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Martin Luther King, Jr. Technology Academy is a 7th and 8th grade middle school committed to integrity, achievement and excellence. We strive for all students to be prepared for high school as well as college and career. We value and respect the diverse student body and look to build long standing relationships with parents and community.

MISSION STATEMENT

Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy is dedicated to ensuring that all students are safe, both physically and emotionally, and have access to equitable, challenging and culturally responsive curriculum where students’ unique learning needs are met as they prepare for high school.

VISION STATEMENT

Martin Luther King Jr. Tech Academy is a learning community that strives to be student driven, academically rigorous, and high achieving where all students and staff are valued and held to high expectations in their overall growth and success while also building and nurturing positive relationships between students, teachers, staff, families and our community partners.

School Essentials

Daily Bell Schedule

Regular Day
Warning Bell	7:55 AM
Advisory	8:00am - 8:10am
Period 1	8:10am - 9:07am
	5 min passing
Period 2	9:12am - 10:07am
	5 min passing
Period 3	10:12am - 11:07am
Lunch	11:07am-11:37am
	5 min passing
Period 4	11:42am - 12:37pm
	5 min passing
Period 5	12:42pm - 1:37pm
	5 min passing
Period 6	1:42pm - 2:37pm
Dismissal	2:37 PM

Early Release Wed.
Warning Bell	7:55 AM
Period 1	8:00am - 8:37am
	5 min passing
Period 2	8:42am - 9:19am
	5 min passing
Period 3	9:24am - 10:01am
	5 min passing
Period 4	10:06am - 10:43am
Lunch	10:43am - 11:13am
	5 min passing
Period 5	11:18am - 11:55am
	5 min passing
Period 6	12:00pm - 12:37pm
Dismissal	12:37 PM

Minimum Day
Warning Bell	7:55 AM
Period 1	8:00am - 8:40am
	5 min passing
Period 2	8:45am - 9:25am
	5 min passing
Period 3	9:30am - 10:10am
	5 min passing
Period 4	10:15am - 10:55am
Lunch	10:55am - 11:25am
	5 min passing
Period 5	11:30am - 12:09pm
	5 min passing
Period 6	12:14pm - 12:52pm
Dismissal	12:52 PM

PDF COPY of BELL SCHEDULE

Campus Map

Student Calendar

PDF Copy of student calendar

Attendance

Attendance is a critical component to school and student success. The school year is 180 days in length and students are expected to attend all scheduled school days except in limited situations.

Each school day begins at 8:00am. Dismissal times are 2:37pm each school day except Wednesdays (Early Out) at 12:37pm and Minimum Days at 12:52pm.

Parents & families must call or email the Attendance Office each day when their student is absent from school. All absences must be cleared within 5 school days or the absences is listed as unexcused.

Attendance Office (916) 566-3490 extension 22962 Se habla español
Attendance Clerk: Sue Alvarez (sue.alvarez@trusd.net) Se habla español

TRUSD Board Policy 5113 - Attendance

TRUSD Board Regulations 5113 - Attendance

Behavior & Discipline

MLKTA uses a progressive discipline model. Most behavioral issues are addressed at the classroom level. Chronic behavior or Ed. Code violations are addressed by the Admin Team, led by the Vice Principal.

Parents & families are asked to begin with the classroom teacher when inquiring about behavioral issues. If questions are not addressed sufficiently, parents & familes may contact the Vice Principal for futher follow up.

More information on Ed. Code Violations and mandated discipline is available in the TRUSD Student-Family Handbook, TRUSD Board Policy on Student Conduct, or California Education Code 48900.

Personal Electronics Expectations

Students may NOT use their personal cell phones during the school day while on campus.

All internet devices, excecpt for district-provided devices, must be TURNED OFF and stored in student backpacks or teacher-provided stroage areas during all instructional activities.

Parents and family members who need to contact their student must call the main school line at (916) 566-3490 and leave a message with the Front Office team.

If you have an emergency situation and are unable to contact the Main Office, please call the TRUSD Police Services team at (916) 566-2777.

Dress Code

MLKTA follows the district dress code policy.

2024-2025 Student & Family Handbook states:

7.6 Dress Code Guidelines

The Board of Trustees believes that appropriate dress and grooming contribute to a productive learning environment. The Board expects students to wear clothing that is suitable for the school activities in which they participate.

Students shall not wear clothing that presents a health or safety hazard or causes a substantial disruption to the educational program.

Students shall not be prohibited from dressing in a manner consistent with their gender identity or gender expression or with their religious or cultural observance. In addition, the dress code shall not discriminate against students based on hair texture and protective hairstyles, including, but not limited to, braids, locks, and twists. (EC § 212.1)

The dress code shall not be enforced in a manner that shows bias against or discriminates against any particular viewpoint, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, household income, body type, or size.

Students will not be prohibited from dressing in a manner consistent with their gender identity or gender expression or in observance of religious or cultural observances.

Accommodations for a student with a disability or medical condition may be implemented.

7.6a Dress Code Standards

Students must wear clothing including both a shirt with pants or skirt, or the equivalent (for example dresses, leggings, or shorts) and appropriate shoes.
- Clothing must cover undergarments.
- Clothing must not be see-through.
- Clothing must cover the chest and torso and must cover the buttocks while standing and sitting.
- Clothing must be safe and appropriate for all scheduled classroom activities, including physical education, science labs, shop classes, and other activities where unique hazards or specialized attire or safety gear is required.
- Hats, caps, and other head coverings shall not be worn indoors except as an expression of religious beliefs or as needed for a health condition.
- Hats and sunglasses may be worn while outside in the sun for an extended period of time for protection from the sun.
- Clothing, jewelry, and personal items shall be free of writing, pictures, or any other insignia that is vulgar, lewd, obscene, profane, or sexually suggestive or which promotes the use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco, or other illegal activity.
- Clothing containing images, symbols, or wording that is homophobic, obscene, religiously or racially discriminatory, or that promotes gender-biased discrimination or defamation is not permitted in a school environment or in the participation of the academic program.
Clothing that denotes or represents gang affiliation will be prohibited. Because gang-related symbols are constantly changing, definitions of gang-related apparel shall be reviewed at least once each semester and updated whenever related information is received. As necessary, the school shall collaborate with law enforcement agencies to update definitions of gang-related apparel.
7.6e Compliance

The principal or designee is authorized to enforce this policy and shall inform any student who does not reasonably conform to the dress code.

Students and parents/guardians will be informed about dress and grooming standards at the beginning of the school year through the Student and Family Handbook and whenever standards are updated.

A student who violates these standards shall be asked to do one or more of the following corrective measures:

- Be requested to turn clothing inside out
- Change into clothing that may be provided by the school
- Change into other clothing which the student has with them or that may be brought to the school
- Remove accessories if in violation of the above-stated standards

When practical, students shall not be directed to correct a dress code violation during instructional time or in front of other students.

Repeated violations or refusal to comply with the district’s dress code may result in a behavioral intervention but not suspension or expulsion.

Student and Family Handbook = LINK

Nutrition: FREE Breakfast & Lunch

MLKTA participates in the district Nutrition Program

Breakfast: 7:30 - 7:55am

Lunch: 11:07 - 11:37am Regular Day

MEALS ARE 100% FREE FOR ALL TWIN RIVERS STUDENTS!

The District has implemented a new provision available to all students District-wide in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

All enrolled students in our school district, regardless of income level, are eligible to receive a healthy school breakfast and school lunch at no charge each day. No further action is required of you. Your child(ren) will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application.

The CEP is a new alternative to the traditional meal application process associated with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. CEP alleviates the burden on families by eliminating household applications while helping schools reduce costs associated with collecting and processing those applications.

TRUSD Nutrition Services website = LINK

Site Leadership Systems

School Site Council (SSC)

School Site Council (SSC)

California Education Code 52852 requires that a school site council shall be established at each school that participates in Title I or LCFF supplemental/concentration grant funding.

The school site council shall be composed of the principal and representatives of: teachers selected by teachers at the school; other school personnel selected by other school personnel at the school; parents of pupils attending the school selected by the parents; and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending the school.

School site council meet regularly to complete the following activities:

Elect officers
Develop/revise by-law (optional)
Advise the annual revision of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
Recommend the annual revisions to the SPSA for Board approval
Approve revisions to the site categorical budget and SPSA
Monitor the implementation of the site categorical budget and activities in the SPSA
Annually evaluate the activities in the approved SPSA

Click here for MEETING DATES & MINUTES

English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)

ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ELAC)

The purpose of the ELAC is to provide parents of English Learners opportunities to:

Learn more about the programs offered to their children.
Participate in the schools’ needs assessment of students, parents and teachers.
Provide input to the principal and school staff of the most positive and effective strategies for teaching English Learners.
Provide input on the most effective ways to support full participation of English Learners in all school activities.
Provide input on the most effective ways to ensure regular school attendance.
Have representation at the district level by the attendance of elected officials at the District English Language Advisory Council (DELAC) meetings.

Click here for MEETING DATES & MINUTES

Site Safety Team

SITE SAFETY TEAM

Background

The California Constitution guarantees California children the right to attend public schools that are safe, secure, and peaceful. The CDE, public school districts, county offices of education (COEs), and schools and their personnel are responsible for creating learning environments that are safe and secure. First responders, community partners, and families play an essential role, as well. Schools must be prepared to respond to emergencies including natural and man-made hazards, and strive to prevent violence and behavior issues that undermine safety and security. CSSPs include strategies aimed at the prevention of, and education about, potential incidents involving crime and violence on the school campus and aspects of social, emotional, and physical safety for both youth and adults.

California Education Code Sections 32280–32289.5: Comprehensive School Safety Plans California Education Code (EC) Section 32281(a) requires every kindergarten through grade twelve school, public and public charter, including community and court schools, to develop and maintain a CSSP designed to address campus risks, prepare for emergencies, and create a safe, secure learning environment for students and school personnel. In a school district with fewer than 2,501 units of average daily attendance, there may be one CSSP for all schools within the district.

The law requires designated stakeholders to annually engage in a systematic planning process to develop strategies and policies to prevent and respond to potential incidents involving emergencies, natural and other disasters, hate crimes, violence, active assailants/intruders, bullying and cyberbullying, discrimination and harassment, child abuse and neglect, discipline, suspension and expulsion, and other safety aspects.

MLKTA Safety Team

The school-based team meets at least quarterly to review, amend, and update the school's CSSP to ensure the safety of all students and staff.

The team is typically chaired by the Vice Principal and includes certificated & classified staff as well as otehr stakeholders such as middle school students and family members.

If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact the Vice Principal about meeting dates and times.

PBIS - Level 1 Team

PBIS TIER I SITE TEAM

Background

PBIS Tier I, also known as universal or primary prevention, is the foundation of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework. It provides school-wide, proactive supports for all students to promote positive behavior, social-emotional well-being, and academic success. Tier I focuses on establishing clear behavioral expectations, teaching those expectations to all students, and providing positive reinforcement for following them.

MLKTA Site Team

The MLKTA site team consists of administrators, counselors, teachers, classified staff, students and families. The team is typically run by a group of certificated teachers including a site facilitator, data analyst, and note taker (secretary).

For the 2526 school year, the team invites family members to participate in the monthly meetings. Students enrolled in the AVID elective courses will serve as rotating student members. Please contact Ms. Powell, Vice Principal, if you are interested in serving on the team.

Meeting Schedule: First Wednesday of each month at 2pm in School Library - room 40

COST (PBIS Tier II/III) Team

The COST (PBIS Tier II/III) team consists of many site-based staff members who meet on a weekly basis to review COST referrals from staff and design/implement Tier II/III PBIS supports for students.

The team includes:

School Counselor - PBIS Teir II/III lead facilitator
School Psychologist
District Nurse
MTSS Specialist
MTSS/Student Support Teacher (SST)
PBIS Specialist
SCOE Mental Health Therapist
Admin Staff (Principals & AD)

COST referral link --> contact School Counselor x22621

2425 Meeting Time: Fridays at 8:15am in room 71

AVID Site Team

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college readiness system designed to increase the number of students, particularly those traditionally underserved, who enroll and succeed in higher education and beyond. It provides a framework of academic and social supports to help students develop the skills and habits necessary for success in rigorous coursework and future endeavors.

The AVID site team consists of the school staff involved in the AVID elective courses AVID 7, AVID 8, AVID Excel) and AVID school-wide practices. Led by the site coordinator, the team meets to review student progress, evaluate school-wide needs, and coordinate student service learning projects.

Team Members:

Site Coordinator
AVID 7/AVID 8 course instructor
AVID 7/8 Excel course instructor = Ms. Gilliken, x22681
School Counselor
Admin Team

Meetings: TBD

Instructional Leadership Team (ILT)

Meets monthly to review, analyze, and discuss critical school-based issues to provide certificated instructional input to administrative team.

Team includes:

Admin Team (Principals & AD)
School Counselor
Department Chairs:
- ELA
- Math
- History (HSS)
- Science
- PE
- ELD
- RSP
- SDC
Program Leads:
- DLI
- AVID
- PBIS & PBIS Specialist
- SST (interventions) & MTSS Specialist