The ACUSD/ACOE Community Newsletter is a weekly communication from the Amador County Unified School District and Amador County Office of Education. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep our families, staff, and community members informed about our district!

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Online enrollment for kindergarten and transitional kindergarten (TK) is now open!

If you want your child to attend an ACUSD elementary school for the 2026-2027 school year, you must enroll your child online through the Aeries platform.

Here is what you'll need to do:

1. Find out which school your child will attend based on your home address, using our address lookup tool.

2. Go to the online enrollment portal and follow the steps listed.

3. If you have any questions, please contact our Child Development department at (209) 257-5338

Online enrollment for ELOP is now open through Friday, March 6! This includes ELOP Summer Camp and After-School ELOP for the 2026-2027 school year. New and returning families must register every year (ELOP Summer Camp included). 

Interested families can sign up on the ELOP website starting on February 3.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our ELOP Department at (209) 257-5371.

It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month! Want your child to have a happy and healthy smile? Here’s a quick tip: brush twice a day and visit your dentist when recommended! Children should brush for a full two minutes and use only a pea-sized amount of fluoridated toothpaste.

Visit smilecalifornia.org for more tips and to find a dentist right for you.

We’re excited to invite you to a free Healing Arts Workshop hosted by Nexus Youth & Family Services in partnership with the ACOE/ACUSD Staff, Student, & Family Resource Center.

A Window Between Worlds: This workshop offers a warm, supportive space to explore how creativity can help process emotions and past experiences. No art experience is needed—all supplies will be provided. This is a drop-in workshop, so participants are welcome to join at any time during the event. The workshop is open to ages 5 and older.

📅 February 11, 2026

🕛 Drop-in anytime from 1:30–4:00 PM

📍Staff, Student & Family Resource Center  (Located at 217 Rex Ave, Jackson, CA 95642. Room 17; just next to the second ACOE/ACUSD driveway on the lower JJH campus.) 

Amador County Behavioral Health offers free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for community members who want to learn how to better support friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.

Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges and how to respond with care and confidence.

Upcoming training dates:

Trainings will be held at Amador County HHS - Conference Room A-D located at 10877 Conductor Blvd in Sutter Creek from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please contact Shilpa Rasmusson at srasmussonmhfa@gmail.com

Visit the Community Bulletin page for more information about these events!

The next School Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the Amador County Administration Center located at 810 Court St. Jackson, CA 95642. 

ACOE Open Session will begin at 5:30 pm.

ACUSD Open Session will begin at 7:00 pm.

We are so excited to officially announce the ACUSD School Farm project! Our Nutrition Services team, in partnership with CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE, and MotherLode Land Trust, has been hard at work developing a half-acre school farm pilot project at C&C Ranch in Jackson.

The purpose of this farm is to grow fruits and vegetables that can be served in all school cafeteria salad bars. We are harvesting produce in the next few weeks to go into the salad bars at Amador High School and Argonaut High School, with the hope to expand to all schools later this year. This farm is also a great opportunity for students to learn more about agriculture, environmental science, and nutrition, with future opportunities for field trips and externships.