Dear Parents, I hope everyone is well and remaining safe. As we enter the Thanksgiving holiday, followed by winter vacation, we all recognize how challenging the idea of staying away from extended family and friends can be. Unfortunately, the current numbers of Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are concerning and it is paramount that as a

Dear Parents, We are thrilled to let you know that we just received notification from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that we have been approved for the TK-2nd Grade Waiver. We are committed to working in partnership with all of our families to create a pathway to bring our 2nd grade students

Dear Parents, I wanted to provide everyone with a quick update as to where things currently stand with our application for a waiver to reopen our classes through 2nd grade.  Last Thursday we were visited by the County Department of Public Health and we were commended by them for all of our safety protocols and

Dear Parents, We continue to be grateful to each and every member of our community for their care in adhering to the health and safety protocols for in person learning. It is through your partnership that we are continuing to keep things moving forward on a daily basis. We know it can be hard for

Dear Parents, It has been a wonderful week of learning and reconnecting for our school community. While I had hoped we could all be together when the school year began, it was not to be. Sit has been truly wonderful having our ECE and Kindergarten bringing life back to campus, and seeing the wonderful faces

Dear IRDS Families, I hope that this letter finds you happy, healthy, and creatively enjoying your summer. I know that I speak for the entire faculty and staff in saying that we truly miss you and cannot wait to see you back at school as soon as possible. The Administrative team has been hard at

Dear IRDS Families, As many of you may know, California State guidelines to reopen elementary, middle and high schools were updated today by Governor Newsom. He announced that schools will not be able to return to in-person learning until LA county is no longer listed on the State’s COVID-19 monitoring list for 14 consecutive days.