Congratulations to SSD Superintendent Benjamin Picard and Columbia Middle School’s Mary Grace Votran who will be recognized at this year’s State of the City event on September 14th! This annual event recognizes exceptional members of our community and attracts more…
The District has implemented a new online meal application system as well as a new family portal where parents can make meal payments. Parents will no longer be able to use EZSchoolPay. The new online payment system is through Titan…
Improving student attendance is an essential, cost-effective but often overlooked strategy for ensuring our students are on-track to learn and succeed. Nationwide, as many as one out of 10 students is chronically absent, meaning they miss 10 percent or more…
Visiting your child’s classroom, meeting the teacher and the principal, along with meeting other parents in your community are wonderful ways to support your child’s education. Back-to-School Night is also a great opportunity to sign up to volunteer or become…
Nearly 900 students participated in the five different programs Sunnyvale School District offers over the summer. Extended School Year (ESY) is provided for each student who has exceptional needs and requires special education and related services in excess of the general academic…
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…
Ms. Beirly’s second-grade class continues to show off their math skills. They have won two Santa Clara County contests and a National Sumdog contest this year. What an awesome accomplishment! “This is the first time any of my classes have…
In April, the Sunnyvale Education Association (SEA), SSD’s teachers’ union, presented several SEA members with awards. It was the annual WHO awards (We Honor Ours). This award recognizes members who have worked hard in their local chapters as well as…
Three students from the Vargas Green Team have made it their mission to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced in their cafeteria. Fifth-grader Revati Tambe, and fourth-graders Rilee Lackey and Sonja Arneborn recognized that the napkin, spork, and straw…
Can you build a hand? Cumberland 4th graders wondered that exact question after reading a Scholastic News article about Jordan Reeves, a girl born with limb differences who designed her own 3D printed prosthetic that shoots glitter. Afterward, their collective…
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…
On April 12, 2019, Columbia Middle School students were invited to LinkedIn in Sunnyvale for a Coding Dojo session where they got to design their own website and game and have lunch on campus. The opportunity was through a partnership…
We are fortunate to teach and live in an area with such diversity, where being bilingual or multilingual is seen as an asset rather than a deficit. Every April the Santa Clara County Office of Education celebrates National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner…
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Police K9 Rick will have an extra layer of protection thanks to the kindness of Cumberland Elementary School’s Student Council students. The students raised $650 selling items during the week of Halloween in honor of…