Hillview Crest Elementary School

The New Haven Unified Board of Education holds its Regular Board Meeting TONIGHT Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Closed Session Begins at 6:00 PM
Open Session Begins at 7:00 PM

Join / Comment in person or remotely. Agenda, public comment instructions, and streaming are available here: https://mynhusd.org/school-board/board-agendas-meetings/

Direct link to the board meeting agenda platform can be found here: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/csba/newhavenusd

The New Haven Unified Board of Education holds its Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Closed Session Begins at 6:00 PM
Open Session Begins at 7:00 PM

Join / Comment in person or remotely. Agenda, public comment instructions, and streaming are available here: https://mynhusd.org/school-board/board-agendas-meetings/

Direct link to the board meeting agenda platform can be found here: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/csba/newhavenusd

Superintendent's Message for May 22, 2026 (Spanish & Mandarin translations link included)

Dear New Haven Families,

This will be my last update of this school year, and I decided to do it in a video. You can view the video here. https://youtu.be/tjKbINb44lo
I hope you all have a wonderful and restful summer break. See you in August!

Sincerely,

John Thompson, Ed.D.
Superintendent

SPANISH TRANSLATION BELOW

Estimadas familias de New Haven:

Esta será mi última actualización de este año escolar, y decidí hacerla en video. Pueden ver el video aquí. https://youtu.be/tjKbINb44lo
Espero que todos tengan unas vacaciones de verano maravillosas y reparadoras. ¡Nos vemos en agosto!

Atentamente,

John Thompson, Ed.D.
Superintendente

MANDARIN TRANSLATION BELOW

亲爱的 New Haven 家庭：

这是我本学年的最后一次更新，我决定用视频的方式与大家分享。您可以点击 此处 观看视频。https://youtu.be/tjKbINb44lo
希望大家度过一个愉快且放松的暑假。我们八月再见！

此致

John Thompson, Ed.D.
学区总监

Spanish and Mandarin translations can be found here: https://mynhusd.org/newsroom/

Summary of the May 19, 2026 Board Meeting and links to meeting documents.

Attached Files

May 19, 2026 Board Briefs, English
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EsKYRuwp4hz2zxo2htTzFTMngBoX3P7N/view?usp=drive_link

May 19, 2026 Board Briefs, Spanish
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AawByAFa5lqAnxkb5PEoHY1UDrDxndht/view?usp=drive_link

May 19, 2026 Board Briefs, Mandarin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G0MkzflzJDXOytfz57O05vvmbk-AcVVa/view?usp=sharing

The New Haven Unified Board of Education holds its Regular Board Meeting TONIGHT Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Closed Session Begins at 6:00 PM
Open Session Begins at 7:00 PM

Join / Comment in person or remotely. Agenda, public comment instructions, and streaming are available here: https://mynhusd.org/school-board/board-agendas-meetings/

Direct link to the board meeting agenda platform can be found here: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/csba/newhavenusd

The New Haven Unified Board of Education holds its Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Closed Session Begins at 6:00 PM
Open Session Begins at 7:00 PM

Join / Comment in person or remotely. Agenda, public comment instructions, and streaming are available here: https://mynhusd.org/school-board/board-agendas-meetings/

Direct link to the board meeting agenda platform can be found here: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/csba/newhavenusd

🌟🎉 Happy Classified School Employees’ Week! | May 17–23, 2026 🎉🌟

This week, we proudly celebrate Classified School Employee’s Week and recognize the incredible individuals who help keep New Haven Unified School District running every single day.

From our custodians, paraeducators, bus drivers, nutrition services staff, campus supervisors, office staff, maintenance teams, technology staff, and so many others — thank you for the care, dedication, and support you provide to our students, families, and schools.

Your work often happens behind the scenes, but the impact you make is seen and felt across our entire district every day. 💙💛

Superintendent's Message for May 15, 2026 (Spanish & Mandarin translations link included)

Dear New Haven families,

Next week, we will join districts throughout California in recognizing Classified School Employee Week, a time set aside to honor the staff members whose daily work supports the success of our schools. Since its establishment in 1986, this week has acknowledged the important contributions of paraeducators, custodians, administrative assistants, food service workers, bus drivers, and many others who play a vital role in our students’ experience.

From the first greeting in the morning to the final moments of the school day, these team members help create safe, welcoming, and supportive environments for students. Much of their work happens behind the scenes, but its impact is felt in every classroom and across every campus.

Please join me in taking a moment to recognize and thank these essential members of our school community.

On Thursday, May 14, our personnel department hosted our annual “Cheers for the Years” event, where we honored our retirees and employees of the year. To date, we know that 33 employees will retire at the end of this school year. This is always a bittersweet moment; we are very happy for all our employees who have achieved this milestone and wish them the best of luck in retirement, but we know that losing their expertise and knowledge will be very difficult to replace. The “Cheers for the Years” event was a wonderful way for us to celebrate their retirements.

We had many worthy candidates for our Employee of the Year Awards; selecting an overall winner is always challenging. This year’s overall winners are:

CSEA Hesham “Mo” Moussa Classified Employee of the Year Site Winners:

Jamila Williams, Hillview Crest Elementary School

NHTA Casey Rodriguez Teacher of the Year Site Winners:

John Sowell, Guy Emanuele Elementary School

For our administrators of the year, the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) sets the award categories. This year’s ACSA award winners are:

Stella Castillo, Hillview Crest Elementary School, Principal
Anthony Pava, James Logan High, Co-Administrator
Angela Langi, Educational Services Center Confidential
Daryl Christian, Student Nutrition Services, Classified Management
Mikey McKelvey, Educational Services Center, Districtwide Winner
Zetha Nobles, Educational Services Center, Valuing Diversity

Our last week of the school year will be filled with many events celebrating our students. I hope you enjoy them.

That’s it for this week.

Sincerely,

John Thompson, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Spanish and Mandarin translations can be found here: https://mynhusd.org/newsroom/

At the NHUSD Board of Education meeting on April 21, 2026, the Board of Education authorized staff to undergo a renaming process for Cesar Chavez Middle School. Part of that process is soliciting name alternatives from the NHUSD community. You may submit up to three names for consideration. If you have a name that you would like considered in the renaming process, please complete the survey below. Thank you.

This survey will close at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026.

Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca-3mvuhGLTZgAqWUAyjN9nRthp1G5uAqpage_iIqD0cpYmw/viewform?usp=dialog

The community forum will be held on May 18, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at:

Cesar Chavez Middle School
2801 Hop Ranch Road
Union City, California 94587

SPANISH TRANSLATION

En la reunión de la Mesa Directiva de Educación de NHUSD del 21 de abril de 2026, la Mesa Directiva autorizó al personal a iniciar un proceso de cambio de nombre para la Escuela Secundaria Cesar Chavez. Parte de ese proceso incluye solicitar alternativas de nombres de la comunidad de NHUSD. Puede enviar hasta tres nombres para consideración. Si tiene un nombre que le gustaría que se considerara en el proceso de cambio de nombre, por favor complete la siguiente encuesta. Gracias.

Esta encuesta cerrará a las 4:00 p.m. del viernes 15 de mayo de 2026.

Aquí está el enlace:

Formulario de encuesta: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca-3mvuhGLTZgAqWUAyjN9nRthp1G5uAqpage_iIqD0cpYmw/viewform?usp=dialog

El foro comunitario se llevará a cabo el 18 de mayo de 2026 de 6:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m. en:

Cesar Chavez Middle School
2801 Hop Ranch Road
Union City, California 94587

At the NHUSD Board of Education meeting on April 21, 2026, the Board of Education authorized staff to undergo a renaming process for Cesar Chavez Middle School. Part of that process is soliciting name alternatives from the NHUSD community. You may submit up to three names for consideration. If you have a name that you would like considered in the renaming process, please complete the survey below. Thank you.

This survey will close at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026.

Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca-3mvuhGLTZgAqWUAyjN9nRthp1G5uAqpage_iIqD0cpYmw/viewform?usp=dialog

The community forum will be held on May 18, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at:

Cesar Chavez Middle School
2801 Hop Ranch Road
Union City, California 94587