Loma Prieta Joint Union School District
Email: a.ramsay@lpjusd.us
Website: https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/Domain/4
Location: 23800 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA, USA
Phone: 408 353-1101
Twitter: @LPJUSD
Message From Kids & Co
The holiday break can be a blast, with traditions, family, presents, and, of course, no school But when there’s work to be done after all the celebrating,check out Kids and Company. Each day will feature crafts, indoor and outdoor activities, and educational lessons to exercise young minds. Camp is from 8am to 4:30pm with extended care 4:30pm to 6pm.
Register here
Loma Talent Show 2024
This year’s talent show, Loma-Palooza, will be on February 16th. Applications to audition for the Talent Show will open January 12th at 8am. The talent show is open to 1st-5th graders. 5th grade students may also apply to MC the talent show or be stagehands. More information and the links to the applications are coming soon! Any questions, reach out to Ms. Pestcoe at s.pestcoe@lpjusd.us or Ms. Zanotto at k.zanotto@lpjusd.us.
Dashboard Update for Loma Prieta
On Friday, December 15, 2023, the California Department of Education (CDE) released the California Dashboard (https://www.caschooldashboard.org/) for all schools. The dashboard is the state’s academic accountability and improvement tool designed for parents and educators. It rates the performance of every school, district and charter school, along with any of 13 student groups that attend them, with a color on seven indicators of performance, including math and English language arts test scores, chronic absence rates and graduation rates. First introduced in 2016-17, the dashboard was suspended because of the pandemic in 2019-20 and 2020-21, and resumed this year with the collection of two consecutive years of data needed to generate color ratings.
Our data shows that our students in grade 3-8 from last year as compared to students from 2021-22 in grades 3-8 performed well in both English and math. In fact, both school sites were able to reach the green and blue level indicators (the highest of the five level indicators) in both English and math showing growth from one year to the next. In addition, we had none of our student groups placed in the lowest level (red) which is an amazing feat. Hats off to our teaching and support staff for all the efforts made to help students learn!
Where we did show a need for improvement was in the areas of attendance and suspensions. Four of our five student groups placed in the red level for chronic absenteeism meaning a student was absent for 10% or more (18 days or more) for the 2022-23 school year. In addition, one of our student groups also placed in the red level for suspensions within a year.
As a result of any one student group qualifying for the red level in 2 or more of the areas, our district will be placed in “Differentiated Assistance” (DA) for the next two years (joining many other districts in the state) in an effort to focus on improving student performance for us in the areas of attendance and chronic absenteeism.
We are confident that our district will be able to show the required improvement in our two areas. Our current data for the 2023-24 school year (Year 1 of DA) already shows a reduction in the number of chronically absent students and a reduction in the number of students being suspended so far this year.
Looking For Work Truck Donation
Happy Holidays Loma and CT families!
Do you have an old truck that just sits in your yard?
Loma Prieta School District is desperately in need of a work truck. Our old work truck wore out a couple of years ago and we are looking for a replacement that someone in our community would like to donate. We need something that runs and has 4-wheel drive so that our grounds keeper and maintenance team can keep the school running and beautiful.
The school will write a donation receipt for the maximum bluebook value of the truck and that letter can be filed with you tax return.
Thank you!
- Skip Penny
Transportation Supervisor LPJUSD
408-355-4578
Information from the Loma and CTE Offices
When you registered/re-registered your child in the district, you will have completed information regarding allergies and health concerns for your child.
If you noted that they need an epi-pen or allergy medications to be kept at school, please ensure that we have those medications, as well as the required forms necessary to administer medications, on campus.
Our medical authorization form can be found on the Parent Resources page of our website.
24 hour reminder:
If your child falls ill, please ensure they are fever-free and/or vomit-free for at least 24 hours before returning to school.
Stay Connected with Loma Prieta School District
New Website:
Please check out our new and improved website or better yet download the app to ensure you get timely and important information.
District: www.loma.k12.ca.us
Loma Elementary: https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/o/lpes
CT English: https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/o/ctems
Scan The QR Code to Download Our New App on iPhones or Androids:
Social Media:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094998462342
Instagram: @lpjusd
Twitter: @lpjusd
Peanut Free School District
We are a PEANUT FREE school district. Please do not send your child to school with peanuts or other peanut products including peanut butter.
We do have some classrooms with students who have life threatening allergies to other nuts. If your child has peers in their classroom with allergies to other nuts, your child’s teacher will inform you that your child’s classroom is a nut free space.
SUMMIT STORE FRIDAYS for 6th-8th Graders only
Parents and Students-
We need your help in keeping the long standing tradition of allowing our 6th-8th graders to walk to the Summit Store on Fridays. Please remind your child to clean up after themselves and be respectful to the store employees and shoppers. This is a privilege that we are hopeful our Mountain kids will be able to continue to have.
You must complete this google form giving permission for your child to leave campus and cross the bridge after school.
Please remind your child that they MUST cross using the bridge and not to run across Summit Road.
Drop Off/Pick Up
Parking Lot Etiquette
- Please do not cut into the drop-off or pick-up lanes.
If you have a Loma and CT student, please have them meet you at one location for pick up (either Loma or CT)
Left lane up the driveway is for Loma drop off/pick up and through traffic to parking areas. (see map below)
- Consider picking up across the bridge or letting your child ride the bus. Thank you for being kind with each other in the parking lot and respecting the directions of our staff who are at the crosswalks and directing traffic.
Please slow down and be patient with other drivers.
Please remain with your car in the drop-off or pick-up area.
Red zones are for emergency vehicles only – this is our fire lane.
Please do not park in our designated bus loading zones.
Always watch for pedestrians.
Remember that the Right lane up the driveway is for CT English drop off and pick up only & Left lane up the driveway is for Loma drop off/pick up and through traffic to parking areas.
Click HERE for map
No Dogs on Campus
Dogs are not allowed on our school campuses. This is particularly true during drop-off, pick-up and during school hours. While we love dogs, we have several students who are allergic and/or afraid of dogs. For the health and safety of all our kids and your dogs, please leave them off campus or at home.
