BRET HARTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

California Healthy Kids Survey: "Dear Parent or Guardian: We want your child to have the best school environment possible. One way of doing that is to anonymously survey our students and get their honest opinion on what it is like to be in their shoes. If your child is in 9 th or 11 th grade, they are being asked to participate in the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS), developed and sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE). This very important anonymous survey will help our district promote better health and well-being and improve your child's school learning environment with programs such as Mental Health Wellness Centers, Friday Night Live programs, Mentoring, and Tobacco Use Prevention Education. Survey Content: The survey gathers information on your child's connectedness to their school and potential barriers to learning. The survey also gathers information related to your child's health such as physical activity, nutritional habits, alcohol, vaping/tobacco and other drug use, risk of depression and suicide, and protected class identifiers: sexual orientation and gender identity. The results from this survey are compiled into district- and county-level CHKS Reports. To view a copy of your district's report, go to https://calschls.org/reports-data/search-lea-reports/ (Outside Source) and type in the district name or Bret Harte Union High School District. It is Voluntary. When you give your student permission to participate, they can skip any question they do not want to answer. The rest of the survey is still valid. They may also stop taking the survey at any time and for any reason. It is Anonymous. The surveys are administered electronically at school and are completely anonymous- no names are recorded or attached to the survey or data. Any questions with less than 10 respondents are discarded. Please remind your child that this is their voice and there is no way to single out their answers.The survey will be administered the week of December 2, 2024. If you have any questions about this survey, call the Calaveras County Office of Education at 209 736-6094. If you do not want your child to participate, please contact: Sara Labuga, Student Support Counselor, slabuga@bhuhsd.net, 209 736-8391." - Bret Harte Counseling + Wellness

COUNSELING + WELLNESS: "On October 24th and 25th, students are encouraged to participate in Breaking Down the Walls. Last names of A-M are invited to participate on Thursday October 24th; Last names of N-Z are invited to participate on Friday October 25th. Breaking Down the Walls is a powerful program that encourages students to break through social barriers and build stronger, more empathetic relationships. Let's come together to Break Down the Walls and make Bret Harte Union High School a more inclusive and supportive place for everyone!" - Sara Labuga, student support counselor

BACK TO SCHOOL ONLINE FORMS: "Bret Harte Families, Back to school forms have been moved ONLINE! Required annual forms historically mailed in June, are now available on the Campus Parent Portal . Online review of forms by parents/guardians will take less than 30 minutes and your progress will be tracked. Below is a list of documents to be viewed, completed and/or signed: • Back to School Newsletter • Freshman & New Student Orientation Information • Picture Day Information • School Calendar • Bell Schedule • Attendance Procedures • Dress Code • Housing Questionnaire • Student Purchases Order Form • Student Vehicle Application • Household Income Survey Information • Yearbook Information • Title I Parent Engagement Policy • Robo-Doc Telehealth Program Authorization • Bus Application and Schedule • And, more! Parents/Guardians, log into your Campus Parent Portal account on a desktop browser or on the mobile app. Navigate to MENU > DOCUMENTS for each student enrolled in the District. Review each online form. Forms listed as Needs Attention require completion and a signature. To review but opt out of submitting your signature, simply select Decline and Submit. The deadline to complete online forms is the second Friday of the school your or Friday, August 23, 2024. Services are available to assist parent/guardians in completing online forms. Contact the school office at 209 736-2507 or rmccamey@bhuhsd.k12.ca.us for assistance. Contact Technology for Campus Parent Portal assistance at igrycel@bhuhsd.k12.ca.us." -Bret Harte Union High School District

COUNSELING + WELLNESS: "Hi Bret Harte families, For the sake of simplicity, I decided to combine the final two surveys into one: Survey #3: Student & Family Engagement (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2X2jlK_okC7swNyV5Koj-COYv8HwykPQGYNcBcp-0uQvVlQ/viewform). The survey is brief, anonymous and should only take a few minutes to complete. The results will help us to serve students in the best way possible. We really want to hear from you! To be entered into the drawing for either a gift card or a family pass to the 2024-2025 athletic season, email me after completing the survey (cgavan@bhuhsd.net). This will be the last chance for an entry into the prize drawing. (Remember to email me for prize entry because the survey is anonymous.) Thank you! Warmly, Colleen Gavan, cgavan@bhuhsd.net, 209-736-8354, Student & Family Engagement Liaison”

COUNSELING + WELLNESS: “Hi again Bret Harte families, It's time for Survey #2: Student Wellbeing. It's brief and should only take a few minutes to complete. To be entered in the drawing for either a gift card or a family pass to the 2024-2025 athletic season, email me after completing the survey (cgavan@bhuhsd.net). There will be 4 surveys total and you'll receive an entry for each survey you complete. \\ Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfegEOpNNiydPQiZklb8Bf6_wqa1LKshvTkUXmADjZlp_WSMw/viewform. \\ The results will help us to make critical decisions on how to improve and serve your students in the best way possible. All of the information is anonymous and your participation is voluntary, but we really want to hear from you. \\ To answer a couple of questions that arose with the last survey: Yes, we are asking students similar questions. The family surveys are for you to offer your perspective based on what you know. We realize that you're not on campus to assess the climate, but we know you hear things from your students and have your own ideas. That said, Survey #2 is directly about your own student. (Remember to email me for prize entry because the survey is anonymous.) Thank you! Warmly, Colleen Gavan, cgavan@bhuhsd.net, 209-736-8354, Student & Family Engagement Liaison”

COUNSELING + WELLNESS: "Hi Bullfrog Families - We are working to create a school culture that makes everyone feel known, accepted, and understood. While this can be a challenge, we are confident that our upcoming Breaking Down the Walls workshop will allow students to have fun together, connect, share stories, and realize we have more in common than we may think.This is an optional workshop held in the Lower Gym AND the more students that participate the more successful it will be! We are so excited to be able to offer Breaking Down the Walls on our campus. Logistics: Students with last names beginning with A-M are invited to participate for the day on Wednesday, February 21st and last names beginning with N-Z are invited to attend on Thursday, February 22nd. They will report to their normal first class of the day and then have the option to join. Students will be excused from their classes for the day and have time to make up any missed work. We realize that some students will be involved in FFA activities that day, but if not- please encourage them to join. If you have any questions about this program contact Sara Labuga, Student Support Counselor ( slabuga@bhuhsd.k12.ca.us), or Colleen Gavan, Student/Family Engagement Liaison ( cgavan@bhuhsd.net). Thank you for your support in our efforts to foster a positive learning community for all. Warm Regards, Colleen Gavan, 209-736-8354, cgavan@bhuhsd.net "

“Hi Bret Harte families - We want to hear from as many of you as possible to help us improve our school! Here is the link to our first brief survey. We would love to have at least a 20% response rate (so far we have 10%--thank you!). To be entered in the drawing for either a gift card or a family pass to the 2024-2025 athletic season, email me after completing the survey (cgavan@bhuhsd.net). Survey link >>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewYZ5Q4RWbITPRfBKPo_wfatv2btOwIV-yJrn_jfK8_0ZBSw/viewform?pli=1. (Last day to reply is Monday Feb. 19th) \\ The results of our survey will be used to evaluate how we are doing as a school and help us to make critical decisions on how to improve and serve your students in the best way possible. All of the information is anonymous and your participation is voluntary, but we can't emphasize enough how important it is that we hear from you. There will be four brief surveys over the coming months on the following topics: school climate, family engagement, student well being, and student learning/engagement. Thank you! - Warmly, Colleen Gavan, cgavan@bhuhsd.net, 209-736-8354, Student & Family Engagement Liaison”

COUNSELING + WELLNESS: February 2024 Newsletter >> https://5il.co/2eep4

"Hi Bret Harte families - We want to hear from you! With our second semester well underway, we wanted to check in with you about the struggles and successes here at Bret Harte High School. Please help us out by completing our 5 minute survey. *Survey link >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewYZ5Q4RWbITPRfBKPo_wfatv2btOwIV-yJrn_jfK8_0ZBSw/viewform?pli=1. The results will be used to evaluate how we are doing as a school and help us to make critical decisions on how to improve and serve your students in the best way possible. All of the information is anonymous and your participation is voluntary, but we can't emphasize enough how important it is that we hear from you. There will be four brief surveys over the coming months on the following topics: school climate, family engagement, student wellbeing, and student learning/engagement. Bonus: As a thank you for filling out the survey we have some prizes. You could win one family pass to 2024-25 Bullfrog sporting events or a local gift card. Simply email me at cgavan@bhuhsd.net to let me know you completed the survey. You'll have 1 entry for each survey that you complete in the coming months. The February survey will close on February 26th and the final survey will be in May. (Remember to email me for prize entry because the survey is anonymous.) Thank you! - Warmly, Colleen Gavan. cgavan@bhuhsd.net, 209-736-8354, Student & Family Engagement Liaison"

COUNSELING + WELLNESS: January 2024 Newsletter >> https://5il.co/2c6ge

COUNSELING + WELLNESS: December 2023 Newsletter >> https://5il.co/2a7vj

HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY: Parents/guardians of Juniors and Freshman students, please refer to your email for information regarding this year's Healthy Kids Survey, scheduled to be administered the first week in December. You many also find the details at https://5il.co/29d7s.

"Dear Parent/ Guardian, In order to learn more about student experiences at Bret Harte Union High School District the District is partnering with Kelvin Education to conduct district-wide surveys for students in grades 9- 12. Kelvin's survey platform will generate confidential survey reports that will allow school staff to gain valuable information about the well-being of our students and the climate/culture of our schools. Survey data will help inform school-based and district-wide planning, decision-making, and improvement efforts. If you would like to review the survey, we can provide a copy of the full survey upon request. If you do not want your student to participate in the surveys, you can opt-out on behalf of your student by returning the [below] form to the school office by December 1, 2023." - Sent via IC Messenger 11/13/23. Opt-Out Form: https://5il.co/29038