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Message from Dr. Garcia: Talking to Your Child About School Related Violence and School Safety

Click headline to view full statement from Dr. Maribel Garcia, EMCSD Superintendent, regarding the tragedy at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas and get access to various resources to address school and community-based violence with your children.

Reconnecting with our Children flyer that advetises a Parent Workshop to help parents rebuild relationships with their children. The workshops are on May 16 and 17 at 9am and 5:30pm. Seminars are available in English and Spanish. Click headline to see mroe details and get links to access webinars.

Reconnecting with our Children: Parent Workshop on May 16 & 17

Are you feeling disconnected from your child? Do you want to rebuild strong communication and relationships with them? Then tune into our Reconnecting with our Children Parent Workshop on May 16 and 17. Click headline for more details!

Educational Partner 2022-2023 LCAP Goals/Actions Feedback

El Monte City School District (EMCSD) is excited to share and seek written feedback on the development of the 2nd year of a 3 year plan with all its educational partners; 2022-2023 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). We value the input of all educational partners who form the EMCSD community and we welcome your feedback. Click headline or Read Full Story to view LCAP and complete feedback form.

Graphic for EMCSD May 2022 MTSS Workshops. Graphic reads: EMCSD MTSS Virtual Workshops - May 2022. What is MTSS?: MTSS stands for a Multi-Tiered System of Support. MTSS is a proactive framework that aligns best practices and resources to improve student outcomes. We recognize the huge role that parents and guardians play in EMCSD’s MTSS frame work and would like to provide you with strategies to address social-emotional and behavioral challenges at home! Topics: Disorganization on Monday, May 2 from 5pm - 5:45pm. Incomplete Work on Monday, May 9 from 5pm - 5:45pm. Topic: Lying on Monday, May 16 from 5pm - 5:45pm.

May 2022: Parent Workshops: Disorganization, Incomplete Work, and Lying

Our May Parent Workshops dates are here! Click headline to view all the workshops our District is offering to parents to help their children with disorganization, incomplete work, and lying. Workshops available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.

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Girl Scouts Info Meeting at Jeff Seymour Family Center

Calling all parents! Come to the Jeff Seymour Family Center to learn more about the Daisy Girl Scouts on Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30pm. Open to all TK/Kinder/1st grade girls. Click headline for more information.

English graphic that promotes May as being Mental Health Awareness Month. Click headline to access resources.

Mental Health Awareness Month: May 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! If you or someone you know may be in a mental health crisis, we want to make sure you have the resources to help. Click headline to access FREE national and LA County-based resources.

EMCSD and ALL 14 Schools win 2022 California Pivotal Practice Award

The El Monte City School District along with all 14 elementary schools have won the California Department of Education's inaugural 2022 Pivotal Practice Award. You can view the announcement from Dr. Garcia by clicking the headline.

El Monte Swims graphic: The City of El Monte and El Monte City School District have partnered to provide FREE swimming lessons to EMCSD 2nd graders. Registration is NOW OPEN; deadline to apply is Friday, April 29. Click headline to get more details and learn how to register.

EMCSD 2nd Graders are eligible to get FREE swim lessons!

We have partnered with the city of El Monte to bring back "El Monte Swims"; a program that gives every EMCSD 2nd grader free swim lessons for 2 weeks! Registration is NOW OPEN, deadline is Friday, April 29. Click headline for more info and registration link.

Graphic Advertising the Spring Wellness Festival at the Jeff Seymour Family Center on Saturday, April 23 from 9am - 1pm. Address: 10900 Mulhall, El Monte, CA 91731. Click headline for more details.

Spring Wellness Festival: April 23 at Jeff Seymour Family Center

We and the Jeff Seymour Family Center welcome ALL community members to our Spring Wellness Festival on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 9:00am - 1:00pm.
There will be a Live DJ & Giveaways which include diapers, baby formula, food boxes, hand sanitizers, refillable water bottles, books, and much more! Click headline for more details.

COVID-19 Vaccines & Boosters at Shirper School: Friday, April 8 from 1:30p - 7pm

Do you or your child need a COVID-19 vaccine or booster? Come to Shirpser School this Friday and get your FREE shot! We are partnering with Kaiser Permanente to provide all three (3) vaccines. Click headline for more info!

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