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Students, parents and staff enthusiastically represented the District in the annual Tet Parade. Neither rain nor chilly temperatures could put a damper on this crowd. Representatives from each school proudly marched in the parade in celebration of the Lunar New Year and Year of the Pig. Click the headline for pictures.

The Westminster School District Governing Board approved naming two district facilities and a board room after the Mendez Family in recognition of the historic Mendez v Westminster case that ended segregation in California schools in 1947. The District Office will be named Westminster School District Office in Honor of La Familia Mendez, the Johnson Middle School Gymnasium will be named Sylvia Mendez Gymnasium, and the District Office Board Room will be named Mendez Board Room.

The WSD Board of Trustees is currently conducting a Superintendent Search for purposes of hiring the District’s next Superintendent. Dr. Marc Ecker and Dr. Peggy Lynch of Leadership Associates, an executive search firm, were selected to advise the Board in this important process. Please click the headline for the Superintendent Position Description, the Superintendent Search Timeline and ongoing updates regarding this process.

The Westminster Educational Leadership Association (WELA) announced that Brian Johnson, Executive Director of Facilities Planning & M.O.T., has been named WSD Central Office Administrator of the Year and Mark Murphy, Hayden Principal, was named WSD Site Administrator of the Year. Congratulations to both of these outstanding administrators!

WSD offers two dynamic kindergarten programs for our students. Come learn about our Academic Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten programs at a Parent Information Night on Wednesday, January 30th from 6:30-7:30 pm at all our elementary school sites. Click headline for more info.