The first day of school for the 2020-21 school year is Wednesday, August 19. What this first day will look like will depend on the current public health situation. GUSD has a Return to School Task Force, made up of school and district administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members, that is working on a plan for reopening schools, including preschools and childcare. The Task Force will present their plan to the Board of Education on July 14.

We will open GUSD schools as quickly as it is safe to do so. District leadership are in close communication with the Governor’s Office, the State and County Superintendents of Schools, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and coordinate our plans based on expert guidance from state and local health and education authorities. If needed, our reopening and operations plans can be adjusted quickly.

We will continue to post updates on our school and district websites and social media. Additionally, district staff and school principals will continue to communicate with students, employees, families, and our community through email and phone messages. For questions related to your middle or high school, please call your school office. Elementary school offices are closed during the month of July. For questions related to your elementary school, please call GUSD’s Educational Services department at 818-241-3111, x1209. GUSD’s district office remains open to the public, following all public health guidelines, including physical distancing, hand washing/sanitizing, and wearing face coverings. 

Make sure your contact information is up-to-date by logging in to our GUSD Parent Connection portal at parent.gusd.net.

The school district will continue to provide school-based counseling in-person and/or via remote telehealth tools. The referral forms are available online via the district and school websites and parents/guardians are encouraged to reach out to school administration or counselors to request support if needed.

The Student Wellness Department’s Services Webpage, has multiple resources for students and their families. The webpage is constantly being updated. The District has credentialed therapists and mental health interns available that can provide services to any student in need of additional support and counseling, via telehealth with parent consent, if needed. Families that need mental health and social emotional support for their students are asked to please contact the Wellness Office at (818) 241-3111 extension 1500.

Yes, if your child is already seeing a therapist, services will continue next year.

GUSD and school staff all want to return students to activities as soon as it is safe to do so, but we are required to follow all health directives and legal guidelines. This is not a decision that GUSD can make alone. At this time, we do not have clearance from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and CIF league officials to reopen sports or the athletic fields.

Nutrition Services will continue to offer food to students, Mondays-Fridays during the school year. Families can apply for free-reduced meal benefits online by visiting family.titank12.com  starting July 13, 2020.

All children under the age of 18 may access free meals at any of the 8 meal distribution sites in GUSD through Friday, August 7, 2020. Families do not need to be part of the free/reduced meal program to get meals. Parents and guardians can pick up a bag that includes a healthy breakfast and lunch for each child.  Grab and Go breakfast and lunches are available at:

7:30-9:30am:

Crescenta Valley High School, Glendale High School, Hoover High School, Roosevelt Middle School

9:30-11:30am:

Columbus Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Muir Elementary, and Pacific Park Pool

GUSD has chromebooks and wifi hotspots available for families who do not have computing devices or access to the internet at home. If you need assistance with internet access, checking out a chromebook, technology support, or logging in to student accounts, visit the GUSD Tech Page or call our tech support help line at (818) 478-2664. You can also visit our tech support kiosk in the Glendale Unified district office lobby at 223 N. Jackson Street, Glendale, CA, 91206, if you need to check out or replace a Chromebook or check out a hotspot. The kiosk is open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Yes, GUSD offers both fee-based and subsidized (free or reduced fee) preschool and child care programs for children as young as three years old. Space for subsidized child care is very limited and families must quality for services based on income and work schedules. Please contact the EEELP Intake Office at 818-241-3111, ext 2115 or ext 2107 for more information. Parents/guardians may also call the EEELP Main Office at 818-247-0775.

There are some community based childcare options available. Please contact the EEELP Main Office at 818-247-0775 for more information if your school site’s child care programs are full or do not meet your family’s needs.

GUSD will follow all Public Health guidelines for Notification of Possible COVID-19 Exposure in the case that any students or staff members may have been exposed to a person who has demonstrated COVID-19 or COVID-like symptoms. This notification is done in consultation with the Public Health Department and is the same process that is followed for other infectious diseases such as whooping cough or chicken pox. The notification would not include the name of the individual who was exhibiting the symptoms as this is confidential medical information.

Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Page

Los Angeles Department of Public Health COVID-19

Families interested in enrolling a child for the 2020-21 school year, can visit the GUSD Enrollment Page.  There, families will be linked to enrollment information for the 2020-21 school year.