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Nov 22-30 - Fall Break
McGill will be on break starting Saturday, November 22nd. School will resume Monday, December 1st.


Drop-off and Pick-up Safety
Good morning, parents and guardians! For the safety of all our students, please remember to follow these important driving rules during morning drop-off: Drive Slowly and Be Alert: Our parking lots and surrounding streets are busy. Please reduce your speed and watch out for children. Use Designated Drop-Off and Pick-Up Zones: Please pull up to the designated drop-off areas before letting your children out of the car. No Double Parking and Don’t Block Driveways: Double parking


Thu Nov 20 - Special Board Meeting - 6pm
The McGill School of Success Board of Directors is scheduled to meet at 6pm on Thursday, November 20th, both at the school and at the following alternate locations (by teleconference): Dr Robert Lee Brown 5456 Pire Avenue San Diego, CA 91910 Damon Carson 39890 Osprey Road Murrieta, CA 92562 Terence Charlot 1401 Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Carolyn Smith 3450 Bonita Rd Suite 201 Chula Vista, CA 91910 The public may join in person at any location or by teleconference at...


Thu Nov 20 - Coffee with the Principal - 8:30am, 9:30am
Please join Principal Terry for coffee & conversation on all things McGill. En español a 8:30am, in English at 9:30am.


Wed - Fri Nov 19-21 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
Students in grades K-5 will have parent-teacher conferences this week. (TK students will have their conferences the week of December 1st.) All students will have minimum days Wednesday thru Friday of this week.


Tue Oct 14 - Spirit Night at Handel's Hillcrest - 4-7pm
🍦 McGill Spirit Night is Here! Join us at Handel’s Ice Cream – Hillcrest on Tuesday, October 14, from 4–7 PM. ✅ Show the flyer or this post at checkout, and 25% of your purchase will go back to McGill School of Success! Bring your family and friends — every scoop counts!


Upcoming Test of Emergency Texting System
Dear McGill Families, To ensure we can reach every family quickly and reliably during an emergency, McGill School of Success will be conducting a test of our emergency texting system on November 14th, 2025. What to expect: At 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15th, everyone with a US mobile number in your child’s emergency contact list will receive a text message from the school. The message will clearly begin with "TEST" (e.g., "TEST: This is a test..."). No action is required


Principal’s Report for October 16, 2025
Total Current Enrollment - 98 Projected enrollment: 110 underenrolled by: 12 We are distributing fliers around San Diego, promoting a community free Zumba class, a fitness walk around the neighborhood, along with events that attract people to our school. Hispanic Celebration Field Trip Fundraiser: we fundraised $649 surpassing our $500 goal. School contribution $60. Total profit $589. Field trips being planned for this semester: two day camping trip for 4th grade, fishing tri


RSVP for Friendsgiving!
We kindly request that you provide a headcount. Could you please RSVP with the number of family members who will be attending the FriendsGiving? We need this by Friday, November 14, 2025 Please call (619) 629-0770 or email office@mcgillschoolofsuccess.org with your response!


Fri Nov 14 - Leadership Awards - 8:30am
At 8:30am on Friday, May 16th, McGill will celebrate students who showed excellence and leadership in the month of April! Join us in...


TK Teacher Update
Dear TK Parents, I wanted to provide an update regarding the teaching staff in our Transitional Kindergarten classroom. Mr. Elijah Richardson , who has been serving as the long-term substitute for Ms. Segovia, concluded his assignment with us on Friday, October 10th . We thank Mr. Richardson for his commitment to our students. We are happy to introduce Ms. Anna Oliver , who will be assisting in the classroom to maintain consistency until Ms. Segovia returns from leave on Nov
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