FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2022 Hamilton School Takes First Place at Chess Championship (Novato, CA)… The Hamilton K-8 School Chess Team took 1st place in the K-8 Rookie section at the 2022 CalChess Super States Championship on Sunday April 10. It was the school’s first appearance at the state championships and fielded a team [...]
Dear NUSD Community, Spring events are upon us and your participation and support are appreciated. Marin Community Services Celebrated 50 Years Serving the Novato Community Cheryl Paddack and her team planned a wonderful celebration for 50 wonderful years serving Novato residents. Speakers included NMCS major donors Marin Community Foundation Rhea Suh, Berta Campos-Anicetti, Jared Huffman, [...]
2 pm Earlier today the Novato Police Department investigated the report of a bomb threat at Novato High School. A bomb-trained canine and handler from Cotati Rohnert Park thoroughly searched the campus and did not find any evidence of a bomb or bomb making materials. Students and staff sheltered in place immediately upon learning of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2022 (Novato, CA)…This year Loma Verde Elementary School Balsa Structure team took Third Place in the NorCal Section Championships and qualified to compete in the World Finals in Ames, Iowa in May. Loma Verde sent three teams of students to compete in the annual Odyssey of the Mind NorCal Section [...]
Dear NUSD Community, As we head into Spring Break and then into the remaining weeks of the 2021-2022 school year, we want to thank everyone for their cooperation and patience as we returned to full in-person school this year, navigated the Delta and Omicron variants, and shifted from required masking to masks being strongly recommended [...]
Dear Novato Community, We have good news! I was delighted to reinstate 8 teachers from Lynwood School last week who had been given layoff notices. We were able to implement the skipping criteria approved by Trustees in January 2022 for the Lynwood bilingual teachers. We appreciate your response to the “Intent to Return” forms that [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2022 NUSD Welcomes Staff (Novato, CA) … The Novato Unified School District Board of Trustees named staff to fill previously frozen positions at their regular Board meeting on March 29, 2022. “I am so excited to promote and welcome these professionals to our district! Most are Novato residents or current [...]
Dear Novato Community, Spring is Arriving and Activities Abound Several events have already begun to fill our calendars, youth sports, performing arts, special events and open house to name a few! There are a few events that I would like to highlight. March 25, 3:15pm - Olive School Ribbon Cutting (Amazing Office/Conference Rooms) March 24 - Open [...]
Neurodiversity Week (March 21st-27th) is about celebrating the strengths and talents of people with learning differences. Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one "right" way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits. The neurodiversity movement emerged [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2022 NUSD Seeks Participants for Blue Ribbon Committee (Novato, CA) … The Novato Unified School District is seeking members of the community to participate in the Parcel Tax Blue Ribbon Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to gather community input to help determine the future of local funding for [...]
