Shared by Covina Valley Unified School District:   Covina Valley Unified School District – Covina Valley Unified School District Covina and South Hills high schools are each searching for qualified candidates for their next head football coach. Both schools are looking for coaches who will help coordinate all aspects of their football program and foster the development of student-athletes. Covina High School has an outstanding football team—winning the Sierra League Championship and reaching the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) quarterfinals in 2021. South Hills High School also follows in a strong football tradition, winning five CIF titles – most recently in 2018. The ideal candidates must have at least three years of high school or college football coaching experience and be eager to support the growth of student-athletes. The candidates must also exhibit excellent sportsmanship, promote fan involvement at games and special events, and exercise positive communic...

Shared by Covina Valley Unified School District:   Covina Valley Unified School District — Seven Covina Valley Unified School District elementary schools have been recognized among the top-performing public schools in California, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best K-8 Schools rankings. Mesa Elementary School and Barranca Elementary School ranked in the top 15 percent of elementary schools in the state, while Merwin Elementary School, Grovecenter Elementary School, and Rowland Avenue Elementary School all ranked within the top 20 percent. Workman Elementary School and Ben Lomond Elementary School also ranked in the top 25 percent. U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural K-8 rankings draw from U.S. Department of Education data on student proficiency and performance in mathematics and reading. U.S. News & World Report analyzed student assessment data from the 2018-19 school year and considered the results in the context of socioeconomic demographics. ...

Shared by Covina Valley Unified School District:   Covina Valley Unified School District – Covina Valley Unified School District recently refinanced some of its General Obligation (G.O.) bonds, resulting in decreased interest rates and saving taxpayers $6.1 million. Under the leadership of the Board of Education, Covina-Valley Unified sought to refinance the bonds to take advantage of historically low-interest rates in 2021. The refinancing reduced the interest rate on the prior bonds from 4.67% to 2.91%. This move will result in $6,133,480 in savings to local taxpayers from 2023 to 2044 and lower the repayment ratio on these bonds from 1.42 to 1. The refinancing applies to all current interest bonds.   Improvements The bonds have funded facilities improvements across the District, including the construction of the Covina Valley School District Field and Dr. Mary Hanes Professional DevelopmentCenter. While the District itself will not receive any part of the savings, C...

Shared by Covina Valley Unified School District:   Covina Valley Unified School District – Covina Valley Unified School District will hold two meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 18, and Monday, Feb. 7 to evaluate the 2020 U.S. Census data and discuss updates to its trustee area boundary maps. On Jan. 18 at their next regularly scheduled meeting, the Covina Valley Unified School District Board of Education will hear a presentation on the redistricting process and examine adjusted map scenarios that maintain population balance between the trustee areas. The  Covina Valley Unified School District Board of Education will then facilitate a public hearing at 7 p.m. during their regular board meeting on Feb. 7 at the Dr. Mary Hanes Professional Development Center, located at 220 W. Puente St., Covina, to receive community input on the draft map scenarios. The public is encouraged to attend the hearing and submit comments by completing the Request to Speak Card and handing it to the clerk...