Friday Update, August 8, 2025

Good evening, Sulphur Springs Union School District Families and Staff. This is Dr. Catherine Kawaguchi, your Superintendent with a Friday Update, August 8, 2025.

Welcome Back to School: Thursday, August 14th

Dear Families,

We are so excited to welcome you and your child back for a brand-new school year! Whether you are returning or joining us for the first time, we are thrilled to have you as part of our school community.

This year promises to be full of growth, learning, and meaningful experiences. Our dedicated staff have been working hard to prepare engaging lessons, build a supportive environment, and create opportunities for every student to succeed.

We look forward to partnering with you to ensure a positive and productive year ahead. Please stay connected with us through Teacher and Principal updates on ParentSquare, as well as Superintendent Friday Updates.

Here’s to a fantastic start to the 2025–2026 school year!

PLEASE READ: Important information to support you with your child’s first few days of school!!

Families,

Your child’s Principal will be sending you a ParentSquare message this coming week with important information about start and end times, and directions about the valet system for drop off and pick up. 

We are welcoming you to walk your child to their classroom on the first day of school, August 14th. Please know that on Friday, August 15th, we will be following normal procedures for drop-off at each of our school campuses. 

For the 2025-26 school year, two instructional programs are being offered to students:

• Full day, five days a week, TK-6, In-Person Learning
• Scholars@Home Online Independent Study

Start and End Times for All Schools

2025-2026 School Year

Class Assignments: In-Person and Scholars@Home Online Independent Study Program

Your child’s class assignment for the 25/26 school year is available through your Aeries Parent Portal. Please know that there will NOT be any class lists posted at school sites on the first day of school. 

If you are unable to access the Aeries Parent Portal, please contact your school office staff who are available to assist you at this time or contact the District Office at 661-252-5131.

Please note, your child’s class list will only be visible in the Aeries Parent Portal if you have completed your child’s Data Confirmation. The Data Confirmation is your review of the beginning of the year documents that require parent/guardian signatures. Families are able to confirm their Data Confirmation now in the Aeries Parent Portal.

IMPORTANT: ELO-Program:

For families that wish to have their child enrolled in the District’s free ELO- Program, it is required that the Data Confirmation is completed. 

Steps to Complete Your Child’s Data Confirmation

Aeries Parent Portal Login Issues Help Guide

If you are having difficulty logging into the Aeries Parent Portal, please try the following:

1. Please make sure you are following this link to get to the Parent Portal.  You cannot complete the data confirmation on the app at this time. You will need to use the email you registered your child with.  

2. If you have forgotten your password, please complete the following steps.

-Click on ‘Forgot Password?” 

-Enter your email address

Enter code sent to the email address on file and re-enter your email address

This will allow you to reset your password as long as you are using the email address on file (the email address used when you registered your child). 

If you are unsure which email address you used, or this process is not working, please email Rosa Gunn at rgunn@sssd.k12.ca.us, or call us at 661-252-5131 so we may assist you. Please do not re-enroll your child, or create another account.  

If you are having issues on the Authorizations Page, see below

When you click on the Authorizations Screen, you need to see the far-right side of the screen, Allow / Deny. If you do not see this on your screen, you need to zoom out, see below. 

This will allow you to see the Allow / Deny and click on the right left button, Confirm and Continue. 

Please call the District Office at 661-252-5131 if you need additional assistance. Thank you!

Lunch Applications are NOT Required for ALL Students!!

We are excited to inform you that all of our schools will continue to provide free meals (breakfast and lunch) for all students at all nine school sites.

For families, this means that we are no longer collecting lunch applications from families.  Instead, we encourage all families to complete the Alternative Income Form in their data confirmation.  Your completed form greatly supports funding for our District’s educational and social/emotional programs.

School Bus Transportation Applications for the

2025-2026 School Year

Click Here for Bus Applications:

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Important to remember: 

Applications received after July 25, 2025, may be placed on a waitlist and transportation cannot be guaranteed at the start of the school year.
 
 The District’s Transportation Safety Plan can be found on the District’s website.  Buses will have active video monitoring enabled. The use of video monitoring will support the safety of students and drivers, prevent vandalism, and may be used to monitor student behavior.
  
 Bus Pass Operating Procedures:
 For everyone's safety, our bus riders must display their assigned bus pass when riding the bus.
  
 Students are expected to have their bus pass with them daily and scan it each time they get on and off the bus. Students need to remember not to fold the card or punch holes in it to avoid damaging the encryption in the card. If the plastic pouch or the lanyard that holds the card wears out or is damaged, the student can ask their bus driver for a new one.
 

All bus passes will be returned on the last day of school to their bus driver.
  
 For specific information on bus schedules and bus routes, please contact the Transportation Office at (661) 252-3822.
  

Wishing you and your family a wonderful weekend. Thank you,

SEE YOU ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA