Laurelwood Elementary School

Laurelwood School Breaks Ground on New Campus

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SCUSD broke ground on the new Laurelwood Elementary School campus in early December beginning the process of moving the school to Sunnyvale.

Construction is officially underway on the new Laurelwood Elementary School campus. On Dec. 13, representatives from the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD), the City of Sunnyvale and the Laurelwood School community gathered at the site in the Patrick Henry campus. “The Laurelwood staff and community are excited about reaching the next step in the … Read more

Leafleting Outside Local School Leads to Assault Accusations

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An altercation between a group handing out flyers outside of Laurelwood Elementary and a parent led to police intervention on Aug. 18.

A parent at Laurelwood Elementary School has filed charges of assault after a confrontation with a group of individuals handing out flyers outside of the school. It happened on Friday, Aug. 18. According to the Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD), the group Informed Parents of Silicon Valley (IPSV) was handing flyers out to parents as … Read more

Laurelwood Elementary Students Run Donation Drive for JW House

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Students at Laurelwood Elementary School filled Principal Fuller's truck with donated goods and took them to JW House to help families in need.

“Fill the truck! Fill the truck!” chanted students at Laurelwood Elementary School on Dec. 14 as student council officers filled Principal Paul Fuller’s Ford F-150 with cleaning supplies, bed sheets, towels, snacks, soups, ramen, mac and cheese and other items. Collected from school families, these items were to be donated to the JW House. The … Read more

SCUSD STEAM Expo Highlights Students

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The annual SCUSD STEAM Expo featured work from students across the district focusing on environmental issues, Black History Month, literature and more.

For the second year running, Santa Clara Unified School District’s (SCUSD) STEAM Expo went virtual. “With nearly 6,000 student projects showcased, this year’s virtual event was an amazing success,” said SCUSD Superintendent Dr. Stella M. Kemp. “The diversity of student work exhibits the inspired teaching and learning happening in our schools every day. Thank you … Read more

Laurelwood Elementary Principal Search Rebooted

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SCUSD says it will restart the search for a new principal for Laurelwood Elementary after the "integrity" of the last search was compromised.

After public outcry and an accusation by the district superintendent of compromised “integrity”, the search for a new principal of Laurelwood Elementary School will start over. In a letter sent to the school’s families on April 20, Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Dr. Jose Gonzalez wrote: “During an initial … Read more

Laurelwood Principal Appointment Surrounded in Controversy

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Members of the Laurelwood community are angry with SCUSD administration after learning Assistant Principal Fuller was not hired as the school's principal.

While the new principal of Laurelwood Elementary School is yet to be announced, speculation that the hire is from outside Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) instead of the current Assistant Principal has put the district administration at odds with members of the Laurelwood Elementary School community. At the start of the April 7 School … Read more