Letter from Superintendent Jerry Jennex

May 13, 2025
Dear Students, Staff, Friends, and Families of TJUSD,

I can’t believe we are in the “home stretch” of the 2024-2025 school year. We are in what seems to be the busiest time of the year for the school. Year-end activities seem to be taking place almost daily as we approach graduation on Friday, June 6, 2025. I just wanted to take a couple of minutes to highlight some
of the important happenings that will be taking place over the next few weeks.

The first event I would like to focus on is this Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6 PM in the Trona High School Gymnasium. TJUSD will have its 1 st Annual Spring Music Concert. Approximately 150 students will participate in the concert featuring the K-2 Choir, 3 rd and 4 th Grade Recorder Bands, 5 th and 6 th Grade
Bands, and the 7 th and 8 th Grade Band. Our music program is directed by the Music Learning Band organization from Ft. Worth, TX. Music Learning Band teaches our students virtually and has hired one of our local residents, Ms. Stacie Cox, to serve as their teaching assistant here in person. Mr. Ken Utz
and Mr. Jerry Bishop from Music Learning Band will be here to conduct the concert this week.

A second important event coming in the near future is our Local Control Accountability Plan Community (LCAP) Input meeting. This meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6 PM in the Trona Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room. We invite staff, students, parents, and interested community members to come as we review the LCAP plan and make any necessary adjustments moving forward for 2025-2026.

Other events will be happening on a regular basis. TJUSD is trying to improve its overall communications using various methods. Posting videos to Parent Square, updating the district website, and using social media platforms are all being employed to try to keep parents, students, staff, and community better
informed about what is taking place at TJUSD.

All of these activities are pointing toward the end of the school year. THS will say farewell to its graduating seniors beginning with Baccalaureate Service at 6 PM on Sunday, June 1, 2025 in the TES Multi-Purpose Room. The culminating point of the year will be THS Graduation on Friday evening, June
6, 2025 at 8 PM in the Trona High School Gymnasium. We will do our best to keep you all informed over these next few, very busy weeks. Our goal is to work
together with you all as we seek to “Educate, Empower, and Engage All” here at Trona Joint Unified School District.

Best wishes as we wrap up the school-year,

Jerry Jennex, Superintendent

May 13, 2025
SPECIAL NOTICE RE: SCE OUTAGE MAY 21, 2025

TJUSD Staff has been in contact with SCE regarding the planned power outage for an area in the greater Trona
Community. SCE has indicated that the school will not be affected by the outage on May 21 st .
As of today TJUSD will be open for school on May 21, 2025.
We will notify the public (staff, parents, and community) if we receive any other information.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation,

Jerry Jennex, Superintendent
Trona Joint Unified School District