SMMUSD welcomes you to the

2022-2023 School Year!

SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
We begin the year excited to welcome new and returning students back to our excellent public
schools. The San,a Monica-Malibu Uni3ed School Dis,ric, is commi8ed ,o ensuring an ou,s,anding
educa:onal experience =or all our s,uden,s, in a sa=e and cul,urally responsive environmen,. We do
so wi,h ,he suppor, o= paren,s and communi:es ,ha, care deeply abou, ,he success o= our s,uden,s
and our schools. Our hardworking educa,ors bring ,heir knowledge and exper:se ,o classrooms each
and every day, commi8ed ,o ensuring meaning=ul learning and oppor,uni:es =or all. Our classi3ed
s,aE suppor,s our work every s,ep o= ,he way.
Our mission statement is: Extraordinary achievement for all students while simultaneously
closing the achievement gap. As a dis,ric,, we remain commi8ed ,o ,his mission and, in suppor,,
have aGrmed our commi,men, ,o Excellence ,hrough Equi,y and social jus:ce ,hrough our Local
Con,rol Accoun,abili,y Plan (LCAP). We con:nue ,o be =ocused on ,hree LCAP goals: All gradua,es are
ready =or college and careers; English Learners will become pro3cien, in English while engaging in a
rigorous, s,andards-aligned core curriculum; and all s,uden,s engage in schools ,ha, are sa=e, well-
main,ained and =amily =riendly.
We are =ocused on ,he whole s,uden, and recognize ,ha, s,uden,s mus, be heal,hy inside and
ou, in order ,o reach ,heir =ull po,en:al academically. We have enhanced a8en:on ,o men,al heal,h
and wellness as we con:nue ,o deal wi,h lingering challenges o= ,he persis,en, COVID-19 pandemic.
Addi:onally, eEor,s include ,eaching all s,uden,s ,o acquire ,he knowledge, at,udes, and skills
needed ,o =unc:on eEec:vely in a pluralis:c democra:c socie,y and ,o in,erac,, nego:a,e, and
communica,e wi,h people =rom diverse groups ,o crea,e a civic and moral communi,y ,ha, works =or
the common good.
Our work wi,h PTA Council and uni,s, ,he San,a Monica Educa:on Founda:on (Ed Founda:on),
The Shark Fund, and o,her groups suppor:ng San,a Monica and Malibu schools are essen:al in
achieving our goals. These par,nerships ensure ,ha, we have visual and per=orming ar,s programs in
every elemen,ary school (TK-5,h grade); ins,ruc:onal assis,an,s in all elemen,ary schools ,o suppor,
s,uden, learning; and discre:onary gran,s in all schools (TK-12 grade) ,o allow schools ,o bols,er
,heir programs based on ,heir own communi,y needs and in,eres,s. We are so gra,e=ul =or ,he local
suppor, =rom paren,s, s,aE, communi,y members and businesses ,ha, makes our dis,ric, even be8er.
For more in=orma:on or ,o dona,e, please visi, your school websi,e and click on ,he respec:ve
organiza:on bu8on =or each communi,y.
Please visi, ,he dis,ric, website (www.smmusd.org) and school websi,es =or impor,an, in=orma:on
and what’s happening throughout the year. Please “like” us on Facebook, including our Visual and
Per=orming Ar,s Facebook, Malibu Schools Pathway, and Special Educa:on pages; “=ollow us” on
Twi8er @smmusd and @MalibuPa,hway; and Ins,agram: smmusd_oGcial. Plus download our mobile
app =rom your app s,ore lis,ed as San,a Monica-Malibu USD.
We are working hard ,o ensure s,uden, success! We are looking =orward ,o a grea, school year!

Sincerely,

Dr. Ben Drati Please review the material in this booklet. Then SIGN
Dr. Ben Dra:, Superin,enden, and RETURN the acknowledgement on page 48.
 CONTENTS As the parent of a student
you have many rights
Parent Involvement 3 and responsibilities. This
booklet talks about many
Attendance 3
of those and laws, policies
Instruction and Curriculum 13 and statutes which cover
School Records and Student Achievement 18 them. We suggest you read
it. We must get the signed
Student Services 20
form returned or your
Health Services 23 child may not be able to
Student Behavior 29 attend classes. This page
talks about when your
Discipline and Campus Security 31
child is absent from school.
Discrimination, Protections, Complaints and Procedures 36 Only in certain cases is it
permissible for a student to
Miscellaneous 44
miss school.
The references at the end of the sections in this booklet include
the following codes: Teachers build your
BP 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 District Board Policy child’s education one day
AR 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Administrative Regulation
EC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Education Code at a time, so every day is
HSC7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Health and Safety Code essential. In elementary,
PC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Penal Code middle, junior, and high
WIC7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Welfare and Institutions Code
school, moving ahead, or
CCR 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 California Code of Regulations
CC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Civil Code even graduation, can be
FC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Family Code put in jeopardy if too many
GC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Government Code
days are missed. Work
VC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Vehicle Code
BPC7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Business and Professions Code with the teacher when a
FAC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Food and Agriculture Code child must miss school. Get
USC 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 United States Code homework assignments
CFR 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Code of Federal Regulations
ESEA7 7 7 7 7 7 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
and review work. There is
PPRA 7 7 7 7 7 Pupil Privacy Rights Amendment only one chance to get a
FERPA 7 7 7 7 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act great education.
PPACA 7 7 7 7 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Title VI7 7 7 7 Title VI (or VII, or IX) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 © 2022 Schoolyard
IDEA7 7 7 7 7 7 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act CommunicationsTM,
§ 504 7 7 7 7 7 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 all rights reserved
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PARENT INVOLVEMENT ¢ Disruption in a Public School or
Public School Meeting
¢ Classroom Observations Any person who will=ully dis,urbs any public
Paren,s/guardians may observe ins,ruc:onal school or any public school mee:ng is guil,y o= a
and o,her school ac:vi:es ,ha, involve ,heir misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a 3ne o=
child. Upon wri8en reques, by a paren,/ no, more ,han 3ve hundred dollars ($500). [EC
guardian, ,he principal or designee shall arrange 32210]
=or a paren,al observa:on o= a class or ac:vi,y
in a reasonable :me =rame providing reasonable ATTENDANCE
accommoda:on ,o ,he paren,/guardian and
,he ,eacher(s). A minimum no:ce o= 24 hours/ ¢ Attendance Options
one school day is required, ,he principal or
A minor be,ween ,he ages o= 6 and 18 is
designee shall accompany ,he paren, and, unless
subjec, ,o compulsory educa:on and, unless
au,horized o,herwise, observa:ons shall be
exemp,ed, mus, enroll in school in ,he school
limi,ed ,o 20 minu,es in leng,h. The principal
dis,ric, in which ,he residence o= ei,her ,he
or designee will ensure ,he sa=e,y o= s,uden,s
parent or legal guardian is located. A pupil
and s,aE members; preven, undue in,er=erence
may al,erna:vely comply wi,h ,he residency
wi,h ins,ruc:on; and preven, harassmen, o=
requiremen,s =or school a8endance in a school
school s,aE. The principal or designee reserves
dis,ric,, i= he or she is any o= ,he =ollowing:
,he righ, ,o deny or hal, an observa:on ,ha, he/
placed in a =os,er home or licensed children’s
she believes will or is disrup:ve ,o ins,ruc:on
ins:,u:on wi,hin ,he boundaries o= ,he school
and classroom opera:ons. [BP 1250, 5020; EC
dis,ric, pursuan, ,o a commi,men, o= placemen,
49091.1]
under ,he Wel=are and Ins:,u:ons Code; a
¢ District Advisory Committees pupil who is a =os,er child who remains in his
or her school o= origin; an emancipa,ed pupil
Parents and community member are who resides wi,hin ,he boundaries o= ,he
invi,ed ,o apply =or membership on any o= ,he school dis,rica pupil who lives in ,he home
SMMUSD Dis,ric, Advisory Commi8ees (i.e. o= a caregiving adul, ,ha, is loca,ed wi,hin
Child Care & Developmen,, Heal,h & Sa=e,y, ,he boundaries o= ,he school dis,ricor a pupil
In,ercul,ural Equi,y & Excellence, Special residing in a state hospital located within the
Educa:on, and Visual & Per=orming Ar,s). The boundaries o= ,he school dis,ric,. [EC 48200,
purpose o= ,hese commi8ees is ,o, under ,he 48204; ne]
umbrella o= Excellence ,hrough Equi,y, provide
a me,hod =or ,he public and educa,ors ,o be8er The governing board annually reviews
unders,and ,he at,udes and opinions ,ha, are a8endance op:ons including how s,uden,s
held in ,he school-communi,y environmen,. may a8end a dis,ric, school ou,side ,heir
The commi8ees serve in an advisory capaci,y ,o a8endance area (in,ra-dis,ric, ,rans=er). This
,he Board o= Educa:on. For more in=orma:on, district has non-arbitrary rules explaining how
please con,ac, ,he Superin,enden,’s OGce, (310) s,uden,s may apply, be accep,ed or denied
450-8338, ex,. 70229. in,ra-dis,ric, ,rans=er. Dis,ric,s may allow ,he
,rans=er o= s,uden,s =rom or ,o o,her dis,ric,s
(in,er-dis,ric, ,rans=er). Vic:ms o= bullying or
violence are given pre=erence in in,ra- and in,er-
dis,ric, ,rans=ers. In some cases, ,he dis,ric,

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mus, provide ,ranspor,a:on. S,uden,s a8ending school. Enrollmen, o= In,radis,ric, siblings
“persis,en,ly dangerous” schools can ,rans=er will be au,oma:c, and shall no, be subjec, ,o
and enroll in a sa=e school. S,uden,s convic,ed permi, priori:es or space availabili,y.
o= a violen, =elony or convic,ed o= a speci3c 2. I= while on school grounds a s,uden,
misdemeanor may be ,rans=erred involun,arily becomes ,he vic:m o= a violen, criminal
,o ano,her school in ,he dis,ric,. Dis,ric,s oEense, he/she shall be provided an op:on
canno, preven, children o= ac:ve mili,ary =rom ,o ,rans=er ,o ano,her dis,ric, school or
changing dis,ric,s, as long as ,he dis,ric, chosen charter school.
agrees to accept them. Upon enrollment or
,rans=er, principals are urged ,o check missing 3. I= a s,uden, a8ends a school designa,ed by
children in=orma:on. Fur,her in=orma:on abou, ,he Cali=ornia Depar,men, o= Educa:on as
residency, a8endance op:ons, special program “persis,en,ly dangerous,” he/she shall be
op:ons, e,c. will be provided by ,he Cali=ornia provided an op:on ,o ,rans=er ,o ano,her
Depar,men, o= Educa:on. [BP 5116.2 February district school or charter school.
2018; EC 46600, 48204, 48204.7, 48206.3, 4. The Superin,enden, or designee may
48300, 48301, 48306, 48853.5, 48929, 48980, approve a s,uden,’s ,rans=er ,o a dis,ric,
49068, 51101; PC 667.5(c), 29805; 20 USC 7912] school that is at capacity and otherwise
closed ,o ,rans=ers upon 3nding ,ha, special
1. Intradistrict Open Enrollment circums,ances exis, ,ha, migh, be harm=ul
The Board o= Educa:on desires ,o provide or dangerous to the student in the current
enrollmen, op:ons ,ha, mee, ,he diverse a8endance area, including, bu, no, limi,ed
needs and in,eres,s o= dis,ric, s,uden,s, while ,o, ,hrea,s o= bodily harm or ,hrea,s ,o ,he
maximizing ,he eGcien, use o= dis,ric, =acili:es. emo:onal s,abili,y o= ,he s,uden,.
The Superintendent or designee shall establish To gran, priori,y under ,hese circums,ances,
procedures =or ,he selec:on and ,rans=er o= ,he Superin,enden, or designee mus, have
students among district schools in accordance received ei,her:
wi,h law, Board policy, and adminis,ra:ve a. A wri8en s,a,emen, =rom a
regula:on. represen,a:ve o= an appropria,e s,a,e or
The paren,s/guardians o= any s,uden, who local agency, such as a law en=orcemen,
resides within district boundaries may apply to oGcial, social worker, or a properly
enroll ,heir child in any dis,ric, school, regardless licensed or regis,ered pro=essional, such
o= ,he loca:on o= residence wi,hin ,he dis,ric,. as a psychia,ris,, psychologis,, or marriage
The Board shall annually review ,his policy. and =amily ,herapis,
Enrollment Priorities b. A cour, order, including a ,emporary
Priori,y =or a8endance ou,side a s,uden,’s res,raining order and injunc:on
a8endance area shall be given as =ollows: 5. Any s,uden, whose paren,/guardian is
1. The Board believes i, is ,he bes, in,eres, assigned to that school as his/her primary
o= s,uden,s ,ha, 3rm :es are es,ablished place o= employmen,.
be,ween =amilies and schools. There=ore, Application Process
once a =amily has received an In,radis,ric, In order ,o ensure ,ha, priori:es =or
permi,, ,he receiving school shall be enrollment in district schools are implemented
regarded as ,he home school o= ,ha, =amily, in accordance wi,h law, applica:ons =or
and all siblings in ,he =amily may a8end ,ha, In,radis,ric, open enrollmen, shall be submi8ed
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on or be=ore ,he las, Friday o= April o= ,he school recognizes jus:3able reasons =or in,erdis,ric,
year preceding ,he school year =or which ,he permi,s. Such reasons include, bu, are no,
,rans=er is reques,ed. limi,ed ,o, having a diverse s,uden, popula:on,
For all o,her applica:ons =or enrollmen, suppor:ng recrui,men, and re,en:on o=
=rom ou,side a school’s a8endance area, ,he employees, allowing siblings ,o a8end schools
Superin,enden, or designee shall use a random, wi,hin ,he dis,ric,, and suppor:ng rela:onships
unbiased selec:on process ,o de,ermine who wi,h ,he Ci:es o= San,a Monica and Malibu.
shall be admi8ed whenever ,he school receives Upon reques,, ,he Superin,enden, or designee
admission reques,s ,ha, are in excess o= ,he may accep, s,uden,s =rom o,her dis,ric,s and
school’s capacity. A school’s capacity shall be may allow s,uden,s who live wi,hin ,he dis,ric,
calculated in a nonarbitrary manner using ,o ,rans=er ,o ano,her school wi,hin ,he dis,ric,
s,uden, enrollmen, and available space. or ou, o= ,he dis,ric,.
Enrollmen, decisions shall no, be based on Operating Principles
a s,uden,’s academic or a,hle:c per=ormance, A. Permi,s o= ,his ,ype are ,o be ini:a,ed
excep, ,ha, exis:ng en,rance cri,eria =or by the student’s parent or guardian who
specialized schools or programs may be used a8es,s ,o ,he =ac, or shows evidence ,ha,
provided ,ha, ,he cri,eria are uni=ormly applied the permit would be in the student’s best
,o all applican,s. Academic per=ormance may be in,eres,s. Cancella:on o= ,he permi, shall
used ,o de,ermine eligibili,y =or, or placemen, occur i= cer,ain provisions are no, adhered
in, programs =or advanced learners (gifed and ,o by ,he s,uden, or paren,/guardian, or i=
,alen,ed s,uden,s). overcrowding should occur a, ,he school o=
No student currently residing within a acceptance.
school’s a8endance area shall be displaced by B. The Board is commi8ed ,o providing a quali,y
ano,her s,uden, ,rans=erring =rom ou,side ,he educa:on =or all dis,ric, s,uden,s legally
a8endance area. enrolled and will provide =air and consis,en,
Transportation ,rea,men, =or s,uden,s and paren,/guardians
regardless o= ,heir residence or permi, s,a,us.
Excep, as required by 20 USC 6316 =or All applica:ons =or a permi, will be ,rea,ed in
,rans=ers ou, o= Ti,le I program improvemen, a =air and consis,en, manner.
schools, ,he dis,ric, shall no, be obliga,ed ,o
provide ,ranspor,a:on =or s,uden,s who a8end C. The dis,ric, will accep, applica:ons =or
school ou,side ,heir a8endance area. [BP 5116.1 in,erdis,ric, permi,s in grades TK ,hrough 10.
January 2019; EC 200, 35160.5, 35291, 35351, 1. All s,uden,s curren,ly a8ending on an
46600-46611, 48200, 48204, 48300-48316, interdistrict permit will be allowed to
48350-48361, 48980; 5 CCR 11992-11994; 20 remain in ,he dis,ric, un:l ,hey leave or
USC 6311, 7912] gradua,e, assuming ,ha, ,hey submi, a
Veri3ca:on o= Con:nuing Enrollmen,
2. Interdistrict Attendance annually and uphold appropriate
Purpose s,andards o= behavior, a8endance, and
academic eEor,. Failure ,o submi, a
S,uden,s generally mus, a8end school in ,he
Veri3ca:on o= Con:nued Enrollmen,
district and school where their residence has
will result in the interdistrict permit
been es,ablished; however, ,he San,a Monica-
being cancelled. In,erdis,ric, a8endance
Malibu School Dis,ric, Board o= Educa:on
permi,s may no, be rescinded =or 11,h
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 and 12,h graders, or afer June 30 =or English learners, shall res, a, ,he dis,ric, and
s,uden,s comple:ng 10,h grade. shall be con:ngen, upon space, budge, and
2. In,erdis,ric, permi,s will be approved s,aE availabili,y. Addi:onally, approval is
=or Edison Language Academy, and ,he con:ngen, on applican,s demons,ra:ng ,hey
immersion program ,hrough Grade 10 mee, requiremen,s =or re,aining a permi,
afer i, is de,ermined ,ha, accep:ng including s,andards o= behavior, a8endance
students with interdistrict permits is and academic eEor,. The dis,ric, will no, pay
needed ,o achieve ,he language balance excess cos,s ,o provide specialized services ,o
necessary to implement the dual- students on permit.
language immersion model. Applicants B. EEec:ve wi,h ,he 2020-2021 school year,
will be approved in manner described in reques,s =or new permi,s will be gran,ed in
,he “Approval” sec:on o= ,his policy ,he =ollowing order (Based on ,he :melines
3. Involun,ary loss o= housing resul:ng iden:3ed in Adminis,ra:ve Regula:ons
=rom: (1) apar,men,s being removed =rom 5117):
,he ren,al marke, (Ellis Ac,), (2) buildings 1. In,radis,ric, permi,s allowing children
being red-,agged, or (3) evic:ons, should who are residen,s o= ,he ci:es o= San,a
no, in,er=ere wi,h a child comple:ng Monica or Malibu ,o a8end a school
his/her educa:on in ,he San,a Monica- o,her ,han ,heir neighborhood school;
Malibu Uni3ed School Dis,ric,. The I, is ,he in,en:on o= ,he dis,ric, ,o provide
permi, oGce will require ,he applican, same-school placemen, =or all siblings
,o ob,ain veri3ca:on =rom ,he Ren, in a =amily once an in,radis,ric, permi,
Con,rol Depar,men, or o,her appropria,e has been gran,ed, excep, in cases where
legal agency. These students will be s,uden,s need a specialized program ,ha,
allowed ,o remain in ,heir schools =or is only available on ano,her campus.
,he remainder o= ,he year in which ,heir
housing has been los,. In addi:on, ,hey 2. In,erdis,ric, permi,s =or children o=
may be allowed ,o remain in SMMUSD employees o= ,he San,a Monica-Malibu
as permi, s,uden,s in subsequen, years Uni3ed School Dis,ric, [cer:3ca,ed,
provided ,hey: (a) apply =or and ob,ain classi3ed, managemen,, =ull and par,-
an in,erdis,ric, permi,, (b) ob,ain ,he :me (a minimum o= 15 hours per week);
necessary release =rom ,heir dis,ric, o= I, is ,he in,en:on o= ,he dis,ric, ,o provide
residence, (c) mee, all ,he condi:ons a sea, in a dis,ric, school (TK-12) ,o all
o= s,uden,s a8ending SMMUSD on children o= dis,ric, employees who have
permi,, and (d) submi, a Veri3ca:on o= reques,ed a new in,erdis,ric, permi,,
Con:nuing Enrollmen, annually. wi,h ,he unders,anding ,ha, Sec:on D
D. S,uden,s who in,erdis,ric, permi,s have been will be considered. S,aE will s,rive ,o
cancelled by ,he Dis,ric, are no, eligible ,o accommoda,e reques,s =or a speci3c
submi, a new in,erdis,ric, permi, applica:on. school bu, will no, guaran,ee reques,ed
placement. On-going permit holders
Approval are no, aEec,ed and will con:nue in ,he
A. Final approval o= permi,s =or all s,uden,s, home school being curren,ly a8ended.
including s,uden,s needing specialized 3. I= space, s,aGng and budge, allow,
programs, including, bu, no, limi,ed ,o, in,erdis,ric, permi,s =or:
advanced learners, special educa:on, and
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 a. Siblings o= curren, in,erdis,ric, Interdistrict Attendance Procedures
permi, holders. I= a permi, is received (transfers between districts):
(gran,ed) ,here is no guaran,ee o=
General Guidelines
same-school placement. On-going
permi, holders are no, aEec,ed and 1. The permi, oGce is responsible =or
will con:nue in ,he home school being processing interdistrict permits.
curren,ly a8ended. 2. The reques, =or a permi, is ini:a,ed by ,he
b. Children o= employees o= ,he ci:es o= paren, a, ,heir child’s dis,ric, o= residence.
Malibu or Santa Monica. 3. The paren,s/guardians o= ,he child mus, be
c. Children o= =ull-:me, permanen, in=ormed ,ha, ,he accep,ance o= ,heir child is
employees o= San,a Monica College. con:ngen, upon ,he paren,/guardian and ,he
child assuming =ull responsibili,y =or:
d. Children o= individuals working wi,hin
,he boundaries o= SMMUSD. a. Sa:s=ac,ory a8endance
e. Children o= alumni o= San,a Monica b. Sa:s=ac,ory behavior
High School, Malibu High School, or c. Sa:s=ac,ory academic eEor,
Olympic High School. Paren, mus, d. Providing necessary documen,a:on
a8ach a copy o= gradua:on diploma reques,ed regarding and including
,o ,he permi, applica:on. child care, employmen,, doc,or’s
=. Grandchildren o= individuals who have recommenda:ons and guardianship
been living wi,hin ,he boundaries o= documen,a:on.
SMMUSD =or a minimum o= 3ve years. e. Unders,anding ,ha, ,he receiving
g. Students “in good standing” who school has the right to rescind any prior
have been a8ending school/s approved in,erdis,ric, permi, i= ,he
wi,hin SMMUSD as a residen, o= parent/guardian or student does not
,he dis,ric, =or a minimum period =ul3ll ,he responsibili:es lis,ed in 3.a, b,
o= ,hree comple,e school years, and and c above.
subsequen,ly reloca,e ou,side ,he 4. I, is ,he responsibili,y o= each school ,o
boundaries o= SMMUSD. ensure that nonresident students registered
h. S,uden,s reques:ng ,o be admi8ed ,o and enrolled wi,hou, a valid permi, be
a school in Malibu who do not meet re,urned ,o ,he school o= residence.
any cri,eria described in Sec:on B1- Condi:ons =or Accep:ng and Re,aining
B3g. In,erdis,ric, A8endance Permi,s
[BP 5117 July 2020; EC 41020, 46600-46611, The school site designee and the
48204, 48300-48316, 48350-48361, 48900, Superin,enden, or designee shall approve or
48915, 48915.1, 48918, 48980, 52317] deny applica:ons =or ,rans=ers. The accep,ance
The Board o= Educa:on has direc,ed ,he o= in,erdis,ric, permi,s =or s,uden,s =rom o,her
“O,her” in,erdis,ric, permi, ca,egory be u:lized school dis,ric,s ,o a8end classes wi,hin ,he
=or Malibu residen,s only. dis,ric, shall be subjec, ,o ,he =ollowing:
1. The s,uden, seeking an ini:al in,erdis,ric,
permit in the district must submit an
SMMUSD permi, applica:on and presen, a

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 permi, au,horizing his/her release =rom ,he The receiving school or dis,ric, has ,he righ,
school dis,ric, o= residence. ,o revoke any previously approved in,erdis,ric,
2. A release =rom ,he school dis,ric, o= permi, =or ,he =ollowing reasons:
residence is required =or each permi, 1. Failure ,o submi, a Veri3ca:on o= Con:nuing
applica:on. Enrollmen,, annually
3. The s,uden, mus, be eligible ,o a8end 2. Falsi3ca:on or misrepresen,a:on o=
elemen,ary school, middle school, or in=orma:on
senior high school classes maintained by 3. Enrollmen, suc,ua:on
,he San,a Monica-Malibu Uni3ed School
Dis,ric, and ,here mus, be an exis:ng 4. Unsa:s=ac,ory behavior
opening in ,he class, grade level, educa:on 5. Unsa:s=ac,ory a8endance
program and school to which the student 6. Unsa:s=ac,ory academic eEor,/achievemen,
seeking the interdistrict permit would be
7. A change in childcare arrangemen,s
ini:ally enrolled. Addi:onally, approval is
con:ngen, on applican,s demons,ra:ng 8. Inappropria,e guardianship documen,a:on
,hey mee, s,andards =or re,aining a permi,, 9. Reason =or ,he original issuance o= ,he permi,
including s,andards o= behavior, a8endance by ,he school dis,ric, o= residence is no
or academic eEor,. The dis,ric, will no, pay longer valid
excess cos,s ,o provide specialized services ,o 10. S,uden, becomes eligible =or a program or
students on permit. class other than the one to which he/she was
4. All s,uden,s curren,ly a8ending on an admi8ed and ,here is no available space in
interdistrict permit will be allowed to remain the new program or class.
in ,he dis,ric, un:l ,hey leave or gradua,e, 11. A paren, reques,s a ,rans=er ,o ano,her
assuming ,ha, ,hey: (a) annually submi, dis,ric, school ins,ead o= ,he school his/her
a Veri3ca:on o= Con:nuing Enrollmen, child was admi8ed.
,o SMMUSD, (b) comply wi,h all ,he
SMMUSD applica:on requiremen,s, and (c) Appeal Procedures
uphold appropria,e s,andards o= behavior, 1. In,erdis,ric, ,rans=er reques,s ,ha, are
a8endance, and academic eEor,. Failure denied by ,he dis,ric, a, ,he school level
,o submi, a Veri3ca:on o= Con:nuing may be appealed by the parent/guardian to
Enrollmen, will resul, in ,he in,erdis,ric, the Superintendent or designee within ten
permit being cancelled. business days =rom ,he day ,he reques, =or
5. In,erdis,ric, a8endance permi,s may no, be accep,ance o= permi, is denied.
rescinded =or 11,h and 12,h graders, or afer 2. The appeal is ,o be in wri:ng and mus,
June 30 =or s,uden,s comple:ng 10,h grade. provide all in=orma:on and de,ail as ,o why
6. S,uden,s whose in,erdis,ric, permi,s have the denial is being appealed.
been cancelled by ,he Dis,ric, are no, 3. The Superin,enden, or designee shall review
eligible to submit a new interdistrict permit ,he permi, appeal based on Board policy and
applica:on. regula:ons, s,a,e law, and in consul,a:on
Condi:ons =or Cancella:on o= In,erdis,ric, wi,h school si,e(s), paren,s/guardians and
Permits ,he appropria,e dis,ric, s,aE as necessary.
4. I= ,he permi, con:nues ,o be denied, ,he
paren,/guardian may wi,hin 30 calendar
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 days o= ,he denial, appeal ,o ,he Los Angeles 3. Attendance Where Caregiver
Coun,y Board o= Educa:on Resides
5. There is no appeal process ,o ,he Los Angeles I= your child lives in ,he home o= a caregiving
Coun,y Board =or in,erdis,ric, permi,s ,ha, adul,, as de3ned by law, or a =os,er home your
are revoked. child may a8end ,he school dis,ric, in which ,ha,
Annual Repor, residence is loca,ed. Execu:on o= an aGdavi,
The Board will receive a repor, on permi,s under penal,y o= perjury pursuan, ,o ,he Family
by January 31 o= each year. [AR 5117 July 2020; Code by ,he caregiving adul, is required ,o
EC 41020, 46600-46611, 48204, 48300-48316, de,ermine ,ha, your child lives in ,he caregiver’s
48350-48361, 48900, 48915, 48915.1, 48918, home. [EC 48204(a), 48980; FC 6550-6552]
48980, 52317]
4. Attendance in District Where Parent
Victim of a Violent Crime / Guardian is Employed
A s,uden, who becomes a vic:m o= a violen, The dis,ric, may, bu, is no, required ,o accep,
criminal oEense while in or on ,he grounds a ,rans=er s,uden, whose paren,/guardian
o= a school ,ha, ,he s,uden, a8ends, has ,he resides ou,side ,he boundaries o= ,he school
righ, ,o ,rans=er ,o ano,her school wi,hin ,he dis,ric, bu, is employed and lives wi,h ,he
dis,ric,. The Dis,ric, has 14 calendar days ,o oEer s,uden, a, ,he place o= ,he paren,’s/guardian’s
s,uden,s ,he op:on ,o ,rans=er. [20 USC 7912] employmen, wi,hin ,he boundaries o= ,he school
Custody Issues dis,ric, =or a minimum o= ,hree days during
,he school week; or a s,uden, whose paren,/
Custody disputes must be handled by the
guardian physically works within the boundaries
cour,s. The school has no legal jurisdic:on ,o
o= ,he school dis,ric, =or a minimum o= 10 hours
re=use a biological paren, access ,o his/her child
during ,he school week. [EC 48204(a)(7), 48980]
and/or school records. The only excep:on is
when signed res,raining orders or proper divorce 5. Special Enrollment Allowances for
papers, speci3cally s,a:ng visi,a:on limi,a:ons, Some Categories of Students
are on 3le in ,he school oGce. Any s,uden,
release si,ua:on which leaves ,he s,uden,’s There are enrollmen, provisions =or some
wel=are in ques:on will be handled a, ,he s,uden,s living in ,he Dis,ric, including =os,er,
discre:on o= ,he si,e adminis,ra,or or designee. homeless, migra,ory, or mili,ary children: 1)
Should any such si,ua:on become a disrup:on ,hey may s,ay enrolled a, ,heir school o= origin
,o ,he school, law en=orcemen, will be con,ac,ed ou,side ,he Dis,ric,, 2) ,heir Individual Educa:on
and an oGcer reques,ed ,o in,ervene. Paren,s Plan (IEP) indica,es a8endance elsewhere, or
are asked ,o make every a8emp, no, ,o involve 3) ,he paren, or guardian, wi,h knowledge o=
school si,es in cus,ody ma8ers. The school all op:ons, declares in wri:ng o,herwise. In
will make every a8emp, ,o reach ,he cus,odial some cases, ,hey also have righ,s ,o expedi,ed
parent when a parent or any other person not enrollmen, in school, ,o a8end classes and
lis,ed on ,he emergency card a8emp,s ,o pick up programs (pending proo= o= immuniza:on),
a child. ,o afer-school programs, and =ee waivers.
The school dis,ric, and each school si,e have
comple,e documen,a:on o= ,he righ,s o=
homeless, =os,er, migra,ory, mili,ary, and o,her
special ca,egories o= s,uden,s. [EC 48204,
48204.7, 48645.3, 48850-48859, 51225.1,
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56055; 5 CCR 4622; WIC 361, 726; 42 USC 1. Due ,o ,he pupil’s illness, including an
11301, 11431-11435, 11432] absence =or ,he bene3, o= ,he pupil’s
Student Immigrant and Religious Rights men,al or behavioral heal,h.
All school age children mus, be admi8ed 2. Due ,o quaran:ne under ,he direc:on o=
,o Cali=ornia Public Schools and be oEered all a coun,y or ci,y heal,h oGcer.
programs accessible to other students. School 3. For ,he purpose o= having medical,
districts cannot ask about a student’s immigrant den,al, op,ome,rical, or chiroprac:c
(or migra,ory) or religious s,a,us. The s,a,e services rendered.
A8orney General has in=orma:on abou, “know 4. For ,he purpose o= a8ending ,he =uneral
your rights”: htps://oag.ca.gov/immigran1/ services o= a member o= ,he pupil’s
rights. Immigran, s,uden,s are s:ll considered immedia,e =amily, so long as ,he absence
residen,s o= ,heir curren, school dis,ric, even is no, more ,han one day i= ,he service
i= paren,s are depor,ed or are being held in is conduc,ed in Cali=ornia and no,
cus,ody. [EC 200, 220, 234.1] more ,han ,hree days i= ,he service is
conduc,ed ou,side Cali=ornia.
¢ General Absences
5. For ,he purpose o= jury du,y in ,he
Children canno, learn i= ,hey are no, in manner provided =or by law.
school. Daily school a8endance improves
s,uden, achievemen,. Children learn early 6. Due ,o ,he illness or medical appoin,men,
abou, being on :me and no, missing school; during school hours o= a child o= whom
,each your child ,ha, school a8endance is an ,he pupil is ,he cus,odial paren,, including
impor,an, =amily value. Children ages 6 ,o 18 absences ,o care =or a sick child, =or which
years mus, a8end every school day. ,he school shall no, require a no,e =rom a
doctor.
The s,a,e only awards =unding ,o school
dis,ric,s =or ac,ual a8endance. The s,a,e does 7. For jus:3able personal reasons, including,
no, =und dis,ric,s =or ,he excused absences lis,ed bu, no, limi,ed ,o, an appearance in
below. Always review ,he school calendar and cour,, a8endance a, a =uneral service,
plan ac:vi:es and vaca:ons during days oE. No observance o= a holiday or ceremony
pupil whose a8endance is excused shall have o= ,he pupil’s religion, a8endance a,
grades or academic credi, los, i= assignmen,s a religious re,rea,, a8endance a, an
and tests can be reasonably completed. employmen, con=erence, or a8endance
a, an educa:onal con=erence on ,he
O,her a8endance repor,s, such as ,ruancy, legisla:ve or judicial process oEered by a
rely on excused and unexcused absences. There nonpro3, organiza:on, when ,he pupil’s
are legal consequences i= your child misses absence is reques,ed in wri:ng by ,he
too much school. You must send a note and/or paren, or guardian and approved by ,he
phone ,he school wi,hin 72 hours ,o clear any principal or a designa,ed represen,a:ve
excusable absences. Paren,s/Guardians have pursuan, ,o uni=orm s,andards
,he righ, ,o be no:3ed on a :mely basis i= ,heir es,ablished by ,he governing board o= ,he
child is absen, =rom school wi,hou, permission. school district.
Unexcused absences are recorded as a truancy.
8. For ,he purpose o= serving as a member
A. No,wi,hs,anding Sec:on 48200, a pupil shall o= a precinc, board =or an elec:on
be excused =rom school when ,he absence is: pursuan, ,o Sec:on 12302 o= ,he
Elec:ons Code.
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 9. For ,he purpose o= spending :me wi,h a 1. “Cul,ural” means rela:ng ,o ,he habi,s,
member o= ,he pupil’s immedia,e =amily prac:ces, belie=s, and ,radi:ons o= a
who is an ac:ve du,y member o= ,he cer,ain group o= people.
uni=ormed services, as de3ned in Sec:on 2. “Immedia,e =amily” means ,he paren, or
49701, and has been called ,o du,y =or, guardian, bro,her or sis,er, grandparen,,
is on leave =rom, or has immedia,ely or any o,her rela:ve living in ,he
re,urned =rom, deploymen, ,o a comba, household o= ,he pupil. [EC 48205, 48260]
zone or comba, suppor, posi:on.
Absences granted pursuant to this Dis,ric,s may allow s,uden,s, wi,h paren,al or
paragraph shall be gran,ed =or a period o= guardian consen,, ,o be excused ,o par:cipa,e
:me ,o be de,ermined a, ,he discre:on o= in moral or religious exercises or ins,ruc:on. [EC
,he superin,enden, o= ,he school dis,ric,. 46014]
10. For ,he purpose o= a8ending ,he pupil’s School au,hori:es may excuse any s,uden, in
na,uraliza:on ceremony ,o become a grades 7 ,hrough 12 =rom school =or ,he purpose
Uni,ed S,a,es ci:zen. o= ob,aining con3den:al medical services
wi,hou, ,he consen, o= ,he pupil’s paren, or
11. For ,he purpose o= par:cipa:ng in a guardian. [EC 46010.1]
cul,ural ceremony or even,.
12. Au,horized a, ,he discre:on o= a school ¢ Emergency School Closure
adminis,ra,or, as described in subdivision Schools may close in ,he case o= a na,ural
(c) o= Sec:on 48260. disas,er such as an ear,hquake, a 3re, a sood,
B. A pupil absen, =rom school under ,his or an epidemic/pandemic. School oGcials rely
sec:on shall be allowed ,o comple,e all on ,he exper:se and advice o= public heal,h and
assignments and tests missed during the sa=e,y oGcials in ,hese decisions. O,her means
absence ,ha, can be reasonably provided o= delivering ins,ruc:on will be used as possible.
and, upon sa:s=ac,ory comple:on wi,hin a
reasonable period o= :me, shall be given =ull ¢ Minimum Days / Pupil Free Staff
credi, ,here=or. The ,eacher o= ,he class =rom Development Days
which a pupil is absent shall determine which I= your child will be aEec,ed by minimum
tests and assignments shall be reasonably days or s,aE developmen, days, we will give you
equivalen, ,o, bu, no, necessarily iden:cal a, leas, one mon,h’s no:ce. The da,es ,ha, were
,o, ,he ,es,s and assignmen,s ,ha, ,he pupil known a, press :me are prin,ed in ,he calendar
missed during the absence. in ,his bookle,. [EC 48980]
C. For purposes o= ,his sec:on, a8endance a,
religious re,rea,s shall no, exceed =our hours ¢ Leaving School at Lunch Time
per semester. “The governing board o= ,he San,a Monica
D. Absences pursuan, ,o ,his sec:on are Malibu Uni3ed School Dis,ric,, pursuan, ,o
deemed ,o be absences in compu:ng Sec:on 44808.5 o= ,he Educa:on Code, has
average daily a8endance and shall no, decided to permit pupils enrolled at Malibu
genera,e s,a,e appor:onmen, paymen,s. High School (grade 12) and San,a Monica High
School (grades 10 ,hrough 12) ,o leave ,he
E. For purposes o= ,his sec:on, ,he =ollowing school grounds during the lunch period. Neither
de3ni:ons apply: ,he school dis,ric, nor any oGcer or employee
,hereo= shall be liable =or ,he conduc, or sa=e,y
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o= any pupil during such :me as ,he pupil has ¢ Unexcused Absences (truancy)
lef ,he school grounds pursuan, ,o ,his sec:on.”
When a student misses school without an
[EC 44808.5]
excuse ,hey are considered ,ruan,, and ,he
¢ Individualized Instruction school will no:=y ,he paren,/guardian. The s,a,e
de3nes ,hree levels o= ,ruancy, each carrying
You mus, no:=y ,he school i= your child has a more severe penal:es =or bo,h ,he s,uden, and
,emporary disabili,y and canno, a8end regular ,he paren,s or guardians. A s,uden, is classi3ed
classrooms. I= your ,emporarily disabled child as;
is loca,ed ou,side your school dis,ric,, no:=y
both the district where your child resides and TruanT: (310) afer missing ,hree days o= school
where ,he child is loca,ed. Wi,hin 3ve (5) days or ,hree 30-minu,e periods wi,hou, a
o= no:ce, ,he dis,ric,(s) will de,ermine i= ,he valid excuse
s,uden, quali3es, and wi,hin 3ve (5) days o= Habi,ual TruanT: (310) i= ,hey are ,ruan, ,hree or
,he de,ermina:on commence ins,ruc:on in more :mes in a school year and an eEor,
,he home or in a hospi,al or o,her residen:al is made to meet with parents
heal,h =acili,y. The dis,ric,(s) will no:=y you i= Chronic TruanT: (310) i= ,hey miss 10 percen, or
your child quali3es, when ins,ruc:on will begin more o= ,he school days in a school year.
and =or how long i, will con:nue. Each hour o=
Early in,erven:on and coopera:on be,ween
ins,ruc:on a, home or in a =acili,y will coun, as
,he school and ,he =amily is ,he bes, way ,o
a =ull day bu, canno, exceed 5 days per week
support student learning. A student who is
nor ,he number o= days in ,he school year. [EC
,ruan, can be re=erred ,o a s,uden, a8endance
48206.3, 48207, 48207.5, 48208, 48980]
review board (SARB), a communi,y service
¢ Pregnant or Parenting Students program, ,he coun,y proba:on depar,men,, or
,o ,he dis,ric, a8orney. Through ,hese programs
Pregnan, or paren:ng s,uden,s who are 18 ,he s,uden, can be given guidance ,oward
years old or who have permission =rom ,heir improving a8endance. The goal is ,o in,ervene
paren,/guardian may have excused leave =or up be=ore a s,uden, en,ers ,he juvenile jus:ce
,o 8 weeks or more wi,hou, having ,o comple,e sys,em or drops ou, o= school. Paren,s are urged
schoolwork or o,her requiremen,s, or being ,o use communi,y services iden:3ed by ,he
subjec, ,o penal:es. They may re,urn ,o ,he school or Dis,ric,, a SARB, ,he Dis,ric, A8orney,
same school and courses, and be provided :me or Proba:on depar,men,. S,uden,s and paren,s
,o make up work. They may choose ,o a8end an =ace penal:es as de3ned in Educa:on Code,
al,erna:ve program wi,h access ,o comparable Wel=are and Ins:,u:ons Code, and Penal Code.
courses, programs and ac:vi:es. They may have [EC 48260, 48260.5, 48261, 48262, 48263,
a 3fh year ,o comple,e high school gradua:on 48263.5, 48263.6, 48264.5, 48291, 48293,
requiremen,s unless adminis,ra:on de,ermines 48320; PC 270.1, 830.1; WIC 256, 258, 601,
,hey are capable o= comple:ng gradua:on 601.3]
requiremen,s in =our years. Complain,s abou,
,hese righ,s can be made using ,he Uni=orm ¢ Notice of Alternative Schools
Complain, Procedure. [EC 221.51, 46015, 48200,
Cali=ornia s,a,e law au,horizes all school
48980]
dis,ric,s ,o provide =or al,erna:ve schools.
Sec:on 58500 o= ,he Educa:on Code de3nes
al,erna:ve school as a school or separa,e
class group within a school which is operated
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in a manner designed ,o: (a) Maximize ,he ,es:ng sys,em :ed ,o ,he s,andards =or English
oppor,uni,y =or s,uden,s ,o develop ,he posi:ve language ar,s, ma,hema:cs, and science
values o= sel=-reliance, ini:a:ve, kindness, called ,he Cali=ornia Assessmen, o= S,uden,
spon,anei,y, resource=ulness, courage, crea:vi,y, Per=ormance and Progress (CAASPP). The ,es,s
responsibili,y, and joy. (b) Recognize ,ha, ,he include ,he Smar,er Balanced Assessmen,
best learning takes place when the student Consor:um Assessmen,s, Cali=ornia Science
learns because o= his desire ,o learn. (c) Tes,s (CAST), Cali=ornia Al,erna,e Assessmen,s
Main,ain a learning si,ua:on maximizing s,uden, (CAA), and S,andards-based Tes,s in Spanish
sel=-mo:va:on and encouraging ,he s,uden, (STS) =or Reading/Language Ar,s. Paren,s can
in his own :me ,o =ollow his own in,eres,s. exemp, ,heir child(ren) =rom CAASPP ,es:ng
These in,eres,s may be conceived by him ,o,ally by submitng a le8er in wri:ng annually. More
and independently or may result in whole or in=orma:on abou, ,he CAASPP can be =ound a,
in par, =rom a presen,a:on by his ,eachers o= www.cde.ca.gov/1a/1g/ca/. [EC 60119, 60604,
choices o= learning projec,s. (d) Maximize ,he 60615, 60640; 5 CCR 852]
oppor,uni,y =or ,eachers, paren,s and s,uden,s English Language Learners are evalua,ed wi,h
,o coopera:vely develop ,he learning process ,he English Language Pro3ciency Assessmen,s
and i,s subjec, ma8er. This oppor,uni,y shall be =or Cali=ornia (ELPAC) and ,o iden:=y and
a con:nuous, permanen, process. (e) Maximize measure ,heir progress in English Language
,he oppor,uni,y =or ,he s,uden,s, ,eachers, pro3ciency. S,uden,s in grades 5, 7, and 9 also
and paren,s ,o con:nuously reac, ,o ,he par:cipa,e in Physical Fi,ness Tes:ng (PFT). [EC
changing world, including bu, no, limi,ed ,o ,he 52060, 52066, 60800]
community in which the school is located.
Per Cali=ornia Educa:on Code sec:on
In ,he even, any paren,, pupil, or ,eacher 60615, paren,s can op, ,heir children ou, o= ,he
is in,eres,ed in =ur,her in=orma:on concerning =ollowing 2022-23 CAASPP ,es:ng by submitng
al,erna:ve schools, ,he coun,y superin,enden, a wri8en le8er ,o ,heir child’s school: Smar,er
o= schools, ,he adminis,ra:ve oGce o= ,his Balanced Summa:ve Assessmen,s =or English
dis,ric,, and ,he principal’s oGce in each language ar,s/li,eracy (ELA) and ma,hema:cs
a8endance uni, have copies o= ,he law available in grades 3 ,hrough 8 and 11; Al,erna:ve
=or your in=orma:on. This law par:cularly Assessmen,s =or ELA and ma,hema:cs in grades
au,horizes in,eres,ed persons ,o reques, ,he 3 ,hrough 8 and 11; Science assessmen,s in
governing board o= ,he dis,ric, ,o es,ablish grades 5, 8, and 10 (i.e., Cali=ornia S,andards
al,erna:ve school programs in each dis,ric,. [EC Tes,s (CST), Cali=ornia Modi3ed Assessmen,s
58501] (CMA), and Cali=ornia Al,erna:ve Per=ormance
Assessmen, (CAPA). Paren,s who wan, ,o op,
INSTRUCTION AND ou, ,heir child =rom CAASPP ,es:ng mus, submi,
CURRICULUM ,his le8er annually. More in=orma:on abou, ,he
CAASPP can be =ound a, www.cde.ca.gov/1a/1g/
¢ Academic Standards and ca/. [EC 60119, 60604, 60615; ne]
Assessments
Each dis,ric, in Cali=ornia decides how ¢ Local Control Funding and
they will teach and what resources they will Accountability
use. More in=orma:on can be =ound a, www. The Local Con,rol Funding Formula (LCFF)
cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ or www.cores1andards. provides money ,o school dis,ric,s wi,h a
org. Cali=ornia uses a compu,er-based s,uden, uni=orm base gran, =or every s,uden,, adjus,ed
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by grade level. Plus ,hey receive adjus,men,s =or o= Edison Elemen,ary which is a Dual-Language
,he number o= s,uden,s living in pover,y, English Immersion program.
learners, and =os,er you,h. Then ,here are We also oEer a Dual-Language Immersion
=ur,her adjus,men,s =or concen,ra:on o= ,hese program a, Edison Elemen,ary, John Adams
groups i= ,hey are above 55% o= ,he dis,ric,’s Middle School and San,a Monica High School
enrollmen,. More in=orma:on abou, ,he LCFF is (Samohi). I= you are in,eres,ed in ,his op:on,
available a, www.cde.ca.gov/5g/aa/lc/. please contact the school site to learn about
The Local Con,rol Accoun,abili,y Plan (LCAP) ,he admissions process. I= accep,ed ,hrough ,he
is a cri:cal par, o= ,he LCFF. Each school dis,ric, is admissions process, your child will be placed in
required ,o engage paren,s, s,uden,s, educa,ors, a classroom ,ha, uses English and Spanish =or
employees, and ,he communi,y ,o es,ablish ins,ruc:on.
,heir plan. The LCAP mus, =ocus on eigh, areas Requesting a Language Acquisition
iden:3ed as S,a,e priori:es: Program
1. Basic Services 5. Pupil Engagemen, Language acquisi:on programs are
2. Implemen,a:on o= 6. School Clima,e educa:onal programs designed ,o ensure English
State Standards 7. Course Access acquisi:on occurs as rapidly and eEec:vely as
3. Paren,al possible, and provides ins,ruc:on ,o English
8. O,her Pupil
Involvemen, learners based on the state-adopted academic
Outcomes
con,en, s,andards, including English language
4. Pupil Achievemen,
developmen, (ELD) s,andards.
The plan mus, describe ,he overall vision
Description of Program Options and
=or s,uden,s, annual goals including language
Goals for English Learners
acquisi:on, and speci3c ac:on ,o achieve
these goals. The plan will demonstrate how the A descrip:on o= ,he language acquisi:on
dis,ric,’s budge, will help achieve ,he goals, programs provided in ,he San,a Monica-Malibu
and annually assess how well the strategies Uni3ed School Dis,ric, are lis,ed below.
improved ou,comes. Anyone can commen, 1. S,ruc,ured English Immersion (SEI) Program:
about proposals or expenditures to the A language acquisi:on program =or English
school board; a, paren,, s,uden,, communi,y learners in which nearly all classroom
engagemen, mee:ngs; a, s,aE LCAP mee:ngs; ins,ruc:on is provided in English, bu, wi,h
or ,o ,he dis,ric, LCAP Advisory Commi8ee. curriculum and a presen,a:on designed =or
Complain,s regarding LCAP may be 3led pupils who are learning English. A, minimum,
anonymously or using ,he Dis,ric, Uni=orm s,uden,s are oEered ELD and access ,o grade
Complain, Procedures. [EC 305, 47606.5, level academic subjec, ma8er con,en,. [EC
47607.3, 52060-52076, 5 CCR 4600, 4622] 305(a)(2), 306(c)(3)]
2. Dual-Language Immersion (DLI) Program:
Language Acquisition Programs
Also re=erred ,o as Two-Way Immersion. A
SMMUSD is required ,o provide a S,ruc,ured language acquisi:on program ,ha, provides
English Immersion (SEI) program op:on. I= you language learning and academic ins,ruc:on
choose ,his op:on your child will be placed =or na:ve speakers o= English and na:ve
in a classroom ,ha, uses mos,ly English =or speakers o= ano,her language, wi,h ,he
ins,ruc:on. (See ,he descrip:on below.) SEI is goals o= high academic achievemen,, 3rs,
oEered a, every school si,e wi,h ,he excep:on and second language pro3ciency, and cross-

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 cultural understanding. This program begins Bullying, Excep:onal Needs S,uden,s,
in Transi:onal Kindergar,en and con:nues ,o Ca,egorical Programs, Federally Funded
,welfh grade. [EC 306(c)(1)] Programs” on page 41. Most counselors are
Parents/Guardians may choose the available by appoin,men, and will mee, wi,h
S,ruc,ured English Immersion (SEI) program or s,uden,s and ,heir =amilies. The Dis,ric, Uni=orm
may apply =or ,he Dual-language Immersion Complain, Procedure may be used ,o 3le a
program. Schools in which the parents or legal complain,. [EC 221.5, 221.8, 48980, 49600,
guardians o= 30 pupils or more per school or ,he 48900, 51229; GC 11135; Ti,le VI, Ti,le IX; § 504;
paren,s or legal guardians o= 20 pupils or more CIF 300D]
in any grade reques, a language acquisi:on
program ,ha, is designed ,o provide language ¢ District Courses
ins,ruc:on shall be required ,o oEer such a Annually, ,he dis,ric, re3nes i,s curriculum
program to the extent possible. ,hrough ,he work o= ,eacher ,eams. Course
Paren,s may provide inpu, regarding :,les, aims, and descrip:ons are upda,ed based
language acquisi:on programs during ,he on CA S,a,e S,andards and Board o= Educa:on
developmen, o= ,he Local Con,rol Accoun,abili,y approval. Paren,s/Guardians have ,he righ, ,o
Plan. I= in,eres,ed in a diEeren, program =rom review all course ma,erial. [EC 49091.14, 51101;
,hose lis,ed above, please con,ac, your school PPRA; ne]
si,e principal. [EC 306(c), 310(a), 310(b); 5 CCR
¢ Curriculum and Personal Beliefs
11310]
Whenever any par, o= ,he ins,ruc:on in
Paren,s/Guardians have a righ, ,o op, ,heir
comprehensive sexual heal,h, sexual abuse, or
child(ren) ou, o= ,he school dis,ric,’s language
human ,raGcking preven:on educa:on consic,s
acquisi:on program or op, ou, o= par:cular
wi,h your religious ,raining and belie=s or
English learner service(s) wi,hin a language
personal moral convic:on, or ,hose o= your child,
acquisi:on program. [20 USC 6312(e)(3)(A)(viii)]
your child shall be excused =rom such ins,ruc:on
¢ School Counselors i= you reques, an excuse in wri:ng. No s,uden,
shall be penalized, sanc:oned, or disciplined =or
School counselors are trained educators such an excuse, and shall have an al,erna:ve
possessing a valid ,eacher creden:al wi,h educa:on ac:vi,y available. [EC 51240, 51938,
a specializa:on in pupil personnel services. 51950]
Counselors help s,uden,s in grades 7-12 make
decisions abou, ,heir courses, ex,ra-curricular Family Life, Human Development, and
ac:vi:es, and prepara:on =or college and/or Sexual Health Education
careers. They guide students through all the
Your child will be taking classes in compliance
s,eps including in=orma:on abou, 3nancial aid,
wi,h ,he Cali=ornia Heal,hy You,h Ac, (CHYA)
academic requiremen,s, and careers. Counseling
which ,ook eEec, in 2016. These will include
rela,ed ,o academic and nonacademic courses,
comprehensive sexual heal,h educa:on, HIV
classes, elec:ves, school-rela,ed ac:vi:es,
educa:on, and research 3ndings regarding
,eam spor,s, a,hle:c compe::ons, and school
pupil heal,h behaviors and risks. S,uden,s in
=acili:es will be available ,o all s,uden,s wi,hou,
grades 7-12 will gain a deeper unders,anding o=
regard ,o ,heir gender or gender iden:,y, ,he
HIV ,ransmission, preven:on, and ,rea,men,.
gender lis,ed in ,heir records, or any pro,ec,ed
They will gain ,he knowledge and skills =or
group as listed under “Complain,s Regarding
heal,hy at,udes on adolescen, grow,h and
Discrimina:on, Harassmen,, In:mida:on,
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developmen,, body image, gender, sexual 1. Inspec, ,he wri8en and audiovisual
orien,a:on, rela:onships, marriage and =amily. educa:onal ma,erials used in ,he
They will also be ,augh, abou, ,he prevalence comprehensive sexual heal,h and HIV/AIDS
o= human ,raGcking and ,he me,hods preven:on educa:on
,raGckers employ, including social media and 2. Reques, in wri:ng ,ha, ,heir child no, receive
mobile devices. You will be no:3ed be=ore comprehensive sexual heal,h or HIV/AIDS
such ins,ruc:on. Any wri8en and audio-visual preven:on educa:on excep, as no,ed in EC
educa:onal ma,erials planned =or use are 51932 (b)
available =or inspec:on prior ,o ,he s,ar, o=
classes. You may have copies o= non-copyrigh,ed 3. Reques, a copy o= Educa:on Codes 51930-
material that will be presented by a consultant 51939
or gues, speaker. You have a righ, ,o reques,, in 4. Be in=ormed whe,her ,he comprehensive
wri:ng, ,ha, your child no, par:cipa,e in lessons sexual heal,h or HIV/AIDS preven:on
abou, comprehensive sexual heal,h and HIV educa:on will be ,augh, by dis,ric, personnel
preven:on educa:on, as well as research on or outside consultants
s,uden, heal,h behaviors and risks. However, as 5. When ,he dis,ric, chooses ,o use ou,side
s,a,ed in EC 51932(b), ,he CHYA op,-ou, does consultants or to hold an assembly with
no, apply ,o ins,ruc:on or ma,erials ou,side gues, speakers ,o ,each comprehensive
,he con,en, o= comprehensive sexual heal,h sexual heal,h or HIV/AIDS preven:on
educa:on, including ,hose ,ha, re=erence educa:on, ,o be in=ormed o=:
gender, gender iden:,y, sexual orien,a:on,
a. The da,e o= ,he ins,ruc:on
discrimina:on, bullying, rela:onships or =amily.
You may wi,hdraw ,his reques, a, any :me. b. The name o= ,he organiza:on or aGlia:on
School dis,ric,s mus, ensure ,ha, all par:cipa:ng o= each gues, speaker
pupils receive sexual heal,h ins,ruc:on =rom Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault
personnel adequa,ely ,rained in appropria,e Prevention
courses. In ,his Dis,ric,, consul,an,s, gues,
Au,horizes school dis,ric,s ,o provide
speakers, creden:aled ,eachers or nurses give
age-appropria,e ins,ruc:on =or s,uden,s in
such ins,ruc:on. Paren,s will receive no:ce o=
kindergar,en ,hrough grade 12, in sexual abuse
,he da,es, name o= organiza:ons, and aGlia:on
and sexual assaul, awareness and preven:on.
o= speakers by mail or o,her commonly used
Paren,s or guardians may submi, a wri8en
me,hod o= no:3ca:on a, leas, 14 days prior ,o
reques, ,o excuse ,heir child =rom par:cipa:on
,he da,es o= ,he class or assembly. During ,his
in any class involving sexual abuse and sexual
class, s,uden,s in grades 7-12 may be asked ,o
assaul, awareness and preven:on. [EC 51900.6]
anonymously, volun,arily, and con3den:ally
3ll ou, evalua:on and research ,ools such as Tests / Surveys on Personal Beliefs
surveys, ,es,s, or ques:onnaires measuring
s,uden, at,udes ,oward heal,h, sex, and risk You and/or your child(ren) over 18 will
behaviors. Copies o= Educa:on Code Sec:ons be no:3ed be=ore adminis,ra:on o= any
51933, 51934, and 51938 can be reques,ed =rom con3den:al ,es,, ques:onnaire, or survey
the district or can be obtained online at www. con,aining ques:ons abou, your child’s, or your
legin5o.legisla1ure.ca.gov. [EC 51932, 51933- personal belie=s, poli:cal prac:ces, men,al
51939; ne] heal,h, an:-social, illegal, sel=-incrimina:ng,
demeaning behavior, cri:cal appraisals o= o,hers
Parents or guardians may: close ,o ,he =amily, abou, legally con3den:al
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rela:onships such as minis,ers or doc,ors, Exceptions
income (unless ,o de,ermine eligibili,y =or
Homeless, migra,ory, =os,er, mili,ary =amily,
receiving 3nancial assis,ance), sex, =amily
juvenile cour, you,h, or you,h par:cipa:ng in a
li=e, morali,y, or religion. You will be asked =or
newcomer program have special righ,s rela,ed
wri8en permission excep, =or exemp, surveys
,o gradua:on and par:al high school credi,s.
(in grades 7-12) ,ha, are par, o= sexual heal,h
They have ,he righ, ,o an adul, ,o help make
programs or S,a,e surveys. Paren,s may op,
educa:onal decisions. These s,uden,s can be
,heir child(ren) ou, o= all surveys, wi,hou,
regis,ered in ,heir dis,ric, o= choice, bu, mus,
penal,y, including ,hose seeking in=orma:on
provide proo= o= residency wi,hin 10 days. Fos,er
,o be used in marke:ng. Paren,s have ,he righ,
and homeless you,h also have special righ,s
,o review any survey or educa:onal ma,erials
associa,ed wi,h college =unding, and cer,ain
rela,ed ,o ,he survey on any o= ,he above i,ems.
considera:ons in school discipline. The Dis,ric,
The Dis,ric, has developed policies rela:ng ,o
Uni=orm Complain, Procedure may be used ,o
surveys and personal in=orma:on. No:ce will
3le a complain,. [EC 48645.5, 51225.1-51225.3,
be sen, ,o paren,s prior ,o such ,es, or survey.
56055; 5 CCR 4622; WIC 361, 726]
I= you believe your righ,s have been viola,ed,
you may 3le a complain, wi,h ,he Family Cali%ornia High School Profciency
Policy Compliance OGce a, U.S. Depar,men, Exam
o= Educa:on, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW, Washing,on, D.C. 20202-5920. [EC 51513, S,uden,s who are 16 years or older and have
51938, 60614; 60615; PPRA; 34 CFR 98; ESEA] comple,ed grade 10, or ,hose mee:ng o,her
requiremen,s, may ,ake ,he Cali=ornia High
Dissection of Animals School Pro3ciency Exam (CHSPE). I= ,hey pass,
,hey will earn a S,a,e Cer:3ca,e o= Pro3ciency,
I= your child chooses no, ,o par:cipa,e in ,he
which is equal ,o a high school diploma. Many
dissec:on o= animals, and i= ,he ,eacher believes
s,uden,s use ,he exam ,o s,ar, jobs or s,ar,
,ha, an adequa,e al,erna:ve educa:on projec, is
college earlier ,han ,heir expec,ed gradua:on
possible, ,he ,eacher may work wi,h ,he s,uden,
da,e. There may be a =ee =or ,aking ,he exam.
,o develop and agree upon an al,erna:ve
[EC 48412; 5 CCR 11523]
educa:on projec, =or ,he purpose o= providing
your child an al,erna,e avenue =or ob,aining ,he Cal Grant Application / Opt-Out
in=orma:on required by ,he class. The school
will need a signed no,e =rom you indica:ng your Cal Gran, Awards are money provided
child’s objec:on. [EC 32255-32255.6] by ,he S,a,e o= Cali=ornia ,o assis, in college
expenses (,ui:on, room and board, books and
¢ High School Credits and o,her supplies). Each s,uden, in grade 12 are
Graduation considered Cal Grant applicants unless they
or their parent/guardian opt out. Unless the
Educa:on code se,s minimum course
paren,/guardian or ,he 18-year-old s,uden,
requiremen,s ,o gradua,e =rom high school
op, ou, in wri:ng by ,he las, Monday in
and earn a diploma. School districts may set
Sep,ember, cer:3ed Grade Poin, Average (GPA)
addi:onal requiremen,s. The Dis,ric, has
da,a will be ,ransmi8ed ,o ,he CA S,uden, Aid
es,ablished guidelines =or ,rans=erring credi,s
Commission no la,er ,han Oc,ober 1, 2022.
and mee:ng gradua:on requiremen,s. [EC
To receive ,he Gran,, s,uden,s mus, apply. For
51225.1-51225.3]
more in=orma:on go ,o www.calgran1s.org. [EC
69432.9]
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¢ University of California / Associa:on =or Career & Technical Educa:on,
California State University www.ac1eonline.org/why-c1e/wha1-is-c1e [EC
Admissions 48980, 51229]
Admission ,o ,he Cali=ornia S,a,e Universi:es
requires a minimum 15-uni, pa8ern o= courses SCHOOL RECORDS AND
=or admission as a 3rs,-:me =reshman. Each uni, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
is equal ,o a year o= s,udy in a subjec, area. A
GPA o= 2.0 (C) or higher is required =or regular
¢ Pupil Records
admission. Admi8ance is based on an eligibili,y Paren,s, guardians, =os,er paren,s, cer,ain
index ,ha, combines mul:ple i,ems. Trans=er caregivers, and s,uden,s over 18 have ,he righ,
students are accepted. ,o review, inspec,, and ge, copies o= school
records wi,hin 3ve business days o= a wri8en
Admission ,o ,he Universi,y o= Cali=ornia
or oral reques, or be=ore any mee:ng regarding
requires comple:on o= ,he 15 yearlong high
an individualized educa:on plan (IEP) or a
school course list. These courses are also known
hearing. Those records are con3den:al, and
as ,he “a-g” subjec,s. A, leas, seven o= ,he 15
privacy will be main,ained. S,uden, records are
yearlong courses must be taken in the students
provided ,o schools where s,uden, ,rans=ers or
las, ,wo years o= high school. A GPA o= 3.0 (B) or
wan,s ,o enroll. In some ins,ances, in=orma:on
higher is required =or Cali=ornia residen,s. [EC
abou, your child may be released ,o Dis,ric,
48980, 51229]
s,aE, =os,er agencies, shor,-,erm residen:al
Links ,o Universi,y o= Cali=ornia/Cali=ornia S,a,e ,rea,men, programs, afer school programs,
Universi,y requiremen,s: summer camps, lawyers, law en=orcemen,,
admission.universi1yo5cali5ornia.edu/admission- s,a,e researchers, and nonpro3, researchers.
requiremen1s/ Sharing o= pupil records mus, con=orm ,o =ederal
www.cals1a1e.edu/apply/5reshman/ laws and in some cases mus, be approved by
,he S,a,e Commi8ee =or Pro,ec:on o= Human
www.csumen1or.edu/planning/high_school/ Subjec,s. The records include ,ranscrip,s,
discipline le8ers, commenda:ons, a8endance,
Defnition o% Career Technical
and health. The records are maintained at the
Education
school site by the principal. There is someone
A program o= s,udy ,ha, involves a mul:year to help interpret the material. When more
sequence o= courses ,ha, in,egra,es core ,han one child is named in ,he records, paren,s
academic knowledge with technical and may only see material related to their child.
occupa:onal knowledge ,o provide s,uden,s I= reques,ed, ,he dis,ric, will provide a lis, o=
wi,h a pa,hway ,o pos,secondary educa:on and ,ypes and loca:ons where ma,erials are held.
careers. More in=orma:on is available abou, There is a log o= who has viewed ,he records
Career Technical Educa:on a, ,ha, is kep, a, ,he same loca:on. Dis,ric,
CA Depar,men, o= Educa:on, www.cde.ca.gov/ policy or adminis,ra:ve regula:on 5125 se,s
ci/c1 =or,h ,he cri,eria by which school oGcials and
LA Coun,y OGce o= Educa:on, www.lacoe.edu/ employees can look and change or delete the
Curriculum-Ins1ruc>on/Career-Technical- 3les and why. Files may be reviewed ,o iden:=y
Educa>on s,uden,s eligible =or public school choice or
supplemen,al educa:onal services. You may
have copies made =or ,wen,y-3ve cen,s (25¢)
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per page. I= you canno, aEord ,he cos, o= copies, s,ories. Pho,ographs o= groups o= s,uden,s, such
,hey will be provided =ree o= charge. Wi,h ,he as a, a school even,, may also be published
proper documen,a:on, ,he records can be provided ,he s,uden,s’ names are no, included
changed ,o resec, a legal change o= name and/ and whose paren,s/guardians have reques,ed
or gender o= a s,uden, or a =ormer. You also no publica:on. Please review, sign, and re,urn
have ,he righ, ,o 3le a wri8en reques, wi,h ,he ,he S,uden, Release Form (General Filming &
superin,enden, challenging ,he records i= you Recording).
,hink ,here is an inaccuracy, unsubs,an:a,ed
conclusion or in=erence, a conclusion ou,side ,he ¢ Regulations Regarding Pupil
observer’s exper:se, a commen, no, based on Achievement
personal observa:on wi,h :me and da,e no,ed, The Board o= Educa:on believes good
misleading in=orma:on, or a viola:on o= privacy communica:on be,ween paren,s and ,eachers
righ,s. You can 3le a complain, abou, how your is impor,an, in ,he educa:onal process. All
reques, was handled wi,h ,he dis,ric, or wi,h appropria,e =orms o= communica:on should be
Uni,ed S,a,es Depar,men, o= Educa:on. You will used. The progress repor, should resec, s,uden,
get to meet with the superintendent or designee progress in classwork and pro3ciency levels
wi,hin 30 days. I= your challenge is sus,ained, and indica,e educa:onal grow,h in rela:on ,o
,he changes will be made. I= no,, you can appeal ,he s,uden,’s abili,y, ci:zenship and eEor,. [EC
,o ,he school board, which has 3nal au,hori,y. 49067]
I= you s:ll have a diEeren, view, your view can
be included in ,he s,uden,’s record. [EC 8484.1, ¢ School Accountability Report
49060, 49062.5, 49063, 49068, 49069.3, 49070- Card
49079.7, 51101, 56043, 56504; CC 1798.24(,); The School Accoun,abili,y Repor, Card
FERPA; 20 USC 1232(g); 34 CFR Par, 99] is available on reques,, and is available
Student Data from Social Media Websites annually by February 1s, on ,he in,erne, a,
School Dis,ric,s may now adop, a plan ,o www.smmusd.org/domain/139. I, con,ains
ga,her s,uden, in=orma:on =rom social media in=orma:on abou, ,he dis,ric, and school
websi,es. The Governing Board has no, adop,ed regarding ,he quali,y o= programs and i,s
such a plan, bu, may consider i, in ,he =u,ure. progress ,oward achieving s,a,ed goals. A copy
The in=orma:on would per,ain only ,o s,uden, will be provided upon reques,. [EC 33126,
or school sa=e,y, and mus, be des,royed wi,hin 32286, 35256, 35258, 51101]
one year o= ,he s,uden, leaving ,he dis,ric, or
,urning 18. [EC 49073.6]
¢ Teacher Qualifcations
A provision o= ,his Ti,le I par, o= ,he law
¢ Pictures, Press Releases, and requires all dis,ric,s ,o no:=y paren,s o= all
Publicity children in Ti,le I schools ,ha, ,hey have ,he righ,
The San,a Monica-Malibu Uni3ed School ,o reques, and receive :mely in=orma:on on
Dis,ric,, ,he San,a Monica Malibu Educa:on ,he pro=essional quali3ca:ons o= ,heir children’s
Founda:on, and ,he San,a Monica-Malibu PTA classroom ,eachers and parapro=essionals.
Council work coopera:vely wi,h ,he local and [ESEA; 20 USC 6311; 34 CFR 200.48, 200.61]
metropolitan media to keep the community
in=ormed abou, school ac:vi:es and s,uden,
¢ Release of Directory Information
achievemen,. Direc,ory-,ype in=orma:on may The school is responsible =or keeping
be used ,o iden:=y s,uden,s in such news s,uden,s records. Paren,s have absolu,e access
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to records unless prohibited by court order. Any combina:on o= ,he above could be
These records, including supplemen,ary records released, along wi,h s,uden,’s volun,ary
are under ,he general cus,odianship o= ,he response ,o Dis,ric,-approved ,es,s or surveys.
Direc,or o= S,uden, Services, 1651 Six,een,h S,., Organiza:ons ,ha, may reques, direc,ory-
San,a Monica, CA 90404. ,ype in=orma:on are: media, PTA and o,her
Wi,h ,he excep:on o= direc,ory-,ype school-aGlia,ed organiza:ons, San,a Monica
in=orma:on, ,he law limi,s access ,o in=orma:on Educa:on Founda:on (SMEF), Shark Fund,
in s,uden, records wi,hou, paren,al consen, ,o, employers or po,en:al employers, priva,e
generally: school and district personnel with and public schools and colleges approved by
legi:ma,e educa:on in,eresa school ,o which a ,he Cali=ornia S,a,e Superin,enden, o= Public
s,uden, is ,rans=erring, in which case ,he paren, Ins,ruc:on and Universi:es, employmen,/
is no:3ed by ,he school dis,ric, reques:ng ,he recrui,men, represen,a:ves o= priva,e indus,ry,
record or ,rans=er o= in=orma:on; speci3ed s,a,e and local governmen, agencies including
=ederal and s,a,e educa:on adminis,ra,ors; law en=orcemen,, and U.S. mili,ary =orces.
prospec:ve gran,ors o= s,uden,s 3nancial Individuals or organiza:ons doing educa:onal
aid; s,a,e and local agencies concerned wi,h research wi,h Dis,ric, approval. [EC 49061(c),
,he heal,h and sa=e,y o= s,uden,s in cases 49070, 49073(c), 56515; FERPA; ESEA; ne]
o= emergency, immuniza:on programs and
programs =or ,he con,rol o= communicable ¢ School Safety Plan
disease. Every year, each school shall review and
Unless au,horized by s,a,e and/or =ederal upda,e i,s plan by March 1. Each school shall
law or regula:on, no o,her reques,s =or s,uden, make its plan public and shall share the plan
in=orma:on by individuals or organiza:ons will wi,h numerous communi,y leaders, school si,e
be honored wi,hou, a wri8en s,a,emen, signed personnel, and paren, groups. Plans should,
by ,he paren, ,ha, au,horizes i,s release. among o,her ,hings, provide guidance =or ,he
Unless prohibi,ed by a paren,’s reques,, response ,o and/or ,he preven:on o= bullying,
,he =ollowing direc,ory ,ype in=orma:on will child abuse, disas,ers, and criminal ac:vi,y.
be released; s,uden,’s name, paren, names, Key elemen,s are ,o be described in ,he School
address, ,elephone number, email address, da,e Accoun,abili,y Repor, Card. Planned responses
o= bir,h, major 3eld o= s,udy, par:cipa:on in to criminal incidents need not be disclosed.
oGcially recognized ac:vi:es and spor,s, weigh, The Uni=orm Complain, Procedure can be used
and heigh, o= members o= a,hle:c ,eams, da,es regarding School Sa=e,y Plan compliance. [EC
o= a8endance, degrees and awards received, 32281, 32282.1, 32286, 32288, 32289, 51101]
and ,he mos, recen, previous school a8ended
by ,he s,uden,. Direc,ory in=orma:on does STUDENT SERVICES
no, include ci:zenship s,a,us, immigra:on
s,a,us, place o= bir,h, or any o,her in=orma:on ¢ Student Meal Program
indica:ng na:onali,y. I5 you do no1 wan1 1he The Dis,ric,’s Food Service Depar,men,
dis1ric1 1o disclose direc1ory in5orma>on 5rom serves break=as, and lunch daily, and seeks
your child’s educa>on records wi1hou1 your prior to ensure no child is denied meals. The meal
writen consen1, you mus1 no>5y 1he dis1ric1 or program is sel=-suGcien, so ,ha, o,her s,uden,
your school si1e in wri>ng by Sep1ember 1s1 o5 services are no, impac,ed when meals are
each school year. no, paid =or. Paren,s/Guardians may pay =or
meals in advance online a, www.smmusd.org/
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domain/112 or by con,ac:ng ,he school oGce. dis,ric,-owned or personally owned equipmen,
The Dis,ric, will con,ac, you i= your accoun, is or devices.
behind ,he equivalen, o= ,hree (3) comple,e Be=ore a s,uden, is au,horized ,o use ,he
meals. The Dis,ric, may be able ,o crea,e a dis,ric,’s ,echnology, ,he s,uden, and his/
repaymen, plan or ,o explain ,he Free and her parent/guardian shall sign and return
Reduced meal plan; par:cipa:on in ,he plan is ,he Accep,able Use Agreemen, speci=ying
con3den:al. [EC 49510-49520, 49558; 42 USC user obliga:ons and responsibili:es. In ,ha,
1761(a)] agreemen,, ,he s,uden, and his/her paren,/
guardian shall agree not to hold the district or
¢ Student Use of Technology any dis,ric, s,aE responsible =or ,he =ailure o=
The Board o= Educa:on in,ends ,ha, any ,echnology pro,ec:on measures or user
,echnological resources provided by ,he dis,ric, mistakes or negligence. They shall also agree
be used in a sa=e, responsible, and proper ,o indemni=y and hold harmless ,he dis,ric,
manner in suppor, o= ,he ins,ruc:onal program and dis,ric, personnel =or any damages or cos,s
and =or ,he advancemen, o= s,uden, learning. incurred.
All s,uden,s using ,hese resources shall receive The dis,ric, reserves ,he righ, ,o moni,or
ins,ruc:on in ,heir proper and appropria,e use. s,uden, use o= ,echnology wi,hin ,he jurisdic:on
Teachers, adminis,ra,ors, and/or library o= ,he dis,ric, wi,hou, advance no:ce or
media specialis,s are expec,ed ,o review ,he consen,. S,uden,s shall be in=ormed ,ha,
technological resources and online sites that will ,heir use o= dis,ric, ,echnology, including,
be used in the classroom or assigned to students bu, no, limi,ed ,o, compu,er 3les, email,
in order to ensure that they are appropriate ,ex, messages, ins,an, messaging, and o,her
=or ,he in,ended purpose and ,he age o= ,he elec,ronic communica:ons, is no, priva,e and
students. may be accessed by ,he dis,ric, =or ,he purpose
The Superintendent or designee shall o= ensuring proper use. S,uden,s have no
no:=y s,uden,s and paren,s/guardians reasonable expec,a:on o= privacy in use o= ,he
abou, au,horized uses o= dis,ric, compu,ers, district technology. Students’ personally owned
user obliga:ons and responsibili:es, and devices shall no, be searched excep, in cases
consequences =or unau,horized use and/or where ,here is a reasonable suspicion, based on
unlaw=ul ac:vi:es in accordance wi,h dis,ric, speci3c and objec:ve =ac,s, ,ha, ,he search will
regula:ons and ,he dis,ric,’s Accep,able Use uncover evidence o= a viola:on o= law, dis,ric,
Agreement. policy, or school rules.
Dis,ric, ,echnology includes, bu, is no, The Superintendent or designee may gather
limi,ed ,o, compu,ers, ,he dis,ric,’s compu,er and main,ain in=orma:on per,aining direc,ly
ne,work including servers and wireless ,o school sa=e,y or s,uden, sa=e,y =rom ,he
compu,er ne,working ,echnology (wi-3), ,he social media ac:vi,y o= any dis,ric, s,uden, in
In,erne,, email, USB drives, wireless access accordance wi,h Educa:on Code 49073.6 and
poin,s (rou,ers), ,able, compu,ers, smar,phones BP/AR 5125 – S,uden, Records.
and smar, devices, ,elephones, cellular Whenever a s,uden, is =ound ,o have viola,ed
,elephones, personal digi,al assis,an,s, pagers, Board policy or ,he dis,ric,’s Accep,able Use
MP3 players, wearable ,echnology, any wireless Agreemen,, ,he principal or designee may cancel
communica:on device including emergency or limi, a s,uden,’s user privileges or increase
radios, and/or =u,ure ,echnological innova:ons, supervision o= ,he s,uden,’s use o= ,he dis,ric,’s
whe,her accessed on or oE si,e or ,hrough
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equipmen, and o,her ,echnological resources, ,ha, is ,hrea,ening, obscene, disrup:ve, or
as appropria,e. Inappropria,e use also may sexually explici,, or ,ha, could be cons,rued
resul, in disciplinary ac:on and/or legal ac:on in as harassmen, or disparagemen, o= o,hers
accordance wi,h law and Board policy, based on ,heir race/e,hnici,y, na:onal
The Superin,enden, or designee, wi,h origin, sex, gender, sexual orien,a:on, age,
inpu, =rom s,uden,s and appropria,e s,aE, disabili,y, religion, or poli:cal belie=s
shall regularly review and upda,e ,his policy, 2. In,en:onally uploading, downloading, or
,he accompanying adminis,ra:ve regula:on, crea:ng compu,er viruses and/or maliciously
and o,her relevan, procedures ,o enhance ,he a8emp:ng ,o harm or des,roy dis,ric,
sa=e,y and securi,y o= s,uden,s using dis,ric,’s equipmen, or ma,erials or manipula,e ,he
technology and to help ensure that the da,a o= any o,her user, including so-called
district adapts to changing technologies and “hacking”
circumstances. 3. Dis,ribu:ng personal iden:3ca:on
in=orma:on, including ,he name, address,
Internet Safety ,elephone number, Social Securi,y number,
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure or o,her personally iden:3able in=orma:on,
,ha, all dis,ric, compu,ers wi,h In,erne, access o= ano,her s,uden,, s,aE member, or
have a ,echnology pro,ec:on measure ,ha, o,her person wi,h ,he in,en, ,o ,hrea,en,
pro,ec,s agains, access ,o visual depic:ons ,ha, in:mida,e, harass, or ridicule ,ha, person
are obscene, child pornography, or harm=ul ,o The Superin,enden, or designee shall provide
minors and ,ha, ,he opera:on o= such measures age-appropria,e ins,ruc:on regarding sa=e and
is en=orced. appropria,e behavior on social ne,working si,es,
To rein=orce ,hese measures, ,he cha, rooms, and o,her In,erne, services. Such
Superintendent or designee shall implement ins,ruc:on shall include, bu, no, be limi,ed
rules and procedures designed to restrict ,o, ,he dangers o= pos:ng one’s own personal
s,uden,s’ access ,o harm=ul or inappropria,e in=orma:on online, misrepresen,a:on by
ma8er on ,he In,erne, and ,o ensure ,ha, online preda,ors, how ,o repor, inappropria,e
s,uden,s do no, engage in unau,horized or or oEensive con,en, or ,hrea,s, behaviors ,ha,
unlaw=ul online ac:vi:es. cons:,u,e cyberbullying, and how ,o respond
Harm=ul ma8er includes ma8er, ,aken as a when subjec,ed ,o cyberbullying. [BP 6163.4
whole, which ,o ,he average person, applying Oc,ober 2017; EC 49073.6, 51006, 51007, 60044;
con,emporary s,a,ewide s,andards, appeals ,o PC 313, 502, 632, 653.2; 15 USC 6501-6506;
,he prurien, in,eres, and is ma8er which depic,s 20 USC 6751-6777; 47 USC 254; 16 CFR 312.1-
or describes, in a pa,en,ly oEensive way, sexual 312.12; 47 CFR 54.52]
conduc, and which lacks serious li,erary, ar:s:c,
poli:cal, or scien:3c value =or minors. ¢ Services to Students with
Disabilities
The district’s Acceptable Use Agreement shall
es,ablish expec,a:ons =or appropria,e s,uden, I= you have reason ,o believe your child (ages
conduc, when using ,he In,erne, or o,her =orms 0 ,hrough 21 years) has a disabili,y requiring
o= elec,ronic communica:on, including, bu, no, special services or accommoda:ons, con,ac, ,he
limi,ed ,o, prohibi:ons agains,: school. Your child will be evalua,ed ,o de,ermine
whe,her he/she is eligible =or =ree special or
1. Accessing, pos:ng, submitng, publishing, or modi3ed ins,ruc:on or services.
displaying harm=ul or inappropria,e ma8er
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 The Dis,ric, wan,s ,o loca,e, iden:=y and a =amily’s decision regarding making a
assess all children wi,h disabili:es whe,her dona:on.
homeless, wards o= ,he s,a,e, enrolled in public Excep:ons – When =ees may be required: By
or priva,e schools. The Dis,ric, has policies law, ,here are excep:ons ,o ,he prohibi:on
guiding procedures =or iden:3ca:on and agains, charging =ees or deposi,s. Excep:ons
re=erral. S,uden,s iden:3ed wi,h special needs include, bu, are no, limi,ed ,o, ,ranspor,a:on
will receive a Free Appropria,e Public Educa:on ,o non-essen:al ac:vi:es, non-essen:al
in ,he leas, res,ric:ve environmen,. [EC 48853, even,s where a8endance is op:onal (such
56020 e, seq., 56040, 56301; 5 CCR 4622; 20 as a school dance), =ood served ,o s,uden,s,
USC 1412, (10)(A)(ii), 1412(a)(6)(A); 34 CFR damage ,o dis,ric, provided ma,erials such
300.121] as ,ex,books, cos, o= communi,y service
classes, and 3ngerprin:ng. Money may also
¢ Advanced Placement Examination be collec,ed =or ma,erial used =or projec,s
Fees ,ha, a s,uden, will be ,aking home, such as,
S,a,e =unding is available ,o quali3ed low- material used in a career class like woodshop
income s,uden,s ,o assis, in paying all or par, o= or sewing. The Uni=orm Complain, Procedure
Advanced Placemen, exams. [EC 48980, 52240] can be used regarding pupil =ee compliance.
A complain, may be 3led wi,h ,he school
¢ Pupil Fees principal and may be 3led anonymously.
Dis,ric, s,uden,s are no, required ,o pay any [EC 17551, 17552, 19911, 32030-32033, 32220-
=ee, deposi,, or o,her charge =or par:cipa:on in 32224, 32390, 35330, 35331, 35335, 38084,
any educa:onal ac:vi,y oEered by a school or by 38118, 38120, 39807.5, 48052, 48053, 48904,
,he dis,ric,, wi,h limi,ed excep:ons au,horized 49010-49013, 49063, 49065, 49066, 51815,
by law. The =ollowing is addi:onal in=orma:on 52373, 52612, 52615, 52920-52922, 60070; 5
rela,ed ,o =ees, dona:ons and ,he limi,ed =ee CCR 4610, 4630; ne]
au,horiza:ons:
Pupil Fees: No =ees or deposi,s can be required HEALTH SERVICES
or collec,ed =or i,ems including, bu, no,
limi,ed ,o, ma,erials, supplies, equipmen,, ¢ Immunizations
uni=orms (i.e. band, cheerleading, Documen,ed proo= ,ha, immuniza:ons
baske,ball), lockers, locks, books, class are up-,o-da,e is required be=ore a8ending
appara,us, musical ins,rumen,s. school. In limi,ed circums,ances, a child may
Educa:onal Ac:vi,y Fees: No =ees can be admi8ed on condi:on i= all vaccines are
be required or collec,ed =or s,uden, “curren,ly up ,o da,e” per Cali=ornia School
par:cipa:on in an even, or ac:vi,y, ei,her Immuniza:on Law. I= ,he vaccine becomes
curricular or ex,racurricular, ,ha, is an overdue, ,he child will be excluded =rom
essen:al par, o= a s,uden,’s educa:on or a8endance un:l ,he s,a,e immuniza:on
=or ,ranspor,a:on ,o ,hose even,s. There requiremen,s are me,. S,uden,s may no, enroll
can be no =ees required =or regis,ering or in grades TK/K-12 or par:cipa,e in a classroom
par:cipa:ng in regular or ex,ra classes. setng unless ,hey have been =ully immunized
Volun,ary Dona:ons: While volun,ary dona:ons agains, diph,heria, ,e,anus, per,ussis (whooping
may be sugges,ed =or ac:vi:es, no s,uden, cough), Poliomyeli:s, hepa::s b, Measles,
may be denied par:cipa:on based on mumps, rubella, and varicella. S,uden,s mus,
be =ully immunized =or varicella (chickenpox)
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or provide proo= =rom a doc,or s,a:ng ,he da,e name, and ,he speci3c basis =or and dura:on o=
they had the disease. Pre-school students must ,he exemp:on.
also be =ully vaccina,ed agains, Haemophilus I= an ou,break o= a communicable disease
insuenza ,ype b. occurs, a non-immunized or under-immunized
All new s,uden,s in grades TK/K-12 mus, be s,uden, will be excluded =rom school =or ,heir
=ully immunized. All s,uden,s en,ering grade own sa=e,y un:l such a :me as direc,ed by ,he
7 will no, be admi8ed wi,hou, ,he required deapr,men, o= public heal,h oGcials or dis,ric,
boos,er agains, per,ussis (Tdap) and a second adminis,ra:on.
varicella vaccine. The required immuniza:ons Paren,s or guardians may re=use ,o allow ,he
are available ,hrough a usual source o= sharing o= personal in=orma:on rela,ed ,o ,heir
medical care, Coun,y Heal,h Depar,men,, a child’s immuniza:on records by no:=ying your
school heal,h clinic, or may be adminis,ered Coun,y Heal,h Depar,men, lis,ed in ,his sec:on.
by a heal,h care prac::oner ac:ng under ,he [HSC 120325, 120335, 120338, 120370, 120372,
direc:on o= a physician. Immuniza:ons may be 120372.05; EC 48216; ne]
given a, school. There may be =unds =or ,hose
who canno, access services. Homeless, =os,er, I= you need =ur,her in=orma:on on
migra,ory, and mili,ary you,h can be enrolled immuniza:ons, please go ,o sho1s5orschool.org.
wi,hou, proo= o= immuniza:on. [HSC 120325,
¢ Communicable Diseases
120335, 120338, 120375, 120400, 120405,
120410, 120415, 120440, 120480; EC 48216, Any,hing ,o ,he con,rary wi,hs,anding,
48852.7, 48853.5, 49403; 17 CCR 6000-6075; 42 ,he governing board o= any school dis,ric,
USC 11432(C)(i); ne] will coopera,e wi,h ,he local heal,h oGcer in
measures necessary =or ,he preven:on and
Exemptions con,rol o= communicable diseases in school
These requiremen,s do no, apply i= a =orm age children. For ,ha, purpose, ,he board may
as ou,lined below =rom a licensed physician use any =unds, proper,y and personnel o= ,he
cites why they should not. A parent or guardian dis,ric,, and may permi, a licensed physician
mus, submi, a signed, wri8en s,a,emen, =rom and surgeon ,o adminis,er an immunizing
a physician (MD or DO) licensed in Cali=ornia agen, ,o any s,uden, whose paren,s have
which s,a,es: The speci3c na,ure o= ,he given wri8en consen, ,o ,he adminis,ra:on o=
physical condi:on or medical circums,ance o= such an immunizing agen,. I= an ou,break o= a
,he child =or which a licensed physician does communicable disease occurs a, a school, ,he
no, recommend immuniza:on, each speci3c non-immunized s,uden, will be excluded =or his/
required vaccine ,ha, is being exemp,ed, her own sa=e,y un:l such :me as direc,ed by
whe,her ,he medical exemp:on is permanen, or heal,h oGcials or dis,ric, adminis,ra:on. Full
,emporary, and i= ,he exemp:on in ,emporary, coopera:on wi,h ,he Public Heal,h Depar,men,
an expira:on da,e no, more ,han 12 calendar is expec,ed when reques,ed during an ou,break.
mon,hs =rom ,he da,e o= signing. The physician [EC 49403; ne]
submi,s ,he s,andardized elec,ronic =orm
direc,ly ,o ,he Cali=ornia Immuniza:on Regis,ry ¢ Physical Examinations
(CAIR) and ,o ,he school =or exemp:on; ,his is For each child enrolling in ,he dis,ric, =or
,he only =orm ,he school will accep,. The =orm ,he 3rs, :me, including =or kindergar,en or 3rs,
will include physician in=orma:on, ,he child’s grade, ,he paren, or guardian mus, presen, a
name and ,heir school, ,he paren,’s/guardian’s cer:3ca,e, signed by a physician, veri=ying ,ha,

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,he child has received a physical examina:on diGcul,y ea:ng, s,op smiling, and have problems
wi,hin ,he las, 18 mon,hs. I= your child does no, paying a8en:on and learning a, school.
receive ,his exam, you mus, 3le a waiver wi,h Paren,s or guardians mus, have ,heir
,he school dis,ric, s,a:ng ,he reasons you are child’s oral heal,h assessed and have proo= o=
unable ,o ob,ain such services. You may have ,he assessmen, by May 31 o= ,he s,uden,’s
your child immunized a, ,he same :me ,ha, ,he 3rs, school year (kindergar,en or 3rs, grade).
physical examina:on is conduc,ed. [EC 49450; Assessmen,s wi,hin ,he 12 mon,hs be=ore ,he
HSC 124085, 124100, 124105] child en,ers school also mee, ,his requiremen,.
These services may be available ,o you a, The assessment must be done by a licensed
no cos, ,hrough ,he Child Heal,h and Disabili,y den:s, or licensed or regis,ered den,al heal,h
Preven:on Program (CHDP). For in=orma:on, pro=essional. [EC 49452.8]
you may contact:
Wes,side Family Heal,h Cen,er Vision and Hearing Screening
3861 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver Ci,y, CA An au,horized person will check your child’s
90230 vision and hearing upon enrollmen, (unless ,he
(310) 450-4773 – www.wfcen1er.org s,uden, en,ers ,he dis,ric, in grade 4 or 7) and
or in grades Kindergar,en, 2, 5, and 8. A hearing
screening will be comple,ed in grade 10. These
Venice Family Clinic, tests will/may be administered unless you
Simms-Mann Heal,h and Wellness Cen,er annually presen, ,o ,he school a cer:3ca,e =rom
2509 Pico Bould., San,a Monica, CA a physician or op,ome,ris, veri=ying prior ,es:ng,
90405 or submi, a le8er denying consen,. [EC 44878,
(310) 392-8636 – htps:// 49451, 49452, 49455; ne]
venice5amilyclinic.org
I= you wan, your child ,o be exemp, =rom ¢ Administration of Prescribed
physical examina:ons a, school, 3le a wri8en Medication
s,a,emen, annually wi,h ,he school re=using The paren, or legal guardian o= any pupil
such an exam. However, when ,here is a good requiring medica:on on a regular basis mus,
reason ,o believe ,ha, your child is suEering in=orm ,he school nurse o= ,he medica:on being
=rom a recognized con,agious or in=ec:ous taken. The school nurse may communicate with
disease, he/she may be sen, home and shall the physician and may counsel with the school
no, be permi8ed ,o re,urn ,o school un:l ,he personnel as needed regarding pupil medica:on.
con,agious or in=ec:ous disease does no, exis,.
Any pupil who is required ,o ,ake, during
[EC 49451; PPRA]
,he regular school day, medica:on prescribed
Kindergarten and / or First Grade Oral by a physician or surgeon, may be assis,ed by
Health Assessment the school nurse or other designated school
personnel wi,h medica:on adminis,ra:on.
Many things impact a child’s school progress The pupil may carry and sel=-adminis,er au,o-
and success, including heal,h. Children mus, injec,able epinephrine or inhaled as,hma
be heal,hy ,o learn, and children wi,h cavi:es medica:on. In order =or ,he school ,o adminis,er
are no, heal,hy. Baby ,ee,h are no, jus, ,ee,h or assis, wi,h adminis,ra:on o= any medica:on,
,ha, will =all ou,. Children need ,heir ,ee,h ,o paren,s mus, submi, ,he =ollowing ,o ,he
ea, properly, ,alk, smile, and =eel good abou, school dis,ricT: (310) 1) a wri8en s,a,emen,
,hemselves. Children wi,h cavi:es may have o= ins,ruc:ons =rom ,he physician de,ailing
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,he me,hod, amoun, and :me schedules by ,o be ,here because o= a8endance during a
which such medica:on is ,o be ,aken, and 2) a regular school day o= ,he dis,ricor while being
wri8en s,a,emen, =rom ,he paren, or guardian ,ranspor,ed by ,he dis,ric, ,o and =rom school
reques:ng ,he school dis,ric, assis, ,he pupil or o,her place o= ins,ruc:on; or while a, any
wi,h prescribed medica:on as se, =or,h in ,he other place as an incident to school-sponsored
physician s,a,emen,. A, secondary school si,es, ac:vi:es. The school dis,ric, assumes no liabili,y
designa,ed s,aE may adminis,er pain relieving =or acciden,s ,o pupils a, school. [EC 32221.5,
medica:on such as ibupro=en or ace,aminophen 49472]
or diphenhydramine (Benadryl®) =or an allergy Under state law, school districts are
i= ,he paren, has submi8ed a wri8en and signed required to ensure that all members of school
s,a,emen, ,ha, ,hey would like such medica:on a"hletc "eams have acciden"al injury insurance
adminis,ered. [EC 49423, 49423.1; ne] "ha" covers medical and hospi"al expenses.
This insurance requiremen" can be me" by
¢ Notice of Emergency Treatment "he school dis"ric" o9ering insurance or o"her
for Anaphylaxis heal"h benef"s "ha" cover medical and hospi"al
Anaphylaxis is a rapid, li=e-,hrea,ening expenses. Some pupils may quali=y "o enroll
severe allergic condi:on requiring immedia,e in no-cos" or low-cos" local, s"a"e, or =ederally
,rea,men,. There=ore, SMMUSD has adop,ed sponsored heal"h insurance programs. [EC
a policy =or giving li=e-saving epinephrine ,o 49471]
s,uden,s in need o= such ,rea,men,. This policy
Enrollment in a Health Care Plan
s,a,es ,ha, creden:aled, licensed school nurses
or ,rained, unlicensed school s,aE under ,he All children and ,heir =amilies mus, be
direc, or indirec, supervision o= ,he creden:aled enrolled in a heal,h care plan. There are several
school nurse, may adminis,er epinephrine in ,he op:ons =or getng a heal,h plan; ,hrough an
=orm o= an au,o-injec,able epinephrine during insurance agen,, or low cos, provider such as
a severe, li=e-,hrea,ening, allergic reac:on. [BP Medi-Cal and Covered Cali=ornia a, (800) 300-
5141.27 Augus, 2009; EC 49414] 1506 or online a, www.coveredca.com. [PPACA]
School-Sponsored Athletics
¢ Sun Protection
I= a s,uden, par:cipa,es in school-sponsored
Students when outdoors can wear sun a,hle:cs o,her ,han physical educa:on or
pro,ec:ve clo,hing, including, bu, no, limi,ed a,hle:c even, during ,he school day, paren,s/
,o ha,s. [EC 35183.5] S,uden,s may also apply guardians and ,he s,uden, a,hle,e are required
sunscreen during the day without a doctor’s ,o annually; (1) comple,e a concussion
no,e or prescrip:on. [EC 35291, 35294.6] awareness =orm, (2) comple,e a sudden cardiac
arres, awareness =orm, and (3) sign a documen,
¢ Medical and Hospital Insurance acknowledging receip, o= an Opioid Fac,shee,
for Students received ei,her in prin, or elec,ronic =orma,. [EC
The dis,ric, DOES NOT provide insurance on 33479, 49475, 49476]
individual s,uden,s. However, you may purchase High school a,hle,es mus, sign a pledge ,hey
acciden, insurance ,hrough ,he dis,ric, =or are not using steroids illegally or they will not be
medical and hospi,al services covering your allowed ,o par:cipa,e. Paren,s mus, sign a =orm
child. The insurance provides coverage =or no:=ying ,hem o= ,he res,ric:on. [EC 49033,
your child while on school grounds or in school 60041; HSC 11032]
buildings during ,he :me your child is required
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¢ Concussion school counselor, nurse, heal,h aide, principal,
or ,he dis,ric, oGce. In ,he communi,y a good
A concussion is a brain injury ,ha, can
place ,o s,ar, may be ,o dial 211 =or re=errals in
be caused by a bump, blow, or jol, ,o ,he
your area or call Los Angeles Co. Men,al Heal,h
head, or by a blow ,o ano,her par, o= ,he
Services a, (213) 738-4601. I= you are in crisis
body wi,h ,he =orce ,ransmi8ed ,o ,he head.
con,ac, ,his number or dial 911 immedia,ely. [EC
Even ,hough mos, concussions are mild, all
49428]
concussions are po,en:ally serious and may
resul, in complica:ons including prolonged Suicide Prevention
brain damage and dea,h i= no, recognized and Suicide is a leading cause o= dea,h among
managed properly. A school dis,ric,, char,er you,h and school personnel is ofen in a
school, or priva,e school ,ha, elec,s ,o oEer posi:on ,o recognize warning signs. The Dis,ric,
an a,hle:c program mus, immedia,ely remove makes an eEor, ,o reduce suicidal behavior
=rom a school-sponsored a,hle:c ac:vi,y =or and i,s impac, and has developed s,ra,egies ,o
,he remainder o= ,he day an a,hle,e who is in,ervene. These may include s,aE developmen,,
suspec,ed o= sus,aining a concussion or head s,uden, ins,ruc:on in coping skills, in=orming
injury during ,ha, ac:vi,y. The a,hle,e may no, paren,s/guardians, me,hods =or promo:ng
re,urn ,o ,ha, ac:vi,y un:l he or she is evalua,ed a posi:ve school clima,e, crisis in,erven:on,
by, and receives wri8en clearance =rom, a and counseling (including =or bereavemen,).
licensed heal,h care provider. I= ,he licensed In=orma:on abou, dis,ric, programs and services
heal,h care provider de,ermines ,he a,hle,e has and links to community and statewide resources
a concussion or head injury, ,he a,hle,e shall also are available on ,he Dis,ric,’s websi,e a, www.
complete a graduated return-to-play protocol smmusd.org/domain/4410. [EC 215, 234.5,
o= no less ,han 7 days in dura:on under ,he 234.6, 49060-49079, 49602, 49604; GC 810-
supervision o= a licensed heal,h care provider. 996.6; PC 11164-11174.3; WIC 5698, 5850-5883;
On a yearly basis, a concussion and head injury BP 5141.52]
in=orma:on shee, mus, be signed and re,urned
by the athlete and the athlete’s parent or ¢ Schools Free of Tobacco, Alcohol,
guardian be=ore ,he a,hle,e ini:a,es prac:ce or and Drugs
compe::on. This requiremen, does no, apply ,o The Board has adop,ed Tobacco-Free,
an a,hle,e engaging in an a,hle:c ac:vi,y during Drug-Free, and Alcohol-Free campus policies
,he regular school day or as par, o= a physical to promote student health and well-being. The
educa:on course. [EC 49475; ne] Dis,ric, s,rives =or a school environmen, =ree
o= ,hese subs,ances and has preven:on and
¢ Casts, crutches, wheelchairs in,erven:on programs. There may be programs
Students returning to school with ace through the district or in the community to
wraps, braces, boo,s, slings, a cas,, cru,ches or suppor, s,uden,s’ cessa:on =rom use o= ,obacco,
wheelchair must bring a doctor’s note. alcohol, or drugs. For more in=orma:on please
contact the school/district nurse or a school
¢ Access to Mental Health Services adminis,ra,or. [EC 51202-51203, 51260-51269;
School-based men,al heal,h services help HSC 104420, 11999-11999.3; PC 13864]
address barriers ,o learning and provide
All Santa Monica-Malibu Schools are
appropria,e s,uden, and =amily suppor, in a sa=e
Tobacco Free
and suppor:ve environmen,. Reaching ou, =or
men,al heal,h services is simple; con,ac, your
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¢ Diabetes Information Type-1 Diabetes:
Diabe,es is a heal,h condi:on ,ha, aEec,s Type-1 diabe,es is when your body simply
how ,he body ,urns =ood in,o energy. Mos, =ood doesn’, make enough insulin. Type-1 diabe,es
is broken down in,o glucose (sugar). When sugar is no, preven,able, bu, i, is manageable. I, is
increases in your bloods,ream, your pancreas an autoimmune disease that may be caused
releases insulin. Insulin ac,s like a key ,o le, ,he by gene:c, environmen,al, or o,her =ac,ors. I,
sugar into your body’s cells to use as energy. is usually 3rs, diagnosed in children or young
When there isn’t enough insulin or when cells adul,s, bu, i, can occur a, any age.
s,op responding ,o insulin, ,oo much sugar s,ays
in your bloods,ream. Over :me, ,his can cause Risk Factors:
serious heal,h problems such as hear, disease, I, is recommended ,ha, s,uden,s displaying
vision loss, and kidney disease. There is no cure or possibly experiencing ,he risk =ac,ors and
=or any ,ype o= diabe,es. warning signs below see a doctor to be screened
For bo,h ,ypes, managing weigh,, ea:ng =or ,ype-1 and/or ,ype-2 diabe,es:
heal,hy =ood, being ac:ve, and getng enough Being overweighT: (310) The single grea,es, risk
rest can really help. Taking medicine as =ac,or =or is excess weigh,. In ,he US, almos,
prescribed, getng diabe,es sel=-managemen, one ou, o= every 3ve children is overweigh,.
educa:on and suppor,, and keeping heal,h care The chances are more than double that an
appoin,men,s can also reduce ,he nega:ve overweigh, child will develop diabe,es.
impac,s o= diabe,es.
Family his,ory o= diabe,es: Many aEec,ed
Type-2 Diabetes: children and you,h have a, leas, one paren,
wi,h diabe,es or have a signi3can, =amily
Type-2 diabe,es is when your body can’, use his,ory o= ,he disease.
,he insulin i, makes as well as i, should. I, is ,he
mos, common =orm o= diabe,es in adul,s, and is Inac:vi,y: Being inac:ve =ur,her reduces ,he
becoming more common in children, especially body’s ability to respond to insulin.
overweigh, ,eens. I, is es:ma,ed ,ha, one in Speci3c racial/e,hnic groups: Na:ve Americans,
,hree children born in ,he US afer ,he year 2000 A=rican Americans, Hispanics/La:nos, or
will develop ,ype-2 diabe,es. Asian/Paci3c Islanders are more prone
Type-2 diabe,es can be preven,ed or ,han o,her e,hnic groups ,o develop ,ype-2
delayed ,hrough li=es,yle changes and medical diabetes.
in,erven:on, and i, is ,rea,able. Ea:ng heal,hy Age/Puberty: Type-1 diabe,es usually occurs in
=oods in ,he correc, amoun,s and exercising ,he early years, and be=ore reaching puber,y.
regularly (a, leas, 60 minu,es every day) can Type-2 diabe,es is more likely ,o develop
help children achieve or main,ain a normal during or near puber,y, probably because
weigh, and normal blood glucose levels. o= normal rises in hormone levels ,ha, can
The 3rs, s,ep is ,o visi, a doc,or who can cause insulin resis,ance during ,his s,age o=
de,ermine i= your child is overweigh,. A doc,or rapid grow,h and physical developmen,.
can prescribe medica:on i= appropria,e and can
Warning Signs and Symptoms:
order ,es,s o= a child’s blood glucose ,o see i= ,he
child has diabetes or pre-diabetes (may lead to There are usually warning signs when a
=ull onse, ,ype-2 diabe,es). child migh, have diabe,es. No, everyone wi,h
diabe,es develops ,hese symp,oms, and no,
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everyone who has ,hese symp,oms necessarily Random (non-=as:ng) blood sugar ,es,: (310) A
has diabe,es. Type-2 symp,oms generally blood sample is ,aken a, a random :me; ,his
develop slowly over :me. Type-1 symp,oms ,es, mus, be con3rmed wi,h a =as:ng blood
show up quickly – in a ma8er o= weeks or even glucose test.
days, and are much more severe. Fas:ng blood sugar ,es,: (310) A blood sample
• Increased hunger, even afer ea:ng is ,aken afer an overnigh, =asa high level on
• Unexplained weight loss two separate tests indicates diabetes.
• Increased ,hirs,, dry mou,h, and =requen, Oral glucose tolerance test: (310) A ,es,
urina:on measuring ,he =as:ng blood sugar level afer
an overnigh, =as, wi,h periodic ,es:ng =or
• Feeling very :red ,he nex, several hours afer drinking a sugary
• Blurred vision liquid.
• Slow healing o= sores or cu,s I= ,he primary care provider ,hinks your child
• Dark velve,y or ridged pa,ches o= skin, has ,ype-1 diabe,es, blood may also be ,es,ed
especially on ,he back o= ,he neck or under =or au,oan:bodies (subs,ances ,ha, indica,e ,he
the arms body is a8acking i,sel=) ,ha, are ofen presen,
in ,ype-1 diabe,es bu, no, in ,ype-2. The child’s
• Irregular/No mens,rual periods, and/or
urine migh, be ,es,ed =or ke,ones (produced
excess =acial and body hair grow,h in girl
when ,he body burns =a, =or energy), which may
• High blood pressure or abnormal blood =a,s also indica,e ,ype-1 diabe,es ins,ead o= ,ype-2
levels diabetes.
• For ,ype-1; Nausea, vomi:ng, and/or More in=orma:on can be =ound on ,hese
stomach pain websi,es: Cali=ornia Depar,men, o= Public
Paren,s/Guardians o= children displaying Heal,h, www.cdph.ca.gov; Cen,ers =or Disease
warning signs should immediately consult Con,rol and Preven:on, www.cdc.gov; Na:onal
wi,h ,he s,uden,’s primary care provider Ins:,u,es o= Heal,h, www.nih.gov; American
,o de,ermine i= screening =or diabe,es is Diabe,es Associa:on, www.diabe1es.org.
appropria,e. Following a diabe,es’s diagnosis, The in=orma:on provided in ,his bookle, is
parents/guardians should work with the primary intended to raise awareness about this disease.
care provider ,o develop a li=es,yle and medical Con,ac, your child’s primary care provider,
,rea,men, plan, which may include consul,a:on school nurse, or school adminis,ra,or i= you have
wi,h and examina:on by a special,y care ques:ons. [EC 49452.6, 49452.7; HSC 104250]
provider, including, bu, no, limi,ed ,o, a properly
quali3ed endocrinologis,.
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
Diabetes Screening Tests: SMMUSD is commi8ed ,o providing school
environmen,s ,ha, promo,e ,he sa=e,y o=
Your doc,or may have your child ,ake one or
s,uden,s, employees, paren,s and visi,ors ,o
more o= ,he =ollowing blood ,es,s ,o con3rm ,he
our campuses. We recognize ,he impor,ance o=
diagnosis:
ensuring sa=e,y; and pro,ec:ng dis,ric, proper,y,
Glyca,ed hemoglobin (A1C) ,es,: (310) A blood =acili:es and equipmen, =rom vandalism and
,es, measures ,he average blood sugar level ,hef. Wherever necessary, SMMUSD makes
over ,wo ,o ,hree mon,hs reasonable use o= surveillance sys,ems including
cameras. Appropriate signage will be posted
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on campuses and on school buses no:=ying www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/vp/ssresources.asp, www.
s,uden,s, s,aE and ,he general public o= ,he cali5orniaheal1hykids.ne1.
dis,ric,’s use o= surveillance sys,ems. The use The Dis,ric, Uni=orm Complain, Procedure
o= surveillance sys,ems is =or ,he pro,ec:on o= may be used ,o 3le a complain,. Con,ac, ,he
dis,ric, proper,y and asse,s, and ,o main,ain Dis,ric, Complain, OGcer(s) lis,ed on page 41
sa=e,y and discipline. Recordings may be used in =or assis,ance. [CE 200, 215, 220, 221.6, 221.61,
disciplinary proceedings, and ma8ers cap,ured 221.8, 230, 231.5, 233, 234, 234.1, 234.4, 234.5,
may be re=erred ,o local law en=orcemen,, when 234.6, 51101, 66250, 66260.6, 66270; CP 422.55,
appropria,e. [BP 3515, 3515.11] 422.6; 5 CCR 4900; BP 5131.2]
¢ School Rules ¢ Digital Communication Devices
You have a righ, ,o review school and dis,ric, Dis,ric,s may regula,e ,he possession or
rules regarding s,uden, discipline. I= you wish use o= any cellphone, smar,phone, pager or
,o do so, please con,ac, ,he school oGce. [EC elec,ronic signaling device while pupils are on
35291, 48980, 51101] campus, while a8ending school-sponsored
ac:vi:es, or while under ,he supervision and
¢ Safe Place to Learn con,rol o= school dis,ric, employees. S,uden,s
I, is S,a,e and Dis,ric, policy ,o improve canno, be s,opped =rom using such a device
s,uden, sa=e,y, connec:ons be,ween s,uden,s when: ,here is an emergency; ,here is a
and suppor:ve adul,s, and connec:ons perceived ,hrea, o= danger; when a ,eacher or
be,ween schools and communi:es. These adminis,ra,or has said i, is accep,able; or i= i,
policies prohibi, discrimina:on, harassmen,, is par, o= an individualized educa:on program
in:mida:on, and bullying a, all school si,es or (IEP). Possession or use is allowed i= essen:al
a, any school sponsored ac:vi,y. School si,e to student’s health as determined by a licensed
s,aE ,rained in an:-bias shall be made known ,o physician or surgeon. [EC 48901.5, 48901.7]
s,uden,s. When sa=e ,o do so, Dis,ric, employees
mus, in,ervene immedia,ely when ,hey see ¢ Parent Responsibility
discrimina:on, harassmen,, in:mida:on or Paren,s or guardians are liable =or all ,he
bullying. Cer:3ca,ed s,aE in grades 7-12 grades damages caused by ,he will=ul misconduc, o=
ge, in=orma:on abou, helping LGBTQ s,uden,s. their minor children that result in death or
In=orma:on abou, dis,ric, programs and injury ,o o,her s,uden,s, school personnel, or
services and links ,o communi,y and s,a,ewide damage to school property. Parents are also
resources rela,ed ,o: suicide preven:on; sex liable =or any school proper,y loaned ,o ,he
discrimina:on including Ti,le IX in=orma:on; s,uden, and will=ully no, re,urned. Paren,s’ or
ha,e violence; sexual harassmen, including ,he guardians’ liabili,y may be as much as $21,700 in
Dis,ric,’s Policy (also included in ,his bookle,); damages and ano,her maximum o= $12,000 as
harassmen,, in:mida:on, bullying; and cyber- adjus,ed annually by ,he Cali=ornia Depar,men,
bullying including social-media bullying are o= Educa:on =or paymen, o= a reward, i= any.
available on ,he Dis,ric,’s websi,e a, www. Wi,h a =ew excep:ons, ,he school dis,ric, may
smmusd.org/cms/lib/CA50000164/Cen1rici1y/ wi,hhold ,he grades, diplomas, or ,ranscrip,s
Shared/SchoolSa5e1yPlan.pd5 and online at www. o= ,he s,uden, responsible un:l such damages
cde.ca.gov, www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/se/bully5aq. are paid or ,he proper,y re,urned or un:l
asp, www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/se/bullyres.asp, comple:on o= a volun,ary work program in lieu
o= paymen, o= money. I= your child commi,s an
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obscene ac, or engages in habi,ual pro=ani,y or o,her elec,ronic me,hods ,o harm, in:mida,e,
vulgari,y, disrup,s school ac:vi:es, or o,herwise ,hrea,en or de=raud is punishable by a $1,000
will=ully de3es ,he au,hori,y o= school personnel, 3ne or imprisonmen, =or up ,o one year. [EC
and is suspended =or such misconduc,, you may 48900; PC 528.5]
be required ,o a8end a por:on o= a school day
in your child’s classroom. Civil penal:es may DISCIPLINE AND CAMPUS
also be en=orced wi,h 3nes up ,o $25,000. [EC SECURITY
48900.1, 48904, 51101; CC 1714.1; GC 53069.5]
¢ Controlled Substance
Vandalism
In accordance wi,h Board Policy 5131.61,
GraG: and scra,ching glass or o,her ma,erial in cases where the principal or Superintendent
on someone else’ property is now considered de,ermines, in ,he presence o= hard evidence,
vandalism and ,hose convic,ed =ace 3nes, ,ha, ,he s,uden, sold or provided a con,rolled
imprisonmen, and ,he requiremen, ,o clean subs,ance or alcoholic beverage or in,oxican,
up ,he damage or per=orm communi,y service. o= any kind, ,o o,hers, ,he principal shall
Paren,s/Guardians may be liable ,o pay 3nes as recommend ,ha, ,he s,uden, be expelled =rom
high as $10,000 and be required ,o par:cipa,e in school, unless ,he principal 3nds, and so repor,s
,he clean up. [PC 594] ,o ,he superin,enden,/designee in wri:ng,
that the expulsion is inappropriate under the
¢ Laser Pointers par:cular circums,ances o= ,he case.
Possession o= laser poin,er by any s,uden,
is prohibited on any elementary or secondary ¢ Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
school premise, unless possession is =or valid Possession or use o= illici, drugs (including
ins,ruc:on. The beam o= a laser poin,er is cannabis), alcohol, or any ,obacco produc, on
prohibi,ed =rom being direc,ed in,o ,he eyes o= Dis,ric, premises or a, any Dis,ric, ac:vi,y is
ano,her or in,o a moving vehicle or in,o ,he eyes strictly prohibited.
o= a guide dog. [PC 417.27]
A student in possession or under the
¢ Electronic Listening or Recording insuence o= marijuana (cannabis), concen,ra,ed
Device cannabis, or any syn,he:c cannabinoid is subjec,
,o suspension or expulsion. A s,uden, under 18
The use by any person, including a pupil, also =aces up ,o =or,y (40) hours o= communi,y
o= any elec,ronic lis,ening or recording device service, ,en (10) hours o= drug educa:on, and
in any classroom wi,hou, ,he prior consen, o= six,y (60) hours o= counseling; a s,uden, 18
the teacher and the principal is prohibited as it or older can be imprisoned =or up ,o six (6)
disrupts and impairs the teaching process and mon,hs and/or be 3ned up ,o $1,000. I, is illegal
discipline in ,he schools. Any person, o,her ,han =or anyone under 21 ,o possess cannabis or
,he pupil, will=ully in viola:on shall be guil,y o= syn,he:c cannabis.
a misdemeanor. Any pupil in viola:on shall be
subjec, ,o appropria,e disciplinary ac:on. [Penal Possession o= ,obacco by anyone under 21 is
Code 632; EC 51512, 78907] illegal and can lead ,o a $75 3ne or 30 hours o=
communi,y service excep, =or members o= ,he
¢ Impersonation on the Internet military.
Pretending to be another pupil or real person Excep, =or members o= ,he mili,ary,
o,her ,han yoursel= on ,he in,erne, or ,hrough possession o= ,obacco by anyone under 21
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is illegal and can lead ,o a $75 3ne or ,hir,y Chap,er 2 (commencing wi,h Sec:on 11053)
(30) hours o= communi,y service. Possession o= Division 10 o= ,he Heal,h and Sa=e,y Code,
o= approved ,obacco cessa:on aids is no, an alcoholic beverage, or an in,oxican, o= any
prohibited. A “tobacco product” is any product kind, and ei,her sold, delivered, or o,herwise
made or derived =rom ,obacco or nico:ne ,ha, =urnished ,o a person ano,her liquid,
is in,ended =or human consump:on, including subs,ance, or ma,erial and represen,ed ,he
an elec,ronic device ,ha, delivers nico:ne liquid, subs,ance, or ma,erial as a con,rolled
(commonly known as “e-cigare8es” or “vaping”). subs,ance, alcoholic beverage, or in,oxican,.
[EC 48900, 48901; HSC 11357, 11357.5, 11361, (e) Commi8ed or a8emp,ed ,o commi, robbery
11362.1, 11362.3, 104495, 104559; PC 308; VC or ex,or:on.
13202.5; BPC 22950.5, 25608; 20 USC 812, 814]
(=) Caused or a8emp,ed ,o cause damage ,o
¢ Grounds for Suspension or school proper,y or priva,e proper,y.
Expulsion (g) S,ole or a8emp,ed ,o s,eal school proper,y
A pupil shall no, be suspended =rom school or priva,e proper,y.
or recommended =or expulsion, unless ,he (h) Possessed or used ,obacco, or produc,s
superin,enden, o= ,he school dis,ric, or ,he con,aining ,obacco or nico:ne produc,s,
principal o= ,he school in which ,he pupil including, bu, no, limi,ed ,o, cigare8es,
is enrolled determines that the pupil has cigars, minia,ure cigars, clove cigare8es,
commi8ed an ac, as de3ned pursuan, ,o any o= smokeless ,obacco, snuE, chew packe,s, and
subdivisions (a) ,o (r), inclusive: be,el. However, ,his sec:on does no, prohibi,
(a) (1) Caused, a8emp,ed ,o cause, or ,he use or possession by a pupil o= ,he pupil’s
,hrea,ened ,o cause physical injury ,o own prescrip:on produc,s.
another person. (i) Commi8ed an obscene ac, or engaged in
(2) Will=ully used =orce or violence upon ,he habi,ual pro=ani,y or vulgari,y.
person o= ano,her, excep, in sel=-de=ense. (j) Unlaw=ully possessed or unlaw=ully oEered,
(b) Possessed, sold, or o,herwise =urnished a arranged, or nego:a,ed ,o sell drug
3rearm, kni=e, explosive, or o,her dangerous paraphernalia, as de3ned in Sec:on 11014.5
objec,, unless, in ,he case o= possession o= o= ,he Heal,h and Sa=e,y Code.
an objec, o= ,his ,ype, ,he pupil had ob,ained (k) (1) Disrup,ed school ac:vi:es or o,herwise
wri8en permission ,o possess ,he i,em =rom will=ully de3ed ,he valid au,hori,y o=
a cer:3ca,ed school employee, which is supervisors, ,eachers, adminis,ra,ors,
concurred in by the principal or the designee school oGcials, or o,her school personnel
o= ,he principal. engaged in ,he per=ormance o= ,heir
(c) Unlaw=ully possessed, used, sold, or du:es.
o,herwise =urnished, or been under ,he (2) Excep, as provided in Sec:on 48910,
insuence o=, a con,rolled subs,ance lis,ed in a pupil enrolled in kindergarten or
Chap,er 2 (commencing wi,h Sec:on 11053) any o= grades 1 ,o 3, inclusive, shall
o= Division 10 o= ,he Heal,h and Sa=e,y Code, no, be suspended =or any o= ,he ac,s
an alcoholic beverage, or an in,oxican, o= any enumera,ed in paragraph (1), and
kind. ,hose ac,s shall no, cons:,u,e grounds
(d) Unlaw=ully oEered, arranged, or nego:a,ed =or a pupil enrolled in kindergar,en
to sell a controlled substance listed in or any o= grades 1 ,o 12, inclusive, ,o
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 be recommended =or expulsion. This “hazing” means a me,hod o= ini:a:on
paragraph is inopera:ve on July 1, 2020. or preini:a:on in,o a pupil organiza:on
(3) Excep, as provided in Sec:on 48910, or body, whe,her or no, ,he organiza:on
commencing July 1, 2020, a pupil enrolled or body is oGcially recognized by an
in kindergar,en or any o= grades 1 ,o 5, educa:onal ins:,u:on, ,ha, is likely ,o cause
inclusive, shall no, be suspended =or any serious bodily injury or personal degrada:on
o= ,he ac,s speci3ed in paragraph (1), and or disgrace resul:ng in physical or men,al
,hose ac,s shall no, cons:,u,e grounds harm ,o a =ormer, curren,, or prospec:ve
=or a pupil enrolled in kindergar,en or pupil. For purposes o= ,his subdivision,
any o= grades 1 ,o 12, inclusive, ,o be “hazing” does no, include a,hle:c even,s or
recommended =or expulsion. school-sanc:oned even,s.
(4) Excep, as provided in Sec:on 48910, (r) Engaged in an ac, o= bullying. For purposes o=
commencing July 1, 2020, a pupil enrolled ,his subdivision, ,he =ollowing ,erms have ,he
in any o= grades 6 ,o 8, inclusive, shall =ollowing meanings:
no, be suspended =or any o= ,he ac,s (1) “Bullying” means any severe or pervasive
speci3ed in paragraph (1). This paragraph physical or verbal ac, or conduc,,
is inopera:ve on July 1, 2025. including communica:ons made in
(l) Knowingly received s,olen school proper,y or wri:ng or by means o= an elec,ronic
priva,e proper,y. ac,, and including one or more ac,s
commi8ed by a pupil or group o= pupils
(m) Possessed an imi,a:on 3rearm. As used in as de3ned in Sec:on 48900.2, 48900.3,
,his sec:on, “imi,a:on 3rearm” means a or 48900.4, direc,ed ,oward one or more
replica o= a 3rearm ,ha, is so subs,an:ally pupils that has or can be reasonably
similar in physical proper:es ,o an exis:ng predic,ed ,o have ,he eEec, o= one or
3rearm as ,o lead a reasonable person ,o more o= ,he =ollowing:
conclude ,ha, ,he replica is a 3rearm.
(A) Placing a reasonable pupil or pupils in
(n) Commi8ed or a8emp,ed ,o commi, a sexual =ear o= harm ,o ,ha, pupil’s or ,hose
assaul, as de3ned in Sec:on 261, 266c, 286, pupils’ person or property.
287, 288, or 289 o=, or =ormer Sec:on 288a
o=, ,he Penal Code or commi8ed a sexual (B) Causing a reasonable pupil ,o
ba8ery as de3ned in Sec:on 243.4 o= ,he experience a subs,an:ally de,rimen,al
Penal Code. eEec, on ,he pupil’s physical or men,al
health.
(o) Harassed, ,hrea,ened, or in:mida,ed a pupil
who is a complaining witness or a witness in (C) Causing a reasonable pupil ,o
a school disciplinary proceeding =or purposes experience subs,an:al in,er=erence
o= ei,her preven:ng ,ha, pupil =rom being a with the pupil’s academic
wi,ness or re,alia:ng agains, ,ha, pupil =or per=ormance.
being a wi,ness, or bo,h. (D) Causing a reasonable pupil ,o
(p) Unlaw=ully oEered, arranged ,o sell, experience subs,an:al in,er=erence
nego:a,ed ,o sell, or sold ,he prescrip:on wi,h ,he pupil’s abili,y ,o par:cipa,e in
drug Soma. or bene3, =rom ,he services, ac:vi:es,
or privileges provided by a school.
(q) Engaged in, or a8emp,ed ,o engage in,
hazing. For purposes o= ,his subdivision, (2) (A) “Elec,ronic ac,” means ,he crea:on or
,ransmission origina,ed on or oE ,he
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schoolsi,e, by means o= an elec,ronic recording by a pupil to another
device, including, bu, no, limi,ed pupil or to school personnel by
,o, a ,elephone, wireless ,elephone, means o= an elec,ronic ac, ,ha, has
or o,her wireless communica:on or can be reasonably predicted to
device, compu,er, or pager, o= a have one or more o= ,he eEec,s
communica:on, including, bu, no, described in subparagraphs (A)
limi,ed ,o, any o= ,he =ollowing: ,o (D), inclusive, o= paragraph
(i) A message, ,ex,, sound, video, or (1). A pho,ograph or o,her visual
image recording, as described in ,his
subclause, shall include ,he
(ii) A pos, on a social ne,work depic:on o= a nude, semi-nude,
in,erne, websi,e, including, bu, or sexually explicit photograph or
no, limi,ed ,o: (I) Pos:ng ,o or o,her visual recording o= a minor
crea:ng a burn page. “Burn where ,he minor is iden:3able
page” means an internet website =rom ,he pho,ograph, visual
crea,ed =or ,he purpose o= having recording, or o,her elec,ronic
one or more o= ,he eEec,s lis,ed ac(III) For purposes o= ,his clause,
in paragraph (1); (II) Crea:ng “cyber sexual bullying” does not
a credible impersona:on o= include a depic:on, por,rayal,
ano,her ac,ual pupil =or ,he or image that has any serious
purpose o= having one or more li,erary, ar:s:c, educa:onal,
o= ,he eEec,s lis,ed in paragraph poli:cal, or scien:3c value or ,ha,
(1). “Credible impersona:on” involves a,hle:c even,s or school-
means to knowingly and without sanc:oned ac:vi:es.
consent impersonate a pupil
=or ,he purpose o= bullying ,he (B) No,wi,hs,anding paragraph (1) and
pupil and such that another pupil subparagraph (A), an elec,ronic ac,
would reasonably believe, or has shall no, cons:,u,e pervasive conduc,
reasonably believed, ,ha, ,he solely on the basis that it has been
pupil was or is the pupil who was ,ransmi8ed on ,he in,erne, or is
impersona,ed; (III) Crea:ng a =alse currently posted on the internet.
pro3le =or ,he purpose o= having (3) “Reasonable pupil” means a pupil,
one or more o= ,he eEec,s lis,ed including, bu, no, limi,ed ,o, a pupil wi,h
in paragraph (1). “False pro3le” excep:onal needs, who exercises average
means a pro3le o= a 3c::ous pupil care, skill, and judgmen, in conduc, =or a
or a pro3le using ,he likeness or person o= ,ha, age, or =or a person o= ,ha,
a8ribu,es o= an ac,ual pupil o,her age wi,h ,he pupil’s excep:onal needs.
than the pupil who created the (s) A pupil shall no, be suspended or expelled
=alse pro3le. =or any o= ,he ac,s enumera,ed in ,his sec:on
(iii) (I) An ac, o= cyber sexual bullying; unless ,he ac, is rela,ed ,o a school ac:vi,y or
(II) For purposes o= ,his clause, school a8endance occurring wi,hin a school
“cyber sexual bullying” means the under ,he jurisdic:on o= ,he superin,enden,
dissemina:on o=, or ,he solici,a:on o= ,he school dis,ric, or principal or occurring
or inci,emen, ,o dissemina,e, within any other school district. A pupil may
a pho,ograph or o,her visual be suspended or expelled =or ac,s ,ha, are
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 enumera,ed in ,his sec:on and rela,ed ,o Suppor,s, which includes res,ora:ve
a school ac:vi,y or school a8endance ,ha, jus:ce prac:ces, ,rauma-in=ormed
occur a, any :me, including, bu, no, limi,ed prac:ces, social and emo:onal learning,
,o, any o= ,he =ollowing: and schoolwide posi:ve behavior
(1) While on school grounds. in,erven:ons and suppor,, may be used
,o help pupils gain cri:cal social and
(2) While going ,o or coming =rom school. emo:onal skills, receive suppor, ,o help
(3) During ,he lunch period whe,her on or oE ,rans=orm ,rauma-rela,ed responses,
the campus. unders,and ,he impac, o= ,heir ac:ons,
(4) During, or while going ,o or coming =rom, and develop meaning=ul me,hods =or
a school-sponsored ac:vi,y. repairing harm to the school community.
[EC 35291, 48900, 48901.1, 48910]
(,) A pupil who aids or abe,s, as de3ned in
Sec:on 31 o= ,he Penal Code, ,he insic:on Addi:onally, sexual harassmen,, ha,e
or a8emp,ed insic:on o= physical injury violence, harassmen,, in:mida:on (grades 4-12)
,o ano,her person may be subjec, ,o and ,hrea,s and ,erroris:c ,hrea,s agains, school
suspension, bu, no, expulsion, pursuan, ,o oGcials or school proper,y or bo,h (all s,uden,s)
,his sec:on, excep, ,ha, a pupil who has may be recommended =or suspension or
been adjudged by a juvenile cour, ,o have expulsion. [EC 212.5, 233(e), 48900.2, 48900.3,
commi8ed, as an aider and abe8or, a crime 48900.4, 48900.7]
o= physical violence in which ,he vic:m Homework shall be provided =or a s,uden,
suEered grea, bodily injury or serious bodily suspended =or ,wo (2) or more days upon
injury shall be subjec, ,o discipline pursuan, reques,. Such homework ,urned in on :me ,ha,
,o subdivision (a). canno, be graded in :me, will no, be included in
(u) As used in ,his sec:on, “school proper,y” ,he calcula:on o= ,he pupil’s grade in ,he class.
includes, bu, is no, limi,ed ,o, elec,ronic 3les [EC 48913.5]
and databases.
¢ Mandatory Suspension /
(v) For a pupil subjec, ,o discipline under ,his Expulsion
sec:on, a superin,enden, o= ,he school
dis,ric, or principal is encouraged ,o provide Educa:on Code Sec:on 48915(a): Excep,
al,erna:ves ,o suspension or expulsion, using as provided in subdivisions (c) and (e), ,he
a research-based =ramework wi,h s,ra,egies principal or ,he superin,enden, o= schools shall
,ha, improve behavioral and academic recommend ,he expulsion o= a pupil =or any o=
ou,comes, ,ha, are age appropria,e and ,he =ollowing ac,s commi8ed a, school or a, a
designed to address and correct the pupil’s school ac:vi,y oE school grounds, unless ,he
speci3c misbehavior as speci3ed in Sec:on principal or superintendent determines that
48900.5. expulsion should not be recommended under
,he circums,ances or ,ha, an al,erna:ve means
(w)(1) I, is ,he in,en, o= ,he Legisla,ure ,ha, o= correc:on would address ,he conduc,:
al,erna:ves ,o suspension or expulsion
be imposed agains, a pupil who is ,ruan,, 1. Causing serious physical injury ,o ano,her
,ardy, or o,herwise absen, =rom school person, excep, in sel=-de=ense.
ac:vi:es. 2. Possession o= any kni=e, explosive, or o,her
(2) I, is =ur,her ,he in,en, o= ,he Legisla,ure dangerous objec, o= no reasonable use ,o ,he
,ha, ,he Mul:-Tiered Sys,em o= pupil.
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3. Unlaw=ul possession o= any con,rolled ¢ Student Search
subs,ance lis,ed in Chap,er 2 (commencing
The school principal or designee may
wi,h sec:on 11053) o= Division 10 o= ,he
search ,he person o= a s,uden,, ,he s,uden,’s
Heal,h and Sa=e,y Code, excep, =or ,he 3rs,
proper,y, vehicle, and Dis,ric, proper,y under
oEense =or ,he sale o= no, more ,han one
,he s,uden,’s con,rol i= ,here is a reasonable
avoirdupois ounce o= marijuana, o,her ,han
suspicion ,o believe ,he s,uden, may have a
concentrated cannabis.
concealed weapon, narco:cs, s,olen proper,y,
4. Robbery or ex,or:on. or contraband. Searches may be announced or
5. Assaul, or ba8ery, as de3ned in Sec:ons 240 unannounced, and ,he dis,ric, may use drug-
and 242 o= ,he Penal Code, upon any school sniGng dogs i= available. Employees shall no,
employee. conduc, s,rip searches or body cavi,y searches
Educa:on Code Sec:on 48915(c): The o= any s,uden,. [EC 48900-48927, 49050-49051,
principal or superin,enden, o= schools shall 49330-49334; PC 626.9, 626.10]
immedia,ely suspend, pursuan, ,o Sec:on
48911, and shall recommend expulsion o= a
¢ Release of a Student to a Peace
O%fcer
pupil ,ha, he or she de,ermines has commi8ed
any o= ,he =ollowing ac,s a, school or a, a school I= a school oGcial releases your child =rom
ac:vi,y oE school grounds: school ,o a peace oGcer =or ,he purpose o=
removing ,hem =rom ,he school premises, ,he
1. Possessing, selling, or o,herwise =urnishing
school oGcial shall ,ake immedia,e s,eps ,o
a 3rearm. This subdivision does no, apply
no:=y you or a responsible rela:ve o= your child,
,o an ac, o= possessing a 3rearm i= ,he pupil
except when a student has been taken into
had ob,ained prior or wri8en permission
cus,ody as a vic:m o= suspec,ed child abuse.
,o possess ,he 3rearm =rom a cer:3ca,ed
In ,hose cases, ,he peace oGcer will no:=y ,he
school employee, which is concurred in
paren, or guardian. [EC 48906; PC 11165.6; WIC
by ,he principal or ,he designee o= ,he
305]
principal. This subdivision applies ,o an ac, o=
possessing a 3rearm only i= ,he possession is
veri3ed by an employee o= a school dis,ric,. DISCRIMINATION,
PROTECTIONS, COMPLAINTS
2. Brandishing a kni=e a, ano,her person.
AND PROCEDURES
3. Unlaw=ully selling a con,rolled subs,ance All pupils have ,he righ, ,o par:cipa,e
lis,ed in Chap,er 2 (commencing wi,h Sec:on =ully in ,he educa:onal process, =ree =rom
11053) o= Division 10 o= ,he Heal,h and discrimina:on and harassmen,. Schools have an
Sa=e,y Code. obliga:on ,o comba, racism, sexism, and o,her
4 Commitng or a8emp:ng ,o commi, a =orms o= bias, and a responsibili,y ,o provide
sexual assaul, as de3ned in subdivision (n) o= equal educa:onal oppor,uni,y and ensure sa=e
Sec:on 48900 or commitng a sexual ba8ery school sites.
as de3ned in subdivision (n) o= Sec:on The Dis,ric, is primarily responsible =or
48900. compliance wi,h local, s,a,e and =ederal
5. Possession o= an explosive. laws and regula:ons and has procedures ,o
address allega:ons o= unlaw=ul discrimina:on,
harassmen,, in:mida:on, or bullying agains,
any pro,ec,ed individual or group including
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ac,ual or perceived sex, sexual orien,a:on, discrimina:on also includes ,he crea:on o= a
gender, gender iden:,y, gender expression, hos:le environmen, ,hrough prohibi,ed conduc,
e,hnic group iden:3ca:on, race or e,hnici,y, ,ha, is so severe, persis,en,, or pervasive ,ha,
ances,ry, na:onal origin, na:onali,y, religion, i, aEec,s a s,uden,’s abili,y ,o par:cipa,e in or
men,al or physical disabili,y, age, or on ,he basis bene3, =rom an educa:onal program or ac:vi,y;
o= a person’s associa:on wi,h a person or group crea,es an in:mida:ng, ,hrea,ening, hos:le, or
wi,h one or more o= ,hese ac,ual or perceived oEensive educa:onal environmenhas ,he eEec,
charac,eris:cs in any dis,ric, program, or ac:vi,y o= subs,an:ally or unreasonably in,er=ering wi,h
,ha, receives or bene3,s =rom local, s,a,e and a s,uden,’s academic per=ormance; or o,herwise
=ederal 3nancial assis,ance. adversely aEec,s a s,uden,’s educa:onal
oppor,uni:es.
¢ Nondiscrimination in Education Unlaw=ul discrimina:on also includes
Programs and Activities dispara,e ,rea,men, o= s,uden,s based on one
The Board o= Educa:on desires ,o provide a o= ,he ca,egories above wi,h respec, ,o ,he
sa=e school environmen, ,ha, allows all s,uden,s provision o= oppor,uni:es ,o par:cipa,e in
equal access and oppor,uni:es in ,he dis,ric,’s school programs or ac:vi:es or ,he provision or
academic, ex,racurricular, and o,her educa:onal receip, o= educa:onal bene3,s or services.
suppor, programs, services, and ac:vi:es. The The Board also prohibi,s any =orm o=
Board prohibi,s, a, any dis,ric, school or school re,alia:on agains, any individual who repor,s
ac:vi,y, unlaw=ul discrimina:on, including or par:cipa,es in ,he repor:ng o= unlaw=ul
discrimina,ory harassmen,, in:mida:on, and discrimina:on, 3les or par:cipa,es in ,he 3ling o=
bullying, ,arge,ed a, any s,uden, by anyone, a complain,, or inves:ga,es or par:cipa,es in ,he
based on ,he s,uden,’s ac,ual or perceived inves:ga:on o= a complain, or repor, alleging
race, color, ances,ry, na:onali,y, na:onal origin, unlaw=ul discrimina:on. Re,alia:on complain,s
immigra:on s,a,us, e,hnic group iden:3ca:on, shall be inves:ga,ed and resolved in ,he same
e,hnici,y, age, religion, mari,al s,a,us, pregnancy, manner as a discrimina:on complain,.
paren,al s,a,us, physical or men,al disabili,y,
sex, sexual orien,a:on, gender, gender iden:,y, The Superintendent or designee shall
gender expression, or gene:c in=orma:on, =acili,a,e s,uden,s’ access ,o ,he educa:onal
or associa:on wi,h a person or group wi,h program by publicizing ,he dis,ric,’s
one or more o= ,hese ac,ual or perceived nondiscrimina:on policy and rela,ed complain,
charac,eris:cs. procedures ,o s,uden,s, paren,s/guardians,
and employees. He/she shall provide ,raining
This policy shall apply to all acts related to and in=orma:on on ,he scope and use o= ,he
school ac:vi,y or ,o school a8endance occurring policy and complaint procedures and take
wi,hin a dis,ric, school, and ,o ac,s which occur other measures designed to increase the
oE campus or ou,side o= school-rela,ed or school communi,y’s unders,anding o= ,he
school-sponsored ac:vi:es bu, which may have requiremen,s o= law rela,ed ,o discrimina:on.
an impac, or crea,e a hos:le environmen, a, The Superintendent or designee shall regularly
school. review ,he implemen,a:on o= ,he dis,ric,’s
Unlaw=ul discrimina:on, including nondiscrimina:on policies and prac:ces and,
discrimina,ory harassmen,, in:mida:on, or as necessary, shall ,ake ac:on ,o remove
bullying, may resul, =rom physical, verbal, any iden:3ed barrier ,o s,uden, access ,o
nonverbal, or wri8en conduc, based on any or par:cipa:on in ,he dis,ric,’s educa:onal
o= ,he ca,egories lis,ed above. Unlaw=ul program.
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 Regardless o= whe,her a complainan, disabili,y harassmen, o= s,uden,s by o,her
complies wi,h ,he wri:ng, :meline, and/or s,uden,s, employees or o,her persons, a,
o,her =ormal 3ling requiremen,s, all complain,s school or at school-sponsored or school-related
alleging unlaw=ul discrimina:on, including ac:vi:es. The Board also prohibi,s re,alia,ory
discrimina,ory harassmen,, in:mida:on, or behavior or ac:on agains, any person who
bullying, shall be inves:ga,ed and promp, complains, ,es:3es, assis,s, or o,herwise
ac:on ,aken ,o s,op ,he discrimina:on, preven, par:cipa,es in ,he complain, process es,ablished
recurrence, and address any con:nuing eEec, on pursuan, ,o ,his policy and ,he adminis,ra:ve
students. regula:on. [BP 5145.10]
S,uden,s who engage in unlaw=ul
discrimina:on, including discrimina,ory ¢ Sexual Harassment
harassmen,, in:mida:on, re,alia:on, or The Governing Board is commi8ed ,o
bullying, in viola:on o= law, Board policy, or main,aining an educa:onal environmen, ,ha,
adminis,ra:ve regula:on shall be subjec, ,o is =ree =rom harassmen,. The Board prohibi,s
appropria,e consequence or discipline, which sexual harassmen, o= s,uden,s by o,her
may include suspension or expulsion when the s,uden,s, employees or o,her persons, a,
behavior is severe or pervasive as de3ned in school or at school-sponsored or school-related
Educa:on Code 48900.4. Any employee who ac:vi:es. The Board also prohibi,s re,alia,ory
permi,s or engages in prohibi,ed discrimina:on, behavior or ac:on agains, persons who
including discrimina,ory harassmen,, complain, ,es:=y, assis, or o,herwise par:cipa,e
in:mida:on, re,alia:on, or bullying, shall be in the complaint process established pursuant to
subjec, ,o disciplinary ac:on, up ,o and including ,his policy and ,he adminis,ra:ve regula:on.
dismissal.
Instruction / Information
Record-Keeping
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure
The Superintendent or designee shall ,ha, all dis,ric, s,uden,s receive age-appropria,e
main,ain a record o= all repor,ed cases o= ins,ruc:on and in=orma:on on sexual
unlaw=ul discrimina:on, including discrimina,ory harassmen,. Such ins,ruc:on and in=orma:on
harassmen,, in:mida:on, or bullying, ,o enable shall include:
,he dis,ric, ,o moni,or, address, and preven,
repe::ve prohibi,ed behavior in dis,ric, schools. 1. Wha, ac,s and behavior cons:,u,e sexual
[BP 5145.3 Oc,ober 2018; EC 200-262.4, harassmen,, including ,he =ac, ,ha, sexual
48900.3, 48900.4, 48904, 48907, 48950, 48985, harassmen, could occur be,ween people o=
49020-49023, 51500, 51501, 60044; CC 1714.1; the same gender
GC 11135; PC 422.55, 422.6; 5 CCR 432, 4600- 2. A clear message ,ha, s,uden,s do no, have ,o
4670, 4900-4965; 20 USC 1681-1688, 12101- endure sexual harassment
12213; § 504; Ti,le VI; Ti,le VII; Ti,le IX; 42 USC 3. Encouragemen, ,o repor, observed ins,ances
6101-6107; 28 CFR 35.107; 34 CFR 99.31, 100.3, o= sexual harassmen,, even where ,he vic:m
104.7, 106.8, 106.9, 110.25] o= ,he harassmen, has no, complained
¢ Disability Harassment 4. In=orma:on abou, ,he person(s) ,o whom a
repor, o= sexual harassmen, should be made
The Board o= Educa:on is commi8ed ,o
main,aining an educa:onal environmen, ,ha,
is =ree =rom harassmen,. The Board prohibi,s

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Complaint Process disciplinary ac:on. For s,uden,s in grades 4
,hrough 12, disciplinary ac:on may include
Any s,uden, who =eels ,ha, he/she is being or
suspension, oppor,uni,y ,rans=er, and/or
has been subjec,ed ,o sexual harassmen, shall
expulsion, provided ,ha, in imposing such
immedia,ely con,ac, his/her ,eacher, counselor,
discipline ,he en:re circums,ances o= ,he
adminis,ra,or, or any o,her school employee. A
inciden,(s) shall be ,aken in,o accoun,.
school employee to whom a complaint is made
shall, wi,hin 24 hours o= receiving ,he complain,, Any employee who engages in sexual
report it to the principal or designee. harassmen, or misconduc, is in viola:on o=
,his policy and shall be subjec, ,o disciplinary
Any school employee who observes any
measures and shall be reported to law
inciden, o= sexual harassmen, involving a
en=orcemen, agencies.
s,uden, shall repor, ,his observa:on ,o ,he
principal or designee, whe,her or no, ,he vic:m Record-Keeping
3les a complain,.
The Superintendent or designee shall
In any case o= sexual harassmen, involving main,ain a record o= all repor,ed cases o= sexual
the principal or any other district employee harassmen, ,o enable ,he dis,ric, ,o moni,or,
to whom the complaint would ordinarily be address and preven, repe::ve harassing
made, ,he employee who receives ,he s,uden,’s behavior in i,s schools.
repor, or who observes ,he inciden, shall repor,
,o ,he nondiscrimina:on coordina,or or ,he All complain,s and allega:ons o= sexual
Superintendent or designee. harassmen, shall be kep, con3den:al excep, as
necessary ,o carry ou, ,he inves:ga:on or ,ake
I= ,he person alleged ,o be sexually harassing o,her subsequen, necessary ac:on.
is an employee, ,he principal or designee ,o
whom a complain, o= sexual harassmen, is By no la,er ,han Oc,ober 31s, o= each year,
repor,ed shall immedia,ely 3le a repor, ,o ,he Superin,enden, shall in=orm ,he public via
,he Superin,enden, wi,h ,he Con3den:al an In=orma:on I,em in ,he Board o= Educa:on
Inciden, Repor, Form. The employee shall agenda regarding ,he number o= repor,ed
be placed on home assignment. Where the student and employee sexual harassment
Assis,an, Superin,enden, o= Human Resources complain,s =or ,he previous school year.
or designee and/or independen, inves:ga,or [BP 5145.7 Augus, 2009; EC 200-262.4, 48900,
3nds ,ha, sexual harassmen, occurred, he/ 48900.2, 48904, 48980; 5 CCR 4600-4687, 4900-
she shall ,ake promp,, appropria,e ac:on ,o 4965; 20 USC 1681-1688; 42 USC 2000d, 2000e;
end ,he harassmen, and address i,s eEec,s on 34 CFR 106.1-106.71]
,he vic:m. The principal or designee shall also
advise ,he vic:m o= any o,her remedies ,ha, ¢ SMMUSD Guide to Addressing
may be available. The principal or designee shall Complaints
re=er ,he ma8er ,o law en=orcemen, au,hori:es, The San,a Monica-Malibu Uni3ed School
where required. Dis,ric, (SMMUSD) Board o= Educa:on is
devo,ed ,o providing ,he bes, possible educa:on
Disciplinary Measures =or all o= our s,uden,s. In par:cular, ,he
Any student who engages in sexual SMMUSD:
harassmen, o= anyone a, school or a, a school- • is dedica,ed ,o providing sa=e, secure,
sponsored or school-rela,ed ac:vi,y is in ,hriving school environmen,s ,ha, promo,e
viola:on o= ,his policy and shall be subjec, ,o
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 respec, =or individuals, principles o= =airness, =orms may be mailed, =axed or delivered by hand
and a sense o= belonging; ,o ,he school or ,he dis,ric, oGce.
• is commi8ed ,o equal oppor,uni,y in • I= ,he complain, is direc,ed ,oward a
educa:on =or all individuals regardless o= Dis,ric, employee, and i= ,ha, complain,
race or e,hnici,y, color, ances,ry, na:onali,y, regards alleged unlaw=ul discrimina:on, ,he
na:onal origin, e,hnic group iden:3ca:on, individual should 3le a Uni=orm Complain,
age, religion, mari,al or paren,al s,a,us, Form. Be=ore 3ling such a complain,,
physical or men,al disabili,y, sex, sexual individuals are encouraged ,o speak ,o ,he
orien,a:on, gender, gender iden:,y, gender employee and/or ,he immedia,e supervisor.
expression, gene:c in=orma:on, or an I= ,he concern is s:ll no, resolved, ,hen
individual’s associa:on wi,h a person or i, should be addressed in wri:ng ,o ,he
group wi,h one or more o= ,hese ac,ual or SMMUSD Assis,an, Superin,enden, o=
perceived charac,eris:cs; Human Resources.
• views ,he “Williams Se8lemen,” (which grew • I= ,he complain, is direc,ed ,oward a Dis,ric,
ou, o= a lawsui, ,o ensure access ,o ,ex,books employee and does no, involve po,en:al
and ins,ruc:onal ma,erials, well-main,ained unlaw=ul discrimina:on, ,he person should
school =acili:es, and s,uden,s being ,augh, 3le a Complain, Agains, an Employee Form.
by quali3ed ,eachers) and rela,ed s,a,e Be=ore 3ling such a complain,, individuals are
legisla:on as consis,en, wi,h our mission ,o encouraged to speak to the employee and/
provide a quali,y educa:on ,o all s,uden,s; or ,he immedia,e supervisor (,he principal is
• is commi8ed ,o ,he bes, possible educa:onal ,he supervisor in all schools). I= ,he concern is
prac:ces and ma,erials ,o enable all o= our s:ll no, resolved, ,hen ,he wri8en complain,
students to succeed. should be given ,o ,he immedia,e supervisor
o= ,he employee.
The SMMUSD places grea, emphasis on
hiring well-quali3ed pro=essional s,aE and • I= ,he complain, concerns inadequa,e
places ,rus, in i,s employees ,o advance ,he ,ex,books or ins,ruc:onal ma,erials,
dis,ric,’s educa:onal mission. When a concern a ,eacher vacancy or an improperly
arises abou, a par:cular si,ua:on, i, is desirable creden:aled ,eacher, or condi:ons o= ,he
whenever possible ,o address ,he concern =acili,y, ,hen ,he person should comple,e a
by approaching ,he responsible individual, Williams Complain, Procedure Form. The
discussing ,he concern, and ,rying ,o 3nd a =orm should be addressed ,o ,he SMMUSD
remedy wi,hou, requiring =ormal adminis,ra:ve Assis,an, Superin,enden, o= Human
review. I= ,ha, does no, work, ,he Board o= Resources.
Educa:on has adop,ed =ormal complain, • I= ,he complain, concerns ins,ruc:onal
procedures ,o address s,uden,, paren,, and materials to which a parent or community
communi,y concerns. Every eEor, will be made member objec,s, ,hen ,he paren, may 3le
,o resolve complain,s in a manner ,ha, advances a Ci:zen’s Reques, =or Reconsidera:on o=
,he educa:onal mission o= ,he SMMUSD. Ins,ruc:onal Ma,erials Form. The =orm
Due ,o diEerences in regula:ons, should be addressed ,o ,he SMMUSD
,here are diEeren, =orms =or diEeren, Superintendent.
,ypes o= complain,s. All o= ,he =orms are • To 3le a complain, regarding a dis,ric,
available in ,he dis,ric,/school oGces and a, employee or o,her person suspec,ed o=
www.smmusd.org/Page/145. All completed child abuse or neglect, paren,s/guardians
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 may 3le a repor, by ,elephone, in person, programs and services and links ,o communi,y
or in wri:ng wi,h ,he police or sheriE’s and statewide resources related to: suicide
depar,men,, or by calling ,he Los Angeles preven:on; sex discrimina:on including Ti,le IX
Coun,y Child Pro,ec:on Ho, Line a, 800-540- in=orma:on; ha,e violence; sexual harassmen,
4000. I= a paren,/guardian makes a complain, including ,he Dis,ric,’s Policy (also included in
abou, an employee ,o any o,her employee, ,his bookle,); harassmen,, in:mida:on, bullying;
,he employee receiving ,he in=orma:on shall and cyber-bullying including social-media
no:=y ,he paren,/guardian o= procedures bullying are available on ,he Dis,ric,s websi,e a,
=or 3ling a complain, wi,h ,he appropria,e www.smmusd.org/Page/145. You may contact
agency. The employee also is obliga,ed ,o 3le your school’s oGce or ,he Dis,ric, oGce ,o
a repor, himsel=/hersel= using ,he procedures ob,ain a =ree copy o= ,he dis,ric,’s complain,
described above. procedures. I= you wan, =ur,her de,ails in ,his
regard, or i= you believe your or your child(ren)
¢ Complaints Regarding have been subjec,ed ,o ,he above and wish
Discrimination, Harassment, ,o 3le a complain,, please con,ac, ,he Dis,ric,
Intimidation, Bullying, Exceptional oGcial responsible =or compliance wi,h Ti,le V,
Needs Students, Categorical Ti,le VI, Ti,le IX, § 504, and Uni=orm Complain,s.
Programs, Federally Funded The Governing Board designa,es ,he =ollowing
Programs compliance oGcer(s) ,o receive and inves:ga,e
The dis,ric, prohibi,s ,he =ollowing, and all complaints and ensure district compliance
shall =ollow uni=orm complain, procedures with law:
when addressing complain,s alleging unlaw=ul Dr. Mark Kelly, Assis,an, Superin,enden,
discrimina:on, harassmen,, or bullying agains, o= Human Resources
any pro,ec,ed individual or group iden:3ed 1651 16,h S,ree,, San,a Monica, CA
under Board Policy, Educa:on Code, Cali=ornia 90404
Code o= Regula:ons, Penal Code, or Governmen, (310) 450-8338
Code including ac,ual or perceived race, color, The Uni=orm Complain, Procedure can be
ances,ry, his,orically associa,ed racial ,rai,s, used in cases o= discrimina:on or a viola:on
na:onali,y, na:onal origin, immigra:on s,a,us, o= a =ederal or s,a,e law wi,hin ,he =ollowing
e,hnici,y, e,hnic group iden:3ca:on, age, programs as iden:3ed by ,he Dis,ric,’s Board
religion, mari,al s,a,us, pregnancy, paren,al Policies: adul, educa:on, career/,echnical
s,a,us, physical or men,al disabili,y, medical educa:on, ,echnical ,raining, ROP programs
condi:on, sex, sexual orien,a:on, gender, and cen,ers, Agricul,ural Voca:onal Educa:on,
gender iden:,y, gender expression, gene:c child developmen,, S,a,e Preschool, Early
in=orma:on, or on ,he basis o= a person’s Childhood Educa:on Program Assessmen,s,
associa:on wi,h a person or group wi,h one or Consolida,ed Ca,egorical Aid, Economic Impac,
more o= ,hese ac,ual or perceived charac,eris:cs Aid, LCAP, S,a,e Compensa,ory Educa:on,
in any dis,ric, program or ac:vi,y ,ha, receives S,a,e Program =or S,uden,s o= Limi,ed English
or bene3,s =rom s,a,e 3nancial assis,ance. Pro3ciency, school improvemen,, ,en,h-grade
Dis,ric, is commi8ed ,o equal oppor,uni,y =or counseling, ,obacco-use preven:on educa:on,
all individuals in educa:on and in employmen,. Peer Assis,ance and Review, Migran, and
The Dis,ric, shall promo,e programs ,ha, Indian Educa:on, American Indian Educa:on
ensure non-discrimina,ory prac:ces in all Cen,ers, Bilingual Educa:on, nu,ri:on services,
Dis,ric, ac:vi:es. In=orma:on abou, dis,ric, special educa:on, afer school educa:on and
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sa=e,y, homeless or =os,er you,h educa:on LCAP may be 3led anonymously. Complain,s
op:ons, course con,en,, physical educa:on regarding Pupil Fees may be 3led anonymously
(including ins,ruc:onal minu,es grades 1-6), and wi,h ,he principal. I= a complain, regarding
discrimina:on, harassmen,, in:mida:on, LCAP or pupil =ees is valid, ,hen ,he paren,s are
bullying, pupil lac,a:on accommoda:ons, pupil due =ull reimbursemen,. S,aE has been ,rained
=ees, Civil Righ,s Guaran,ees ,ha, receive s,a,e ,o deal wi,h ,hese ,ypes o= complain,s.
or =ederal 3nancial assis,ance, ESEA (Ti,les I-VII), Those complaining (Complainan,s) are
Williams Se8lemen, issues, school sa=e,y plan, pro,ec,ed =rom re,alia:on and ,heir iden::es
sa=e place ,o learn, School Sa=e,y and Violence are con3den:al when rela,ed ,o discrimina:on.
Preven:on Ac,, and o,her areas designa,ed by S,aE dealing wi,h complain,s are knowledgeable
,he Dis,ric,. [EC 200, 201, 220, 221.6, 221.61, about the laws and programs they are
221.8, 230, 231.5, 233, 234 e, seq., 234.6, 260 inves:ga:ng. The complain, may be dismissed
e, seq., 262.3, 48853, 48853.5, 49010-49013, i= complainan, obs,ruc,s or does no, provide
49069.5, 51210, 51223, 51225.2, 51228.3, all in=orma:on. I= ,he dis,ric, ac,s in ,he same
52075, 52334.7, 56500.2, 56501; PC 422.55; 5 manner, ,he 3nding may be aEec,ed.
CCR 4600- 4687; CC 51-53; GC 11135, 12900; 20
USC 1400 e, seq.; EOA; Ti,le VI; Ti,le VII; Ti,le IX; 1. Complain,s made under ,his procedure shall
§ 504; IDEA; 34 CFR 106.9] be direc,ed ,o ,he Uni=orm Complain, OGcer
who is responsible =or processing ,he claims.
Complaints Regarding Student Fees, A complain, under ,he Uni=orm Complain,
Deposits or Other Charges Procedure should be comple,ed wi,hin 60
days =rom ,he receip, o= ,he complain, unless
The dis,ric, shall =ollow uni=orm complain, ,he complainan, agrees in wri:ng ,o ex,end
procedures when addressing complaints ,he :meline.
alleging ,he dis,ric,’s =ailure ,o comply wi,h ,he
prohibi:on agains, requiring s,uden,s ,o pay 2. You may con,ac, ,he UCP OGcer ,o ob,ain a
=ees, deposi,s, or o,her charges =or par:cipa:ng copy o= ,he complain, process.
in educa:onal ac:vi:es. [BP 1312.3, 3260] 3. You may choose ,o have your complain,
mediated.
District’s Uniform Complaint Process 4. There shall be an inves:ga:ve mee:ng afer
You may con,ac, your school’s oGce or receiving ,he complain,.
,he dis,ric, oGce ,o ob,ain a =ree copy o= ,he 5. The compliance oGcer shall send a wri8en
district’s complaint procedures. The complaint repor, abou, ,he inves:ga:on and decision.
procedure can be used =or a varie,y o= issues
no, men:oned above including bu, no, limi,ed 6. I= you are no, sa:s3ed wi,h ,he resul,s ,he
to employee issues and policies and procedures complainan, has 15 days o= receiving ,he
o= ,he dis,ric,. Con3den:ali,y and privacy shall LEA decision, ,o appeal ,o ,he Cali=ornia
be respec,ed in all complain, inves:ga:ons. Depar,men, o= Educa:on. The appeal mus,
Complain,s alleging discrimina:on may be 3led include a copy o= ,he locally 3led complain,
by a person on ,heir own behal= or on behal= o= and a copy o= ,he LEA decision.
ano,her person or group o= people wi,hin six 7. There is no,hing in ,his process ,o preclude a
mon,hs o= ,he occurrence or when =ac,s became complainan, =rom pursuing available civil law
known. Complaints regarding a special needs remedies ou,side o= ,he dis,ric,’s complain,
s,uden, or pupil =ees may be 3led wi,hin 12 procedures. Such remedies may include
mon,hs o= ,he occurrence. Complain,s regarding media:on, a8orneys, and legal remedies.
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 Civil law remedies may include, bu, are no, Williams Settlement complaint
limi,ed ,o: injunc:ons and res,raining orders. procedure
For discrimina:on complain,s, 60 days mus, A complain, =orm may be ob,ained, =ree o=
elapse =rom ,he :me an appeal is 3led wi,h CDE charge, a, ,he school oGce, ,he dis,ric, oGce,
be=ore pursuing civil remedies excep, =or an or downloaded =rom ,he dis,ric,’s Web si,e a,
injunc:on. Complain,s may also be =orwarded www.smmusd.org/Page/145, bu, ,he =orm need
,o appropria,e s,a,e or =ederal agencies in ,he not be used to make a complaint. You may also
=ollowing cases: download a copy o= ,he Cali=ornia Depar,men,
American Civil Liber:es Ac, 504 – OGce o= Civil o= Educa:on complain, =orm =rom ,his Web
Righ,s si,e, www.cde.ca.gov/re/cp/uc. The Uni=orm
Child Abuse – Depar,men, o= Social Services, Complain, Procedure shall be used =or 3ling
Pro,ec:ve Services Division, or law Williams rela,ed complain,s wi,h ,he =ollowing
en=orcemen, special circumstances applying:

Heal,h and Sa=e,y/Child Developmen, – 1. Forms can be ,urned in,o ,he principal or
Depar,men, o= Social Services designee who will make every reasonable
a8emp, ,o inves:ga,e.
General Educa:on – ,his school dis,ric,
2. Complain,s beyond ,he si,e au,hori,y will be
Discrimina:on/Nu,ri:onal Services – U.S. =orwarded ,o ,he dis,ric, wi,hin 10 days.
Secre,ary o= Agricul,ure
3. Complain,s may be 3led anonymously. A
Employmen, Discrimina:on – Depar,men, response may be reques,ed i= complainan,
o= Fair Employmen, and Housing, Equal is iden:3ed and will be sen, ,o ,he mailing
Employmen, Oppor,uni,y Commission. address on complaint
S,uden, Records: Family Policy Compliance 4. I= ,he dis,ric, is required ,o provide ma,erial
OGce (FPCO), S,uden, Privacy Policy OGce, in a =oreign language based on Cali=ornia
US Depar,men, o= Educa:on, 400 Maryland Depar,men, o= Educa:on census da,a and i=
Avenue SW, Washing,on, DC 20202 reques,ed, ,he response and repor, shall be
[20 USC 11138; 34 CFR 300.510-511, 300.513; EC wri8en in English and ,he primary language
235. 262.3, 33031, 33032, 33381, 48985, 56000- in which ,he complain, was 3led.
56885, 59000-59300, 64000(a); 5 CCR 4600, 5. The =orm will have a box ,o reques, a
4620-4632] response and indica,e where ,o 3le ,he =orm.
¢ Complaints Regarding the 6. Valid complain,s should be remedied wi,hin
Williams Settlement, Instructional 30 days o= receip,.
Materials, Teacher Placement, and 7. Wi,hin 45 days o= resolu:on, no:ce should
School Facilities be sent to complainant when a response
Paren,s should use ,he Dis,ric, Uni=orm was reques,ed. A principal will also in=orm
Complain, Procedure wi,h modi3ca:ons as ,he superin,enden, o= resolu:on in ,he same
included, ,o iden:=y and resolve any de3ciencies :me=rame.
regarding ins,ruc:onal ma,erials; =acili,y 8. I= unsa:s3ed wi,h resolu:on a complainan,
cleanliness, sa=e,y, emergency or urgen, =acili,y may describe ,he complain, ,o ,he governing
condi:ons ,ha, pose a heal,h or sa=e,y ,hrea, board a, a regularly scheduled mee:ng.
,o s,uden,s; or s,aE, ,eacher vacancies or
misassignmen,s. [EC 35186]
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9. The Dis,ric, will repor, quar,erly on ,he posted on the school and/or district website at
number o= resolved and unresolved www.smmusd.org/Page/5389.
complain,s and summarize da,a regarding Parents and guardians may register with
complain,s and resolu:ons ,o ,he coun,y ,he school or dis,ric, i= ,hey wish ,o receive
superin,enden, and ,he local governing no:3ca:on o= pes:cide applica:ons a, a
board in public session making i, par, o= ,he par:cular school or =acili,y. No:ce o= an
public records. [EC 35186, 48985] applica:on and wri8en no:ce o= unlis,ed
pes:cide use will be given 72 hours in advance.
MISCELLANEOUS For an emergency applica:on, 72 hours no:ce
will be ,he goal. Each area o= ,he school where
¢ Management Plan for Asbestos- pes:cide is being used will be iden:3ed by
Containing Material a pos,ed warning 24 hours be=ore (or upon
The dis,ric, has available upon reques, a applica:on, i= an emergency) ,hrough 72 hours
comple,e and upda,ed managemen, plan =or afer use. Fur,her in=orma:on is available
asbes,os-con,aining ma,erial. [40 CFR 763.93] =rom ,he Cali=ornia Depar,men, o= Pes:cide
Regula:on, P.O. Box 4015, Sacramen,o, CA
¢ Lead Poison 95812-4015, www.cdpr.ca.gov. [EC 17610.1,
The dis,ric, websi,e has in=orma:on abou, 17612, 48980; FAC 13184; ne]
lead poisoning, including risks and eEec,s o= Product Name Ac:ve Ingredien,(s)
childhood lead exposure; blood lead screening Permethrin . . . . . . . . . Diphacinone
,es,s =or children enrolled in Medi-Cal;
Phenethyl Propinate . Hydrame,hylnon
recommenda:ons =or children no, enrolled in
Medi-Cal who are a, high risk o= lead exposure Piperonyl butoxide. . . Fipronyl
and blood lead screening ,es,s as required. The Pyre,hrins, Thyme Oil Chlor=enapyr
Dis,ric, will handou, in=orma:on ,o paren,s o= Eugenol (Clove Oil). . . Cysu,hrin
dis,ric, childcare or preschool programs. [HSC Bi3n,hrin. . . . . . . . . . . Imidachloprid
105286] Boric Acid . . . . . . . . . . Aluminum Phosphide
Bromadiolone. . . . . . . Zinc Phosphide
¢ Pesticide Use Amorphous Silica Gel. Strychnine Alkaloid
The Dis,ric, is providing paren,s ,he name Del,ame,hrin . . . . . . . Glyphosate
o= all pes:cide produc,s expec,ed ,o be Di=e,hialone
applied a, school =acili:es ,his school year. Brome,halin Non-an:coagulan,
Only =ully cer:3ed pes:cides can be used on
Cholecalci=erol Non-an:coagulan, Vi,amin D3
school grounds. The iden:3ca:on includes
,he name and ac:ve ingredien,s. The school’s ¢ Further Information is Available
In,egra,ed Pes, Managemen, Plan (IPM)
Fur,her in=orma:on regarding our dis,ric,
is upda,ed by July 1s, each year. The IMP,
schools, programs, policies, and procedures is
pes:cide names and ac:ve ingredien,s are
available ,o any in,eres,ed person upon reques,
,o our dis,ric, oGce. [FERPA, 34 CFR 99.7(b)]

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School Calendar 2022-2023 Calendario Escolar

August S,aE Developmen, 15 & 16 Desarrollo del Personal Agosto

Firs, Day o= Ins,ruc:on 18 Primer día de Ins,rucción
Back-,o-School Nigh, (TK-2) 23 Noche de Regreso-a-Clases (TK-2)
Back-,o-School Nigh, (3-5) 30 Noche de Regreso-a-Clases (3-5)
September Labor Day 5 Día de los Trabajadores Septiembre
Back-,o-School Nigh, (Middle School) 8 Noche de Regreso-a-Clases (Secundarias)
Back-,o-School Nigh, (High School) 15 Noche de Regreso-a-Clases (Preparatorias)
Grading Period (6-12) 23 Períod de Cali3cación (6-12)
Local Holiday 26 Fes:va Local
October Local Holiday 5 Fes:va Local Octubre
November Grading Period (TK-5, no school) 1 Período de Cali3cación (TK-5, no clases) Noviembre
Paren, Con=erence (TK-5 only) 1-4 Con=erencias de Padres (TK-5 sólo)
Grading Period (6-12) 4 Períod de Cali3cación (6-12)
Ve,eran’s Day 11 Día de los Ve,eranos
Thanksgiving Holiday 23-25 Fes:va de Acción de Gracias
December Grading Period (6-12) 16 Períod de Cali3cación (6-12) Diciembre
Win,er Recess 19-31 Receso de Invierno
January Win,er Recess 2 Receso de Invierno Enero
No students (6-12 only) 3 Día sin Es,udian,es (6-12 sólo)
Mar:n Lu,her King Jr. Bir,hday 16 Día de Mar€n Lu,her King, Jr.
February Grading Period (TK-5) 5 Período de Cali3cación (TK-5) Febrero
Grading Period (6-12) 17 Períod de Cali3cación (6-12)
Washing,on’s Bir,hday 20 Natalicio de Washington
March CAASPP Tes:ng (grade 11) 1 – May 19 Pruebas CAASPP (grado 11) Marzo
April Spring Break 10 Receso de Primavera Abril
(Lincoln’s Birthday observed) (Natalicio de Lincoln observado)
CAASPP Tes:ng (grades 3-8) 17 – May 19 Pruebas CAASPP (grados 3-8)
Grading Period (6-12) 21 Períod de Cali3cación (6-12)
May AP Tes:ng 1-12 Examenes AP Mayo
Memorial Day 29 Día Conmemora:vo
June Grading Period / 9 Períod de Cali3cación / Junio
Las, Day o= Ins,ruc:on Ul:mo Día de Ins,rucción

Minimum Days Días Mínimos

TK-Kinder (TK-Kínder): Aug (Ago) 18, 19, 23; Nov 2-4; Dec (Dic) 16; Mar 30; Jun 9; +1 discre:onary (discrecional)
Elemen,ary (Primarias): Aug (Ago) 18, 23, 30; Nov 2-4; Dec (Dic) 16; Mar 31; Jun 9; +1 discre:onary (discrecional)
San,a Monica MS (Sec.): Sep 8; Dec (Dic) 16; Mar 31; May 11; Jun 8-9; +4 discre:onary (discrecional)
Malibu MS/HS (Sec./Prep.): Sep 8, 15; Dec (Dic) 14-15; Mar 23; May 11; Jun 6-8; +1 discre:onary (discrecional)
Samohi: Sep 15; Dec (Dic) 13-16; Mar 23; Jun 5-8
Olympic HS (Prepara,oria): Sep 15; Mar 23; Jun 1-9; +1 discre:onary (discrecional)
 Santa Monica-Malibu Unifed School District
1651 Sixteenth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 | (310) 450-8338

Edison Elementary . . . (K-5) Webster Elementary . . (K-5) Santa Monica High . . (9-12)
www.smmusd.org/edison www.smmusd.org/webs1er www.smmusd.org/samohi
(310) 828-0335 (310) 456-6494 (310) 395-3204
2402 Virginia Avenue 3602 Win,er Canyon 601 Pico Boulevard
San,a Monica 90404 Malibu 90265 San,a Monica 90405

Franklin Elementary . . (K-5) Santa Monica Alternative Olympic High School

www.smmusd.org/5ranklin (SMASH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (K-8) / Independent Study
(310) 828-2814 www.smmusd.org/smash Program / Off Campus
2400 Mon,ana Avenue (310) 396-2640 Learning Center . . . . (9-12)
San,a Monica 90403 Obama Center www.smmusd.org/olympic
721 Ocean Park Boulevard (310) 392-2494
Grant Elementary . . . . (K-5) San,a Monica 90405 Santa Monica College Campus
www.smmusd.org/gran1 1900 Pico Boulevard
(310) 450-7684 John Adams Middle School San,a Monica 90405 *
2368 Pearl S,ree, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6-8)
San,a Monica 90405 www.smmusd.org/jams Project-Based Learning
(310) 452-2326 Pathway (Samohi pa,hway)
Malibu Elementary . . . (K-5) 2425 Six,een,h S,ree, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9-12)
www.smmusd.org/malibues San,a Monica 90405 www.smmusd.org/pbl
(310) 457-9370 (310) 392-2494
30237 Morningview Drive Lincoln Middle School (6-8) Santa Monica College Campus
Malibu 90265 www.smmusd.org/lincoln 1900 Pico Boulevard
(310) 393-9227 San,a Monica 90405 *
McKinley Elementary . (K-5) 1501 Cali=ornia Avenue
www.smmusd.org/mckinley San,a Monica 90403 Adult Education Center
(310) 828-5011 www.smmusd.org/adul1ed
2401 San,a Monica Blvd. Malibu Middle School (6-8) (310) 664-6222
San,a Monica 90404 www.smmusd.org/malibums 2510 Lincoln Blvd, Room 114
(310) 457-6801 San,a Monica 90405
Will Rogers Elementary 30215 Morningview Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (K-5) Malibu 90265 Child Development
www.smmusd.org/rogers Services
(310) 452-2364 Malibu High School . (9-12) www.smmusd.org/CDS
2401 14,h S,ree, www.smmusd.org/malibu (310) 399-5865
San,a Monica 90405 (310) 457-6801 2828 Four,h S,ree,
30215 Morningview Drive San,a Monica 90405
Roosevelt Elementary Malibu 90265
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (K-5)
www.smmusd.org/roosevel1 * ƒ„…† ‡ˆ:
(310) 395-0941 1651 16,h S,ree,
801 Mon,ana Avenue San,a Monica 90404
San,a Monica 90403