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Beloved EU counselor remembered Wednesday during bench dedication
MANTECA BULLETIN - OCTOBER 7, 2021 | Outstanding, Caring, Funny, Counselor, Teacher, Mentor and Friend. That’s how Steve Droullard was remembered at Wednesday’s special recognition event at East Union High. The longtime counselor at the school passed away last April. One of Droullard’s students, Jessica Gonzalez Macgregor, who graduated from East Union in 2004, took it upon herself to purchase the memorial bench in his honor.
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Manteca schools made long range hiring calls in depth of pandemic
MANTECA BULLETIN - AUGUST 3, 2021 | When school starts Wednesday Manteca Unified — even with the possibility of a larger surge than normal in enrollment due to those that may have held their child out of kindergarten last year due to the pandemic — isn’t likely to experience a teacher shortage.
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'Uncharted territory': Bay Area districts debate how to make schools safe during pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 | In general, however, Bay Area school districts have hewed closely to county guidelines, relying on health experts to dictate what needs to be done to make schools safe... “We are referring to the experts in the field who are providing health mandates and structure for what we’re doing. Our directive is to educate kids in a safe environment.”
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Bay Area schools are facing dire teacher shortages. The result: other staff running classrooms
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 | "The San Joaquin County community of Manteca got the jump on other districts, creating a hiring strategy in fall 2020 for this school year. They brought in 56 long-term substitutes last year to work at assigned school sites, at the ready to cover for vacancies or absences."
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Strong financial rating for MUSD means lower bond costs for taxpayers
MANTECA BULLETIN - SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 | Manteca Unified School District Earned "AA-" Rating from S&P which indicates that MUSD has a very strong capacity to meet their financial obligations.
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Will California Public Schools Continue Free Lunches for All?
CAL-MATTERS - JUNE 8, 2021 | Legislators want to spend $650 million a year to continue a pandemic program for free meals for all California public school students. They got their way in the budget deal with Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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MUSD launches effort to help make homeless employbale
MANTECA BULLETIN - MAY 1, 2021 | Manteca Unified is stepping up to help the homeless trying to get off the street that haven’t secured a high school diploma needed Manteca Unified is stepping up to help the homeless for most jobs.
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Monsters, Aliens and Now Breathing Devices: A Lathrop Teacher's Creations
KCRA 3 - APRIL 1, 2021 | Amid his many creations and oddities including monsters, helmets and aliens is Scott Myers, a Lathrop high school teacher. His latest and most notable project? A nasal aspirator for a boy in need. "If I can make an entire zombie costume, I can definitely make a little aspirator tube," said Myers, a video game design and costume prop-making teacher.
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Northern California School District Installs 1,500 Carrier OptiClean Units to Support Healthier Indoor Environments
CARRIER - MARCH 18, 2021 | To prepare for its facilities fully reopening to students and staff, northern California's Manteca Unified School District has installed 1,500 Carrier OptiClean™ Dual-Mode Air Scrubber & Negative Air Machines to purify the air in classrooms across its 30 schools. The OptiClean units will help to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) for the district, as its more than 27,000 students, teachers and staff return to campuses.
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Modernization Work for Sierra High Will Soon Get Underway
MANTECA BULLETIN - MARCH 6, 2020 | More upgrades are coming for Sierra High — the third oldest high school campus in the Manteca Unified School District. The school board Tuesday approved retaining CT Brayton & Sons of Escalon to do the Sierra High modernization project. It will mean all three high school campuses in Manteca — Sierra, East Union, and Manteca — will have Measure G bond work going on concurrently. Voters approved the $159 million bond on November 2014.
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An Exploration of Diversity During Hispanic Heritage Month
THE MARK HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 | It’s not every day that students of Lathrop Elementary are learning about the iconic fruit headpiece worn by Carmen Miranda. But in the 6th grade classroom of Ms. Webb Thomas, students are embarking on an in-depth exploration of famous Hispanic figures to celebrate diversity during Hispanic Heritage Month. The four-week celebration, honored from September 15 – October 15, recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.
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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING ENCOURAGES SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-REFLECTION
THE MARK HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 | “Our students have to know that they are heard and valued, and we are ready to help with systems in place to support their success,” said Jacalyn Davis, MUSD’s Coordinator of Equity and Access. The systems she is referring to are the District’s social emotional learning curriculum, intervention and support team, counseling services, and beyond. As part of the integrated social emotional learning in schools, junior high classrooms like Mr. Jason Campbell’s from Great Valley Elementary encourage open dialogue and diverse perspectives in guided conversations.
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The Green Team Celebrates Literacy Individual Student Success Story
THE MARK HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 | The English language development teams in Manteca Unified know that students who do not speak, read, write, or understand English well are faced with unique barriers to academic learning. At risk of poor academic outcomes, the District has services, curriculum and many tools in place to teach and learn language development both academically and conversationally for at-promise outcomes. At Manteca High School, nurturing a supportive environment and motivating students to achieve is the secret to individual student success.
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MUSD Gets an A+ for Balanced Budget by S&P Global Ratings
Despite the implications from the COVID-19 Pandemic, S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has assigned its 'AA' long-term rating to Manteca Unified School District (MUSD)—making MUSD a reliable investment taxpayers can be proud of.
