Welcome back! August 24 will bring the first day of our 2023-2024 school year and a continued celebration of our 75th year serving students in our Torrance Unified School District. I look forward to welcoming our returning and new students and staff as we anticipate a healthy, safe, and productive school year. 

This year, we need your support improving attendance to increase student outcomes and school funding. We receive funding from the state based on daily student attendance, and we know that to achieve academic success, it is essential for students to be present every day. During online registration this year, we asked for your additional commitment in this area because we are very concerned that our students' attendance has not yet returned to pre-COVID levels. Even small adjustments to family schedules, like ensuring that students attend at least some class time rather than missing an entire day, can make a significant difference both in improving student performance and attendance rates across the district. You will continue to hear more about this focus, and I am sincerely optimistic that with your help, we will achieve higher attendance rates this year.

I am very pleased to announce that for the third year in a row, we were voted “Best School District in the South Bay” by the Daily Breeze in the annual Reader's Choice awards. We are passionate about developing every student's full potential and providing the best services for your family. We are very grateful for this honor and your continued trust in Torrance Unified.

Dr. Tim Stowe, 
Superintendent of Schools

New Principals Announcement
 

We’re proud to welcome our newest principals to Lincoln Elementary School and North High School.

Lincoln Elementary School welcomes Principal Janae Jeffery! A southern California native with Louisiana roots, she has a background in special education and psychology, and served in various assistant principal roles prior to arriving at Torrance Unified. She’d like families to know her sentiment for students– that it’s important to maximize students’ abilities and that educators meet the needs of all learners. 

North High School welcomes Principal Paul Nitake! Principal Nitake was born and raised in Torrance, California, a proud alumnus of the Torrance Unified School District K-12 educational community. Formerly an assistant principal at Torrance High School, Principal Nitake says, "I want North High School families to know that I am fully committed to doing whatever it takes to help North High School students thrive... and I look forward to partnering with you to elevate your future!" 

We are also excited to congratulate our new middle and high school assistant principals who will step into their new roles on August 24 as well! 

West High Student Wins Rose Float Design Contest
 

We are proud to highlight West High School for winning the Torrance Rose Float Association’s conceptual design student contest for the City of Torrance’s rose float! Held annually for the last seven years, the Torrance Rose Float Association (TRFA) opened its Float Design Contest to all high school students within our school district last fall. The rose float contests have seen Torrance Unified representation from 2017 to today, with consecutive rose float contest winners from West High School and Torrance High School. The 2024 parade theme is “Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language,” with our winning design depicting baby birds calling for their mother. The objectives of the TRFA Float Design Contest are to broaden awareness and interest in the City of Torrance Rose Parade Float and engage youth in the parade and our city's float. We encourage you to look for the float in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2024.

Student Artists Get Crafty Over the Summer 

We're proud to showcase the incredibly artistic work of our students who participated in the Summer Learning Academy at six of our elementary school sites over the summer. Their artwork resulted in slideshow presentations for Torrance Unified staff to show at our End of The Summer Celebration. Students from Anza, Carr, Torrance, Edison, Walteria, and Wood Elementary schools completed the artwork for the presentations between June and July, depicting images of them crafting animals, coloring flowers and trees, drawing their names, making a wallspread, and creating paper happy faces.

Help Us Reach 100% Participation!

On behalf of our Nutrition Services Department, we are pleased to announce that once again, all of our schools will be offering FREE daily breakfast and lunch during the 2023-2024 School Year thanks to the California Universal Meals Program. Although the meals are free, all families are still highly recommended to submit a meal application as your family may be eligible for additional benefits such as discounted fees. The information will also ensure funding in the areas of academic advisement, counseling, and academic intervention for our students and families with financial burdens. 

Please complete a Meal Application Form.

(If your student attends Torrance Elementary School or Shery High School, please complete this form instead: Educational Benefit Form.)

You do not need an account to complete a meal application and you only need to complete one application per household.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please call Nutrition Services at (310) 972-6350 or email nutritionservices@tusd.org.

We are Thankful for Our Supporters!