In May 2024 the Sunnyvale School District Board of Education approved the District’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan, capping off a six-month planning process that involved more than 400 participants, including family members and members of the broader community. Each quarter we…
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The Sunnyvale School District (SSD) is excited to announce the launch of a new English as a Second Language (ESL) class for adults. This initiative comes in response to a growing need within our community, as 245 new students joined…
The Sunnyvale School District’s summer school program was a resounding success, with more than 540 students taking part in this enriching experience. Our dedicated staff began planning for the program as early as December, ensuring that it offered a robust…
The SSD community has been working hard to improve student attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism, and your efforts are paying off — last year, over 100 more students experienced the positive impact of consistent classroom attendance than in the 2022-23…
Dear Friends, I am delighted to welcome you back to school! Our district team has been hard at work preparing for the new year. Our action plan is the sum of all we have learned in recent years about bolstering…
At Columbia Middle School’s Career Fair in early May, current and future students in CMS’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program learned about a range of careers from nursing, to social work, to law. In the weeks leading up to…
Sunnyvale Middle School Advancement VIA Individual Determination (AVID) students volunteered at the Kiwanis Special Games for the 15th year this spring. Kiwanis Special Games is an annual event that provides a fun and competitive day of activities for kids in…
Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) aims to promote student learning by providing grants for field trips, assemblies, arts and music, and more. As part of its work, the all-volunteer group donated brand-new books to every school library in the district. The…
Congratulations and welcome to the Sunnyvale School District’s new principals and administrators! Kathryn Armstrong – Coordinator of Instruction Kathryn Armstrong has accepted the position of Coordinator of Instruction in the District Office. Kathryn is currently the Principal of Vargas Elementary…
The Sunnyvale School District proudly announces our 2023-2024 Employees of the Year! Classified Employee of the Year: Rigo Sosa – Bishop Elementary School Rigo is an absolute asset within the Bishop community, embodying the qualities of positivity, collaboration, continuous learning,…
This past winter, the local Sunnyvale Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK), an International Organization of Women Educators, partnered with the Rotary Club of Sunnyvale to provide 28 classroom mini-grant awards to teachers in SSD. Though ADK has…
Every year, fifth graders across the district travel to Walden West in Saratoga for a week of immersive learning among the redwoods, studying plants, observing animals, and learning about science in a way that is impossible to replicate in the…
Stanford University recognized Sunnyvale School District on March 1st with its 2024 Community Partnership Award. Research indicates that students who lack academic experiences during the summer sustain learning loss. Since 2010, Sunnyvale School District has partnered with the Stanford Teacher…
New Student Registration New Student Registration for 2024-2025 begins in February and continues through the end of the school year. Families can find all of the necessary instructions for new students, including the required proof of residency documents on our…
SSD families ate, danced, learned, and celebrated at our Fiesta Kermes held in November at Bishop Elementary. Close to 150 students and family members attended the traditional Mexican festival, which featured performances by Mariachi Azteca and Los Laureles Danza Folklorica,…