CVUSD's Communication Snapshot

• It's California High School Voter Education Week: Did you know California residents ages 16 and 17 can pre-register to vote? It's easy to do!
• September is Attendance Awareness Month: Thank you for making attendance a priority for the 2023-2024 school year!
• Thanks to Measure I, Glenwood Elementary is Home to an Upgraded TK/K Play Yard
• Exploring Future Possibilities: CVUSD Leadership & High School Students Attend the Latino College Expo
• Conejo Academy of Leadership and Language Immersion Receives $5,000 Grant from the Barona Band of Mission Indians' Education Grant Program
• Congratulations Jacqueline Luderer of Ladera STARS Academy, CVUSD's September 2023 Teacher of the Month!
• Registration Links Now Available: CVUSD's "Focus on Your Future" Virtual Workshop Event for All High School Students/Families on Thursday, September 28th at 6pm
• CVUSD Mobile App: Q Icon Glitch Update

Did you know that California residents ages 16 and 17 who want to be future voters can pre-register to vote? It’s easy to do! Visit: registertovote.ca.gov and click on the “Pre-Register to Vote” button to complete the online Voter Registration Application.

With a pre-registration complete, as soon as future voters turn 18, at the time of the election, they can cast a ballot to vote. California High School Voter Education Weeks are: September 18-29, 2023 and April 15-26, 2024 - making it a great time to take advantage of the Pre-Register to Vote opportunity offered by the state of California. Click here to learn more.

Thank you for making attendance a priority for the 2023-2024 school year! Consistent attendance will reduce your students’ stress and develop habits that will help them gain essential math and reading skills and succeed now and in the future. At school, students have access to meals, mental health supports, and enrichment activities - sports, clubs, and music - keeping them engaged in the school community. Students who attend are much more likely to pass classes and graduate.

#AttendTodayAchieveTomorrow

Thanks to the voter-approved Measure I school facilities bond, our TK and Kindergarten Glenwood Elementary School Gators have a brand new playground! This playground will offer our youngest students a new area to climb, slide and most importantly it will be a place for having fun and making new friends.

Click here to learn more about Measure I.

Our Student Services team provided the opportunity for 50+ CVUSD high school students to attend the Latino College Expo earlier this month in Pomona. Together, with school and district leaders, they discovered a wide range of colleges/universities, gained valuable insights into college admissions, connected with current Latin X college students, explored cultural exhibits and more.

Last week, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin presented our Conejo Academy of Leadership and Language Immersion with a check for $5,000.

Conejo Academy, with Jacqui Irwin's official endorsement, was awarded this special grant from the Barona Band of Mission Indians' Education Grant Program, the first of its kind in California created and administered by a Tribal Government. The goal of the program is to create strong educational opportunities for the children of California. Conejo Academy will use the grant money to upgrade their risers to a new outdoor stage where scholars will practice their public speaking and showcase their talents. Congratulations, Conejo!

Congratulations to Jacqueline Luderer of Ladera STARS Academy, our CVUSD September 2023 Teacher of the Month! A Special Education Teacher at Ladera for six years and counting, Ms. Luderer is kind and caring. She is known for promoting a growth mindset and for creating an environment which fosters a great appetite for learning. Her engaging lessons utilize storytelling, modeling and play. On Tuesday, September 19th, the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Conejo Valley Unified School District surprised Ms. Luderer with the September 2023 Teacher of the Month recognition during a regularly scheduled staff meeting. Ms. Luderer is the first of eight Teacher of the Month recognitions that will take place this school year. Click here to learn more.

All CVUSD high school students and their families are invited to the annual "Focus on Your Future" virtual event on Thursday, September 28th from 6pm to 8pm. This online event will feature important information on a variety of topics including:

• College Options
• Wellness Workshops
• College Application Process
• Career Pathways
• Special Education Services and much more!

Register NOW for the workshops of your choosing! Learn more by visiting: www.conejousd.org/FocusOnYourFutureEvent or click here to view the master schedule of workshops and to register for the workshops you'd like to attend.

The CVUSD is aware that a recent update to the CVUSD Mobile App is resulting in most users not being able to access the Mobile Q interface via the CVUSD Mobile App. The District is in communication with the App's development team who is working to resolve the issue. Unfortunately, at this time, they are unable to provide the District with an ETA for when the issue will be resolved. Current workaround options, include:

• For iPhone users: Open up the Q app icon and hold your finger on the “Parent Connection” button, the option to “Open link” should pop-up. If you click on this (“Open link”), it should bring you to the page that you are familiar with for logging in.
• For Android/iPhone users: Paste the following URL into your mobile web browser: https://conejo.vcoe.org/
• *Important Note: Q continues to load as expected via the direct URL on mobile and desktop web browsers: https://conejo.vcoe.org/ .

The District’s app is part of its mass communication consortium of services, and the company the District has used for many years for these services was recently purchased. This new company recently implemented new app elements, and the launch of these updates unintentionally resulted in the unexpected issue with the Q icon within the CVUSD Mobile app. The District was informed by the vendor that reverting back to the old version of the app is not an option.

The District apologizes sincerely for the inconvenience this issue is causing, and we hope to have a positive update to share soon.