Superintendent Jerry Almendarez has issued a new weekly newsletter for the Santa Ana Unified School District community, covering local Covid rates, Covid testing opportunities and more. Click here to read it. 

Superintendent Jerry Almendarez welcomes all of our students, families, and staff to the start of the 2022-23 school year. Our entire District team is excited for the year ahead. Click here to hear Superintendent Almendarez speak about what we have in store for the new school year.

The Board of Education is holding a special closed session board meeting at 5 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2022 in the District Board Room, 1601 E. Chestnut Ave. Click here to access the agenda, submit a public comment, and more.

Interested in finding out what this year’s school holidays and other important dates are? Click here to access the academic calendar for the 2022-23 school year. 

SAUSD is committed to ensuring our schools and other District sites remain among the safest places for children and employees. Here are the latest updates for our ongoing health and safety protocols as we begin the new school year.

The first day of school has arrived and SAUSD is holding its First Day of School 2022-23 Photo Contest in honor of the occasion! The top three photos with the most "likes" in the official SAUSD Facebook album by noon on Aug. 26, 2022 will win a Target giftcard. Click here to learn more about how to enter this popular annual contest. 

SAUSD employees worked hard to prepare for the first day of school! From attending important training sessions, to getting our facilities in tip-top shape, here's a look at what some schools and departments did to get ready for the new school year. 

Our SAUSD community is eagerly awaiting the return of our students to our classrooms. Here's a quick tour of one of our preschool classrooms! Follow along to see the playground, garden, learning space, and other features that make our scholars' time with us both nurturing and fun.

The safety of students and staff remains the top priority for SAUSD. As part of these efforts, we recently hosted a series of Community Town Hall meetings to better engage and collaborate with our families and overall community. Click here to watch the video replays of each meeting and to learn more about this Town Hall series.

Two SAUSD representatives are receiving statewide honors from the California Association of School Counselors (CASC), it was announced Aug. 11, 2022. Each year, CASC gives awards to individuals who have been instrumental in the field of school counseling. Laurie Tristan, a counselor at MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate, was named the California School Counselor of the Year. Dr. Sonia Llamas, Assistant Superintendent of K-12 School Performance & Culture, was named the California School Counselor Advocate of the Year. Congratulations to both! Read more here. 

Over 200 students from across the District collaborated on two musical theater productions over the summer. Elementary and intermediate students from 17 schools performed “Annie Jr.” while 150 high school students staged “Beauty and the Beast.” Click here to learn more. 

Students from across SAUSD spent the summer sharpening their current skills, and learning new ones, through our robust summer programming. From literacy, to history, to arts - and more - scholars explored a range of topics. Click here to learn more.