AESD Family Letter

April 6, 2023

Dear AESD Families,

The following update is provided to keep you informed regarding the Anaheim Elementary School District:

Spring Break

The Anaheim Elementary School District will be closed for Spring Break from Friday, April 7 through Friday, April 14. School will reopen on Monday, April 17, 2023.

Reminder: Spring Expanded Learning Opportunities Camp - Registration Open

In collaboration with the YMCA Anaheim Achieves Program, Anaheim Elementary will be providing ELO-P Spring Camp for all TK-6 grade students. The camp will take place April 10 - 14, 2023. The camp will be a nine-hour day from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at all 23 in-person school sites. Anaheim Elementary Online Academy students are eligible to attend at their home site. Registration is now open. Click here for more details: YMCA Flyer

Spring Break Grab and Go Meals (April 10-14) from 11 am to 12 pm.

All persons in the community who are 18 years of age and under and those persons over age 18 who meet the CDE’s definition of having a mental or physical disability may participate. Children do not need to be present to receive meals. Meals are for “pick-up” only. Families can either walk-up or drive-up during Spring Break from 11 am to 12 pm at the following locations:

Thomas Edison Elementary Schools - 1526 E Romneya Dr, Anaheim, CA 92805
Ponderosa Elementary School - 2135 S Mountain View Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802

AESD Enrolling Students in Korean and Mandarin Dual Language Immersion Programs

US Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona recently set a goal of Multilingualism for ALL students in the USA. AESD has provided this opportunity for our students and residents of North Orange County.

Please share with your family and friends that we are now enrolling for the following classes:

Kindergarten Korean Dual Language Immersion at Jefferson Elementary. For more information please visit their website
Transitional Kindergarten Mandarin Dual Language Immersion at Roosevelt Elementary. For more information please visit their website.

COVID-19 Updates

This week schools are sending home COVID-19 tests with all students. We are requesting that any students with COVID symptoms during Spring Break take a home test prior to returning to their campus on Monday, April 17, 2023.

Please be reminded that the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) has updated their guidelines for K-12 schools:

Students with COVID symptoms are encouraged to test. However, they may return to school if their symptoms are mild and improving and they have been fever-free for 24 hours. They do not need to provide a negative test or doctor’s note to return to school. AESD has incorporated this new guidance in the AESD Illness guidelines.

Students who test positive must still notify their school for next steps.

CDPH no longer recommends routine notifications to families of school-based exposures. Therefore, schools will discontinue sending home the school exposure notification letters to families when there is a positive case on campus.

On behalf of our Board of Education and staff members, we send you warm wishes for a safe and enjoyable Spring Break.

Kind regards,

Dr. Christopher Downing