Topanga Elementary Charter School


​Topanga Elementary Charter School is a small, high-performing elementary school, offering a well-rounded education strongly focused on the arts and environmental science. Learn more about what makes TECS a unique community school, located in a natural mountain setting, within an urban public school system.
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NOW HIRING: INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE PART TIME POSITION
TOPANGA ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL TK-5 LAUSD
22075 Topanga School Road, Topanga CA 90290
Mon-Fri 8:30 am 12:45 pm 
$15 per hour

Duties Include:
  • Playground supervision
  • Working individually or with small groups of students Providing academic instruction to students
  • Assisting teacher with clerical duties
  • Ensuring the safety of students at all times
  • Other duties as assigned by teacher

Topanga Elementary Charter School is a small, high-performing elementary school, offering a well- rounded education strongly focused on the arts and environmental science. Learn more about what makes TECS a unique community school, located in a natural mountain setting. TECS is Topanga’s largest employer. 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
If interested, please submit a current resume to: 
Topanga-EL@lausd.net
Questions ? Call Us 310-455-3711
M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
VIRTUAL EVACUATION DRILL for Topanga and Sunset Mesa 
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 starting at 6:00PM.  
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

​Dear Topangans,

As you know, our beautiful Topanga community is especially prone to fires---we live in one of the largest urban wildlife interfaces in the country, completely surrounded by park land, with limited ingress and egress, and now under severe drought conditions.  Our town has experienced many fire events inside and outside our borders, but the fires are increasing in number and severity over recent years---as evidenced by the 2018 Woolsey Fire, spot fires along TCB, Pacific Coast Highway fires, the more recent Palisades Fire, and the Tuna Incident last week.   

To help residents and businesses better prepare for these fire events, there will be a VIRTUAL EVACUATION DRILL FOR TOPANGA CANYON & SUNSET MESA on THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 from 6:00PM to 7:30PM.

This online, live drill will be in response to a realistic fire scenario which progresses during the event—resulting in the “virtual evacuation” of residents by zone.  The event will feature active instruction by Los Angeles County Fire Department, Law Enforcement, Office of Emergency Management, and Animal Care & Control.  All drill participants are invited to bring their questions and comments as representatives will be on hand to answer questions and comments during the Q&A session afterwards.

It is critical that as many Topangans as possible participate in this event because our safety is interdependent on each other.  A fire-wise Topanga is a safer Topanga for us all.  Being better prepared as a collective unit, will save our homes, businesses, pets, wildlife, environment, and most importantly, our lives.  
See you all on Thursday, August 12th!

Residents must register for the event: http://bit.ly/VirtualEvacDrill.  

A very special thanks to our front-line firefighters, other first responders, and Topanga volunteers, who react so quickly to all the potentially devastating and life-threatening fires, and for putting their own lives and time on the line to protect our community.  And special recognition to 69Bravo and the incredible air support teams that are Johnny-On-The-Spot!
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​Parents of students in TK-5th Grade are you searching for a school solution? ​
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Topanga Elementary Charter School can provide you with a tuition free online education, including laptops, hot spots, educational materials and certificated teachers with training in 21st century technology. 

There are two ways to enroll:
​Not sure if Topanga Elementary Charter is your school of residence?  
​Check your address here: http://rsi.lausd.net/ResidentSchoolIdentifier
 
Questions: please e-mail us at: topanga-el@lausd.net
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Hello Parents,

Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m Kevin Kassebaum, Principal of the fantastic Topanga Elementary Charter School.
We usually hold prospective parent tours on campus; however, at this point, that’s not possible, so I have decided to put a Zoom meeting together to share information about our school and answer questions that you may have about our program.

I look forward to meeting with you soon. Please reply to this message if you would like me to send you the passcode for the zoom meeting.

Take care,
Kevin Kassebaum

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jul 28, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Town Hall Return to Campus with Principal Kassebaum
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://lausd.zoom.us/j/81497244015
Meeting ID: 814 9724 4015
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For more information, including on the health practices and protocols in place at our schools, please review the Return to Campus Family Guide at https://reopening.lausd.net/familyguide

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