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Navigate Your School District
There’s so much to know about LBUSD and your child’s educational experience, especially now. These links are here to help you navigate your student’s success in Long Beach. Please let us know of other resources you think are helpful. Email us.
Homework Hotline:
Students can call the Homework Helpline at (562) 437-2859 Monday through Thursday between 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm. Homework Helpline teachers can also be reached by email at Homework@lbschools.net.
Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education
LBUSD Board members were elected to serve us ALL.
It is important for your concerns to be heard.
Find and contact your board member directly. It’s important for them to hear from their constituents, especially about issues of equity. Contact Board staff Leticia Rodriguez if needed at (562) 997-8240.
Engage your elected Board members
2021 Scheduled Board Meetings
March 16-17 (Workshop)
March 17
April 14
May 5
May 17 (Monday)
June 2
June 23
See What’s on the Board Agenda
Look up meeting agendas and minutes from past LBUSD school board meetings to learn what’s being discussed.
You can also participate in Public Comment on items not on the agenda that are important to you (see Public Comment info).
Give Your Public Comment
See Nov 19, 2020 changes to the Public Comment policy.
By noon on the day of the school board meeting, call (562) 242-2190 to record your message for the school board and follow the prompts.
Begin by listing:
Your name and item on the agenda you are addressing.
The board meeting date which you wish your comment to be read at.
Videos
Watch School Board Meetings
School Board meetings are aired LIVE on youtube and are archived on the school district’s youtube channel.
Does Your Child Have an IEP in LBUSD? Watch this.
On January 21, 2021 Long Beach Forward hosted a webinar with the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) to help parents become more involved in their child’s learning by learning how to participate in their student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). IEPs are plans made to improve the quality of education for children with disabilities. During this session, caregivers learned more about IEPs and how to foster the best IEP for their child’s learning, helping to make their education smoother for both children and parents.
2020-2021 Community Forums
On December 5th, 2020 several of us took part in a Community Education Forum around the pandemic challenges. (English)
On July 8, 2020 community partners hosted a forum over Zoom to hear from community voices about dismantling structural racism, placing equity in the budget, and the reopening of schools in Long Beach.
On July 29, 2020 a community session was held on equitable online learning during Fall 2020 in the Long Beach Unified School District.
More resources
The below topics may be helpful during this time for parents and guardians. Click to search the category.