Welcome to Santa Clara Dr. Damon Wright, the new Superintendent of the Santa Clara Unified School District. The Board of Trustees announced and approved the hiring of Dr. Wright on Thursday, April 10, and his work is scheduled to begin on July 1. Dr. Wright has over 25 years of experience and is currently the … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees had a busy week before heading off on break with not one but two board meetings. The Board covered a lot of ground from the LCAP to the superintendent search. LCAP Update This school year Santa Clara Unified started their 2024 – 2027 Local Control and Accountability … Read more
Santa Clara Unified had never had a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) before but at the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23 they finally approved the PLA for the Bracher Elementary Modernization Project. Project Labor Agreement The District has its very first Project Labor Agreement. With a PLA, only unionized companies can bid … Read more
It won’t be long now until Santa Clara Unified School District will have to say goodbye to Superintendent Dr. Gary Waddell. Dr. Waddell is retiring at the end of the school year but before the Board can pick who will fill his shoes, they had to first pick the firm for this important search. The … Read more
Misinformation ran rampant online regarding the fate of little league fields leading up to the Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Jan. 9. This is not the first time a Board agenda went live and caused premature panic. Facility Master Plans Controversy For two and a half years the District has … Read more
Santa Clara Unified closes out 2024 by welcoming a new board member. Debates about when the 2024 – 2025 school year should begin dominated the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19. Board Elections The voters have spoken and reelected Bonnie Lieberman for Trustee Area 7 and Dr. Michele Ryan for Trustee Area … Read more
All eyes are on the Santa Clara Unified School District and Board of Trustees after a student committed suicide last week. The community is grieving, but they are also angry. They’re angry that not enough was done to protect this young life. Culture of Bullying Bullying is unacceptable, is what Superintendent Dr. Gary Waddell … Read more
New Valley High School finally got answers about their future after years of waiting. The Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25 was a long and busy night with so many communities having a stake in the New Valley plans. New Valley High School Relocation New Valley High School is … Read more
Santa Clara Unified students have been hitting the books and now it’s the Board of Trustees’ turn to get a lesson on the district budget. Also, at the beginning of the meeting, they decided on a settlement agreement in the Dominic Caserta lawsuit. Budget Study Session A “Budget Study Session” sounds like you need … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees got their first look at the new BRAVE program that will replace DARE. They also got the opportunity to hear about the funds raised by the Santa Clara Schools Foundation and the good their high school volunteers do for the community. BRAVE Remember DARE? It stands for … Read more