Welcome Parents & Families/Bienvenidos Padres y Familias

It's that time of year! As we greatly value the feedback of our amazing parents, we ask that you please take the time to complete this year's Parent Survey. The survey is ANONYMOUS, but your feedback does inform our schools and district practices, including our Blueprint. We have a target group of parents each year and this year's are parents of 4th, 7th, & 10th grade VUSD parents. Please take this year's Parent Survey to provide feedback on how we are doing at our schools and with our support systems. Thank you for your time! (This should take about 15 minutes.) On-line links are below, or you may fill out a paper survey sent home with your child (you may also pick one up directly at your school with a liaison). 

Elementary (4th) English: https://goo.gl/TOxs8m

Elementary (4th) Spanish: https://goo.gl/TSvxMx

Secondary (7th & 10th) English: https://goo.gl/vFMWS5

Secondary (7th & 10th) Spanish: https://goo.gl/Wak55j

For parents of students other than those in 4th, 7th, & 10th grade, you may send feedback through an e-mail to: FamilyEngagement@vistausd.org, or talk with a liaison today. Thank you!

Congratulations to the entire Family & Community Engagement Network Team on making it into The Vista Press! Thank you Ray Huard for writing such a beautiful article on our very loving team. We are so appreciative to all of our families, staff, district leadership, and the entire community for supporting our efforts and working daily with us in meeting the needs of our families and students.  We love you and what we do! Enjoy reading the article here (also here on the district website).  

Vista Unified School District's Family & Community Engagement Network created a set of guiding principles that we live by in our work with schools, families, and our community. We call them our "Four Agreements" and were inspired to create these from don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements. This is a team-created philosophy of our values and beliefs that guide and unite us in our fundamental work supporting and connecting all of those in our schools and community. 

1. Always demonstrate & serve with Love & Respect.

We are rooted in the community and in love. Everyone has a story, a culture, a unique life and place in this world - we honor each one as an important branch in our community tree. We encourage love, respect, growth, and unified engagement, always.    

2. Meet the needs of our families, schools, and community.

We serve the needs of others through this motto: “Make it happen.” All needs are important and we value each one as such. Strong communication and positive partnerships are integral in meeting these needs. Never give up in finding the proper resources and methods for serving. Everything we do impacts a child - make it meaningful.

3. Collaborate and support as a Family and Team.

We are one with our community and families. Unite to make things happen within our Network and with our schools, families, and community. We succeed together, learn together, and serve together.

4. Be innovative, hopeful, and strong in empowering our families.

We share in the collective power between our schools, families, and community. We promote "Strength in Numbers" and "Knowledge is Power" and encourage our families to work together in meeting shared goals. Advocate. Innovate. Motivate. Persevere. Help families strengthen their knowledge, skills, and abilities as individuals and united community members. Spread courage and strength, motivate service and partnership, maintain community health and sustainability, inspire greatness and innovation.