2020 has been... different. It may be hard to look back on the last nine months and see the positives, but for many people 2020 provided one thing they didn't have before: time. Time to reflect, examine, rediscover and hopefully appreciate who and what is around them. Adversity also teaches us a lot about ourselves [...]
Spring 2021 Semester Placement Request for Virtual Learning Academy or Flexible In-Person Learning NUSD families have the option of remaining in either Virtual Learning Academy or Flexible In-Person learning program or request a transfer for the spring semester that begins on January 4, 2021. You do not need to complete the form if you intend [...]
(Updated 4/22/2021) This school year there are very specific steps to take when your child is not feeling well. It is very important that parents and staff follow this protocol to ensure that cases of COVID19 do not go undiagnosed resulting in students and their family members getting ill or spreading the virus to others. [...]
A great deal of work has been put in to the logistics of how we can bring students back to our campus safely. While no plan is perfect, administration, classified staff and teachers have joined together at Pleasant Valley to create protocol that takes into account all CDC guidelines, the expectation of parents and the [...]
As we begin returning students back to classrooms it is required for student readmittance that every parent/guardian READ, SIGN and RETURN the signature sheet of the COVID Handbook BEFORE your student's first day back. This handbook, also available in Spanish, contains necessary information for parents to navigate the days ahead as we continue striving to [...]
Principal Letter || Sept 18, 2020 Questions Answered || Our first Principal Coffee of the year took place on Tuesday, Sept 15. Many thanks to those of you who were able to attend! With a possible re-entry date of October 5th in a hybrid model, parents had lots of questions and concerns, and although I [...]
At the direction of the Marin County Health and Human Services and via order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, all students enrolled in Novato Unified Schools will be attending classes remotely until Marin County is removed from the state corona-virus watch list. For student & parent instruction and links for Remote Learning, please click HERE. For [...]
It's VERY IMPORTANT that you call the Attendance Line if your child will not be able to participate in class. ESPECIALLY call if your child is not feeling well. Until elementary age students can be vaccinated and/or we have new instructions from the Marin County Office of Education, we will need to continue COVID precautions. Attendance line - 415-897-6264 or [...]
Welcome to the new school year - one like no other before!! This informational document will help answer some of your questions about this unusual school year. Please click HERE to view in Spanish. Please click HERE to view in English.
From Ms. Penny: Several weeks ago I watched local author and speaker, Kelly Corrigan, talk about one way that she deals with overwhelming situations by imagining the best result. Kelly said, “I tell myself the story of what happened as if it’s over and I nailed it.” Her story of what the days of the [...]
