On Thursday, January 12 at 6:30 p.m.  PUSD’s Welcome Center hosts Kindergarten Prep, an informational session for parents. Kindergarten teachers, education experts, and other parents will present information on age eligibility, skills, school visits, and more. Light refreshment and childcare provided. Rose City High School Great Room, 350 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena. Contact: 626.396.3600 x88340.

On Saturday, January 14 at 8:00 a.m. Volunteers will spend the morning on beautification, landscape, and planting projects at Madison Elementary School for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day On, Not Off Action Day. The project is sponsored by Pasadena’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Coalition. For more information, call 626.798.6667.

On Monday, January 16 All day, PUSD schools and offices will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

On Tuesday, January 17 at 5:30 p.m. The PUSD Board of Education will meet in regular session. This will be the Board’s only regular meeting in January. The new starting time for all regular Board meetings is now one hour earlier. Agendas are posted in advance at www.pusd.us. Spanish translation provided. Watch it live on KLRN-TV and at www.pusd.us. Board Room, 351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, CA.