Welcome!

The Board Brief for the June 26, 2008 board meeting is now available. Please visit the Board Briefs section of the Board Of Education's page to find out more: Board Briefs

Three positions on the Lompoc Unified School District’s five-member Board of Education will be up for election on November 4, 2008.

Candidates may obtain nomination documents between July 14, 2008 and August 8, 2008 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) From the following county clerk-recorder office locations:

NOTE: If any one of the incumbents has not filed by the deadline, the filing period is extended to 5:00 p.m. August 13, 2008 for anyone other than the incumbents.

Further information can be obtained by calling the Office of the Superintendent at (805)742-3320.

FREE MEALS will be available Monday through Friday to all children who are 18 years of age or younger.

See the attached flyer for locations and more information:
Summer Food Service Flyer

• Buena Vista Elementary School - Diane Burton
• Maple High School - Kim McCollum
• Vandenberg Middle School - Kathi Froemming

Frank Lynch, Superintendent of the Lompoc Unified School District, announced his retirement effective December 31, 2008. He thoroughly enjoyed his 3-1/2 years as Superintendent of the school district. He is looking forward to spending more time with his wife, his children and grandchildren in his retirement.

“I will miss working with the Board, the staff, the parents, and the students of this wonderful community. I wish the District and the community all the best.”

Examination announcements for the following positions are now available on the Classified Personnel page:

• Executive Assistant II

Classified Personnel

The School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) for our district are now available. Please visit the SARCs section of the Schools section of our website to find out more: SARCs

Enrollment and Location

LUSD Summer School began on June 13, 2008 and the last day will be July 18, 2008. Year-round students will finish July 11, 2008 and begin their new school year on July 16, 2008. School hours are:

K-5 Elementary 8:30 am-1:30 pm

6-12 Secondary 8 am-2:45 pm

All Schools will be closed July 4 for the National Holiday.

Lunch and Breakfast menus are available at the Menus link in the column to the left.

K-5 Summer School will be held at Fillmore Elementary School. 1211 East Pine, 805-742-2100 Principal Schel Brown

6-12 Summer School will be held at Lompoc High School. 515 West College Ave. 805-742-2940 Principal Tara Eastmark

Please read the following press release for more information about the 2008 summer school sessions including the bus schedule:

Press Release: June 4, 2008

2008 MetLife Fellows

• Kristen Lewis - Lompoc High
• Kristin Anderson - Maple High

QAD TeachNet Technology Grants

Innovator Grants - Funded by QAD

• Victoria Blossom - Destination: Solar System

Ready-Set-Tech Grants - Funded by QAD

• Victoria Blossom - Amazing Animals
• Lydia Morrow - Planet PowerPoint Invasion!

Venoco, Inc. Crystal Apple Educator Awards
Classified Employee

• Linda M. Marshall - La Honda Elementary

Curriculum Project Grants

CalServe, Service Learning Grants

• Matt Makowetski - Maple High

Follow the link below for a list of budget reduction options that were presented at the April 8th board meeting.
Budget Reduction Options

Please contact the following people to voice your opinion about our state's budget crisis:

Governor

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-2841
FAX: (916) 558-3160

To e-mail the governor go to: http://gov.ca.gov/interact

State Senators

McClintock, Tom
tom.mcclintock@sen.ca.gov

223 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Suite 400
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(805) 494-8808

State Capitol
Room 3070
Sacramento, CA 94248-0001
(916) 651-4019

Maldonado, Abel
senator.maldonado@sen.ca.gov

1356 Marsh Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 549-3784

State Capitol
Room 4082
Sacramento, CA 94248-001
(916) 651-4015

Assembly Members

Nava, Pedro
assemblymember.nava@assembly.ca.gov

101 W. Anapamu Street
Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

State Capitol
Room 2148
Sacramento, CA 94249-0035
(916) 319-2035

Blakeslee, Sam
assemblymember.blakeslee@assembly.ca.gov

1104 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 549-3381

State Capitol
Room 4117
Sacramento, CA 94249-0033
(916) 319-2033

Follow the link below for a list of budget reduction recommendations that were developed at the February 9th and 23rd, 2008 financial workshops.
Budget Reduction Recommendations

Please read the following news release and associated documents to educate yourself on the simple measures recommended by the State Department of Education to help prevent the spread of MRSA:
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell, State Epidemiologist Discuss Staph Prevention in Schools

Lompoc Unified School District (LUSD) offers several programs for students who are English Learners (ELs). In all of the programs, ELs receive concentrated instruction in the use of the English language that is appropriate for their grade and English language proficiency level. Such Instruction must be provided by a teacher with advanced training in special strategies to help students increase their English proficiency and learn academic subjects taught in English. Parents of ELs are encouraged to contact their child's school if they would like more information about other educational opportunities. For more information about this program please read the following document describing the ELs Program -Spanish Version-.