Join us at an upcoming campus tour to see which TUSD school is right for you. In-person tours will be offered on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Heritage, Legacy Magnet Academy, Sycamore Magnet Academy, Tustin Memorial Academy and Columbus Tustin. In-person tours will be offered at all other sites on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

In addition, the Transfer Window Priority Period will soon open on January 9. Transfer requests received during the priority period are not on a first come, first served basis. Transfers are granted to qualified students based on space availability. If there are more qualified students than spaces, a lottery will be held.

Offering choice has always been a hallmark of Tustin Unified, as nearly one third of our students attend a school other than their home school. The online transfer process allows students the freedom of choice and movement throughout TUSD. To learn more about the transfer process and to complete an application, click on the transfers link on our district website. We have included videos on our elementary, middle and high schools, as well as our Kindergarten Readiness Program.

Beckman High School's Antonio Moon was recently celebrated by the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators. Selected as the Secondary Theatre Teacher of the Year, Mr. Moon was honored for his commitment to excellence and positive impact on students through arts education. Mr. Moon will join teachers, administrators and advocates from across the county at the upcoming OC Music and Arts Administrators Award Ceremony on February 8.

Founded by the Orange County Department of Education, the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators is an active coalition of school districts, community arts organizations, parents and business leaders who work collaboratively to ensure a high quality, inclusive, accessible and equitable arts education for every child.

Congratulations Antonio Moon for this much deserved recognition!

Join us for our TUSD Round-up as we share information with families of incoming Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten students for the 2023-24 school year. Sign up to join virtual meetings on January 11 (Spanish) and January 12 (English) from 6-7:30 p.m.

For the past seven years, TUSD has been a part of the groundbreaking CubeSAT STEM program, a joint effort with Irvine Unified School District and the Irvine Public Schools Foundation. This innovative program allowed students from TUSD and IUSD schools to not only apply their STEM skills, but to also build, program, test and launch their series of small satellites into orbit.

Participating students gained valuable industry-like experience as they worked on sub-teams in avionics, biotech, communications, power, prime and propulsion. Their hard work paid off. The CubeSAT program made history as the first high school program to successfully launch and orbit a satellite in space! This is a true testament to the power of inter-district collaboration, offering unparalleled access to real-world work experiences for students.

Thank you to Beckman teachers, both current and past, Dr. Paul Lewanski, Siu-Ling Sit and Siu-Kong Sit and administrators Drs. Grant Litfin and Donnie Rafter for their passion, support and dedication to the CubeSAT program over the past seven years.

Earlier this month, Sycamore Magnet Academy students presented the campus' first elementary musical. 58 students shined in their presentation of Through the Woods, delivering stellar performance to a packed house. Sponsored by the Sycamore Magnet Academy PTA and funded in part through a Tustin Community Foundation grant, the musical was certainly a highlight for the SMA community. Way to go Wolves!

At their annual organizational meeting on December 12, the Board of Education heard from Student Board Members Erin Song (Beckman), Valerie Ontiveros (Tustin), Priscilla Gutierrez (Hillview), Malaika Fortes (Foothill) and Jaiden Le (Legacy) as they shared events from their campuses this month. Moreover, Andres Garcia (Beckman) shared an overview of happenings across the district at our elementary and middle schools.

In addition, CTE, Engineering, & Robotics TOSA, Megan Lund, shared the success of our Hour of Code and CubeSAT STEM programs. We are excited to hear that our students are excelling in these outstanding programs.

Congratulations to our new officers, elected that evening: James Laird, President, Allyson Damikolas, Vice President and Jonathan Stone, Clerk.

Additional highlights from Board meetings this year can be found on our website.