April 3, 2020
Dear Monster Nation,
The GBUSD teachers are asking for your help. We need to be able to contact all students to ensure they receive every opportunity to demonstrate academic skills with their learning packets, remediation, or credit recovery. You can help us in these ways:
1. Please be sure we have current contact information for you and/or your child. This is to ensure open communication.
2. New learning packets will be available every two weeks in the Library lobby. Teachers are available via school email (listed below) from 7AM to 5PM on Tuesdays through Fridays. If you can access the necessary technology, teachers and students can speak in real time on Zoom, Microsoft Meetings, FaceTime, Skype, or similar platforms.
3. The third quarter report cards will not be sent home as noted on our current school calendar. We will send home a final report card during the week of May 18th. Students that have passed all three quarters will be promoted or graduate. These students can continue to sharpen their academic skills by completing the learning packets bi-weekly. There is no need to return the packets. Students that have not passed all three quarters will not be promoted or graduated unless they complete with proficiency our remediation and/or credit recovery opportunities. Students/parents in this position will be contacted immediately by their teachers to start this process.
4. Promotions and graduation ceremonies will occur when the social distancing restrictions are lifted. Stay tuned.
On a side note, we have fallen behind in our construction schedule to complete the new buildings by July due to the pandemic and recent rains. This means we will start the new school year (2020-2021) in our existing buildings. Please do not let this bother you. When our new Monster Den is ready, we will move in.
Let’s continue to stay calm and student-focused as we go through this transformation.
Don’t forget, teacher emails are listed below. Be safe.
Elementary
Grover Asequia grovera@gbusd.org
Myra Asong myraa@gbusd.org
Jowella Ayuyon jowellaa@gbusd.org
Kendy Cerilo kendyc@gbusd.org
Kimberly Fajardo kimberlyf@gbusd.org
Cheryl Pango cherylf@gbusd.org
Maria Gordo mariag@gbusd.org
Betty Halverson bettyh@gbusd.org
Josie Labuntog josiel@gbusd.org
Dexter Laguda dexterl@gbusd.org
Samantha Liddel samanthal@gbusd.org
Khenn Mosquera khennm@gbusd.org
Lalani Withanage lalanimw@gbusd.org
Jr. High/High School
April Boncalon aprilb@gbusd.org
Mae Cabral maec@gbusd.org
Corey Drury coryd@gbusd.org
Steven Ecker stevene@gbusd.org
Paulina Gastelum paulinag@gbusd.org
Criste Guillen cristeg@gbusd.org
Elizabeth Knutson elizabethk@gbusd.org
Jemon Mamar jemonm@gbusd.org
Katherine Nuesca katherinen@gbusd.org
Charles Penafuerte charlesp@gbusd.org
Jan Timbal Jant@gbusd.org
Bill Turner billt@gbusd.org
Allen Valencia allenv@gbusd.org
Victoria Young victoriay@gbusd.org
Annual Public Notification of Nondiscrimination
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Save the Dates
May 7 - Governing Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
We Love Parent Volunteers!!
If you are interested in volunteering please contact the school offices for information.
Elementary- 928-683-2225 ext 123
Middle/High School- 928-683-2225 ext 111
New Prek-12 Campus Coming Summer of 2020
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