Creating a safe and supportive environment in our schools is essential to ensuring students’ academic and social success. To that end, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Sunnyvale School District (SSD) are committed to collaboratively working together…
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Dear Friends, You may have noticed, but summertime is almost over! We all eagerly awaited the return of teachers and students to launch the 2014-2015 school year. Learning did not take a summer break in Sunnyvale School District. I have…
Sunnyvale School District Superintendent Ben Picard has announced the appointment of Nabil Shahin as Sunnyvale Middle School Principal for the 2014-2015 school year. Mr. Shahin replaces Dorothy Abreu-Coito who was recently promoted to Director of Instructional Services for the coming…
SUNNYVALE – At a special board meeting, April 29, 2014, the Board of Education voted to rescind its conditional approval of the Spark Charter School petition. In October 2013, the Board received a petition from a group of parents proposing…
May 6, 2014 Dear Friends, It is somewhat startling that another school year is drawing to a close. It has been a good year for our schools and for Sunnyvale School District. We have made great progress with our work…
On May 1, 2014, selection committees comprised of principals, certificated, and classified management personnel met to select the 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year and the 2013-2014 Classified Employee of the Year. Each school site, along with the District Office and…
Dear Friends, Well here we find ourselves in the middle of winter and while the rest of the country is battling the elements, Californians’ are hoping that we receive much needed moisture soon. Lately, and as I approach my 27th…
Dear Friends, We did it! Thanks to the voters of Sunnyvale for showing overwhelming support for Measure G – the $96 million school bond measure to continue rebuilding Sunnyvale School District. Measure G passed with 68% of voters supporting the measure….
Dear Friends, I hope you have had a safe and reinvigorating summer and you are ready for a brand new school year. We know that our future arrives back in our schools each fall. They show up in our classrooms…
“Sunnyvale School District has become a safer place to learn, work, visit, run and play with the implementation of our AED program,” Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Benjamin Picard stated. Early this summer, Sunnyvale School District’s Board of Education raised the…
For many years now we have been hearing about 21st Century Education and the importance of bringing significant change to student learning. Actually, we have been talking about this for well over 13 years, even before we entered this century….
Sunnyvale School District will be offering a rich array of educational opportunities for Sunnyvale students this summer. The district’s focus on educating its students goes beyond the school year and into the summer months. These programs are made possible through…
Like many other school districts grappling with funding cuts, the Sunnyvale School District is exploring its newest option to fill in the gaps: placing a bond measure on the November 2013 ballot. With 2011 parcel tax money going toward maintaining…
Sunnyvale School District ensures teachers and staff receive regular and high quality in-service training. The superintendent, Dr. Benjamin Picard, is dedicated to continually seeking best practices in education to help improve the quality and effectiveness of our students’ learning. Most…
On November 1, 2012, Ursula Syrova, Energy Education Specialist for SSD delivered the most recent Energy Conservation Savings report to the School Board, detailing more than three full years of tracking and measuring energy use adjustments while simultaneously tracking all…