Straight from the Ship
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Recent Questions and Responses
What is the process? Will he automatically go straight to Kindergarten?
If your child is already enrolled in a TK program with VCUSD, they will automatically be enrolled in kindergarten at their current school. Should you be interested in enrolling your child in a different school within the district, you need to request an intra-district transfer during open enrollment. For intra-district transfer requests, please visit our website.
I saw that students affected by school closures would get priority in enrollments?
Vallejo Charter School is not closing but changing locations to the former Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy’s campus at 400 Rickover Street.
Unfortunately, school yearbooks are unavailable for purchase outside of the current year. They are made to order only.
"Why is Loma Vista Environmental School going to close? I just moved to this city and enrolled my child in this school, which corresponds to my address. So, where will my child go to school afterward?"
I would like to speak to the people who taught me when I was a lot younger if I can get the chance.
We recommend you look at the staff directories on each school website for the schools you attended when you were younger to see if you recognize any of your prior teachers. Their contact information is within the directories.
I just moved to the city, and Mare Island has come highly recommended to enroll my children. My question is if Mare Island is on this list to shut down, what are some great alternative schools that you would recommend?
For me it's not too safe to have my kids in there. Will there also be smaller classes or larger groups in each classroom now that they will be adding more kids? We already have 30 kids per teacher; it's way too many. I hope you guys are doing smaller classes for the benefit of the kids.
So where do you plan to send kids in his situation? He is thriving at Loma Vista, which is such an outstanding school it certainly should not be closed.
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns. We understand that school closures and consolidations are deeply personal and impact families in many ways. No final decisions have been made yet, and the district is carefully reviewing all factors to ensure that students continue to have access to a high-quality education in a supportive environment.
Our top priority is the safety and security of our students and staff, and we recognize the concerns about differences in security measures between the district office and school campuses.
Like many administrative buildings, the district office has security protocols in place due to the nature of its operations, including handling sensitive information and frequent public interactions. In fact, it was the last district building to receive enhanced security measures.
We understand the importance of the Pennycook clinic and its vital services to students and families. Currently, the Board is not looking to close Pennycook Elementary. There have been discussions of moving it to a different campus so it has more room, but again, no decisions have been made. The schools will be discussed on Feb. 19 for possible closure or consolidation for the 2025-26 school year as part of the first phase of closures.