As one school year draws to an end, another begins!  The new school year brings with it many changes.

Early Start for High Schools

All high schools in the Fontana Unified School District will begin school in August.  A.B. Miller, Fontana, Kaiser, Summit, Birch and Citrus High Schools will all start on August 11, 2008 and end on June 1, 2009.  By starting the school year earlier than in previous years, our students will enjoy the following benefits:

• Students will be off for a full week at Thanksgiving (November 24-28, 2008).
• Winter Break will be three weeks long (December 22, 2008 through January 9, 2009).
• There will be more instructional days before State and AP testing.
• First semester ends the day Winter Break begins.

District Closes Jurupa Hills Middle School

Jurupa Hills Middle School closed its doors at the end of the 2007-08 school year.  The school has served our students in multiple capacities throughout the years:  it originated as an elementary school when it was built in 1958 and seven years ago, it was transformed into a sixth-grade only campus.  The District is currently working on plans to renovate the facility into the new home of Fontana Adult School.  The main work will include converting from septic tanks to sewer lines, enlarging and improving the parking lot and expanding the administration building.  Adult School classes could begin on the campus as early as Spring semester which begins in January 2009.

Six Elementary Schools Expand to Take on Grade 6

With the closing of Jurupa Hills Middle Schools and the addition of two new elementary schools last year, six of our elementary schools will now include sixth grade on their campuses.  Beginning in 2008-09, Beech Avenue, Binks, Citrus, Live Oak, Poplar, and West Randall will be K-6 elementary schools.

Track Changes at Four Elementary Schools

Effective the 2008-09 school year, Juniper, Oak Park, Shadow Hills, and South Tamarind Elementary Schools will change from their current Multi-Track, Year-Round schedule to the Single-Track, Year-Round schedule.  These changes were made to improve the coordination between elementary school schedules and to increase the number of sites that operate on the same school year calendar.

It is our hope that of these changes will contribute to our district functioning more efficiently and to better serve our students.

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