Loma Ridge Elementary School will be the District’s 24th elementary school and is expected to open August 2019.  This state-of-the-art education facility will serve the Portola Springs neighborhood in north Irvine. 
Today, IUSD announced its five 2018 Classified Employees of the Year – Dawn Jan, Leanne Lauritzen, Jason Nakatani, Kimberly Quon, and Zeb Samson. 
Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and the multi-tiered supports available for IUSD students.
Irvine High School’s Archana Jain has been named one of six Orange County Teacher of the Year Finalist by the Orange County Department of Education. 
With the passage of the California Voting Rights Act, many school districts and other municipalities throughout the state have gone through a process to consider their election method systems. As the next step in this process, the District has published three draft trustee area maps.
Hundreds of IUSD’s outstanding musicians took center stage during the 36th annual Donald Bren Honors Concert at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, located at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.
For the sixth consecutive year, IUSD has been named one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation.
The Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) would like to encourage parent and student participation in the 2018-19 school funding survey, which is part of the 10-month LCAP process. 
Brywood Elementary, Deerfield Elementary, Plaza Vista School, and Turtle Rock Elementary have been named 2018 California Distinguished Schools.  This designation is the state’s top honor for schools.  
Accompanied by a handful of teachers, administrators, school board members and PTA representatives, 28 IUSD high school students recently traveled to Sacramento to discuss issues impacting education with state legislators and other influential policymakers.