The following is a summary of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the December, January, and February meetings. December 9 Special Meeting Public Hearing: Input on Draft Trustee Area Boundary Maps Regular Meeting Annual Organizational Meeting of…
Impossible as it seems, the year 2022 is already on the horizon. I can genuinely look toward the new year with hope and excitement. When I began in the superintendent’s role, I believed we had a strong team of teachers…
I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since we started The District Digest! Our quarterly online newsletter has grown so much since we first conceived the idea following the successful passage of Measure B. Our then Superintendent, Dr. Benjamin Picard,…
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 place February 1-14, 2022. For details about Open Enrollment, visit http://sesd.schoolwires.net/Page/241. Sign up for…
The Public Health Enhancement Project (PHEP), a group of mostly former Sunnyvale Middle School students (Elisa Floyd, Rachel Young, and Karen Zhang) who worked on a COVID awareness video series last year, had submitted their project to compete…
Fairwood’s multi-purpose room was transformed into “La Caffetteria” on Nov. 22 where students were treated as diners at a restaurant but rather than food on the menu, there were books to choose from! Groups of students were welcomed and greeted…
Sunnyvale School District had the honor of partnering with the City of Sunnyvale and Sunnyvale Community Services to host Santa Clara County Office of Education’s North County Resource Fair to Sunnyvale! The fair is designed to give under-served youth and…
Our own Ellis Elementary School has been recognized by the California School Boards Association (CSBA) for its outstanding work in helping students develop their reading and writing skills. The school received the CSBA’s 2021 Golden Bell Award for practices that…
Congratulations to SSD’s Teacher of the Year, Julio Delgado, for being recognized alongside 16 other Teachers of the Year from throughout the county at the 51st annual Santa Clara County Teacher Recognition celebration held on October 28 at the…
Like more than 300 school districts and 100 cities across the state, the Sunnyvale School District has started the process to change to by-trustee area elections. Currently, the District has an at-large election system, where voters of the entire District…
The Sunnyvale School District successfully refinanced a portion of its outstanding general obligation bonds to generate approximately $5.2 million in total savings, announced Dr. Michael Gallagher, Superintendent. Much like refinancing a home mortgage, school districts can revisit previously sold bonds…
We are excited to share that our COVID Vaccine Clinic was a huge success. We had a consistent line of students and families down the street (and at times around the corner) during the entire event. The students were brave and…
Winter is almost here which means that flu season is also here. The flu can cause serious illness. Several hundred thousand Americans are hospitalized every year with the flu. Many of the things we are already doing to avoid getting…
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…
In third grade, we study local government and we usually get to visit city hall. Because of the pandemic, we invited Councilmember Alysa Cisneros to visit the third-grade classes virtually to ask her about being a councilmember. It was a…