Monday message

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce families, As this very unusual school year draws to a close, we want to thank you for your kindness, grace, and understanding as our entire team worked to provide quality learning experiences for our learners both online and back on the school site. We have been amazed by the flexibility, tenacity,… Read More

2021-2022 School Year: Return to Full-Day In-Person Instruction Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce families, As we excitedly plan for the 2021-22 school year, we wanted to give you some important information. We will continue full-day, in-person, five days per week, as our regular instructional day prior to the COVID pandemic. Los Angeles County Department of Public… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce families! Staff Appreciation Week is May 3-7! Please help us celebrate this week! Monday: Send a thank-you note and/or drawing by email or send an e-card. Tuesday: Bring in flowers/greenery (from your yard or purchased) to create a class bouquet in a vase that will be on your facilitator’s desk. Wednesday:… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce families! Don’t forget to re-register! Please check your email for the link to re-register for the 2021-22 school year and complete the forms as soon as possible. One of the primary purposes of the re-registration process is to ensure your child’s safety. You’ll supply emergency contact info, your child’s health info… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce families! Remember to Re-Register Please check your email for the link to re-register for the 2021-22 school year and complete the forms as soon as possible. One of the primary purposes of the re-registration process is to ensure your child’s safety. We’ll be collecting emergency contact info, your child’s health info… Read More

Dear Families, We are back! It was amazing to have all our learners together this week as we returned to our normal school schedule. As the weather is warming up, we will be taking advantage of the sunshine and using the outdoor classrooms on our beautiful campus as much as possible. If you have any… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce families! If you plan to return for the next academic year, it is time to re-register! The “Why” of Re-Registration One of the primary purposes of the re-registration process is to ensure your child’s safety. We’ll be collecting emergency contact info, including phone numbers and email addresses, as well as information… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce Families! It has been a great week with all of our TK-6th grade learners back, and we are very excited to welcome our 7th and 8th grade learners on campus March 29! We would like to thank you for your patience and support at morning valet. We have strict protocol that… Read More

We value your feedback! We are currently surveying iLEAD Agua Dulce families to gain insight into your perception of our school’s effectiveness. To conduct our Family Survey, we have partnered with Panorama Education, who safeguard your privacy, keeping your responses confidential. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete. Your feedback will… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, Last week, we sent each family a brief parent/guardian survey to gain insight into your perception of our school’s effectiveness. As a charter school, we must gather data through this survey to support our mission to provide high-quality learning experiences that meet the needs of our well-rounded and lifelong learners.… Read More

This week, we will be sending each family a brief parent/guardian survey to gain insight into your perception of our school’s effectiveness. As a charter school, we must gather data through this survey to support our mission to provide high-quality learning experiences that meet the needs of our well-rounded and lifelong learners. Your participation will… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, This week our TK/K learners returned, and it was wonderful to see them and hear their laughter on the campus. We are excited for the opportunity to welcome 1st-6th grade learners for in-person learning on our hybrid schedule. This week, a letter was emailed out from iLEAD Schools regarding the… Read More

Dear Families, Because we are a project-based learning (PBL) school, our facilitators are working extra hard to formulate driving questions that are engaging, rigorous and authentic, especially as we are in distance learning. The questions drive the projects and help to make the curriculum applicable to our learners’ world. We want to ensure that all… Read More

Dear Families, We are so excited to have our charter renewed for five years! With that comes more engaging and meaningful projects and expanding our school community! This will also provide our learners the opportunity to continue their iLEAD Agua Dulce education through high school, beginning with 9th grade coming this August. If you or… Read More

Dear Families, Five More Years! Thank you so much to all our learners, families, staff and community members who emailed board members and spoke at the Acton-Agua Dulce Board meetings on behalf of our school. We are so excited to announce that our charter has been renewed for five more years, which means we add… Read More

Dear Families, Happy New Year! We truly hope that all of our families and learners had an opportunity to decompress, reconnect and sharpen the saw. We look forward to seeing all of our learners on January 12. We have new projects for our learners that are challenging, engaging, and authentic. Please remember the importance of… Read More

We had a spooktacular time at our Halloween Car Parade! Click here to view our Facebook photo album!

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Dear Families, We began this school year with the theme “What is your superpower?” We celebrated our triumphs — from our DreamUp team traveling to Florida to watch their experiment launch to the International Space Station, to sweeping up the awards for our amazing float in the Agua Dulce Community Parade. We had a phenomenal… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce Families! This has been quite a school year, and we are so grateful that we are continuing to work together throughout it all. In light of the transition, we are ending the year strong with learners actively engaged on Zoom, classwork, and MAP assessments. We are hoping you can help us… Read More

Dear Families, We hope that you’re having a peaceful Memorial Day weekend. As we wind down to the end of the school year, we still have a couple of celebrations to look forward to. First, our Showcases of Learning are quickly approaching. This is a beautiful opportunity for each learner to reflect on their growth… Read More

Dear Families, We are very excited that Learner-Led Conferences are well underway and so proud of the growth and reflections the learners have demonstrated. MAP Assessments begin this week. It is so important that all learners participate, as the data will provide us with information about where they are academically at this moment and will… Read More

Dear Families, Thank you to all who took the time to send our staff emails of appreciation this week. It definitely touched their hearts. Don’t forget to celebrate yourselves too, as the past eight weeks have truly been a team effort! We hope this weekend has been relaxing and full of joy for all our… Read More

Dear Families, This week is Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week! We are so grateful to have an amazing staff of dedicated people who love what they do and always go that extra mile for our learners and families. Please help us celebrate them in any way that you choose. Create a Happy Appreciation Sign, take a picture… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce families! We are so excited about Play Each Day Week! Thank you to all who attended our first virtual Parent University and learned about the importance of play and helped to launch this week. We look forward to seeing all of the creative and innovative activities that your learners will accomplish… Read More

Dear Families, We are excited to announce the launch of our first Book at Bedtime series. Each week, a member of our amazing staff will read a story that the learners can view at bedtime or anytime throughout the day. Keeping that connection with familiar faces is so important. The stories can be found on… Read More

Dear Families, Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope that each and every one of you are still safe and healthy. A very special thank-you goes out to all who joined in on our iSUPPORT meeting. It was so good to see your faces and hear positive words about our online program. For those of… Read More

Dear Families, We hope everyone is healthy and assimilating well into our distance learning program. We cannot express enough how much we appreciate all of your support and understanding. We hope you will join our live on Zoom iSUPPORT meeting on Thursday, April 2, from 9:00-9:30 a.m. This is a great opportunity to check in… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, It has been such a settling feeling to meet virtually with our learners this week. The human connection is so important for social and emotional well-being. Our learners will have the opportunity every day to connect with their facilitators and classmates. Families, please make sure your child Zooms in to… Read More

Please click here for important information on transitioning to distance learning. Learn how (and when) to log in to PowerSchool, join our Live Parent Webinar on Tuesday, and find links for free and low-cost internet. Dear Families, First and foremost, thank you for your patience and support while we work to ensure that learning doesn’t… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, We are so proud of our Team Aloe Vera group, who presented their research at the Kennedy Space Center, culminating with watching the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which took their experiment to the International Space Station. We encourage all of our learners to dream big and stay… Read More

Dear Families, Wow! One hundred days of school have come and gone, and the learners have grown so much, both physically and academically! A couple of our facilitators even aged quite a bit too! Growth is also evident on our campus. Our learners are now utilizing our new art lab, the Makery is close to… Read More

Dear Families, Our week was spectacular with lots of learning, a radio station interview, and our first middle school dance! Miss Bybee and I were invited to speak on KHTS Radio about our amazing program and the importance of play. Please click here to see the interview! HELP Needed! Our Makery items are here; however,… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, We had a spectacular week ending with our flag ceremony and Valentine’s Day Ice Cream Social. A nifty time was had by all! Have you seen the beginning stages of our Creation Station? It is beautiful, and the best part is our learners are working alongside the expert muralist. Pretty… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce Families! We have some fun events coming up including our ’50s Sock Hop on Valentine’s Day and our Family Math Night to celebrate Pi Day! Our Makery items are almost all here; however, we are going to need a team of people to help us put the Makery in order. We… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, We are so excited that all the items for our Maker Space have been ordered! Our Maker Space will include power tools, hand tools, workbenches and creative building areas, small robotics, and tinkering. Stay tuned for our ribbon-cutting ceremony when it is complete. Our Makery will be utilized in conjunction… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, We have many exciting events taking place over the next couple of months. Please plan to come to our iSUPPORT Meeting on Monday, February 3, at 9:00 a.m. to see how you can be involved. We also have a Prospective Family Night and Kindergarten Round-Up for any families who are… Read More

Dear iLEAD Agua Dulce Families, We find great inspiration in the example of Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to the work of love, justice, true peace, and mercy. This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates his legacy. Observed each year on… Read More

Happy New Year, iLEAD Agua Dulce Families! We hope you’ve had time to reflect, relax, and reset. We’re looking forward to seeing our learners when classes resume Tuesday, January 14. We can’t wait to hear how they “sharpened the saw,” resting and enjoying their interests over the break. This new year brings forth new projects… Read More

Dear Families, Our Winter Program was so much fun, and we loved that our learners were able to demonstrate their superpowers through song and dance! A special thank-you to our volunteers who picked up the chairs, set up, served food and drink, and helped to clean up. We absolutely cherish the support and generosity. And… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce Families! Next week through December 19, our learners will be MAP assessing. The MAP assessment provides us with the data that shows us the learner’s areas of growth and areas where the learner needs some support. It is very important that your child attends each day and arrives on time. We… Read More

Hello, iLEAD Agua Dulce Families! We hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break and time spent with family and friends. We would like to thank all of our families who brought food, participated, and volunteered for our Multicultural Feast! We had a fantastic time and are grateful for our amazing learners and families. … Read More

Hello, Agua Dulce Families! We had a wonderful week filled with random acts of kindness. As we celebrated World Kindness Day on Wednesday, November 13, our learners did a plethora of activities to honor kindness. Many learners and staff also wore their cardigans as a tribute to Mr. Rogers, who dedicated his life to ensuring… Read More

Dear Families, It may have been a week late, but our Costume Parade and parties were spooktacular! The learners had a great time showing off their creative costumes, and the parties were definitely enjoyable. Thank you to all who participated. We have some amazing projects in full swing throughout the classrooms. Please be sure to… Read More

Dear Families, We hope everyone is doing well and now has power restored. Our thoughts go out to all affected. We would like to thank you for your support and understanding with the closure of the school last week. We understand that it was difficult for many of you. We are really looking forward to… Read More

Dear Families, Our hearts go out to all who had to evacuate their homes due to the fire. We have a beautiful school community of people who have offered to lend a hand, so please let us know if there is any way we can support you. We would like to thank our families who… Read More

Dear Families, Last Wednesday, we participated in the Great California Shakeout. This was an earthquake drill to practice safety procedures for the staff and learners to ensure the utmost safety. In the event of a real earthquake, parents will need to park in the valet lot and walk up the ramp to pick up their… Read More

Dear Families, We hope that you enjoyed Mid-Fall Break! Our entire staff, along with staff from the other California iLEAD schools, had a full week of in-depth professional learning to further enhance the curriculum and support our learners in the classrooms. In addition, we were very excited to host over 50 TK-2nd grade facilitators, Educational… Read More

Dear Families, We are incredibly grateful for our volunteers and rely on the support to help our learners and campus on so many levels. Whether you help on an event, a field trip, donate, or work in the classroom, please know that our appreciation goes beyond words. On Thursday, October 3rd, at 9 a.m., we… Read More

Dear Families, Our gratitude goes out to everyone who volunteered, donated, and supported the Agua Dulce Parade and Fair. A great time was had by all, and we are so fortunate to be a part of such a wonderful community! We have some of our first Presentations of Learning coming up this week and next… Read More

Dear Families, ILPs begin this week. We hope all of you take advantage of scheduling an appointment with your child’s facilitator. Don’t forget that your child needs to be in attendance with you, as they will be setting their own academic and social/emotional goals. The classrooms are well underway with their first project on maintaining… Read More

Dear Families, Wow, what a beautiful evening for a Drive-In Movie! We thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the creativity displayed. The cars were simply fabulous and we can tell that a lot of thought and hard work went in to making them! A special thank you to our parent volunteers who helped run the concession… Read More

Dear Families, We would like to extend our gratitude to all the families that volunteered at our Back to School Night! We are truly grateful for your help. It was so wonderful to see all our families and learners attend, and we hope that you have a good understanding of what to expect throughout the… Read More

We had a wonderful first week of school. The learners have settled in nicely and are participating in many activities that help them to bond with one another and their facilitators. They are also gaining a deeper understanding of our iLEAD culture, themselves, and their peers. Once a child feels safe and welcoming in their… Read More

Message from the Director The summer has gone by so quickly and a new school year begins this week. We are very excited to meet our new families and especially connect with our learners. Our school has added many new friends and most grade levels now have waitlists. We also have many new staff members… Read More

Dear Families, Thank you to all who came and supported our Jamboree! It was amazing and truly a fun-filled night. We cannot believe that this is the last week of school. The year has flown by so quickly, and we are very proud of the community we built together. We wish everyone an adventurous, relaxing,… Read More

Dear Families, We are getting ready to wind down the school year, and we are proud of all of our accomplishments. The 5th and 6th grade Baked Goods POL was extraordinary! Our visits from Congresswoman Katie Hill, County Supervisior Kathryn Barger’s office, and Ken Pfalzgraf, who shared their expertise with our learners, were truly appreciated!… Read More

Congratulations, iLEAD Agua Dulce! We are so proud of the hard work and effort our staff, learners and families have put forth to make this happen. We are officially Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for TK-6th grade. This is quite an accomplishment. Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and… Read More

Congratulations, iLEAD Agua Dulce! We are so proud of the hard work and effort our staff, learners and families have put forth to make this happen. We are officially Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for TK-6th grade. This is quite an accomplishment. Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and… Read More

Congratulations, iLEAD Agua Dulce! We are so proud of the hard work and effort our staff, learners and families have put forth to make this happen. We are officially Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for TK-6th grade. This is quite an accomplishment. Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and… Read More

Dear Families, Our TK/K learners had a fantastic POL and beautifully articulated the different ways that are used to predict the weather. We are looking forward to 2nd grade’s POL this week! Don’t forget that 3rd-6th grade will be doing State Testing, and attendance is of the utmost importance. We are also busily preparing for… Read More