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New School Year to Begin August 19, 2024
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
As promised, we are providing you with the most timely update possible regarding the start date for our upcoming academic year.
This afternoon, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved our request for a waiver of the penalty for not providing the minimum number of instructional days and minutes during the 2021-2022 school year.
CommUNITY Fair
Saturday, June 1 at Umoja International Academy
Join us for free meals, bike repairs, haircuts, entertainment & more!
- Saturday, June 1
- 10am-1pm
- Umoja International Academy
- 5301 N Street.
SCUSD, Umoja and community partners have a great family friendly fair planned for all to enjoy!
This event is open to the entire community and FREE.
Congratulations Class of 2024!
Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified is excited to announce the 2024 High School Graduation schedule.
Each graduation ceremony will be available to watch live on our website and . Â鶹ÊÓƵ Educational Cable Consortium will also be airing the graduations on .
Looking for Community Feedback on District and School Websites
Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified is in the process of redesigning our district and school websites to improve user experience for our families, staff and community.
As a part of this process, we are asking for community feedback on our current websites and what changes you’d like to see in a redesign.
The deadline to submit feedback is Friday, June 14, 2024. The district’s goal is to launch newly redesigned websites in early 2025.
SCUSD Board of Education Recap
May 16, 2024
At the May 16 meeting of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District Board, the Board recognized six fourth grade students from the Leonardo da Vinci TK-8 School Odyssey of the Mind Team as Stellar Students. The Stellar Students are Althesa Harry, Ben Wunsch, Jakob Wilsie, Natalie Altare, Quinne Holkeboer, and Virginia Ruger.
SCUSD Announces First Day of the 2024-2025 School Year
Date Moved Up to August 19, 2024 as Part of Learning Recovery Plan
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, CA - This afternoon, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District’s request for a waiver of the penalty for not providing the minimum number of instructional days and minutes during the 2021-2022 school year.
Approval of the waiver means we will be adding eight (8) instructional days to the 2024-2025 calendar and moving the first day of school to Monday, August 19, 2024.
Added Instruction Days
On May 8, 2024, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved our District’s request for a waiver of the penalty for not providing the minimum number of instructional days and minutes during the 2021-2022 school year.
Approval of the waiver means we will be adding eight (8) instructional days to the 2024-2025 calendar and moving the first day of school to Monday, August 19, 2024.
Additionally, 8 days will also be added to the beginning of the 2025-2026 school calendar.
Added Instruction Days Frequently Asked Questions
What is SCUSD trying to do by adding these instructional days?
The District and SCTA have agreed on a plan to add eight (8) days to the start of the academic calendar in 2024-25 and 2025-26. At the State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, our plan was approved, and the first day of the next school year will be August 19, 2024.
Why is SCUSD doing this?
The plan enables the district to provide extra learning time to support the social, emotional, and academic needs of our students.
Additionally, the District avoided incurring an estimated $39 million* in penalties for not meeting the state’s minimum requirements for instructional days and minutes in the 2021-22 academic year.
The District and SCTA have committed to using all recovered funds to hire additional certificated staff to support students at our schools.
This agreement also settles several outstanding SCTA grievances and unfair labor practice charges and is a clear sign of improved relations between the District and SCTA.
*Figure has been revised down due to a miscalculation within the original estimate of $47 million.What is an SBE waiver?
To avoid incurring the penalties for not meeting minimum instructional requirements in 2021-22, the District must apply for a penalty waiver from the .
Why are you adding 16 total days when only 8 were missed in 2021-22?
As a condition of waiver approval, the District is required to make up the number of instructional days (8) and minutes missed in the 2021-22 academic year for two consecutive school calendars.
What does this mean for students and families?
The start of the school year has moved up to August 19, 2024 (previously August 29), providing additional instructional time for students to support their social, emotional, and academic needs.
Families and staff are encouraged to plan vacations, daycare arrangements and other scheduling adjustments according to the earlier start date.
When will we know if this is happening?
We will notify you no later than May 15, 2024 if we will be adding eight (8) days to the start of the 2024-2025 school calendar.
Any changes to the school calendar that occur after May 15th would take effect for the 2025-2026 academic year.