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FREE Education + Communication = A Better Nation ® Covering the Tustin Unified School District Volume 13, Issue 64 September / October 2017 A Salute to Education Icon Gerry Aust Retired TUSD educator Gerry Aust served as master of ceremonies at the Tustin Public Schools Foundation’s Teacher of the Year Dinner for 16 years. Please see page 5 for his story. www.SchoolNewsRollCall.com THE LUXURY TO LIVE WELL SPACIOUS NEW HOMES MASTER CRAFTSMANSHIP MAJESTIC LOCATION NINE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS IN IRVINE FROM THE LOW $1 MILLIONS TO OVER $2 MILLION Orchard Hills is conveniently located at the corner of Portola Parkway and Culver Drive in Irvine. VILLAGESOFIRVINE.COM 949.284.8837 Villages of Irvine® and Orchard Hills® are registered trademarks of The Irvine Company LLC, used for marketing villages of new homes in Irvine, California USA. 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TUSD is Preparing Students to Thrive in the Future In Touch with TUSD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in The Tustin Unified School District had Boston. These accomplishments on the national and world another outstanding school year in 2016-17 stages are supported by a Districtwide shift to the Next with gains in student achievement, Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that emphasize expansion of science, technology, hands-on experiments and engineering. engineering, arts and mathematics These achievements have taken place in a Districtwide (STEAM) programs; facility improvements; culture of collaboration, high expectations, and support. Teachers, administrators, and staff participated in a variety Gregory A. and community satisfaction. Franklin, Ed.D. TUSD continues to do well on every of professional development activities, online modules, Superintendent measure of student performance: coaching, and conferences to expand their knowledge and • More students took and passed Advanced Placement expertise. and International Baccalaureate exams. School climates are positive for students: attendance • Attendance increased. rates are up, discipline referrals and suspensions are • More students qualified for university entrance. down, and parent satisfaction is high. A number of students • The greatest academic growth came or economically attend a campus other than their home school, exercising disadvantaged students, narrowing achievement gaps. parent and student choice options. Many parents report that • More students than ever are taking four years of teachers show a genuine care and respect for their child. math in high school. The District is experiencing success on many fronts. The District also continues to make progress in student Much of this success is supported by the prudent business achievement in STEAM fields. This year, the District had practices of the District. Facilities are well-maintained two elementary schools, one middle school, and four high and capital improvements are made, efficiencies have been school robotics teams compete in the VEX World Robotics achieved in utility usage and internal practices, and budget Championships. The schools representing the District reserves have been built to prepare for the next economic were Orchard Hills School, and Beckman and Foothill high downturn. As a result, the District is in an excellent schools. Tustin High School’s T-Tech Invention Team also position to continue preparing students to thrive now and competed in an invention competition this past summer in the future. Go TUSD! Board of Education Jonathan Abelove Tammie Bullard James H. Laird Lynn Davis Francine Scinto President Vice President Clerk Member Member For the latest information: @TUSDschools and @SuptFranklin Mark Eliot TUSDschools Director of Communications & Public Information www.tustin.k12.ca.us 300 South C St., Tustin, CA 92780 • (714) 730-7339 COVERING THE TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2017 3 ® Education + Communication = A Better Nation www.schoolnewsrollcall.com Covering the TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDER/PUBLISHER: Kay Coop 562/493-3193 • [email protected] Kay Coop ADVERTISING SALES: Leslie Rawlings Neta Madison Founder/Publisher 714/856-9884 • [email protected] Netragrednik CONTENT COORDINATOR: Barbra Longiny Welcome back to another new as we promote the excellence in GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PRODUCTION: Katie Caress school year. By now the students have the TUSD. We post the current and COPY EDITORS: Lisa Brock, Kate Karp & Anna Zappia settled into a routine and are focused archived issues on our web site. 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A retired of Directors for 17 years. teacher, activities director He and Diane were involved and school principal in in the Dinosaur Dash the Tustin Unified School 2K/5K/10K race since it District, and longtime board began 26 years ago and member for the Tustin served as co-chairs of the Public Schools Foundation, annual event for two years. Gerry passed away August Gerry also served as master 12..He was 78 years young. of ceremonies for the annual Gerry worked in public TPSF Teacher of the Year education for 39 years – Dinner for 16 years and was 37 of those in the Tustin Honorary Superintendent of school district. He started the Foundation’s Summer his career as a junior Academy program for high school teacher in elementary and middle Vancouver, Washington. Gerry Aust is seen with his wife, Diane — two longtime dedicated educators school students. Gerry was Gerry came to Tustin and well-known community volunteers in the Tustin Unified School District. a longtime member of the in 1963 and, over the Tustin-Santa Ana Rotary years, taught at C.E. Utt Club serving twice as its president and coordinating the and Hewes middle schools, was activities director and club’s high school scholarships program for many years. He assistant principal at Hewes, and served as principal served on the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts’ Encore of Arroyo and Marjorie Veeh elementary schools, and Group supporting the arts in the community, was a board Columbus Tustin and C.E.