The Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees gets a first look at a plan for a rich and inclusive arts education for all students. They also discuss the last year’s budget and vaccines. Strategic Arts Plan Santa Clara Unified has been on a journey to provide an equitable, comprehensive, and innovative Arts Education. Last … Read more
Students are always at the center of the Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees meetings, but the Thursday, Aug 24. meeting especially focused on student voice and their efforts to help their students through multiple committees. They also touched on student safety and a scary incident at an elementary school. Laurelwood Incident … Read more
Santa Clara Unified tasked the Math Pathways Committee to reevaluate students’ math journeys from 6th to 12th grade. The primary goal was to design pathways that would enable all students to pursue AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, or AP Statistics in 12th grade without skipping courses or relying on external educational resources. At the … Read more
Santa Clara Unified welcomed students back for the first day of school in the morning and that evening, welcomed back the Board of Trustees for the first meeting of the 2023 – 2024 school year. Student Senate Superintendent Dr. Gary Waddell cheerfully welcomed staff and students back to school at the Thursday, Aug. 10 … Read more
The Santa Clara leg of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour was getting a lot of heat online from Swifties when they banned friendship bracelets, but that decision was reversed in less than 24 hours. Another Great War won for fans, however tailgating, or as fans affectionately call it “Taygating,” is still prohibited. The outrage started … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees held their last meeting of the 2022 – 2023 school year before heading off for their summer break. VR in the Classroom Math is just one of those subjects that so many students struggle with and Santa Clara Unified is trying something new to help … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees sat down for their meeting on Thursday, June 8 after all the excitement of recent graduations and other end-of-the-school-year festivities. Santa Clara Teacher Housing Foundation Santa Clara Teacher Housing Foundation wants to include non-management classified staff in their housing program. The current program currently only … Read more
Graduation season is here, and Santa Clara Unified School District is bustling with activity. During this busy time, the Board of Trustees took the opportunity to recognize some stars in the community. Recognitions At the Board meeting on Thursday, May 25, Superintendent Dr. Gary Waddell took the time to recognize many of their outstanding … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District community is counting down the weeks till summer vacation but before everyone can break out the sunblock and inflatable floaties, the Board of Trustees wrapped up some business at their meeting on Thursday, May 11. Honoring Mr. Olenak The Buchser Middle School community has been looking for a … Read more
Back from a much-needed spring break, it’s assessment season for Santa Clara Unified School District students and the Board of Trustees gets back to business. New Hires At their meeting on Thursday, April 27, the Board approved bringing Alissa Meltzer on as the Executive Director of Schools. They also approved hiring Nathan Ramazane as … Read more