IUSD would like to encourage our community to take the Annual Survey.  Your responses are critical in providing feedback about school climate and where resources are focused through the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) process. 

Please read this update to our December 30 communication, which includes information regarding COVID-19 testing resources, isolation periods, contact tracing, vaccine status, school safety and what our community can do to support these efforts.  

We hope you are continuing to enjoy the winter break.  As we prepare for school to resume on Monday, January 3, please take a moment to review the following important health and safety information and reminders. 

Superintendent Walker's message of gratitude, to the IUSD community, includes important reminders to help keep schools safe, along with mental health and wellness resources and supports for students and families. 

IUSD is aware of troubling posts, threatening school safety, that have been circulating across the nation this week on the social media platform TikTok. The posts are part of a national TikTok trend and did not originate in our district.  IPD has informed IUSD that the posts are not credible threats. Out of an abundance of caution, IPD will have…

IUSD hosted its annual 21st Century Career Conference at UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts in which more than 350 middle school students explored various STEAM career options and educational pathways. 

During the December 14 Irvine Unified School District Board of Education Meeting, the Board selected Ira Glasky as the new Board President and Lauren Brooks as the new Board Clerk, which are one-year terms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that children ages 5-11 are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.  This article provides links to resources and information about COVID-19 vaccines and convenient clinic locations in Irvine to receive the vaccine for all eligible groups.   

In July, the California Department of Public Health released updated guidance for TK-12 schools that requires students, staff and visitors to wear face coverings while indoors on school campuses.  On Oct. 20, the CDPH announced that face covering requirements will continue through the winter.  Also included is information about face coverings for…

In support of Red Ribbon Week, IUSD schools are raising awareness about drug prevention and making healthy choices by decorating their campuses, providing information to students and hosting themed spirit days throughout the school-week.