One California community is ready to take action after a complacent school board has for years enforced policies counter to the law and counter to the wishes of the majority of area residents. After recent board non-action, a citizen lead effort has been organized to replace the entire sitting board …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Staff, Families and Community, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones well, healthy and enjoying the summer season. Last week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released updated COVID-19 public health guidance for K-12 schools. As a reminder, COVID-19 health …continue reading
Los Alamitos High School Nurse, Cassandra Palacios, has been selected as one of the six finalists for the Orange County Classified School Employee of the Year (CSEY) program. Her selection in the Health and Student Services category represents her exemplary efforts in the areas of school and community involvement, leadership, …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Staff, Families and Community, On Tuesday, April 27th, we are bringing forward to the Board of Education the curriculum for our new Ethnic Studies course at Los Alamitos High School. This new course is available as an elective-option for Junior and Senior students, who …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Staff, Families and Community, We are fortunate to serve a community that has been our dedicated partner in opening both our Hybrid and [email protected] schooling options for our students. This has been a difficult task for all and an even more difficult adjustment for …continue reading
Los Alamitos Elementary has been nominated for a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School award for its dramatic success in raising student achievement. The campus joins Lee Elementary as the second in the Los Alamitos Unified School District to be put forward by State Superintendent of Education Tony Thurmond this year …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Families and Community, Our classrooms across the District have been open for in-person instruction for nearly five months. Our team of teachers, staff and administrators has worked methodically, deliberately, and tirelessly to ensure the experience is as smooth, safe, and successful as possible. In …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Families and Community, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health lifted the regional stay-at-home order that had been in place since December. With the state reinstating the tier system of county-level restrictions, Orange County currently remains in the Purple Tier based …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Staff, families and Community, As much as we might have wished the trials that faced our nation in 2020 would have disappeared with the new year, the events of the past week have served to heighten the tensions and stress that all of us …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Families and Community: I hope this finds all of you well as we approach our winter break! From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken a thoughtful, measured approach to maintaining our instructional programs while protecting our students and staff. We have …continue reading
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a new Five Region Stay at Home Order that will be triggered when a region has less than 15% ICU bed capacity. According to the Governor’s press conference, we are advised this could happen in the Southern California region in a …continue reading
Dear Los Alamitos Unified School District Staff, Families, and Community, We are nearing the end of what can only be described as an extraordinary year — a year of extraordinary times requiring an extraordinary response from all of us. This is also a gracious time to pause and consider this …continue reading
The Los Alamitos Unified School District is proud to announce its most recent initiative to benefit students and community members. Under the leadership of the Board of Education, the District chose to take advantage of historically low interest rates to refinance some of its old Measure K General Obligation Bonds. …continue reading