LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT Dear PUSD community,
Three calls to action have helped frame our collectivework over the last year: Reconnect,Restore, and Reimagine. While we have faced new challenges and opportunities as a community, I carry a renewed sense of hope as we continue to move forward to serve the diverse needs of each student and family. Less than a year ago inMarch 2021,we became the first school district in the County to reopen all K-12 schools and begin reconnecting students to the classroom. Keeping our schools open to this day is a shared accomplishment by each member of our community as we continue to navigate safety requirements from County, State and Federal health agencies. Vital to our response, has been our Pandemic Services team’s herculean effort to administer over 21,000 COVID-19 tests, distribute over 14,000 at-home kits, as well as to partner with the City of Pleasanton and health care providers to administer over 5,500 vaccine doses to PUSD staff, students and families. We have worked tirelessly to restore and strengthen relationships within our school communities as we continue to navigate the ongoing effects of the pandemic through academic and social-emotional support. We celebrated the return of competitive sports, music and other extracurricular activities that help anchor our students to school. And in a year where the elbow bump became the new handshake, both PUSD Classes of 2020 and 2021 got to walk across the stage to celebrate the milestone of graduation. New classroom buildings transformed the way our students learn thanks to the generosity of our community through Measure I1. Science and CTE classroom buildings at Amador Valley and Foothill High School as well as the three new classroom wings and a new library near completion as part of the rebuilding and renovation of Lydiksen Elementary have helped us reimagine our school campuses. With the addition of Pleasanton Virtual Academy as PUSD’s 16th school serving grades K-12, we’re also rei magining how teaching and learning benefits our students through a flexible, online and in-person blended learning model. I invite you to read on to learn more about your school district and how our collective work and success helps ensure our students become responsible, resilient and engaged world citizens. Sincerely,
David Haglund, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
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