And we’re back. Today marks the first day of the 2014-15 school year for nearly 4,000 students enrolled at IUSD’s four year-round sites.

So that’s it. Another school year is in the books. And while we briefly considered recapping the last nine-and-a-half months of district news with a clever rewrite of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire," it seemed like a daunting task and we weren't really sure about the copyright implications.

The IUSD Board of Education has adopted a spending plan for the 2014-15 school year.

Outdoor education trips have long been a highlight for IUSD sixth-graders, who get to travel to bucolic settings for five days of hands-on science instruction, hiking and games.

A new district webpage features your questions about IUSD’s emerging accountability plan and responses from Superintendent Terry Walker.

Here we are, a third of the way through June, and that means high school graduation season is upon us.

IUSD has announced two new principals for the 2014-15 school year.

With nearly all ballots tallied from Tuesday’s special election, attorney Ira Glasky has emerged as the top vote-getter in the race for an open seat on the IUSD Board of Education. [Updated at 12:54 p.m. on June 10]

IUSD has announced a new addition to its Special Education team. Melanie Hertig, who currently serves as director of Special Education in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, has been selected to take on a similar role in Irvine, where she’ll work alongside Director Erica Hawkes. Her start date is July 1.