BUS TRANSPORTATION

Board of Trustees voted to eliminate Regular Bus Transportation for the 2012-13 school year. Please read attached letter below:

2012-13 School Year Transportation Information

 **MINIMUM DAY SCHEDULE CHANGE**

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Calaveras (7-8 grades)

Accelerated Achievement Academy (7-8 grades),

Marguerite Maze Middle School,

Rancho San Justo Middle School

DATES

 Previous minimum dates of

April 30 - May 4

have changed to

May 7 - 11

Any questions, please contact your school.

1. Certified Copy of Birth Certificate (must be 5 years old on or before November 1)
2. Written proof of immunizations as required by California State law which includes Hepatitis B and second Measles vaccine.
3. Proof of address (exmaple: current utility bill)

 MATHEMATICS PARENT RESOURCES

Go to: www.wccusd.net/math

*Click on the Mathematics Coaching Consortium link in the middle of the page

For Parent Mathematics Content Guides
*Click on the CMDC tab
*Click on CMDC Publications

For Student Study Guides
*Click on CMDC tab
*Click on MCC Districts
*Click on Hollister School District
*Click on Study Guides

FACT FINDING REPORT

August 12, 2011

Dear Parents

Welcome back to the Hollister School District for the 2011-2012 school year. 

Many of our schools will look a little different this year, than they did last year.  R.O. Hardin, Ladd Lane, Cerra Vista, and Sunnyslope schools will add sixth grade students to their campuses this year, while Marguerite Maze and Rancho San Justo Middle School will serve only seventh and eighth grade students.  Gabilan Hills School will no longer serve seventh and eighth grade students, and the Hollister Dual Language Academy has added fifth grade to their school this year. 

This year you will see solar panel projects being added to our school sites.  At most sites these solar panel structures will be constructed as shade shelters with solar panels mounted on top.  All of the solar panel projects are being added to our school district sites at no cost to the District. While the District will not expend any funds for the construction of these projects, we will benefit from reduced costs for energy from these projects for many years to come.

Our District will see many classes with more students per teacher than we would like.  However, classes will, in most instances, have 33 or fewer students per teacher.  During the first few days of instruction this year we will have additional teachers available at our schools where we think we might have larger classes.  Also during the first few days of school we will need to adjust our classes by moving students from classes with too many students to classes with fewer students.  We always hope to minimize the disruption to students caused when students are moved from one class to another.  However, your school principal, at my direction, must make these adjustments to avoid overcrowding.

Finally, we are pleased to see the growth in student learning we saw last year.  We continue to invest in instructional materials and training for our teachers and principals that we are certain will make even greater gains in student learning this year.

I hope you, and your children have a wonderful school year.

Best regards,

Gary L. McIntire

Gary L. McIntire, Ed.D.
Superintendent