   Subscribe to AUSD News.KIWANIS CLUB DONATES OVER 90 BOOKS TO AUSDAngela Ramsey from the Atascadero Kiwanis Club presented District Librarian Kris Bell with a donation of over 90 books for the San Benito and San Gabriel libraries. Each year the Kiwanis Club chooses two elementary schools and purchases new copies of Battle books for the school libraries. They also support the District Battle of the Books by providing a grilled hamburger lunch to over 120 students and volunteers. Thank you, Atascadero Kiwanis for your ongoing support of the Battle of the Books! ATASCADERO MIDDLE SCHOOL'S BUDDIES CLUBThe AMS Best Buddies Unified Club creates buddy pairs between students with and without disabilities. The club recently had a holiday party were students decorated cookies, made ornaments and developed friendships. A special thanks to Aly Watty for donating the ornament supplies. A MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT BUTLERChristmas came early for Atascadero High School’s championship robotics team. Recently the Greybots Robotics Team received a donation of $5,890 from Atascadero Kiwanis Club and Knights of Columbus. Click Here to read the entire article. TOYS FOR TOTSKathey Peterson and Ray Buban from Atascadero Kiwanis picking up Toys for Tots at San Gabriel. Core Value of Excellence - Denise MooreAMS 6th grade teacher, Denise Moore, is recognized by Principal Jessica Lloyd, Superintendent Tom Butler and the Board of Trustees. Ms. Moore is a past AHS graduate who has used her passion for education by helping every student succeed. She displays the Core Value of 'Excellence' in all that she does. She was recently named a regional Middle School Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Denise Moore! Core Value of Teamwork - Chris ShawPrincipal Kibbe Rubin, Superintendent Butler and the Board of Trustees were happy to recognize Chris Shaw, TLC teacher, for the Core Value of Teamwork . Mr. Shaw wants all children to succeed and he uses a student's entire team of support as he approaches how best to give his students what they need to be successful. Mr. Shaw had his entire team there to support him as he received this recognition. Congratulations Chris Shaw! California School Board Association (CSBA) Trustee of the YearAUSD is proud to recognize Trustee Donn Clickard and his selection as the California School Board Association (CSBA) Trustee of the Year and the first ever recipient of the Golden Gavel Award. Trustee Clickard has spent decades in the service of students and families in the Atascadero School District and is very deserving of this honor. Check out his acceptance speech. FINE ARTS ACADEMY HAS THE GIVING SPIRITAt the Atascadero Fine Arts Academy, the Student Leadership class created a community service project to help support Loaves & Fishes this holiday season. Students organized a two-week canned food drive and developed a class versus class competition to help bring in the items. With daily encouragement from the Leadership class, FAA students brought in over 425 items to help support families this holiday season. Now that this project is complete, Leadership is collecting new and gently used items for El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO). If your family has any donations you would like to add to their Giving Box, please feel free to drop it off at the school office. Thank you! SANTA MARGARITA ROBOTICS WINS JUDGES TROPHYSanta Margarita Elementary School (SMES) Robotics takes the Judges trophy at the first competition of the year. Great Job!!  Students TK-5 at San Benito participated in the Hour of Code, a national week long event promoted by Code.org to encourage people to code for one hour. Students used Code.org to practice and learn about block coding, used physical representations of coding to move a stuffed animal through a maze, and even manipulated coding robots! | Atascadero Unified Superintendent: Tom Butler 5601 West Mall, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-462-4200 AHS Winter Spirit Days TRANSITIONS MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONLots of great resources and classes are offered through TMHA, click on the calendar to view all the events for January.  SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SURVEYAttention Parents! Please take less than ten minutes to share your experience and feedback about getting your kids to school. Your feedback supports future: infrastructure improvements and Safe Routes to School programming (Walk/Bike to School Days, on-bike education, crossing guards, etc.). The school with the greatest response will win a free bike rodeo from Bike SLO County on May 6, 2020, National Bike to School Day. Thank you for sharing your feedback! If you have any questions about this survey, our Safe Routes to School program, or regional transportation options, please contact Peter Williamson at info@rideshare.org. You can also learn more at SLOSafeRoutes.org. Looking for a good place to get a morning cup of coffee and pastry? S.T.E.P.S. is open again a couple times a month and all proceeds from the sales go to the S.T.E.P.S. program. Click on the link below for their monthly schedule.  ATASCADERO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle School Library Tech Ms. Garcia, 7th grade Math teacher Mr. Ballinger and SCIA Elizabeth Rathjen teamed up in a MakerSpace collaboration to show math in real life while repotting the libraries plants.“It is amazing,” Tyler said. “I never expected to be here or to go to Irvine and I picked them because when I went on my college visit the vibe was amazing and I felt like I could belong there. Academically it is a great school because I want to do nursing and I can accomplish that if I go there.” Read all about her accomplishments and future goals in the Atascadero News.  BAILEY DOHERTYBailey Doherty, 2019's County Player of the Year, signed a national letter of intent to attend Cal Poly after she graduates this spring. Read all about her accomplishments and future plans in the A-Town Daily News.Boys water polo ends the season in second place in Division 2. “This is something to be incredibly proud of and these boys should be,” Conrad said, “I am honored to be their coach and to coach them and they make it fun and I am just proud of Atascadero and all the fans and parents.” Read all about the CIF playoffs in the Atascadero News. WAY TO GO HOUNDS!  MARS PROJECTStudents in Ms. Edgar’s class, at San Benito Elementary, culminated their project based learning unit focused on creating solutions to grow plants on Mars. Students synthesized all their findings by making poster presentations then shared their findings with our very own scientific community. |
Our Mission, Vision, Core Values, Graduate Profile and District GoalsWelcome to the Atascadero Unified School District, where we are dedicated to students and committed to excellence. One of the unique strengths of AUSD is the talent and teamwork that is exemplified by our students and staff. Through this talent and teamwork we aim to produce the top students in the nation who are college, career, and citizenship ready. In addition to our world class graduate profile, we also set high expectations for our students, staff, and parents through our core values of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.  Thomas Butler, Superintendent |
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