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MVA Newsletter

September 13, 2026

Greetings MVA Community!

This newsletter comes out every Sunday evening to keep you informed of upcoming events and to celebrate highlights of recent happenings and celebrations. We also have a live link on the MVA Website. This week's KEY HIGHLIGHTS include (click the title to jump to a section):

Click on an event to see more details!

Edmentum Family Sensei

If your student is enrolled in an online course through Edmentum, you should have received an invite to Edmentum Family Sensei. Please click the link in your email and follow the directions to complete your profile registration. You will be able to view your student's progress and receive weekly updates in this system. We highly encourage you to register as soon as possible.

If you have questions, please email dedwards@ramonausd.net

🎓 MVA Class of 2027 Meeting

Attention, parents/guardians and MVA Class of 2027! Join us for an important meeting on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:00 p.m. We’ll connect via Google Meet (link below) to discuss upcoming senior-year plans, events, and important information.

📅 Tuesday, September 15

⏰ 6:00 p.m.

💻 Google Meet

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

MVA HS ASB Spirit Day! - Sept 22nd

HS MVA students invited! RHS Homecoming Dance

MVA high school students may purchase tickets to the RHS Homecoming Dance which will be Oct 10th! A completed Guest Pass must be submitted with payment. Students must be in good academic standing to purchase a ticket.

Copy of MVA MHS student Homecoming Guest Pass- Updated 2026

🎵 Calling All 5th & 6th Grade Musicians!

It’s time to make some music! We’re excited to announce that 5th and 6th grade Band is starting soon at MVA. Whether your student has always dreamed of playing an instrument or is simply curious about trying something new, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn, grow, and be part of a team.

Students will learn the basics of an instrument, develop their musical skills, and—most importantly—have fun making music together! No previous musical experience is necessary.

Interested in joining? We’d love to have you be part of the band! Read the information page attached here for more information. Contact Mr. Wiseman with questions: dwiseman@ramonausd.net .

Important Meeting for Parents and Students.

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Location: Ramona High School Theater

Time: Two sessions are available (same content in both meetings) (6:00 PM to 7:00 PM) or (7:00 PM to 8:00 PM)

2026 - 2027 5th and 6th grade band flyer (3).pdf

Translated copy of 2026 - 2027 5th and 6th grade band flyer (1).pdf

RCC's Annual Fall Carnival - Oct 2nd

ALL THINGS PTSA

(Parent Teacher Student Association)

Interested in getting involved in PTSA?

There are so many ways to get involved with our PTSA, and there’s a place for everyone! Whether you have a few minutes, a few hours, or can contribute in other ways, your support makes a difference. Help with an event, share your talents, volunteer occasionally, donate supplies, or simply lend a hand when you can. Every contribution—big or small—helps make our school community stronger. We’d love to have you join us!

Click on the links below to take a look at our committee sign ups to see if there’s anything you’d like to volunteer for or donate to the following events.

Fall festival Committee

Movie Night Committee

Please provide some feedback to PTSA and indicate your general interest in participating by clicking here!

HIGH SCHOOL SAT INFORMATION

The SAT provides more than just a test score. It offers career pathways aligned with your interests, personalized college guidance, and scholarship access. Visit sat.org/whytake for more information.

There are several opportunities to take the SAT at RHS (Test Center Code: 05594):

Oct 3 (registration deadline: Sept 18)
Nov 7 (registration deadline: Oct 23)
Dec 5 (registration deadline: Nov 20)

Seats are limited so register early!

Link to registration: https://mysat.collegeboard.org/dashboard

Registration price: $68

MVA School Code: 052959

Learn more about test fees.

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL – Parent representatives needed

Our School Site Council (SSC) guides MVA’s goals and expenditures in line with our district goals and action plans of the RUSD Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). For this school year we have three parent representative positions open: two are formal voting positions and one is an alternate. Please know that our SSC typically makes decisions using consensus, and only rarely is a formal vote required. Our SSC meetings are open to anyone and we value all voices.

SSC will meet on Thursdays at 3:00pm throughout 2026-2027 on the following dates:

Sept. 24, Oct. 22, Jan. 14, Feb. 18, Mar. 18, Apr. 15, May 13

If you are interested in serving our MVA school community as an SSC parent representative, please email Mrs. Sawada (csawada@ramonausd.net) with a 1-2 sentence statement about why you would like to participate.

Huge THANK YOU to Cub Scout Pack 768

We are so grateful to Cub Scout Pack 768 for their generous service to our school community! They worked hard to build, finish, and install three beautiful new benches surrounding the RCC front lawn, replacing the old, deteriorated benches that were long overdue for replacement.

There is something especially meaningful about this project: the original benches were built for our school by Boy Scouts many years ago. Now, years later, another generation of Scouts has continued that tradition of service by giving our campus a beautiful and much-needed refresh.

Thank you to the entire pack for donating your time, labor, materials, and talents to make this wonderful addition to our campus possible. We truly appreciate your commitment to our school and community!

NOW HIRING: Campus Security Officer (CSO)

Please join me in congratulating our beloved RCMS CSO Claudia on her new position in Food Service here at RCC. We are thrilled that we are keeping her on our campus, and she will now support MVA students as well.

This means we will soon have a CSO vacancy on our RCMS side of campus. The job is already posted by the district office, CLICK HERE to view the posting. Please spread the word that we need someone new!

Job Title: Campus Safety Officer II

Location: RCC

9.5 Months; 10 hrs/week (M, T, Th, F, 10:20am-12:50pm)

$16.90 - $21.43 per hour

Application Deadline: 9/9/2026 3:00 PM Pacific

Support Our Health Office

Ms. Lety, our amazing Health Tech, is a campus hero, repairing bruises, scrapes and heavy hearts everyday. If you'd like to help us keep our Health Office stocked and ready to care for our students, we’ve created an Amazon Wish List with items our Health Office can use throughout the year. Every donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated and directly supports our students!

Thank you for helping us care for our MVA kids!

MANDATORY CONFERENCES

Teachers will be contacting families to make appointments for our required independent study progress conferences. Conferences may be held virtually or in person – however you and your teacher are comfortable. We prefer that any in-person conferences be limited to the student and parent(s). If you are coming on campus with young children, please closely supervise them. Parents are required to check in at our office before going to a conference.

MVA Yearbook - on Sale Now

CLICK HERE TO BUY A 26-27 YEARBOOK

CLICK HERE TO BUY AN AD

Ads due by Feb. 2, 2027

26-27 MVA Yearbook flyer.pdf

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH at School

Food Services continues to provide FREE breakfast and lunches for ALL students. Breakfast is served from 7:45-8:30 am for MVA students. Breakfast and lunch Menus are published monthly. They will be linked in this newsletter as soon as they become available.

If you plan to have your child eat breakfast, please arrive in time for the student to finish eating before the start of class.

Students are always welcome to bring lunch and snacks from home. We kindly ask families to consider avoiding peanut products when packing food for school. We have a few students with severe peanut allergies, and while we make every effort to prevent cross-contamination and keep these students safe, limiting peanut products on campus helps us create a safer environment for everyone.

September Cafeteria Menus

RCC September 2026 Menus.pdf

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

We are very happy to welcome volunteers to our campus.

Level One volunteers must go through a clearance process which includes: photo identification, negative tuberculosis test, the clearance process takes a few days. Pick up a volunteer packet in our main office if you are interested.
Level Two volunteers also require a physical and fingerprint clearance. Not all classrooms use parent volunteers, and some teachers prefer to wait a few weeks before introducing another adult in the classroom.

Just ask your child’s teacher how you can help if you are interested in volunteering.

START STRONG!!! Academic Standing Policy for MVA Middle and High School (Grades 7-12)

MVA is a rare and unique place for learning. Our alternative school incorporates a non-threatening, flexible environment that fosters self-motivation and responsibility for students' own learning. Parents are considered partners in their child’s education, working actively with teachers for the good of the student.

We want to make sure that all students complete each semester earning full credits and are on track for graduation and beyond. We are here to provide extra support to students needing to raise their grades.

To participate in privileges associated with the Independent Study program, students must remain in good academic standing, with no more than two Ds and/or no Fs. Students not in good academic standing, will not be permitted to leave campus early without a parent signing out the student, study hall and tutorials will be required during any free periods, cell phone use will not be permitted while on campus, and the student will not be able to participate in extracurricular activities or school-sponsored events.

Please communicate often with your teachers and advisor to ensure your student is on track.

High School ADD / DROP Policy

Adding a course must occur within the first two weeks of each semester. After two weeks, you will not be allowed to add any courses.

Students in grades 9 and 10 must take a minimum of six (6) classes. Students in grades 9 and 10 may not drop a course if it will take them below the 6 class minimum.

Courses may be dropped through the fourth (4th) week of each semester. By tracking the student progress/grade earned in each course, families have the opportunity to evaluate whether or not the student desires to continue to be enrolled in a specific class. MVA high school students have until the end of the fourth week of each semester to drop classes without earning a failing grade. Students who drop a class after the fourth week will have a Withdrawal/Fail on their transcript for that course.

If you have any questions regarding your student’s schedule, please make an appointment to meet with your advising teacher immediately.

Ramona Community Flyers - Click HERE to view Flyers

Still accepting applications for 2026-27!

Please share the attached information with friends and family who may be interested in Mountain Valley Academy.

2026-2027 RCC Flyer.pdf

ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL - Efficiently & Safely

Please take a moment to review the protocols below to ensure that we keep all students safe and maintain maximum efficiency.

It is no secret that our parking lot can be a challenge during drop off and pick up times. As we share the campus with our sister school, Mountain Valley Academy, we have strategically timed our RCMS and MVA arrival and dismissal times in order to minimize the traffic as much as possible. Please show extra grace and courtesy during the busiest times in the parking lot and follow these protocols:

The middle row in the parking lot is one way (southbound) only. If you pass through the middle parking row, please exit at the south into the inside lane for flowing traffic.
The inside lane is for flowing traffic only - students may not enter or exit cars from the inside lane, only the outside lane (curbside).
If using the pick up lane, you may only pick up at the curb in one of the 4 marked spaces. There is no loading unless your are in one of these 4 spaces.
Handicapped spaces are for vehicles with handicapped placards only. Please do not idle or park in these spaces unless you have a valid handicapped placard on display.
The school-side curb is for IMMEDIATE loading and unloading ONLY.
Please remain inside your vehicle when picking up at the curb. If your child is not yet able to get in the car and/or buckled on their own, you need to park and then walk up to meet your child.
If your student is not in front of the school ready and waiting for pick up, please park in an available parking space to wait for their arrival.
Please abide by all traffic laws. Do not enter the parking lot using the exit lane, and do not turn left when exiting the parking lot.
Pedestrians, please use the blue crosswalk in the parking lot to enter and exit campus. Do not walk in-between cars in the pick up line. This is not only dangerous for you and drivers, this also slows down the flow of traffic.
If a friend or family member is picking up your student, please make sure they are aware of and follow the parking lot protocols.

Please review the complete Ramona Community Campus Parking Lot Protocols HERE

MVA Bullying Prevention and Reporting

We encourage our students to be up-standers and if they "See Something, Say Something" to reduce bullying on our campus. We investigate all instances of bullying that are reported to our school site. If there are any concerns please email our counselor, Ms. Bishop or Principal, Mrs. Sawada, and/or complete the bullying reporting form: Online Bullying Reporting Form (If you are a parent assisting your child with completing the form, you must be signed in to their student email.)

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