Building on our tradition of providing the highest quality education we can envision, IUSD remained one of the top-performing school districts in Orange County, California and the Nation throughout the 2025-26 school year.
IUSD’s Sustainability Team held a poster or video contest to celebrate and recognize Earth Day. This year, there were 37 poster and 16 video winners across grade levels.
Sierra Vista Middle School’s Science Olympiad team won the national title at the 42nd Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament, marking a back-to-back championship title and their 3rd national win.
As technology continues to play an important role in education and college and career readiness, IUSD is taking additional steps to help students develop healthy, balanced, and intentional technology habits both at school and at home.
As the school year comes to a close, Superintendent Cassie Parham shares a message of gratitude while highlighting the incredible accomplishments, innovation, and collaborative spirit that continue to define IUSD.
The Irvine Public Schools Foundation continues to have a meaningful impact across IUSD through enrichment programs, innovation grants, community support, and more, expanding opportunities and learning for all students at every grade level.
Seven IUSD 8th graders were celebrated and recognized for academic excellence during the 2026 Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) 8th Grade Standout Award Ceremony at Angel Stadium.
IUSD announced its five 2026 Classified Employees of the Year: Diana Dru, Katherine Lee, Regina Lee, Katrina Longpre and Albert Madrid. This year’s five employees were selected from more than 2,000 classified employees Districtwide.
We hope you have a safe summer and would like to share important water, sun and bike safety reminders for families.
Through a partnership with CHOC, the Tsao Family Foundation and OCDE, we have continued to expand our student wellness offerings with the opening of four new WellSpaces for the 2025-26school year at Cadence Park School, Jeffery Trail Middle School, Solis Park School and Portola High School.