The 2021-22 Safety and Planning Guide is a web resource that provides information about IUSD’s planning, protocols and mitigation efforts to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 on our campuses. Please review for important health and safety reminders.  
The California Department of Public Health issued updated guidance for all California K-12 schools to provide a pathway for students to return to a traditional, five-days per week, in-person academic model of instruction for the 2021-22 school year.   
Sierra Vista Middle School students Erin Hwang and Nagyung (Anna) Cho earned first place in the Junior Group Website category at this year’s National History Day competition and Sierra Vista classmate Hannah Cho was honored as a national finalist in the Junior Individual Documentary category.
Join IUSD’s Prevention and Intervention team for a series of virtual mental health and wellness enrichment programs this summer. The workshops are open to both parents/guardians and students.
As the final days of the 2020-21 school year come to a close and we prepare to celebrate our 2021 IUSD graduates and promoting sixth and eighth grade students, on behalf of the IUSD Board of Education and District leadership, I would like to honor and recognize our wonderful IUSD community. 
Lakeside Middle School’s seventh-grade academic pentathlon team has earned second place overall at the 2021 United States Academic Pentathlon. This follows their win as the highest scoring team in California during the state competition in April.    
During the last IUSD Board of Education Meeting of the 2020-21 school year, Board Members and Superintendent Walker recognized certificated, classified and administrative employees, who will retire before or on June 30.  In all, 77 IUSD employees will retire this year, collectively representing more than 2,014 years of service.
IUSD’s Nutrition Services we will be closed Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day.  This week, IUSD will serve meals, as part of the Community Feeding Program, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and will provide three breakfasts and three lunches for each student on these days.
IUSD’s Sustainability team has announced the 2021 Earth Day poster contest winners.  More than 600 students submitted original works of art, demonstrating the theme of “Restore our Earth.”  Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all participants.
Elementary Teachers Greg Bergevin and Stephanie Smith, along with Irvine High School Principal Monica Colunga were honored for making a difference in the lives of IUSD students through arts education.