LESD News

The Educational Benefits Form (EBF) collects income information from our families that will help our school receive educational funding and resources for our students. The information you share is confidential and will help our school get funds to continue providing the highest quality education for your student.

Please complete one form per household by adding students within the form. Click here to complete the Educational Benefits Form.

In partnership with Providence, the Partners for Healthy Kids will be providing free immunizations for children ages 2-18 with Medi-Cal or those who are uninsured.

Connect with Jocelyn Rivera, LESD Medi-Cal Outreach Specialist, to schedule your appointment at 310.508.8823. Closed for lunch between 12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m.

In partnership with Fulgent, the Lawndale Elementary School District is hosting a vaccination and testing clinic on Friday, August 19th from 10:30am to 5:30pm at Diane Bollinger Memorial Gym (Rogers Middle School), 4040 154th St., Lawndale, CA 90260.

Who is eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Anyone ages 6 months and up are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Click here to learn more about vaccine and booster eligibility.

Who is eligible for 1 Booster?

Everyone ages 5 years and older should get 1 booster after completing their COVID-19 vaccine primary series, if eligible.

Who is eligible for 2 Boosters?

Adults ages 50 years and older

Some people ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised

If you would like to take advantage of our COVID-19 vaccination clinic, click here to learn more and to sign up for an appointment. If you are only interested in testing, no appointment is necessary. On-site testing will remain available while supplies last.

The Lawndale Elementary School District is recruiting for multiple positions. To view all current recruitments or to apply, visit https://www.edjoin.org/LESD.

Metro has plans to connect more of the South Bay by extending the C Line (Green) from Redondo Beach Station to the new Torrance Transit Center. This project would bring light rail to the South Bay to provide alternatives to traffic along the I-405 Freeway corridor, with connections to the A (Blue) and future K (Crenshaw/LAX) Lines.

LA Metro is working to connect more of its pedestrian trains to key South Bay areas — and will soon let the community know more about the projects.

Metro will host a series of public meetings this week and next to discuss the agency’s plan to stretch the C Line, formerly known as the Green Line, to the nearly finished Torrance Transit Center. The extension, for which planning began in 2010, would connect the Redondo Beach station at Marine Avenue to the Torrance center, 465 Crenshaw Blvd.

The agency will host a virtual meeting via Zoom from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, August 15, followed by two more in-person sessions. (For information on the Zoom meeting, go to metro.net.)

Next week’s in-person meetings are set for:

• 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center’s Toyota Meeting Hall, 3330 Civic Center Drive, in Torrance.
• 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, at Leuzinger High School, 4118 W. Rosecrans Ave., in Lawndale.

Construction on the project is slated to begin in 2026 and the rails will open for service between 2030 and 2033.

Ms. Virginia Castro would like to welcome parents and guardians to the 22/23 school year!

Walk-ins are welcome but we encourage you to pre-register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/senator-bradfords-back-to-school-resource-fair-backpack-giveaway-tickets-385258617897. Preregistering does not guarantee you a backpack. You will need to be present to collect it on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, contact Jasmine Leon Guerrero at (310) 412-6120 or Jasmine.LeonGuerrero@sen.ca.gov

• Thoughts of suicide
• Mental health or substance use crisis, or
• Any other kind of emotion distress

People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.

988 serves as a universal entry point so that no matter where you live in the United States, you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help.

COVID-19 health and safety updates frequently change, so we want to make sure you have the latest information. Important updates will continue to be posted in our newsletter, but they can also be found on our recently updated webpage www.lawndalesd.net/readytogether (found under About > COVID Plans & Resources).

Revised COVID-19 plans are being updated in preparation for the 2022-23 school year pending updated from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) continues to provide COVID-19 rapid test kits. To learn more, visit https://special.usps.com/testkits.

The latest COVID-19 plan ("Ready, Together!") can be found at www.lawndalesd.net/readytogether. Our plan is multilayered and includes:

• Recommended masking
• Access to COVID-19 test supplies (if symptomatic or exposed)
• Enhanced ventilation
• Symptom screening/awareness (stay home when sick)

If you have any questions about COVID-19 school policies, please feel free to reach out to your school office.