The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is conducting a Back to School Photo contest. They want to see their students’ back to school first day photos.
Students are asked to post their photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #IAMSAUSD. The best photos will win cool prizes. Continue reading
One of my complaints about the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) over the years has been that they communicate via phone for the most part and don’t usually email the parents. But today is the first day of the new school year and the SAUSD’s Superintendent, Dr. Rick Miller, sent out an email to parents with useful information for the new school year – including the introduction of the district’s new smart phone app!
Here is Dr. Miller’s Back to School message:
Greetings,
I am Rick Miller, Superintendent of the Santa Ana Unified School District. I hope you have had a good Labor Day Weekend with your family as well as a restful, productive summer. I am looking forward to working with you as the new school year begins on Tuesday. Continue reading
Outreach Concern Provides Tips for parents to help prepare kids for Back-to-School
In-School Counseling Program Helps Parents Get Kids Ready For Success in New School Year
Santa Ana, CA, August 13, 2013 -– Getting kids revved up and prepared for a new year of reading, writing, arithmetic and the daily stresses of school life can be a daunting task, even for the savviest of parents.
Dr. Rick Capaldi, Ph.D., with nearly 40 years’ experience as a practicing psychotherapist specializing in children, families and adolescents, and co-founder of Outreach Concern, a non-profit in-school counseling program, has provided parents with tips to make transitioning back to school more successful for them and their children—and to get the new school year going on the right track. Continue reading