1–61 of 61

To: Nick McKeonRe: Meeting on – Hi Nick, Thank you for writing and for the care you bring to students every day. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board directed the Superintendent to brinNov 15, 2025To: Crystal Leach, Alan Sarver, Christopher Thomsen, Carrie Du Bois, Jim Lianides5Re: Board Meeting - Conversation about TIDE – Hi, Crystal. I hope you're doing well. It's lovely to hear from you, although -- as you note -- the reason that you're reaching out is not the happiest. Although I would be delighted to meet with youNov 15, 2025To: Lara Sandora2Re: TIDE meeting 11/18 – Hi Ms. Sandora, Thank you for writing and for the care you bring to students every day. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board directed the Superintendent Nov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: TIDE ACADEMY – Dear [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], Thank you for writing and for caring so deeply about your student and the TIDE community. I know this news is unsettling, and I'm sorry for the worry it creates. PleasNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: TIDE academy – Dear [REDACTED], Thank you for writing and for caring so deeply about your student and the TIDE community. I know this news is unsettling, and I'm sorry for the worry it creates. Please know that **nNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]Re: – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: keep tide open – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: Keeping Tide open – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: Please Keep TIDE Open – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: TIDE Academy – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: Please keep TIDE open – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]2Re: TIDE Academy student – Dear [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked tNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]6shadyRe: TIDE Academy and our community – Dear [REDACTED], Thank you for writing and for caring so deeply about your student and the TIDE community. I know this news is unsettling, and I'm sorry for the worry it creates. Please know that **nNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]6Re: Saving TIDE! – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: [REDACTED]5Re: Saving TIDE – Hi [REDACTED], Thanks for reaching out--and for caring about your school. I know uncertainty is stressful. **No decision has been made to close TIDE Academy.** On **November 12**, the Board asked theNov 15, 2025To: Crystal Leach, Board of TrusteesTIDE Academy – Dear Members of the School Board, I was very disappointed to hear of discussions emerging around a possible closure of TIDE Academy and I wanted to express to you how important I believe the school iNov 15, 2025To: Crystal Leach4powerless trusteesFwd: TIDE Academy and our community – FYI. I'll see what the consultant writes and then use it to draft something here, then send that along. Begin forwarded message: > **From:** [REDACTED] > **Date:** November 14, 2025 at 7:04:46 PM PSNov 14, 2025To: Crystal Leach, Board of Trustees2Re: TIDE academy . – On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM [REDACTED] wrote: > Dear Members of the School Board, > > I read with horror that the board is considering closing TIDE Academy. > > I am a proud 2023 graduate. I begaNov 14, 2025To: Mary Beth Thompson6powerless trusteesRe: TIDE Academy -- Parent Request for Transparency and Student Protection – Draft response. Please BCC me and the board when you reply. Dear [REDACTED] Thank you for writing and for sharing [REDACTED] experience. I hear how important TIDE is to him and to your family, and I'Nov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachTIDE's Community Newsletter – # TIDE Academy ## Community Newsletter **NOVEMBER 14, 2025** ## Dear TIDE Families and Students- Next week, on November 19th, TIDE will have our WASC midterm virtual visit. What is WASC, you may asNov 14, 2025To: Jennifer YoshikoshiRe: Potential TIDE closure – Hi Jennifer, I know Simone is responding separately with her answer to the question you directed to her. Meanwhile, I wanted to provide a bit more detail about the process ahead. As I'm sure you gathNov 14, 2025To: Jennifer YoshikoshiRe: Potential TIDE closure – Hi Jennifer- Thank you for reaching out. First, I appreciate how you worded your question. What happened at the November 12 board meeting was that the Board directed the Superintendent to develop a pNov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "TIDE Prospective Families/Middle School Partners Responses" – Heather McGowan shared a document Heather McGowan (heather@mcgowanimpact.com) has invited you to **edit** the following document: Good afternoon, Here are draft communications that can be sent to pNov 14, 2025To: Crystal Leach2Re: general email responses for parents, students, and staff – Will start sending these out tomorrow. Also will CC u and the board on everything > On Nov 14, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Crystal Leach <cleach@seq.org> wrote: > > Sathvik, > > See below general response to pNov 14, 2025To: Crystal Leach, Board of Trustees, Naomi Hunter, Heather McGowanpowerless trusteesshadyInfo - request to meet regarding TIDE – Trustees, I will provide you with a more detailed recap of TIDE's staff meeting from yesterday in the weekly update. You are likely to get requests to meet with staff individually or on a 2-person bNov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "Reminder Message to TIDE Parents 11/19 and 11/20 Meetings" – Heather McGowan shared a document Heather McGowan (heather@mcgowanimpact.com) has invited you to **edit** the following document: This is a draft reminder email to send to parents regarding the upcoNov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "Thank You TIDE Staff 11/13 Meeting" – Heather McGowan shared a document Heather McGowan (heather@mcgowanimpact.com) has invited you to **edit** the following document: Here is a draft follow up email to staff. Thank You TIDE Staff 11/1Nov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "TIDE Data Points for December Parent Meetings" – Heather McGowan shared a document Heather McGowan (heather@mcgowanimpact.com) has invited you to **edit** the following document: TIDE Data Points for December Parent MeetingsNov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "TIDE Academy Board Response Emails" – Heather McGowan shared a document Heather McGowan (heather@mcgowanimpact.com) has invited you to **edit** the following document: TIDE Academy Board Response EmailsNov 14, 2025To: Sathvik Nori, Amy Koo, Maria CruzMeeting on – Dear Board of Trustees, Crystal Leach has informed us that she will be meeting with the TIDE staff next week (Tuesday, November 18 from 2:45-3:45) to discuss the potential closure of our school. WhilNov 14, 2025To: Sathvik Nori, Amy Koo, Maria CruzUrgent Request for Two Board Members at TIDE Academy on Nov 18, – Dear Board of Trustees, Crystal Leach has informed us that she will be meeting with the TIDE staff next week to discuss the potential closure of our school. While we appreciate her willingness to engNov 14, 2025To: Amy KooRequest for Transparency and Accountability Regarding TIDE Academy Review – Dear Ms. Koo, My name is [REDACTED], and my son, [REDACTED], is a 10th grade student at TIDE Academy. I am writing in response to the Board's action on November 12, in which you supported placing a dNov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "Suggested rsponse to Jennifer re TIDE 11_15" – Naomi Hunter shared a document Naomi Hunter (nhunter@seq.org) has invited you to **edit** the following document: Suggested rsponse to Jennifer re TIDE 11_15Nov 14, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "Notes from TIDE Staff meeting, 11/13/25" – Naomi Hunter shared a document Naomi Hunter (nhunter@seq.org) has invited you to **edit** the following document: Notes from TIDE Staff meeting, 11/13/25Nov 14, 2025To: Richard GinnParent Response to Your Recommendation Regarding TIDE Academy – Dear Mr. Ginn, My name is [REDACTED], and my son, [REDACTED], is a 10th grade student at TIDE Academy. I am writing in response to the committee recommendation you presented jointly with Ms. ThompsonNov 14, 2025To: Board of TrusteesTIDE closure – As a parent of a TIDE student who is currently a sophomore, I write to you to urge in the strongest possible terms that you reconsider this sad, misguided, and ill-informed decision to place TIDE on tNov 14, 2025To: Heather McGowan, Crystal LeachFwd: Message to Prospective Students and Middle School Partners – Let's talk about this at 1 pm. > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: **Simone Rick-Kennel** <srkennel@seq.org> > Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM > Subject: Message to Prospective StudenNov 14, 2025To: Board of TrusteesPlease Do Not Close Our High School A Parent's Urgent Request – Dear all sequoia Union School District Board Members, I'm writing as a deeply concerned parent to urgently and sincerely ask that you reconsider any plans to close TIDE High School. Even though my daNov 13, 2025To: Board of TrusteesApoyo para mantener abierta TIDE Academy – 13 de noviembre de 2025 Estimados miembros de la Junta de Educacion del SUSHD: Quisiera comenzar este correo en relacion con la importancia de que TIDE Academy permanezca abierta para mi hija y paraNov 13, 2025To: Richard GinnBoard Notes, November 12 Meeting – # SUHSD Board Notes **NOVEMBER 12, 2025** Board Notes highlights key information and actions from the Sequoia Union High School District board meetings. Official board minutes will be approved by thNov 13, 2025To: Crystal Leach2powerless trusteesRe: TIDE Talking Points – Thank you, Crystal. I know this is not easy for any of us. Thank you for all you do! Maria > On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM Crystal Leach <cleach@seq.org> wrote: > Trustees, > > Attached are talkingNov 13, 2025To: Crystal Leach2Re: Follow-Up on Board Discussion and TIDE Academy Staff Meeting - November 13 – Hello Dr. Leach, Thank you for your email, and I'm looking forward to being able to talk through some of these questions we have as a staff later today. I feel like this is a huge faux pas emailing yNov 13, 2025To: Kevin Skelly2Fwd: Copy of Important Update from the Superintendent Regarding TIDE Academy – sharing this one as well. C- > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: **Office of the Superintendent via ParentSquare** <donotreply+59a2169d-9edc-56fc-9b8e-8b56fd73e888@parentsquare.com> > DNov 13, 2025To: Christopher Schoephoerster, Bonnie Hansen, Elizabeth Chacon, Christine Gong, Naomi Hunter, Kevin SkellyFollow-Up on Board Discussion Regarding TIDE Academy -- Classified Staff – Dear Chris - AFSCME Union President, I am writing to follow up on the Board meeting held this evening, November 12, and to make sure you have clear information about the Board's possible action relatNov 12, 2025To: Sequoia District Teachers Association, Naomi Hunter, Bonnie Hansen, Elizabeth Chacon, Christine Gong, Kevin SkellyFollow-Up on Board Action Regarding TIDE Academy -- Certificated Staff – Dear Edith - SDTA Union President, I wanted to follow up directly after this evening's November 12 Board meeting to ensure you have clear, timely information about the Board's action related to TIDE Nov 12, 2025To: Gay Buckland-Murray, Sean Priest, Karl Losekoot, Sabrina Silverman, Stephen Redmond Jr., Karen van Putten, Simone Rick-Kennel, Tatiana Roganova, Elizabeth Chacon, Bonnie Hansen, Christine Gong, Kevin Skelly, Naomi HunterPC notice - Follow-Up on Board Discussion and TIDE Academy Staff Meeting – Principals, We are such a close knit district with staff and families that cross populate our schools; I wanted to share the communication below. --- Dear TIDE Academy Staff, I am writing to folloNov 12, 2025To: Crystal Leach, District Office Staff, Bonnie Hansen, Elizabeth Chacon, Christine Gong, Naomi Hunter, Kevin SkellyDO Staff - Follow-Up on Board Discussion and TIDE Academy – Dear DO staff, I want all of you to be aware of a communication I sent to the staff of TIDE Academy, below, after tonight's board meeting. Following a Board Committee report on its review of enrollmeNov 12, 2025To: Heather McGowan3Re: DRAFT: Follow-Up on Board Discussion Tonight – done. thank you both. C- > On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM Heather McGowan <heather@mcgowanimpact.com> wrote: > This is great--if there was one thing I'd suggest it would be to add: "If you receive Nov 12, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "Parent Message from TIDE on 11/13- afternoon" – Simone Rick-Kennel shared a document Simone Rick-Kennel (srkennel@seq.org) has invited you to **edit** the following document: [Parent Message from TIDE on 11/13- afternoon] [Open] Google LLC, 160Nov 12, 2025To: Richard Ginn3Re: final draft – > On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM Richard Ginn <rginn@seq.org> wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM Crystal Leach <cleach@seq.org> wrote: >> >> If you agree, I will print. >> >> --- >> >> This Nov 12, 2025To: Crystal LeachDraft Sequoia UHS... - @cleach@seq.org I am incorporating th... – Heather McGowan (heather@mcgowanimpact.com) assigned you an action item in the following document [Draft Sequoia UHSD Board Member Statement – 11/12 Committee Report-Out] 1 comment > TIDE offers a Nov 12, 2025To: Crystal LeachUpdated communication – Hi Crystal- Sharing my [updated email to staff]. I made some changes after I shared it with you yesterday. Please feel free to comment if you would like me to adjust anything. It includes links to aNov 12, 2025To: Bonnie Hansen2shadyRe: Email Addresses and Staying for BPs/ARs – Thank you for getting this to me so quickly. I really appreciate it! > On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM Bonnie Hansen <bhansen@seq.org> wrote: > Hi Naomi, > > The two tabs on this spreadsheet encompaNov 12, 2025To: Crystal Leach8Re: 11/12 Committee Report-Out – Good for you. I'm proud of your courage in taking on important, hard work. KS > On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM Crystal Leach <cleach@seq.org> wrote: > Thank you. Rich and I chatted and he had siNov 11, 2025To: Crystal LeachTIDE staff email list – Tide.staff@seq.org C-Nov 11, 2025To: Crystal LeachDocument shared with you: "TIDE Academy Staff – Talking Points-SK" – Simone Rick-Kennel shared a document Simone Rick-Kennel (srkennel@seq.org) has invited you to **edit** the following document: [TIDE Academy Staff – Talking Points-SK] [Open] Google LLC, 1600 AmphNov 11, 2025To: Crystal Leach5Re: Draft Communications – > On Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 4:40 PM Crystal Leach <cleach@seq.org> wrote: > Just an FYI. I shared this email and attachments with Simone the principal. > > C- > On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM Heather McNov 10, 2025To: Crystal Leachforegone conclusionProposal from consultant re discussion on Friday – Crystal, I received this from Heather. Let's discuss at our one on one. --- Good evening, Naomi, Thank you again for the opportunity to partner with Sequoia Union High School District on the commuOct 8, 2025To: Crystal Leach5foregone conclusionshadyRe: Questions about budget – Dear Crystal, Thank you so much! Maria > On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM Crystal Leach <cleach@seq.org> wrote: > Happy Saturday, > > Found it! The shade structure was purchased last year. The repOct 7, 2025To: Clara Cheung2Re: TIDE Enrollment – Soooooo funny... C- > On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM Clara Cheung <ccheung@seq.org> wrote: > Hi Crystal, > > [Here] is the enrollment count for TIDE since the 2019–2020 school year. > > I'm Sep 16, 2025To: Crystal LeachSpreadsheet shared with you: "TIDE Master Schedule report" – Elizabeth Chacon shared a spreadsheet Elizabeth Chacon (echacon@seq.org) has invited you to **edit** the following spreadsheet: Hello Cabinet, Here is TIDE's current Master Schedule report - showingSep 12, 2025