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Parent Education

TRANSITION IEPs, PLANS AND GOALS — HOW TO BUILD THEM
Please join us on Wednesday, Mar 27 at 7pm for an informative workshop presented by Sarah Fairchild of the Tollner Law Firm on transition IEPs, plans and goals and how to build them. We will look at students’ legal rights and entitlements as well as practical strategies for creating effective transition plans and evidence-based best practices in transition planning. This event will take place in the Acalanes library.

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • Women’s History Month (March)
  • Disability Awareness Month (March)
  • Gender Equality Month (March)
  • Mar 25 Holi celebrated
  • Mar 31 Easter and Trans Day of Visibility

Holi has immense religious significance for Hindus and is one of the most popular Hindu festivals celebrated with much enthusiasm and fanfare across India. Also known as The Festival of Color, in West Bengal, Assam and Tripura, it is also known as the ‘Dol jatra’ or ‘Basanta Utsav’. Traditionally celebrated in late February or early March in the Gregorian calendar, Holi marks the arrival of spring and the end of winter, coinciding with the full moon or Purnima on the evening of the Hindu month of Phalguna. It’s a time for people to come together, put aside their differences and celebrate life’s brighter moments.
 
Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
 
International Transgender Day of Visibility (often referred to as TDOV or Trans Day of Visibility) is an annual event occurring on Mar 31 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. Joe Biden officially proclaimed Mar 31, 2021 as a Transgender Day of Visibility, saying in part, “I call upon all Americans to join in the fight for full equality for all transgender people.” Biden was the first American president to issue a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the event. Biden issued a similar proclamation a year later, welcoming Jeopardy! contestant and local transgender woman Amy Schneider to the White House and announcing a set of measures intended to support transgender rights.
 
Please check out the new AUHSD DEIB website for many great resources and events! And follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

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Parent Education

POWERFUL COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENT TUESDAY, MAR 19
Students, parents and community members are encouraged to attend “Paralyzed to Powerful” with Robert Paylor on Tuesday, Mar 19 at 7pm. This event will take place in the Acalanes Performing Arts Center (PAC) and while the event is free, we ask that you RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • Women’s History Month (March)
  • Disability Awareness Month (March)
  • Gender Equality Month (March)
  • Mar 19 Nowruz – Persian New Year
  • Feb 14 – Mar 28 Lent
  • Mar 25 Holi Celebrated
  • Mar 31 Easter and Trans Day of Visibility

According to National Geographic, Nowruz stems from a religious holiday in Zoroastrianism dating back close to 3,000 years in Persia (now Iran), in which the coming of spring was celebrated as a triumph of good over evil. The holiday now extends into several different faiths and areas of the world.
 
Lent, in the Christian church, is a period of penitential preparation for Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter, and provides a 40-day period for fasting and abstinence (Sundays are excluded), in imitation of Jesus Christ’s fasting in the wilderness before he began his public ministry.
 
As we celebrate Women’s History Month let us not forget those women with disabilities who have accomplished so many things despite their disadvantages. Please check out this link to discover 7 firsts to celebrate the accomplishments of deaf women.

Please check out the new AUHSD DEIB website for many great resources and events! And follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

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Parent Education

POWERFUL COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENT TUESDAY, MAR 19
Students, parents and community members are encouraged to attend “Paralyzed to Powerful” with Robert Paylor on Tuesday, Mar 19 at 7pm. This event will take place in the Acalanes Performing Arts Center (PAC) and while the event is free, we ask that you RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • Women’s History Month (March)
  • Disability Awareness Month (March)
  • Gender Equality Month (March)
  • Mar 11 Ramadan Begins
  • Mar 19 Nowruz – Persian New Year
  • Feb 14 – Mar 28 Lent
  • Mar 25 Holi Celebrated
  • Mar 31 Easter and Trans Day of Visibility

Did you know Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California?? It began as a week surrounding International Womens Day (Mar 8 this year) to “celebrate the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America” (President Jimmy Carter). Find out more here.
 
One special woman to highlight this week is Tammy Duckworth. She is a disabled female combat veteran who is now a Senator from Illinois. Duckworth is the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, the first person born in Thailand elected to Congress, the first woman with a disability elected to Congress, the first female double amputee in the Senate, and the first senator to give birth while in office. She is the second Asian American woman to serve in the Senate, after Mazie Hirono.
 
The month of Ramadan begins at sunset on Mar 11. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection, and community. A commemoration of Muhammad’s first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.

Please check out the new AUHSD DEIB website for many great resources and events! And follow us on Instagram and Facebook

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • Women’s History Month (March)
  • Disability Awareness Month (March)
  • Gender Equality Month (March)
  • Mar 11 Ramadan Begins
  • Mar 19 Nowruz – Persian New Year
  • Feb 14 – Mar 28 Lent
  • Mar 25 Holi Celebrated
  • Mar 31 Easter and Trans Day of Visibility

Please join us as we celebrate the many religious holidays and festivals in our world this month. Along with that we will spotlight some amazing women and celebrate those with disabilities. If you have someone or something you would like to highlight please let us know here.
 
Do you use Facetime or Zoom? Thank prolific inventor Marian Croak, owner of 200+ U.S. patents. Croak was one of the first two Black women to be inducted to the Inventors Hall of Fame. She is best known for developing Voice Over Internet Protocols (VoIP), technology that converts your voice into a digital signal. Among her inventions is the text-to-donate function, which has helped to raise millions of dollars for disaster-relief efforts.

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • Black History/Excellence Month (February)
  • Women’s History Month (March)
  • Disability Awareness Month (March)
  • Gender Equality Month (March)

As we wrap up celebrating Black excellence this month, we ask each and every one of you to reflect on what makes this part of our culture so special. Black innovators have shaped our American culture in so many incredible ways, from the traffic signal to the Super Soaker, our refrigerated trucks to our long lasting light bulbs. And if it wasn’t for George Washington Carver, we might not have our good old PB and J or Reese’s Peanut Butter cups.
 
As we look into the month of March, we hope to celebrate women for their history month, and those with disabilities for their awareness month. It is also Gender Equality Month. If you have a story to share or someone special to highlight, please let us know!

Please check out the new AUHSD DEIB website for many great resources and events! And follow us on Instagram and Facebook

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Parent Education



Powerful Community Education Event.

“Paralyzed to Powerful” with Robert Paylor. RSVP here!

Tuesday, March 19
7:00pm
Acalanes Performing Arts Center, PAC
Event is free and encouraged for all Parents and Students. 

 

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • Black History/Excellence Month (February)
  • Women’s History Month (March)
  • Disability Awareness Month (March)
  • Gender Equality Month (March)

As we wrap up celebrating Black excellence this month, we ask each and every one of you to reflect on what makes this part of our culture so special. Black innovators have shaped our American culture in so many incredible ways, from the traffic signal to the Super Soaker, our refrigerated trucks to our long lasting light bulbs. And if it wasn’t for George Washington Carver, we might not have our good old PB and J or Reese’s Peanut Butter cups.
 
As we look into the month of March, we hope to celebrate women for their history month, and those with disabilities for their awareness month. It is also Gender Equality Month. If you have a story to share or someone special to highlight, please let us know!

Please check out the new AUHSD DEIB website for many great resources and events! And follow us on Instagram and Facebook

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Parent Education



Please plan to join us for this powerful discussion! RSVP here!
Event is free and encouraged for all Parents and Students. 

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