The Superintendent’s School Consolidation Committee was reviewing data to determine if consolidation may benefit students. The recommendations of each committee member were submitted anonymously, and based on the majority vote, the committee recommended that PUSD not consolidate any schools at this time. We attended the meetings and here are our summaries.

PEN is celebrating our 20th Anniversary. Read the list of PEN’s 20 Game Changing Contributions over 20 years. And share how PEN has impacted your school experience!

As PEN celebrates two decades of connecting families to public schools, the organization is also marking a significant moment of transition.

We understand that the budget reductions that PUSD will make for the 2026-2027 school year are causing some uncertainty for you as you plan for the next school year.  Included in this update is information about budget reductions, Superintendent’s Facilities Advisory Committee, and a proposed Superintendent’s Consolidation Advisory Committee.

The final motion, approved in a 4-3 vote, restored Career Technical Education programs, decreased cuts to athletics from 50% to 25%, and increased central office reductions to include Tiers 1,2, and 3 for the 2026-2027 school year.  Read more about the impact.

The SBAC’s priority ranking of reductions will be presented to the school board on November 13.  No action will be taken at this meeting. The Board will take action at their meeting on November 20. There is an opportunity for public comment at both meetings.

The LA County Office of Education completed a review of PUSD’s Adopted Budget for fiscal year 2025-26. The review resulted in “conditional approval” of the budget. “Conditional approval” means that the County Superintendent approves the budget on the condition that PUSD takes certain specific actions to remedy deficiencies in the 2025-26 budget and multiyear projections.

Here are some tips to help you make the most of this fall’s parent-teacher conference - or any parent-teacher meeting.

We know this has been a tough beginning of the school year for PUSD families whose students are enrolled in schools that have lower enrollment than projected.  Projecting how many students will show up at the beginning of the next school year can be challenging on a typical year, but it was especially challenging this year as families were displaced by the fires.  Here’s an explanation of what’s happening, why teachers were moved, and what parents can do.