Simi Valley Unified School District

Another full week of school is underway and there is so much to celebrate! Between meaningful and valuable learning to welcoming classrooms filled with comfort and safety for all students, this continues to be a great start to the 26-27 school year in

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Tonight is the first SVUSD School Board meeting for the 2026-2027 school year. We welcome our five student School Board Representatives as they start their final year of high school representing their respective schools. Our student representatives rotate months to report to the board on the happenings of all of our high schools. Our reps this year are Natalie Levinski from Apollo High School, Chyler Brodie from Monte Vista School, Ranbir Jain from Royal High School, Nuriya Hossain from Santa Susana High School and and Julia Lopez-Martinez from Simi Valley High School. Welcome and thank you for your service!

Please join is in welcoming our newest assistant principal, Ms. Ariana Rodriguez! She started working at Simi Valley High School this week.

ARIANA RODRIGUEZ
Assistant Principal
Simi Valley High School

Ariana Rodriguez comes to Simi Valley Schools from San Diego, where she grew up. She has held the roles of assistant principal and counselor at several secondary schools in San Diego, Palmdale and Arizona, and also teaches at the university level.

Coming to Simi Valley High School, Ms. Rodriguez hopes to make a meaningful impact on students by addressing the diverse needs of all learners. She envisions closing the achievement gap through data-driven decision making.

“I have a passion for identifying and working toward closing opportunity and achievement gaps and working to ensure holistic post-secondary success for all students,” she said.

Ms. Rodriguez holds Bachelor degrees in Anthropology and Psychology from Georgetown University (Washington D.C.), a Master’s degree in Counseling and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential from the University of San Diego, and an Administrative Services Credential through the Riverside County Office of Education.

When not working, she nurtures her passions for aviation science and weather forecasting. She and her husband love hiking, exploring new beaches and outdoor areas. And then there is food. If they aren’t seeking out new restaurants to try, they are experimenting in the kitchen together.

HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL DAY FOR SIMI VALLEY SCHOOLS! With 15,000 students coming to one of our 26 schools today (two schools have different start dates--Simi Institute for Careers and Education and Apollo High School) there were abundant nerves and excitement to be found among all. By all accounts, things went very well as students settled into their classrooms that teachers spent the last few days prepping and decorating. Three schools (Big Springs, Hollow Hills and Township elementary schools) opened to new furniture, fresh paint and other improvements, ending our eight-year classroom renovation project where almost every learning space in SVUSD received facelifts (thanks to the Measure X Bond and our community's support). Workers continued their progress on Simi Valley High School's new multipurpose building. About 50 new teachers and other credentialed employees (counselors, nurses, therapists, etc...) started their classroom assignments today. In all it was a successful and busy first day of school for the 2026-2027 school year!

Such a fantastic first day of school! We look forward to seeing our campuses and classrooms filled with learning, excitement, curiosity, and energy throughout the 26-27 school year.
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AN IMPORTANT REMINDER: Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12, is the first day of school for Simi Valley Schools. Please be extra careful when driving in and around our campuses. Children will be walking to and from school, some for the first time. Families will be navigating pick up and drop off, many for the first time. We strongly ask everyone to be patient and extremely aware of traffic and pedestrians, and to please obey all traffic laws. Have a wonderful first day of school, Simi Valley!!

The Simi Valley Police Department continues to educate our middle school families about e-bike safety in our community. New families at our three middle schools learned about legal requirements and best practices for e-bike use from Sgt. McAlister at their school orientations last week and tonight. We value and appreciate our partnership with SVPD as we work together to keep our youth safe while on and off campus. The information presented on e-bikes can be found at https://www.simivalleyusd.org/families/ebike-safety-rules.