Dear Friends, It has been such a pleasure to welcome children back to our campuses for in-person instruction. On one hand, it seemed as though it had been forever. On the other, once the students were back together at school,…
Welcome to the new year here in Sunnyvale’s public schools! We are thrilled to be back in person this school year. Our mission is to provide every student with a strong foundation of academic, behavioral, and social-emotional skills to prepare them…
Protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of our school community remains our top priority as we welcome students back to full-time, in-person learning. We have implemented updated COVID-19 safety protocols in alignment with CDPH and SCCPHD mitigation strategies to keep…
As we start the new school year, please remember that families are essential partners in promoting good attendance. You have the bottom-line responsibility for making sure your children get to school every day. Just like academic performance, you have a…
To continue our efforts to create an affirming and respectful school environment for all students, the Sunnyvale School District continues to implement the “My Name, My Identity” initiative. The campaign reflects the District’s dedication to empowering all students in our…
The Sunnyvale School District is one of many in the San Francisco Bay Area that Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) has worked with over the years on field placements to help prepare teacher candidates for their first year on the…
The annual Community Awards recognize the dedication and hard work of community members across a variety of fields who have made a difference in Sunnyvale. Nominations are reviewed by a panel of former Community Awards winners. The Sunnyvale Mayor and…
The 2021-2022 school year brings many familiar SSD faces into new administrator roles. This year we welcome Carly Sturm as Lakewood Tech EQ’s new principal. Carly is an accomplished educator with 18 years of experience. She joined the Sunnyvale…
Do you like working with students? Do you want to make a positive impact in your community? Sunnyvale School District needs you! Go to our Edjoin page at www.edjoin.org/sunnyvale to learn about job opportunities in our award-winning district! If you are not…
Everything was awesome for a brother/sister duo who got to spend the summer as Lego Ambassadors for the new Legoland Discovery Place in Milpitas. Lakewood’s Mikayla Wong and Columbia’s Earnie Wong, are also a part of the inaugural Creative Crew for…
The Ellis Elementary School Modernization Project is underway! We successfully welcomed staff, students, and their parents back on campus for the first day of school all while having ongoing construction onsite! Doing so required a very busy summer and the…
The following is a summary of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the June and August meetings. June 3 (Regular Board Meeting) Approved the annual Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators. Approval of Resolution R21-21; In…
The Sunnyvale School District is so proud to announce our 2020-2021 Employees of the year! Teacher of the Year: Julio Delgado (Vargas) Julio Delgado is a fifth-grade teacher at Vargas Elementary School in the Sunnyvale School District. He has been…
In special recognition of his leadership and of his students fundraising efforts, Sunnyvale Middle School’s Dewey Huang was named the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Hero Squad Volunteer Coordinator Rookie of the Year! Hero Squad is a fundraising campaign that raises…
Written by: Juntos students, families, and staff This June, we will celebrate a historical moment in the Sunnyvale School District. We will shout “¡Felicitaciones!” to the first-ever graduating cohort of the Two-Way Spanish English Dual Immersion program at San Miguel…