New Deer Canyon Classroom Building Set for 2020 Opening

The long-awaited newly constructed classroom building at Deer Canyon Elementary School will officially open to teachers and students in January, with a district-wide ribbon-cutting ceremony tentatively slated for Friday, Jan. 24.

Davies Moves to Board President, Payzant to VP

As is customary in the Alta Loma School District, members of the board of trustees rotated officer positions at the Dec. 11 school board meeting, with Rebecca Davies taking over as board president for 2020. Caryn Payzant moves to vice president and Dave Roberts to clerk.

Parent-Teacher Conferences, Thanksgiving Week Highlight November Calendar

Alta Loma School District elementary schools will host parents and family members for annual parent-teacher conferences Nov. 18-22. Schools will move to a modified schedule of early dismissals during the conference period for first through sixth grades. District schools will be closed the following week for Thanksgiving week from Nov. 25-29.

Alta Loma Students Keep Getting Better

The Alta Loma School District ranked eighth in California over the last school year for student improvement in math among 78 school districts of similar size and demographics across the state. That was just one of many highlights for the district following last month’s release of the 2018-2019 statewide California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.

Focus on Alta Loma Junior High School: Modernization Projects Make School “Like New”

The first of five renovation or modernization phases at Alta Loma Junior High School was completed during the summer, with the rest scheduled to be completed before the start of the next school year.