April  2026

Dear Families,

Happy Arab American Heritage Month and Autism Awareness Month!  We continue to honor our community with our diverse cultures and identities of staff, students, families, and leaders this month.  We hope you all enjoyed Spring Break with your students and are ready for one more quarter before the school year ends.  Below are our announcements for the month:

REPORT CARDS

Quarter 3 report cards will be sent out soon.  Please check your mail for you students report card, progress on goals, and their transcript if they’re in high school. 

STATE TESTING

This week we will begin state testing for our students.  We will have minimum days due to this and students will be released from school at 1:45 PM every day this week. 

PROM

We will be hosting Prom on May 27th from 6-9pm at Arthaus in Oakland.  All high school students will be eligible to attend if they meet the required expectations.  Below is the flyer with expectations and the address for Prom.  We do help students with their prom attire so please let us know if your student needs support with this.  This is a fun and special event we love providing our youth and hope all of our high school students are able to attend.  There will be food, mocktails, a DJ, and a photobooth for students to enjoy. 

CALENDAR

Our school calendar for the 2026-2027 school year is now available.  Please use the link below to check out important dates for the following school year.

We’re looking forward to all the fun events for the end of the school year and continuing to support your student with their progress.  Please feel free to reach out to any of us on our team if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Grace Alvarez

Principal/Director

(510) 362-3602

grace_alvarez@senecacenter.org

Daniel Varela

Assistant Director of Clinical Services

(510) 570-6500

daniel_varela@senecacneter.org

Alden Hiller

Assistant Director of Transitional Services

(510) 496-9618

alden_hiller@senecacenter.org

Mark Balleza

Assistant Director of Milieu Services 

(510) 914-1630

mark_balleza@senecacenter.org

Steve Moreno

Assistant Director of Educational Services

(510) 362-4624

steve_moreno@senecacenter.org