District News

Student and staff safety is our top priority. As part of our participation in California’s Great Shake Out, Campbell Union School District will conduct a TEST of our emergency notification system at 3pm, on Thursday afternoon, October 19, 2023.

The TEST ALERT message will go out to phone numbers and email addresses of the parents, guardians, and emergency contacts listed on each student's official record.

Our school safety plans include drills and training in the Incident Command System (ICS) used by emergency responders. We conduct drills every month and update our plans every year. To see the plan for your child's school, check with the school office staff.

For more about our emergency procedures, visit our Emergency Information page or check with your child's school office.

Our schools use ParentSquare to send notices to families and staff. A fast, free and easy way to receive notices is through the ParentSquare app. To register, use the same email and phone number that is on file with your child’s school.

As the cold and flu season arrives, families are extra cautious about symptoms of illness and whether to send their child to school or not. 

“Safe, in-person learning is critical to the well-being and development of children,” said the California Department of Public Health’s October 2, 2023 guidance for schools and child care facilities. “However, when a child arrives with symptoms of illness or develops symptoms on site, a decision must be made about what to do next.”

The guidance includes a table showing symptoms and criteria for when a child should stay home.

Other health resources are available on the District's health web page.

We are providing additional ways for the public to access information about the district’s budget. In addition to attending Board meetings (in person or remotely) and viewing reports posted on the agendas, budget presentations are now available on the district’s Budget web page.

“We believe in transparent and sustainable finances, and we want to make it easier for our community to access public presentations about the budget,” said Dr. Shelly Viramontez, district superintendent.

Budget presentations will be posted on the website after they are presented publicly at the Governing Board meetings.

Available now: 

• 2022-23 Unaudited Actuals, presented Sept. 7, 2023. The report details changes to revenues, expenditures and fund balance for 2022-2023.
• Budget presentations from previous years are on Board meeting agendas and will be added to the budget page this month.

Coming in October: 

• Report of the Independent Audit of the district’s 2022-23 finances, conducted by external auditors.
• Audit reports for measure G and Measure CC.

Studies show that communication between school and home is vital to student success. Campbell Union School District parents and guardians have asked that we make it easier for them to access information from their child’s teacher about their child’s progress and more.  

Streamlining communication channels for parents and guardians improved last year as ParentSquare* became the standard tool for school-to-home notices. This year, teachers will begin using ParentSquare, giving parents a unified tool for nearly all back and forth communication with the teacher and the school.

Communication Norms

Between Teacher/Staff and Parent/Guardian

1. ParentSquare notices (Learn more)
2. Scheduled conversations by phone or in person

From Student to Parent/Guardian

1. Seesaw 
2. Student’s secure CUSD Email

Between School/District and Parent/Guardian

1. Website (Our schools)
2. ParentSquare* notices (Learn more)
3. Weekly E-newsletters (Subscribe here)
4. On campus signs, Banners, Bulletin Boards 

* ParentSquare notifies parents/guardians via email, text, and/or no-charge app notices in their preferred language. Offers 2-way communication and parent/guardian control of how they receive notices.

Wondering about Emergency communications?

Visit our Emergency Information web page.