Sunnyvale School District is pleased to announce the appointment of several new principals and assistant principals for the coming school year. Shamar Edwards is the new principal at Sunnyvale Middle School. Ms. Edwards is a native of…
SSD’s Director of Special Education Linda Van Mouwerik received Honors of Appreciation from the Santa Clara County Speech-Language Hearing Association at its annual Spring Luncheon in May. She began a career in the business world and worked until the birth…
The CMS music department rocked its first ever pops concert on Wednesday, February 13 at 6 pm in the Multi. Students performed music from Pixar, Hunger Games and much more in front of a jam-packed audience of family members and…
In January, Sunnyvale School District reached out to you to have a conversation around student support and family engagement. We asked for your thoughts about what we are doing well and what we could improve to better support students’ social-emotional…
On November 14th Ellis welcomed students and their families to come to the ‘Reading at the Amusement Park,’ a Family Reading Night. Students listened to read alouds from staff members, played sight word games, cozied up with their parents in…
In kindergarten at Cumberland, we are learning all about transportation! We learned that transportation is a way to get from place to place and that vehicles take people or things from place to place. We made lists of different types of…
The Sunnyvale School District would like to welcome the newest board member, Bridget Watson, to the board as well as the newly re-elected members Jeff Arnett and Michelle Maginot! They will serve a four-year term from 2018 to 2022. Members…
In October, Sunnyvale School District reached out to you to have a conversation around our school facilities. We asked what are your thoughts about our recent modernization efforts and what should we consider as we plan for the…
Our schools utilize the SchoolMessenger system to deliver automated phone calls, emails, and texts to our families. Families and staff are able to sign up for our text messaging option by texting ‘YES‘ to 67587 from the mobile number you…
Open Enrollment, the time frame during which students may request a transfer from their school of residence to another school within the Sunnyvale School District, will take February 1-10, 2018. For details about Open Enrollment, visit http://sesd.schoolwires.net/Page/241. Sign up for Programs…
In the city of Sunnyvale, we want safe neighborhoods where all of our children have the opportunity to walk or bike safely to school. The Sunnyvale Safe Routes to Schools Collaborative is currently collecting data from each school to produce…
The Sunnyvale School District partners closely with all facets of the community — including nonprofit organizations, local universities, nearby businesses, community organizations, and parents — to enrich our students’ learning opportunities. We are extremely grateful to them and to our…
Sunnyvale School District has launched a new electronic flyer communication tool called “Peachjar.” Going forward, parents will be able to see what community programs are out there for enrichment or learning opportunities for students that are district approved. Previously these…
The Sunnyvale School District utilizes a variety of tools to communicate directly with students and parents, community partners and other key stakeholders. We encourage you to explore them all! The District Digest is an online newsletter produced and distributed quarterly….
The Sunnyvale School District was well represented during the 2016 State of the City Community Awards held at Sunnyvale’s Civic Center on July 9. The annual event recognizes exceptional members of our community. Sunnyvale School District programs and staff were…

