News and Announcements

• Summerville Elementary Governing Board Open Seat - Applications Window Extended to February 17, 2023

  The Summerville Elementary School District Governing Board currently has an open Board seat. The Board is currently accepting applications for the seat. All adults over the age of 18 living within the District boundaries may apply.
  
  The application window has been extended. All interested parents and community members are encouraged to submit an application to the District Office. A copy of the application can be downloaded at this link:
  
   https://bit.ly/SumElBoardVacancyFebruary2023.
  
  Hard copies of the application are available at all of our school offices.
  
  Applications are due by February 17, 2023. Please note this is an extended window for applications.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact our District Office at 209-928-4291 or DistrictOffice@sumel.org
  
  Thank you.
  
  ~Summerville Elementary Governing Board

  Summerville Elementary School District

• 2 Hour Late Start, Tuesday, January 17, 2023

  Good Evening Summerville Elementary Parents, Students, and Staff, 
  
  

  We hope you and your family enjoyed the weather-filled three-day weekend!

   

  For Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the school will be running a 2-hour late start. The school will begin at 10:15 am. With snowy roads in our area and colder temperatures in the forecast tomorrow morning, we expect that extra time will be needed on the drive to campus in the morning. Please travel to school safely.

  
  

  All bus stops will pick up 2 hour later than regularly scheduled. You can view a copy of our current bus schedule at this link: https://www.sumel.k12.ca.us/transportation. Please add two hours to the listed time.

  
  

  **IMPORTANT: Morning ASP will begin 2 hours later than regularly scheduled. Please message the school this evening on this post if you have any questions.

  
  All other programs and events are scheduled to occur as planned tomorrow once the school day begins.

  
  

  For tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17, the school will release at our regularly scheduled time. The school will end at 2:30 pm.

  
  

  Be sure to bundle up on your way to school tomorrow morning! We are thankful for the rainy winter weather and want everyone to travel safely to school! Please contact our office tomorrow morning if you have any questions.

  
  

  See you on campus soon! Together, we can make a difference!
  

  
  

  ~Ben Howell, Superintendent and Principal, Summerville Elementary School

  Summerville Elementary School District

• UPDATE - Inclement Weather 2 Hour Late Start January 10, 2023

  Good morning Summerville Elementary Parents, Students, and Staff,
  
  UPDATE - POWER has been restored on campus: On January 10, 2023, the school will be on a 2-hour delay due to adverse weather last night and widespread power outages in the Tuolumne area. School will start at 10:15 am. Please note this is an update to the previous 1-hour delay we called this morning. All school services, including food service, morning ASP, bus routes, and campus locations, will be running late this morning. Please do not send your students to campus until power is restored.
  
  We will send out further updates as needed this morning. Please travel to school safely.
  
  Thank you.
  
  ~Summerville Elementary Office Staff

  Summerville Elementary School District

• Summerville Elementary Governing Board Meeting Agenda - January 10, 2023

  The Summerville Elementary School District Governing Board will hold its Regular Business meeting for January on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. The meeting will begin at 5:45 pm. The meeting will start with a closed session, followed by an open session at 6:30 pm (approximately).

   

  The agenda for the meeting has been posted to the Board's Online Agenda Site. You can access the agenda electronically by clicking on the following link: 

   

  https://bit.ly/SumElBoardAgenda1-10-2023

   

  The Board will host their January Meeting in person in room E5/6 on the Summerville Elementary Campus. The meeting will also be broadcast online at the following link: 

   

  https://bit.ly/SumElBoardMeetingsOnline22-23

   

  School community members may send comments for the meeting's public comment section to the following address: DistrictOffice@sumel.org. Public comments will be read aloud during the Public Comment section of the meeting.
  

   

  Please contact the Summerville Elementary School District Office if you have any questions.

   

  Thank you

   

  ~ Summerville Elementary School District Office

  Summerville Elementary School District

• Parent Communicator Update - School and Community Loss, December 23, 2022

  Good afternoon Summerville Elementary Parents, Students, and Staff,

  We are very sad to report a recent loss in our school and community. Please see this email message from Superintendent Ben Howell for more information:

  Parent Communicator: https://bit.ly/SumElCommunicator12-23-2022

  Even through difficulty, hardship, and loss, we are here to support our school community. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our school office if you have any questions. 

  Enjoy the holiday season. We wish you and your family all the best heading into the new year.

   

  ~Ben Howell - Superintendent and Principal, Summerville Elementary School 

  Summerville Elementary School District

• Summerville Elementary Governing Board - Open Seat, Posting for Applications

  The Summerville Elementary School District Governing Board currently has an open Board seat. The Board is currently accepting applications for the seat. All adults over the age of 18 living within the District boundaries may apply. Applicants will be screened by a committee and then appointed at a public meeting in January.
  
  All interested parents and community members are encouraged to submit an application to the District Office. A copy of the application can be downloaded at this link:
  
   https://bit.ly/SumElBoardVacancyJanuary2023. 
  
  Hard copies of the application are available at all of our school offices.
  
  Applications are due by January 21, 2023.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact our District Office at 209-928-4291 or DistrictOffice@sumel.org
  
  Thank you.
  
  ~Summerville Elementary Governing Board

  Summerville Elementary School District

• Early Release Reminder - Thursday, December 22

  Good afternoon Summerville Elementary Parents, Students, and Staff,
  
  As a reminder, tomorrow, Thursday, December 22, is an early release day. The school day will end at 1:30 pm. Also, tomorrow is our last dress-up day of the winter season. Remember to dress up in your PJs. It is going to be a great school day before we head off on winter break. School will be closed on Friday, December 23. We hope you enjoy the winter break with your family and friends. School will resume on Monday, January 9. Parent communication will go out before we return from break.
  
  It has been a fantastic school year so far. And we are so excited to see what is in store for 2023. Until then, have a wonderful time celebrating the holidays with your family. Remember, we believe that together we can make a difference, and together we are making a difference EVERY DAY! 
  
  Merry Christmas from our school staff!
  
  ~Ben Howell, Superintendent and Principal, Summerville Elementary School

  Summerville Elementary School District

• UPDATE: Main Campus Phone Number Restored

  Important Update: service to our main campus phone number has been restored! All calls to our main phone line will now work as normal. Parents may use our main line and the new alternative line to reach our office (both numbers will work temporarily to avoid confusion). Beginning today, you may revert to our main phone number:
  
  209-928-4291
  
  Thank you. Please get in touch with our office if you have any questions.
  
  Summerville Elementary Office Staff

  Summerville Elementary School District

• IMPORTANT: Temporary Phone Number to Reach our Campus

  Good evening Summerville Elementary Parents, Students, and Staff,
  
  We have a temporary phone number while Frontier troubleshoots our phone connection issue.
  
  To reach our campus, please use the following number:

  209-454-2057

  We are working with Frontier to get our main phone line issues resolved. Until the connection issue is fixed, the number listed above will allow you to reach us on campus. There has been no interruption to outgoing calls during our phone line outage. Email and ParentSquare messages are also great ways to reach us until our main phone line is repaired.
  
  We apologize for the connection issue with our phone line today. If we missed your call, please try again tomorrow! And, as always, please reach out to our office in the morning if you have any questions.
  
  Thank you
  
  ~Ben Howell - Superintendent and Principal, Summerville Elementary School

  Summerville Elementary School District

• 1 Hour Late Start, Monday December 12, 2022

  Good Evening Summerville Elementary Parents, Students, and Staff, 

   

  We hope you and your family enjoyed a safe and warm weekend.

   

  For Monday, December 12, 2022, we will be running a 1-hour late start. School will begin at 9:15 am. With colder temperatures forecasted for the morning and significant moisture in our area today, we expect ice on the road tomorrow morning. Please travel to school safely.

   

  All bus stops will pick up 1 hour later than regularly scheduled. You can view a copy of our current bus schedule at this link: https://www.sumel.k12.ca.us/transportation.

  **Morning ASP will begin 1 hour later than regularly scheduled. Please message the school if you have any questions.

   

  On Monday, school will release at our regularly scheduled time. School will end at 2:30 pm.

   

  Be sure to bundle up on your way to school tomorrow morning! We love the winter weather and want everyone to travel safely to school! Please contact our office tomorrow morning if you have any questions.

   

  See you on campus soon!

   

  ~Ben Howell, Superintendent and Principal, Summerville Elementary School

  Summerville Elementary School District