Chula Vista Elementary School District

Each Child is an Individual of Great Worth

Red Ribbon Week®, the National Family Partnership’s Anti-Drug Campaign, is held each October 23-31. It is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people. And it is a personal mission for Superior Court Judge Enrique Camarena Jr.

CVESD was the only elementary district among the eight in San Diego County designated as 'positive outliers' by the Learning Policy Institute

The Board of Education made the provisional appointment of Mr. Cesar T. Fernandez, a parent and educator, to fill the open Board seat.

At its Special Meeting Monday night, the Board of Education unanimously voted to move forward with an appointment process to fill its vacant seat. In addition, the Board approved a search process for the position of CVESD superintendent, which will be led by the District’s Human Resources department.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond welcomed back students and staff to in-person instruction at Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School on the first day of school Wednesday in the Chula Vista Elementary School District.

The Chula Vista Elementary School District, in partnership with ENGIE, recently began construction at an initial group of schools that will receive new solar photovoltaic systems.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond visited Castle Park and Joseph Casillas elementary schools on Thursday, calling attention to in-person learning and the comprehensive safety measures and supports for students and families that have enabled the schools to stay open.

Principal Eric Banatao, Ed.D., recalls his family's sacrifices in uprooting from the Philippines.

When a vaccination “Superstation” opened at the Chula Vista Center mall, school nurses from the Chula Vista Elementary School District answered the call for volunteer vaccinators.

Throughout May, a multimedia campaign will give voice to various segments of our learning community about Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. With the recent rise in Anti-Asian rhetoric and hate crimes in our country, we want to share insight and stories from and about Asian Americans in an educational way.

Operation Immunity, a mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit, may be coming to a campus near you.

Approximately 54 percent of the District’s students began school this week in a hybrid instructional format, in a morning or afternoon format, Monday through Thursday. Fridays are reserved for distance learning for all students.

Innovative testing and tracing partnership has administered more than 4,500 viral tests and 3,600 antibody tests across our learning community.

Throughout February, a multimedia campaign will give voice to various segments of our learning community about Black History Month.

Nearly 150 Chula Vista Elementary School District employees have been notified of immediate eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This effort to offer vaccinations to District personnel who provide health-related student assistance is an important tool in the nation’s fight against the virus that causes COVID-19.

From dissecting a squid to building a solar tower, students in the Chula Vista Elementary School District explore exciting science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics activities during distance learning through weekly Innovation LIVE! events. Each Friday afternoon, hundreds of students tune in online to see what CVESD’s innovation teachers have planned to promote creativity and stimulate learning.

The Chula Vista Elementary School District is excited to announce its recent award of a nearly $900,000 grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).

Help us reopen schools more quickly and safely. Wear a mask. Slow the spread. Learn how the Chula Vista Elementary School District is doing its part in this video for parents.

A new study from the Learning Policy Institute takes an in-depth look at strategies in our District that helped to raise student academic performance above their peer groups in other California school districts.

CVESD was the only elementary district among the eight in San Diego County designated as 'positive outliers' by the Learning Policy Institute