   Subscribe to AUSD News.Technology Information for School Closure - PageKindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten InformationBoard Meeting todayThe Atascadero Unified School Board Meeting will be broadcast live on the AUSD YouTube today, April 7, beginning at 11:00 am. To view the Board Meeting, click here.Public comments can be emailed to staceyphillips@atasusd.org prior to the meeting and will be read during the public comment portion of the meeting. Comments must be limited to 3 minutes in length, about 450 words. A MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT BUTLERMany schools handed out Chromebooks this week, giving students the ability to engage in home based learning and also getting a chance to see some of their principals, teachers and other amazing staff members. Monterey Road greeted their students and parents with lots of fun noise makers and enthusiasm while Creston had their mascot waving to everyone that came through, all while keeping a safe 6 foot distance. A big THANK YOU to all of AUSD's staff as they keep things moving for our students!  FIRST WEEK OF HOME BASED LEARNINGHope everybody's first week of home based learning went somewhat smoothly, if you have any questions please direct them to your student's teacher or principal.Here is the academic plan for Home Based Learning that began this week (4/1/2020). Please see the attached document for more detailed information of the academic plan. Additionally, we have created a schedule for the distribution of Chromebooks for students in grades 1-6. School principals have sent out each school's schedule. We look forward to embarking on this new endeavour together with you. Click on the flyer below to read more.  CIF SCHOLAR ATHLETE CAEL COOPEREight time Varsity Letterman, Cael Cooper, was awarded the CIF's Scholar Athlete award for this year.“It was honestly a little surprising to me because I was just not expecting it,” Cooper said. “With everything that has been going on with the school shutting down and everything I kind of figured, I would never hear about it again, but it was actually a good surprise when our athletic director Facetimed me and told me the news.” Read the full article in the Atascadero News, linked below. CONGRATULATIONS CAEL! Atascadero News  HOW TO EFFECTIVELY DISINFECT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCESClick on the link below to get some great resources for social and emotional support during this school closure.Social and Emotional Supports Technology Information for School ClosureImportant Message from Superintendent Butler Regarding COVID-19 School Closure | Atascadero Unified Superintendent: Tom Butler 5601 West Mall, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-462-4200 STEAM MINECRAFTER CAMPSTEAM Minecrafter camp is coming back to Atascadero for its 3rd summer! We hope you'll join us once again, as we are planning new worlds and new engaging STEAM activities.This year's camp is June 8-12, from 9-3 pm. Click on this link below for more details. Minecrafter Camp  Isabella Otter won the National Championship in Indoor Archery, read all about her past and present wins in the Atascadero News.  READ ACROSS AMERICABoard member Mrs. Kuhnle visited Carrisa Plains to read aloud to the students during Read Across America week. REGIONAL SCIENCE BOWL COMPETITIONAtascadero Middle School Science Team had so much fun competing in this year's Regional Science Bowl, they worked hard to overcome some nerves and were VERY impressive in their performance! We are so proud of how the team competed! They worked very hard throughout the school year during the Science Bowl Saint's Block and studied countless hours on their own time. We had 3 tutors from Cal Poly helping them to prepare during Saint's Block.16 teams across Southern/Central California competed in the Regional Science Bowl at Cal Poly. Only 3 teams in SLO county participated: Atascadero, Templeton and SLO Classical Academy. AMS had the only all-female team in the competition! This was their 2nd year competing. Atascadero News  AHS GREYBOTSThe AHS Greybots took 1st place at Mamba Stadium in Thousand Oaks.Ranked 1st in the qualifications matches out of 41 robots, they also won the Autonomous Award by Ford lead by Oliver and 6 of the 12 Greybot programmers this year.  THINKING MAPS NIGHT AT SAN GABRIEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSan Gabriel held a Thinking Maps parent night. Students got to help their parents learn the 8 different maps.Trustee Donn Clickard and Mrs. Leoni read Dr. Seuss books to the class and Superintendent Butler in celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday on Monday, March 2! Assistant Superintendent Curt Eichperger congratulates Deri Kaye Ripel on her recognition from the Board of Trustees for the AUSD Core Value of Excellence. Deri Kay recently received the Champions Program Award for California, Nevada and Arizona, being the only recipient for all three states. She will be invited back to Kentucky to compete against other regional recipients later in the year. The Board of Trustees and Deri Kaye's family were happy to congratulate her on this awesome achievement and thanked her for the wonderful care of the students before and after school. Way to go Deri Kaye!! Creston Elementary School Principal Sarah Betz was happy to have her picture taken with Reagan, Jaxon, and Levi who gave the Trustees a hand delivered invitation to Creston's Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony scheduled for March 31st. The three young men also lead the pledge of allegiance to open the evening's Board of Trustees Meeting. Keep up the good work boys!  Archer National ChampionSchool Board Student Representative and Atascadero High School junior Bella Otter was congratulated by the Board of Trustees for receiving National Championship at a recent archery competition. Bella scored 1163 pts. out of 1200 pts. to win the Compound Cadet Women division. Way to go Bella!! PCHS Volunteers Recognized for AUSD's Core Value of Teamwork SAN BENITO ELEMENTARY PARTICIPATES IN DESTINATION IMAGINATIONSan Benito Elementary represented AUSD this past weekend at the local Destination Imagination competition. San Benito’s “Top Level Inventors” made up of second grade students led by Ms. Edgar and “STEAM Squad” made up of third graders led by Mrs. Gaeta competed against other elementary teams from around the county in STEAM challenges they have been preparing for over three months! Both teams took home second place medals as well as the life-long skills of teamwork, communication, and innovation. |
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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