Pasadena USD Announcements & Upcoming Events

PUSD Issues Layoff Notices

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30 PST

The Board of Education last night ordered layoff notices for more than 164 teachers, nurses, librarians, counselors, and administrators in an effort to close a $23 million funding gap caused by an 18 percent cut in state funding. California law requires school districts to inform certificated (i.e., employees who must have a state credential or certificate) employees about (Continued...)

Upcoming Events

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

- Math Field Day
3/20/2010 @ All Day

- Board of Education Meeting
3/23/2010 @ 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM

- Board of Education Meeting
4/6/2010 @ 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM

- April 7th Music Festival - Choral & Orchestra
4/7/2010 @ 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Blair MS Design Wins Award

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:29 PST

Plans for the new Blair International Baccalaureate Middle School Complex have won the Leroy Greene Design & Planning Award from the California Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC). Read more...

PUSD Dropout Task Force Meets March 10

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:37 PST

Members of the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Dropout Task Force will convene its second meeting with members of the Board of Education, community and civic leaders for on Wednesday March 10 at 6:00 p.m.  The task force is part of the PUSD Dropout Reduction Initiative, a comprehensive, aggressive effort to cut the dropout rate in half and increase graduation rates (Continued...)

PUSD Weekly Newsflash

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 PST

See the PUSD Weekly NewsFlash (En Español) to find out what's happening in our schools during the week of February 25!  Read more...  

Check out the PUSD Voice!

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00 PST

The PUSD Voice is a weekly news feature highlighting the people, programs and perspectives of PUSD every Wednesday in Section A of the Pasadena Star News. Read here!

Strategic Plan Update

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:03 PST

Close to 600 parents, students, faith-based leaders, members of community organizations, business representatives and other stakeholders participated in focus group and forum discussions to develop a vision of the future for PUSD students and schools.  Community input will be utilized by the Steering Committee to develop recommendations for the Board of Education in (Continued...)