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…
The Board of Education is the elected governing body of the Sunnyvale School District. Each of the five board members is elected by their respective trustee area to a four-year term. The Board of Education encourages community members to express…
Following are highlights of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the June and August 2024 meetings. (No Board meetings were held in July). June 20 Regular Board Meeting Public Hearing: Proposed Education Parcel Tax on November 5,…
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…
Nearly 70 Sunnyvale Middle School students performed in the Music in the Parks Festival in early May. All three SMS groups: sixth-grade band, sixth-grade choir, and sixth-grade orchestra students earned first place and were rated “excellent” or “superior” in their…
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…
Students in Heather Carter and Faith Manundo’s second-grade classes at Cherry Chase Elementary are expanding their idea of literacy to include computer programming and stop motion. With the help of Anu Agarwal, a parent volunteer, the class created projects using…
Five Sunnyvale School District elementary students competed on May 17 in Sodexo’s Future Chefs Challenge. The national initiative aims to get students thinking about making healthy food choices while encouraging them to get active and creative in the kitchen! Sunnyvale…
Two disc golf clubs in the Sunnyvale School District are better than one! In the 2022-23 school year, Fairwood Elementary School fifth grade teacher Joe Gabent started the District’s first disc golf club at Fairwood. This year, the Lakewood Disc…
The Sunnyvale School District will adopt its budget for next year at the Board meeting on June 20 and plans to continue to invest in effective, well-trained teachers and staff, including social workers, nurses, custodians, and occupational therapists. In the…
Twenty-eight students at San Miguel were honored with Biliteracy Attainment Recognition for achieving proficiency in both English and Spanish. To meet the English benchmark, students earned qualifying scores on NWEA exams. To measure proficiency in Spanish, students wrote informative and…
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…
Construction at Ellis Elementary School is nearly complete. We have installed new roofs (no more leaks and shingles that blow away in heavy winds!), energy-efficient double-paned windows, and upgraded HVAC. We have created a more efficient drop-off/pick-up and now have…
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…