms, are exposed to anyone with COVID-19, or if you travel or attend large gatherings this holiday season.

Holiday Testing Schedule
  • At-home, rapid COVID-19 test kits are available at every school site and the district office. Don't forget to pick up a test kit if you need one for the holiday break!
  • All Glendale Unified in-person testing sites will be closed from December 23 - January 2.
  • Following winter break, we will offer in-person rapid COVID-19 testing at two district locations - Crescenta Valley High School and the district office.
  • The district office testing site will reopen on Tuesday, January 3.
  • The Crescenta Valley High School testing site will reopen on Monday, January 9.
Thank you for your support in helping our Glendale Unified community stay healthy this holiday season!

 

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Update on Negotiations with Glendale Teachers Association
Today, members of the Glendale Unified and GTA bargaining teams met in-person with a mediator from the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), the first step in the impasse process. No proposals were exchanged at this mediation session. Each bargaining team spent the day introducing their proposals and sharing information with the mediator separately in preparation for future sessions. A second mediation date will be tentatively scheduled for mid-January.

During the past year of negotiations, Glendale Unified has negotiated in good faith the issues raised by GTA leadership and agreed to many of their requests. Glendale Unified offered a wage proposal that includes three separate compensation increases for GTA members and revised contract language that improves safety and ensures equitable access to educational opportunities for every student. You can find specific details about Glendale Unified’s wage and contract proposals here.

As Glendale Unified strongly believes there is a good faith contract offer on the table, we look forward to the transparent review of the outstanding items by the mediator and are hopeful that this process will bring this nearly year-long negotiation to a swift close.

 


CalFresh Share Tables
We are excited to share the latest CalFresh Healthy Living video featuring Hoover High School drama students walking us through the Share Table experience. A Share Table allows students to give away their unwanted, unopened, and uneaten food items, so that other students can select those items at no cost during breakfast and lunch. Anything that's left over will be donated to local non-profit partners. The goal is to reduce food waste and increase access to nutritious foods. This video will be shared with school sites to coincide with the launch of more Share Tables this school year. Let the sharing begin!

 

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Expedited CalFresh Food Benefits
Glendale Unified partners with CalFresh to provide healthy meals and nutrition education for our students and families. You may be eligible to receive expedited CalFresh benefits within three days, or even as early as the same day after your application is received!

 

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Now Accepting Applications for GUSD Dual Language Immersion and Magnet Programs!
We are proud to offer award-winning dual language immersion and magnet programs to students living in and outside Glendale Unified School District. Glendale Unified offers dual language immersion programs in Armenian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, beginning in kindergarten. Our magnet schools focus on STEAM, coding and computer science, visual and performing arts, and world languages. Please share this information with anyone who may be interested in applying! 
 

 

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Space Available in Glendale Unified Afternoon Half-Day Preschool Program!
Our Glendale Unified Child Development and Child Care (CDCC) department provides half-day, tuition-free preschool for income-eligible families. Space is currently available in our afternoon programs at Cerritos, Columbus, and Jefferson Elementary Schools. Program hours: Monday - Friday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuition-free for income-eligible families!

Contact Glendale Unified CDCC to Enroll
(818) 247-0775
cdcc@gusd.net

 

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