Thank you
@GlendaleFireCA
and
@LAFD
for your rapid response to the brush fire near Glenoaks Cyn tonight. All
#GlendaleUnified
schools will be open tomorrow. We will monitor air quality at all schools & keep students indoors if air is too poor for outdoor activities.
#MyGlendale
A student would never be punished for accidentally using the wrong pronoun. A student could be suspended if the action escalated to harassment or bullying, as outlined in California Education Code and our GUSD Board Policy. More at
🚨 FREE MEALS FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER 18 🚨
Beginning March 24, 2020
✅ Grab and Go/Drive Up Service
All children, 18 years and under, can pick up both breakfast and lunch at any of the following locations attached. Click the link for details:
We are thrilled to welcome our new Superintendent
@VivianEkchian
to Glendale Unified on Monday!
We invite you to join us for a special meet-and-greet with Dr. Ekchian on Wednesday, July 17, from 5-7 p.m. in the GUSD Boardroom.
Today district leaders provided coffee & pastries to show appreciation for the staff at our 12 grab-and-go meal locations. Our amazing nutrition services team works tirelessly to provide healthy meals for more than 5,500 children per day while we are remote learning. THANK YOU!
At the June 20 Glendale Unified Board of Education meeting, Dr. Vivian Ekchian announced she will be retiring from her role as superintendent of GUSD, effective June 30, bringing to a close her 38-year career in public education. Full media release:
We are thrilled to announce that Glendale Unified Superintendent Dr.
@VivianEkchian
has been selected as the 2022-23
@LosAngelesCOE
Superintendent of the Year! Dr. Ekchian is a lifelong educator and a visionary leader with a relentless focus on accelerating student outcomes.
All Glendale Unified students and employees are required to receive a negative result on a COVID-19 test (at-home, rapid, or PCR) prior to returning to school or work from winter break.
The District has multiple COVID-19 testing opportunities
from now through January 9.⬇️
Glendale Unified joins our Armenian American community and the rest of the Armenian diaspora in celebrating the Senate passage of a resolution recognizing the
#ArmenianGenocide
.
Kobe Bryant was a cultural icon and a hero to people of all ages. We have support and resources available at each of our schools for students and staff as they continue to process their feelings about this profound loss.
Congratulations to our SIX
#CaliforniaDistinguishedSchool
Awardees: Balboa, Mark Keppel, Horace Mann, Monte Vista, Valley View, and R.D. White Elementaries! The schools were recognized today at the California School Recognition Program Awards Ceremony.
#CSRP2020
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
Congratulations to all our student athletes who competed in the Elementary School Special Olympics!
@SOSoCal
GUSD district administration and GPD are responding to an incident at Hoover HS. The school is currently on lockdown. We will notify the community as we learn more information.
Glendale Unified will continue to serve grab-and-go breakfast and lunch to children throughout the summer. Please take note of our updated summer locations! Visit for more information.
Our Glendale High aquatic center is nearing completion and it's looking great! Check out the latest aerial pictures. We can't wait for the construction to be complete.
👏🏊♂️
#GlendaleUnified
Congressman Adam Schiff made a special visit to our Glendale High grab-and-go meal distribution site this morning! He helped our Nutrition Services team by passing out meals to our families.
Thank you for starting the morning with us Congressman Adam Schiff!
Foreign Language Academies of Glendale Dual Immersion Program Wins
@CSBA_Now
Golden Bell Award for Excellence in Education and Governance
#PressRelease
:
All four Glendale Unified high schools rank among the nation’s best once again according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best High Schools ranking.
All four ranked in the top 21% of the 25,553 schools considered! Congratulations! 🎉🎉Read more here:
Glendale Unified School District staff gave away 107 free backpacks to newcomer students across all grade levels today! Each backpack had necessary PPE, resources, & gear for our students to
#succeed
in
#distancelearning
. This was all thanks to the Refugee School Impact program.
We are here to help our students, employees, families and community members who may be feeling a heightened sense of fear, helplessness, or anxiety in response to the war in Artsakh and Armenia, racial tensions throughout our country, or the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glendale Unified "Grab and Go Drive Up Service" begins today. Thank you to our staff for making sure our kids have meals during this trying time. We appreciate you!
For more information and locations, visit:
🚨 FREE MEALS FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER 18 🚨
Beginning March 24, 2020
✅ Grab and Go/Drive Up Service
All children, 18 years and under, can pick up both breakfast and lunch at any of the following locations. Click the link for details:
Congratulations to
#TollMiddleSchool
teacher Lizette Hernandez! Ms. Hernandez is one of only 5,000 teachers nationwide selected to receive a grant from author James Patterson and Scholastic Book Clubs!
#GUSDProud
#GUSDCares
In honor of School Psychology Awareness Week, we want to thank our mental health support staff, which includes 40
#SchoolPsychologists
who work hard every day to provide psychological and social-emotional support to all Glendale Unified students.
#SPAW2019
The Board of Education shared messages of gratitude for Glendale Unified employees for their hard work and dedication to our students and families as we manage the COVID-19 crisis and transition to remote learning.
#ExcellingTogether
Our hearts go out to everyone directly affected by the
#SaddleridgeFire
. Thank you to first responders who are working to contain the flames. We will monitor air quality closely today and keep students and staff indoors if the air is not suitable for outdoor activities.
Today is World Teachers' Day! Join us in celebrating our amazing teachers and staff! Thank you for your continued commitment to supporting our students. Our teachers go above and beyond every day for our Glendale Unified community! 🍎
Superintendent Dr. Vivian Ekchian joined the
@LosAngelesCOE
to celebrate Women's History Month! Dr. Ekchian shared advice on what it takes to make real change in the community.
Watch her full feature here:
#IWD2021
#WomensHistoryMonth
Meet Glenoaks Elementary School sixth grade teacher Matthieu Hamo! Join us in thanking Mr. Hamo and the rest of our dedicated teachers for their hard work, dedication and effort they put into enriching the lives of our students!
#WeAreGlendaleUnified
#TeacherAppreciationDay
This December, the Board of Education recognized the Crescenta Valley High School Girls Cross Country team for earning the title of Pacific League Champions and qualifying for CIF Finals.
Our Nutrition Services Department served nearly 21,000 winter meal kits to our families for the holiday season! Each kit also came with a 20-pound
@USDA
“Farmers to Families” meal box. Special thanks to all of our volunteers, staff, and community partners who made this possible!
The first day of school is just 7 days away! Last night, the Board of Education officially welcomed our new Muir Elementary principal Jessica Zavala back to Glendale Unified. Ms. Zavala has previously served our district as a teacher and FLAG teacher specialist.
#BackToSchool
"Glendale Unified is committed to
#sustainability
. We are so proud of our Franklin Elementary students, parents, and staff who are leading the way in making our world a cleaner, greener place for children to grow & thrive," -
@VivianEkchian
@hobartusa
Thank you to our students, parents, staff, and community who joined us last night at our meet-and-greet with Superintendent
@VivianEkchian
! We are looking forward to a bright future for Glendale Unified under Dr. Ekchian's leadership.
Throughout her 38-year career, Dr. Vivian Ekchian has been an inspiring educator, visionary leader, and champion for equity with a relentless focus on accelerating student outcomes. This is why Dr. Ekchian was named Los Angeles County Superintendent of the Year in 2022.
The first day of school is just 9 days away! How did you spend your summer vacation? Keppel Elementary School Principal Kristine Tonoli joined educators from across the country on a cultural trip to
#Korea
!
Glendale Unified high schools rank among the nation’s best once again according to the U.S. News and World Report! All four GUSD high schools improved their rankings from the prior year and ranked in the top 16% of the 23,800 high schools considered.
Glendale Unified congratulates
@crescentavhs
Instrumental Music Director Mathew Schick for being selected as as a
@LosAngelesCOE
Teacher of the Year! Mr. Schick has helped hundred of students develop their passion and talent for instrumental music over the years.
Graduation is just four days away! Thank you
@MyGlendale
for helping us celebrate the Class of 2020.
@GlendalePD
is providing support for drive thru promotion and graduation events across our district!
Happy
#PrincipalAppreciationDay
to all our amazing principals who have taken on the challenge of remote learning and continue to connect and inspire our teachers and students.
We appreciate you!
Last night, GUSD high school Armenian Clubs hosted their 18th Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration Event in honor of
#ArmenianGenocide
Remembrance Day on April 24.
News of the
#coronavirus
COVID-19 is everywhere. Many parents are wondering how to bring up the epidemic in a way that will be reassuring and not make kids more worried than they already may be. Here is some advice from the experts
@ChildMindInst
Glenoaks Elementary students invited Glendale and Los Angeles firefighters to their "Golden Oak" awards ceremony this morning to say THANK YOU for keeping our school and our community safe during the Colorado fire last week.
@GlendaleFireCA
@LAFD
@LAFDtalk
@VivianEkchian
As we prepare to return for in-person learning, Glendale Unified School District is hosting several COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week starting Wednesday, August 4! 🗓️
For more information, visit
Welcome to Glendale Unified
@VivianEkchian
! Yesterday, Superintendent Ekchian observed summer programing at 6 of our campuses & met with school & district employees. We look forward to introducing Dr. Ekchian to our students, families, & community leaders over the coming months!
Last night the Board of Education hosted our first Student Voice Panel. The panel included a diverse group of student representatives from all five Glendale Unified high schools.
Today we kicked off graduation season with a "Drive Thru Ceremony" to celebrate the College View School class of 2020! Congratulations to our graduates, we are so proud of you!
“We’re very proud that we’ve been able to implement financial literacy curriculum for our students in the past year,” said Glendale Unified school board member
@ShantSahakian
Congratulations
@cmhs_91214
student Allen Tamrazian, our district nominee for the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 15 "Every Student Succeeding" program! The program honors students who have exceeded expectations & overcome great obstacles to succeed
Please join Crescenta Valley High School, Glendale Unified School District, and Glendale Community College as we celebrate the grand opening of our newly updated Stengel Field!
Thursday, February 20, 4:30 p.m.
Stengel Field
1601 Canada Blvd., Glendale, CA 91208
We cut the ribbon on another beautiful playground this morning at R.D. White Elementary! Students at R.D. White are enjoying new ball walls and a turf field, made possible by our supportive community of voters who passed the Glendale Unified Measure S bond in 2011.
For the 4th year in a row, College View School hosted their Giraffe Sock event in honor of
#InternationalDayofAcceptance
! The event broke previous records with 159 people (and pets!) sporting their favorite socks to support College View students and all people with disabilities.
Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.
#indigenouspeoplesday
The Student Wellness Services Department brought holiday cheer to 257 students in need today! They distributed toys and food collected by our
@glendalepta
. The Elks Lodge also donated gift cards to our families! Thank you to everyone who made this possible. 🎁🎁
#HappyHolidays
We are excited to officially cut the ribbon on our new playground structure at Edison Elementary! Thank you to our supportive community of voters for approving the Glendale Unified Measure S bond and making projects like this possible!
We are so excited to welcome our students
#backtoschool
tomorrow! Thank you to our
@GlendalePD
and
#CHP
partners who will be providing additional traffic support around our schools to keep students, staff, and families safe.
In honor of International Mother Language Day, we'd like to thank our many partners who have strengthened our dual immersion and world language programs and helped
@GlendaleUSD
stand apart as a district that develops multilingual, globally competitive graduates.
Join us in congratulating former Glendale High School student Macy Armstrong on her most recent accomplishment as she pursues her passion in the world of television.
Macy was hired as a Camera Coordinator for six-time Emmy Award-winning television show "Robot Chicken." 👏
It's back-to-school night season! Over the next few weeks we'll be welcoming parents and families to our schools to meet our teachers and staff and hear about all of the amazing things we have in store for our students this year!
Tonight the GUSD Board of Education gave direction to move forward with a phased return of elementary students for on-campus instruction beginning with grades TK-2 on March 29 and continuing with grades 3-6 on April 5. Full media release:
Crescenta Valley HS student Viviana Ahn won first place at the 2022 Congressional Art competition last week for her mixed media artwork, titled “Williaaaaam/Final on Friday.” Viviana’s artwork will be on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year. We are so proud of you, Viviana!
Dear Parents,
We want to share with you a resource you may find useful as we plan for the Remote Learning taking place after the extended Spring Break. Charter is providing FREE Internet access for families that are not current Charter customers.
We are so grateful for our Glendale Unified community as we take steps together to keep everyone safe and healthy. Since Monday we have tested approximately 1,800 individuals and counting!
🧪Find our COVID-19 testing schedule here -www.gusd.net/HealthyHoliday
More than 2,000 Glendale Unified third graders received dictionaries as part of the Glendale Elks
#1289
annual dictionary distribution. As you can see, our students are already using them!
#GUSD
#Kindness
#GUSDCares
#GlendaleElksLodge
In honor of Veteran's Day, Mr. Stanley's and Mrs. Majarian's classes at Jefferson Elementary made thank you cards for our veterans. Mr. Stanley hand delivered the cards over the weekend to different Veteran legions in the San Fernando Valley area.
#veteransday
Meet Mountain Avenue Elementary School sixth grade teacher Kelly Schroeder! Today and every day, we thank all of our teachers for their hard work and the positive impact they have in the lives of our students.
#WeAreGlendaleUnified
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
#MediaRelease
Roosevelt Teacher Randy Kamiya Honored with
@UCLA
@CFPExtraYard
Award
Roosevelt Middle School Teacher Randy Kamiya has been selected as the winner of UCLA’s “Extra Yard for Teachers” award.
@CFBPlayoff
Link:
Our amazing teachers are finding creative ways to engage their students while remote learning. We love this video by Hoover High School English and journalism teacher Brian Crosby.
@hhstornados
On Saturday, Mann Elementary student council members and 5th grade leaders created beautiful murals throughout their campus with help from Glendale Police Department and Glendale Community College Scholars!
Join us in welcoming our Child Welfare & Attendance interns to Glendale Unified! This year, 40 social work, school counseling, and marriage and family therapy interns will provide social and emotional support and attendance monitoring for our GUSD students and their families.
Students from Cerritos Elementary, Roosevelt and Wilson Middle, and Crescenta Valley High School are showing off their tech skills at the
#GlendaleTechWeek
MakerFest! Stop by the Glendale Central Library today and check out our amazing programs!
Congratulations to Isabella Bruyere from Hoover High School, winner of this year's
#GlendaleTechWeek
Rising Star Award! Isabella has a passion for computer coding. She is also an amazing student and captain of the Hoover Dance Team!
#PrideofGUSD
#GlendaleTech2019
@hhstornados
#Countdown
to the First Day of School!
13 days left before the first day of school! Today, principals came together to look at data and set goals for the upcoming school year. School begins August 21st!
#ExcellingTogether
The Glendale Unified Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution committing to return all students to in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year at their meeting on May 18. Read the full press release here: