State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Visits Eisenhower Elementary School Open for Safe, In-Person Instruction Using Model Practices
GARDEN GROVE—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond arrived at Eisenhower Elementary School to an enthusiastic welcome from student leaders and cheerleaders from nearby Santiago High School. Thurmond walked the campus today to witness classroom model practices for safe in-person instruction as well as targeted learning interventions to address disruptions in learning and student and family engagement strategies that have led to a successful return to campus.
State Superintendent Thurmond joined Board of Education President Lan Nguyen, Vice President Walter Muneton, and Trustee Teri Rocco as well as Superintendent Gabriela Mafi, district and school staff, representatives from the teachers association and local Classified School Employees Association (CSEA), and PTA members for the school visit to Eisenhower Elementary in Garden Grove Unified School District, a high-poverty, primarily immigrant community among the hardest hit by the pandemic. The school now operates with 100 percent of students on campus for full-day, in-person instruction five days per week.