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Every year we hold a Mountain Oaks Board of Directors election to fill the vacant seats on our Board. The Mountain Oaks Board of Directors is comprised of at least 3 Mountain Oaks parents and up to 2 community members. This year, we have 2 parent member vacancies on the board

Each student household and staff members are allowed one vote. Please vote before February 28, 2025, at 4 PM. If you have any questions, please contact the front office at 754-0532. This year we have 3 Board of Directors seats available and 3 candidates (2 of which are incumbents).

Click on the article title to access the Governing Board Election form and the Board of Directors' applications. Posted 1/31/25

There will be no Grade 3-5 Writer's Workshop on Thursday, February 20. Posted 2/20/25

There will be no Countries and Cultures today (February 19) or next Wednesday (February 26). Posted 2/19/25

Dear Educators and Community Partners,

The following announcement is from Sally Finch, Mentor Teacher at Mountain Oaks. Sally, Corie and one of our high school students are presenting at this conference. It's an amazing opportunity. I hope you can attend. Thank you, Kathleen

From Sally:

Are you passionate about environmental education and action? Join us for the CREEC Central Spring Conference and expand your toolkit for empowering learners of all ages!

📅 Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PST)
🌐 Location: Virtual

This engaging conference will feature inspiring presenters and collaborative sessions focused on:
1. Connecting learners with nature through best practices and engaging activities.
2. Promoting environmental education strategies, topics and lessons.
3. Sparking meaningful change in our communities through action projects.

First 80 registrants who attend the conference will receive a $125 stipend.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore innovative strategies and build connections with like-minded educators and partners.

We can’t wait to see you there! Click article title to register today! Posted 2/17/25

I have attached the results of the Gallery Walk we had during our 31st Annual Retreat. We will be reviewing this document during our next Parent Chat session (in-person and virtual). Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you, Kathleen - [email protected]

Click article title to view results. Posted 2/12/25

We are having a Spring Photo Day at the San Andreas site on Wednesday, March 12th from 9:30-12:00. These photos will be used in our school yearbook. Families will also have the opportunity to purchase photos. Please click on the article title to sign-up online. Posted 2/6/2025

Mountain Oaks is able to bring Robo-Doc to our school through a partnership with the Mark Twain Health Center District. The Robo-Doc program has been successful in other schools in our district.

Click article title to learn more and to sign up. Posted 2/5/25

A huge thank you to all of our community members who completed our Annual Parent and High School student survey and attended our Annual Retreat. The Mountain Oaks Annual Retreat is the one day a year we come together as a community to review and analyze our current survey data and our CAASPP data from the previous year. In this meeting, we identify problems and present solutions. All of the information we gather during the Annual Retreat is used to improve our program which is focused on student's academic success.

This year we had a unique conversation with our community members about our upcoming charter renewal in 2027. The rules for charter renewal have had significant changes that will impact Mountain Oaks.

To qualify for a 5–7-year charter renewal, one indicator we need is to be in the High or Middle Performing category. The indicators they are talking about are on the California School Dashboard. (Click article title to view the Dashboard.)

High Performing: The charter school has Blue and/or Green on all state indicators for two years.
Middle Performing: The charter school meets neither the High Performing level nor the Low Performing level criteria.
Low Performing: The charter school has Red and/or Orange on all state indicators for two years. (Mountain Oaks scored in the Low Performing Category for the 23/24 school year)

The data on the California School Dashboard is the primary data point reviewed by the California Department of Education.
If we score in the low performing category we are only eligible for a 1-2 year term. https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/csdweb032624.asp

The CAASPP results from the 24/25 and 25/26 school year are the ones that will be used for charter renewal. It is critical that we share this information with our families and students in order for them to partner with us to develop strategies to not only improve student academic achievement, but to improve our students' CAASPP test-taking strategies. Test-taking strategies are also a life skill our students will use outside of the academic environment.

We need our community to support us in promoting academic success for all students along with a positive school testing environment.

Thank you
Kathleen
[email protected]

This year the Administrative Team made the decision to respond to parts of the HS Annual Survey and make the information available to our community members. The responses highlighted in green are from the Administrative Team.

Please contact me if you have any questions, Kathleen
[email protected]

Click article title to view Administrative Team responses. Posted 1/31/25

This year the Administrative Team made the decision to respond to parts of the Parent Annual Survey and make the information available to our community members. The responses highlighted in green are from the Administrative Team.

Please contact me if you have any questions, Kathleen
[email protected]

Click article title to view Administrative Team responses. Posted 1/31/25.

If you have been requested by your mentor teacher to fill out the CAASPP Practice Test Student Reflection form, click the article title. If you haven't been asked yet, ask your teacher how you can do this and earn a Pizza Party! Posted 1/27/25