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Principal’s Message
What a wonderful and busy week at Marina Vista! Our campus was filled with learning, fun, and opportunities for our students and staff to grow together.
This week, I had the opportunity to participate in collaborative instructional walks at several schools across MPUSD, including our Marina elementary schools. These walks are collaborative leadership learning experiences designed to strengthen adult learning in service of improving student outcomes. They give educators and school leaders dedicated time to build a shared understanding of high-quality instruction, strengthen instructional leadership practices, and create greater coherence across our district.
Our own Marina Vista Instructional Leadership Team, made up of many of our amazing teachers, also conducted instructional walks in classrooms across our campus. It was exciting to see our team learning from one another and observing student engagement, curriculum use, learning routines, and instructional strategies becoming solidified. These opportunities help us reflect, learn together, and continue strengthening the learning experiences we provide for every Hawk.
Our EcoHero assemblies were a huge hit! Students participated in a high-energy, interactive experience using music, dancing, and storytelling to learn about environmental sustainability and taking care of our world. It was wonderful to see our students engaged, enthusiastic, and thinking about the important role they play in caring for our planet.
A special thank you to Mayor Bruce Delgado for joining us and spending time with our students and families. We appreciate your support of Marina Vista.
Thursday was Picture Day, and it was wonderful to see our Hawks dressed to impress and ready with their smiles! We hope everyone enjoyed this opportunity to capture a special memory from the school year. Next week, October 5–9, is Fall Break, so there will be no school all week. We hope our students and families enjoy some well-deserved time to relax, spend time together, and recharge.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, October 12. Have a wonderful and safe Fall Break, Hawks!
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Your Voice Matters: YouthTruth Survey
We want to hear from you our Marina Vista families! The YouthTruth Family Survey is open and provides families with an opportunity to share feedback about your experiences with our school and help us understand what we are doing well and where we can continue to grow.
The survey is open from September 28–October 30, 2026, and takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. It can be completed on any internet-enabled device and is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, and French. English and Spanish also offer text-to-speech support.
Click the Link here: YouthTruth Family Survey
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Attendance: Keep the Momentum Going!We have seen some positive gains in attendance over the past two weeks, and we are excited about the momentum our Hawks are building! Although Attendance Awareness Month is coming to an end, our commitment to daily attendance continues. Every day counts, and every day is an opportunity to learn, connect, and grow. Let's carry this positive momentum with us into October!
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Marina Vista's Daily Attendance Goal is 96% & Chronic Absenteeism Goal is 10% or Less
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The graph below represents Marina Vista's average daily attendance (ADA) for each day of the month, as well as our current chronic absenteeism (missing 10% or more of school) rate. Please let us know how we can support you in getting to school daily, and on time. We are trending up, keep up the great work. Be sure to ask our team about Short Term Independent Study if you are in need.
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October is: National Bullying Prevention MonthOctober is National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and promote kindness, acceptance, inclusion, and belonging. At Marina Vista, we believe that bullying has no place in our school community, and we will spend the month helping students understand the importance of treating others with kindness and respect.
We will have a variety of activities, lessons, and presentations throughout the month to help our Hawks learn how to stand up for themselves and others, include one another, and make Marina Vista a place where everyone feels safe and valued.
Unity Day — Wednesday, October 21On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, Marina Vista will celebrate Unity Day! Students and staff are encouraged to wear orange to show that we stand together for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and against bullying.
Let's continue to take care of ourselves, take care of each other, and take care of our community.
 Speak Up uses our existing communication infrastructure to message, call or email administrators directly with confidential tips that come in. You can access this via email, text or phone call.
You can also visit our school or district website to report a tip. The benefit is that this new process will make it easier for students or families to report a confidential tip.
You can email, call or text confidentially to the following:
SpeakUp for Safety Email Address
speakup@student.mpusd.k12.ca.us
SpeakUp for Safety Phone # (Voicemail & Text)
(831) 618-2779
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The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and in employment. MPUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, physical or mental disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical information, national origin, parental status, pregnancy status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. If you believe you, or your student, have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying you should contact your school site principal and/or the District's Chief Compliance and Title IX Officer, Dr. Manny Nunez, by phone at 831-645-1272, by email at mnunez@mpusd.k12.ca.us, or in person at 700 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940. Visit http://www.mpusd.net/titleix/ for more information.
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