DECEMBER 2024| VOLUME 5 | EDITION 5
Have a great December and enjoy the holidays as you make wonderful memories with family & friends. There are only three weeks of school this month and we end the first term! Time is flying by... As a reminder, we return from Winter Break on Monday, January 6, 2025, and hit the ground running into the Spring Term which is filled with so many activities, athletics, and preparations for the next school year!
Official Newsletter of the Placer Union High School District
Sarah Rath Communications Officer Sarah Rath
December Board Meeting
Tuesday - December 17, 2024 5:30 pm RVO Meeting Room 13000 New Airport Road | Auburn
At the December 17, 2024, Regular Board Meeting, the two newly-elected Trustees representing Area 1 and Area 5 will take the Oath of Office.
Jeremy Jeffreys Trustee, Area 1
Tom Duncan Trustee, Area 5
As Trustee Ron Oates resigned his seat on the Board, the process that will be used to replace him will be determined and acted upon at the December 17, 2024, meeting. Once the process is determined, communication with timelines and details will be distributed to all communities.
P INT The Podcasts will be aired on the 1st and 15th of each month during the school year (unless that needs adjusting due to topics/schedule).
Episode #1 ~ Welcome Back Episode #2 ~ CBE Recap with Trent Wilson Episode #3 ~ Flag Football Programs with Steve Birch and Players Episode #4 ~ Why Attendance Matters Episode #5 ~ Homecoming & 20-Year Celebration @ FHS Episode #6 ~ Career Technical Education (CTE) @ CHS Episode #7 ~ Wellness Centers of PUHSD Episode #9 ~ State Seal of Civic Engagement (SSCE) Episode #8 ~ Inmate Education Program
Information flier with QR to website on the next page.
“Yours In Education” by PCOE and Kelli DeMarco featuring the Del Oro High School Flag Football Team Placer County Sheriff’s Office shares how Math helps in real life at Foresthill High School
Fentanyl Awareness Message
What is Dual Enrollment (DE)? Dual enrollment, also referred to as dual credit, allows current high school students to take college- level classes that will count for both high school and college credit. To earn college credit, students must pass a dual enrollment class with a C or better. The grade earned will become part of the student’s college academic record. How can I earn College Credit in High School? PUHSD partners with Sierra College for our students to earn college credits while still in high school. Typically, PUHSD teachers qualified to instruct these courses do so on our campuses during the regular school day. We do, however, have some courses taught by Sierra College instructors on our campuses or online. How will this benefit me? Taking college classes in high school can save you time and money, and it helps prepare you for college. Plus, if you decide to attend a two-year California Community College following graduation from high school, earning college credit now will not affect your eligibility for the Two Years Free Program. How does this save me money and time? In college, each class has a "unit or credit" amount based on the hours of instruction per week. Most classes are equivalent to 3 or 4 units/credits. Each unit/credit has a monetary value at the college. For an example, Sierra College charges $46 per unit, so a 3 unit class would cost $138. Public 4-year in-state universities charge $271 per unit, so a 3 unit class would cost $813. Out of state 4-year public institutions typically charge students $879/unit x 3 = $2637!!! You can see how it can add up. Taking these dual enrollment classes in high school is free and includes books. The time savings comes from having already taken courses which are now on your college transcript. Are all units/credits transferable to community colleges and universities? The credits earned through dual enrollment will be exactly the same as credits earned at Sierra College. Therefore, any college that accepts Sierra College credits, also accepts dual enrollment credits. That being said, students should still research the colleges/universities they are applying for to see if the dual enrollment class from Sierra College is accepted as transferable credit. Where can I learn more about these opportunities? This FAQ flier has a lot of information for you to learn more about dual enrollment and where to go for additional guidance. Note: Each of our sites have College/Career Center Specialists in the Counseling Department that put in countless hours assisting our students with the dual enrollment process and are a wealth of information. Thank You to our teaching staff, who have obtained a Master's Degree enabling them to teach these courses, and our dedicated College/Career Specialists, who work tirelessly to enroll students!!! Our students are thriving because of you all!!! PUHSD Proud!
From the desk of Crystal Eatherton, Director Child Nutrition Services Department
SPRING TERM 2025
ON CAMPUS & BEYOND
The State released the 2024 Dashboard this past month. The Dashboard is how the State displays schools' and districts' performance on several different metrics including, academics, graduation rates, college and career readiness, and suspensions. (Video about the dashboard.) The Dashboard uses both current achievement data, along with the increase or decrease from the prior year. Each metric is displayed by a color and graphic and also displays how individual student groups performed in each of these metrics. PUHSD and its schools performed very well overall, especially in the College and Career Indicator where we performed better than most of the State. We still have areas in which we need to improve and are currently working on a plan to address these issues. Keep up the great work PUHSD!!!!
13000 New Airport Road Auburn, CA 95603 Phone: 530.886.4400 Fax: 530.886.4449 Placer Union High School District
The Placer Union High School District (PUHSD) is committed to ensuring equal, fair, and meaningful access to employment and education services and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. PUHSD prohibits discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, or bullying in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis and/or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics of age, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical information, national origin, disability, parental status, political affiliation, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, retaliation, sex, sexual orientation, military or veterans status, homelessness, foster status, or any other basis prohibited by California state and federal nondiscrimination laws consistent with Education Code 200 and 220, Government Code 11135, and Title IX. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, or bullying you should contact Title IX Coordinator (Students) Steve Caminiti 13000 New Airport Road, Auburn, 530.886.4402, scaminiti@puhsd.k12.ca.us; Title II (Students) and Section 504 Coordinator Carrie Warda, 13000 New Airport Road, Auburn, 530.886.4443, cwarda@puhsd.k12.ca.us; and/or Title IX and Title II Coordinator (Staff), Elena DalFavero 13000 New Airport Road, Auburn, 530.886.4426, edalfavero@puhsd.k12.ca.us.
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