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Key topics include: the School Accountability Report Cards, an equity leadership study session, and board goals, roles, protocols, and responsibilities.
What an honor it was to have Senator Jerry Hill at Cumberland Elementary September 28 to recognize its being named a California Distinguished School with an official Resolution!
Through research, the girls had identified a variety of reasons why a refilling station would benefit the community, including cleaner water dispensers and less waste from disposable water bottles. To pay for the project, the Girl Scouts plan to use money from their cookie sales, and they have applied for a grant through the water district.
Key topics include presentations on the California School Dashboard and the Instructional Technology Update as well as approval of a ground lease with Plaza del Rey and a public hearing for the approval of a resolution to impose and increase statutory school fees on residential and commercial/industrial development projects
On October 17, 2018, the students of Lakewood TECH EQ learned about the growth mindset and grit from Blake Brandes, who has a doctorate in hip-hop and global youth cultures and is a TEDx speaker and international youth motivational speaker.
The following is a summary of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the September, October, and November meetings.
Students at Columbia Middle School were delighted Oct. 16, 2018 when San Jose Sharks player Evander Kane and SJ Sharkie helped them try on their brand new glasses.
With your vote for Measure GG, you told our children that they matter — a message that will resonate for decades to come in our community, first in our bright and modern classrooms and ultimately through student voices as they step forward to take their places in the world.
This year, we consulted the real experts — the children themselves — to learn what behaviors they especially appreciate from their teachers. No two answers were the same, but there is one message we heard loudly and clearly in every child’s statement: when it comes to working with children, every interaction matters.
I will always advocate for our children, yet I know that the greatest gift we can offer them is the ability to advocate for themselves — to shape their own futures in a world of their own design.
A quality school is one that not only successfully supports all students with the traditional subjects but also nurtures the whole child and instills all of the traits necessary to be successful in the 21st Century.
Our district motto, “learn today, lead tomorrow,” reflects our belief that today’s students will be ready to lead as they grow into adulthood. The phrase is true — our children have vast potential, and they are certainly learning during their school days; however, they are not waiting until tomorrow to put their leadership skills to work!
