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Youth Cinema Project (YCP) Founder Edward James Olmos Visits Echo Valley Elementary YCP Students
Academy Award-nominated actor Edward James Olmos visited North Monterey County Unified School District Youth Cinema Project at Echo Valley Elementary School on May 26, 2022. Youth Cinema Project Students from Elkhorn, Castroville, Prunedale, Echo Valley, and the middle school will then attend YCP LEGACY, the student film festival component within The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on June 4.
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Safety in NMCUSD Schools/Emergency Preparedness
We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragedy that occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. As educators and as parents, it is difficult to comprehend such catastrophic events. We feel closely connected to the children, teachers, staff, families, and the community who are so devastated by this loss of innocent lives. Our primary focus is always to keep our children safe, and schools continue to be one of the safest places for children. Click her for more information on our Emergency Preparedness/Safety.
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New Guidance and Masking Timeline
Based on our local decision by the Board of Trustees, here are the guidelines and related timeline for North Monterey County Unified school campuses and facilities: Our District school campuses/facilities current outdoor masking requirement will end on Saturday, March 12. Face masking is still required indoors at our school campuses and facilities until Saturday, March 26 (click to read more)
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NMCUSD's Educator Effectiveness Block Grant (EEBG)
The Educator Effectiveness Fund 2021 Block Grant Program was established by Assembly Bill 130, Chapter 44, Section 22, Statutes of 2021. The law specified that Educator Effectiveness Block Grant may be used to support professional learning for certificated teachers, administrators, paraprofessional educators, and certificated staff.
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The NMCUSD's ESSER III Expenditure Plan
The District has consulted with its community members in determining the prevention and mitigation strategies, strategies to address the academic impact of lost instructional time, as well as other strategies or activities to be implemented by the school district. In developing the plan, the school district has flexibility to include input received from community members during the development of other District Plans, such as the LCAP, provided that the input is relevant to the development of the district's ESSER III Expenditure Plan. (click to read more)
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AB 104: Grade Changes and Retention Options
The state of California recently enacted a new law that will expand learning and credit recovery options for students who may have struggled academically during the 2020-2021 school year. Assembly Bill 104 (AB-104) includes provisions in the area of pass/no pass grades, student retention and exemption of local graduation requirements. (Click to read more)
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NMCUSD School Campus WiFi (Click here for each school campus WiFi map and hours)
We are excited to announce that we are launching our parking lot WiFi on our school campuses for students and families!
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Healthy snacks in classrooms
In an effort to reduce instances of allergies like peanut allergies, adverse dairy reactions or other medical needs resulting from food, and to make sure our students received the healthiest options
