Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, January 16, 2021

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EDUCATION AND YOUTH

Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 16, 2021 


PASADENA UNIFIED SUSPENDS 
ALL IN PERSON PROGRAMS

Dear PUSD Community,

Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Pasadena and Los Angeles 
County Public Health Departments have recommended 
that schools suspend in-person learning pro-grams until the 
end of January. By deferring in-person programming for just a 
few weeks, we can have a significant impact on reducing the rate 
of transmission of COVID-19 in our community so that we can 
return to in-person learning as soon as possible. 

Starting Friday, January 15, 2021, the Pasadena Unified School District’s small group in-person 
learning programs will be temporarily suspended through the end of January. The last 
day for in-person programs is January 14, 2021. This affects the following programs:

• LEARNs K-8 programs

• Blair Viking Scholars at Blair School

• Phoenix Flyers program at Rose City High School

The Special Education Assessment Center will remain open. Grab & Go Food Cen-ters will
also continue to operate.

We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to resuming in-person program-ming
as soon as possible. We will notify you of the reopening date for these programs once more
information is available. www.pusd.us

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Alverno Heights Academy

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-3463 Head of School: Julia V. Fanara

E-mail address: jfanara@alvernoheights.org

Arcadia High School

180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007

Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forsee

bforsee@ausd.net

Arroyo Pacific Academy

41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, 

(626)294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke

E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org

Barnhart School

240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626)446-5588

Head of School: Ethan Williamson

Kindergarten - 8th grade

website: www.barnhartschool.org

Bethany Christian School

93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-3527

Preschool-TK-8th Grade

Principal: Dr. William Walner

website: www. bcslions.org

Clairbourn School

8400 Huntington Drive

San Gabriel, CA 91775

Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172

FAX: 626-286-1528

E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org

Foothill Oaks Academy

822 E. Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010

(626)301-9809

Principal: Nancy Lopez

www.foothilloaksacademy.org

office@foothilloaksacademy.org

Frostig School

971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107

(626)791-1255

Head of School: Jenny Janetzke

Email: jenny@frostig.org

The Gooden School

192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-2410

Head of School, Jo-Anne Woolner

website: www.goodenschool.org

High Point Academy

1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road 

Pasadena, Ca. 91107 

Head of School: Gary Stern 626-798-8989

website: www.highpointacademy.org

La Salle College Preparatory

3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626)351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org

Principal Mrs. Courtney Kassakhian

Monrovia High School

325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 

(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin Jackson

Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us

Odyssey Charter School

725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001

(626)229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neill

website: www.odysseycharterschool.org

Pasadena High School

2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626)396-5880 Principal: Roberto Hernandez

website: http://phs.pusd.us

St. Rita Catholic School

322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

Principal: Adela Solis (626) 355-6114 

solis@st-ritaschool.org

Website: www.st-ritaschool.org

Sierra Madre Elementary School

141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-1428 Principal: Lindsay LUIS

E-mail address: LUIS.lindsay@pusd.us

Sierra Madre Middle School 

160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)836-2947 Principal: Garrett Newsom

E-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us

Walden School

74 S San Gabriel Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166 

www.waldenschool.net

Weizmann Day School

1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626)797-0204

Lisa Feldman: Head of School

Wilson Middle School

300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626)449-7390 Principal: Ruth Esseln

E-mail address: resseln@pusd.us

Pasadena Unified School District

351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109

(626)396-3600 Website: www.pusd@pusd.us

Arcadia Unified School District

234 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626)821-8300 Website: www.ausd.net

Monrovia Unified School District

325 E. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, Ca. 91016

(626)471-2000

Website: www.monroviaschools.net

Duarte Unified School District

1620 Huntington Dr., Duarte, Ca. 91010

(626)599-5000

Website: www.duarte.k12.ca.us

Arcadia Christian School

1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006

Preschool - and TK - 8th Grade

626-574-8229/626-574-0805

Email: inquiry@acslions.com

Principal: Cindy Harmon

website: www.acslions.com

ENROLL IN PUSD IN 
2021-2022!

Enroll at your neighborhood school or at a 
different PUSD campus 

The First Lottery of 2021-22 Open Enrollment 
is January 7 - 28, 2021

Enrollment is now underway for the 2021-
2022 school year for the Pasadena Unified 
School District’s (PUSD) Early Education 
programs and Transitional Kindergarten 
through 12th-grade schools. PUSD is an 
Open Enrollment district, so in addition to 
their assigned school of residence, students 
have an opportunity to choose any other 
PUSD school that has space. The first online 
application lottery for 2021-22 Open En-rollment 
is January 7-28, 2021.

“At PUSD, we’re dedicated to helping every 
child flourish academically, socially, and 
emotionally,” said Superintendent Brian McDonald. 
“Whether in distance or in-person 
learning, our teachers and schools create 
learning communities that welcome and in-
spire every student.”

With exceptional educational opportunities 
for every learner, the schools of the Pasa-dena 
Unified School District (PUSD) are a launchpad 
for every child’s success. PUSD of-fers 
a wide range of programs, from traditional 
schools to programs such as dual lan-guage 
immersion, STEM (science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics), Visual and Performing 
Arts, magnet schools, International 
Baccalaureate, and Early College, Math and 
App academies. All PUSD schools provide a 
rigorous standards-based cur-riculum in safe 
environments that welcome every learner. 
The faculty and staff of PUSD are dedicated 
to ensuring that every child flourishes academically, 
socially, and emo-tionally, whether 
learning is online or in person. 

For more information, visit pusd.us/enroll or 
review the PUSD Enrollment Guide Eng-lish 
Español.

There are two ways to attend PUSD schools 
for students new to PUSD or to a new school 
(TK-12):

1. Enroll in your neighborhood school -
Find your school of residence and complete
Online Registration for 2021-2022 here. Parents 
are encouraged to register at their school
of residence for 2021-2022 by March 5, 2021.

2. Apply through Open Enrollment/
School Choice - Apply to signature pro-
grams such as Dual Immersion, Magnets, International 
Baccalaureate, College & Career
Academies, and more! Open Enrollment applications 
for 2021-2022 are accepted during
two general phases:

o January 7-28, 2021- First lottery: online 
applications are accepted from students
who live within PUSD boundaries and from
children of PUSD employees. The application
site will be live starting at 9 a.m. on January
7 and closing at 4 p.m. January 28, 2020. You
will be prompted to create an account at
https://schoolchoicepusd.com/login

o March 15-19, 2021 - Second lottery:
online applications for new appli-cants who
live within PUSD. Applications of Interest
accepted from stu-dents who live outside
PUSD boundaries.

For more information about PUSD’s Open 
Enrollment, vis-it pusd.us/enrollment or 
contact the PUSD Enrollment, Permits & Records 
Office.


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