When Sunnyvale Middle School students start class on Monday, they will find brand new learning spaces waiting for them. On Aug. 6, just a few weeks before the start of the school year, the Sunnyvale School District cut the ribbon on the second-story classroom project. Built with the students in mind, the project features 23 … Read more
Sunnyvale’s new superintendent wants to reimagine what education can be. Earlier this month, Gudiel Crosthwaite took over the role. He brings more than 30 years of educational experience. Sunnyvale School District was an attractive proposition for him because of its forward-thinking approach, committing “the vision, the resources and the support” to improving the district. “I … Read more
Four local elementary schools have achieved top marks with California’s Department of Education. Washington Open in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD), Cherry Chase Elementary in the Sunnyvale School District (SSD) and Murdock-Portal and Chester W. Nimitz elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) were all named California Distinguished Schools this year. … Read more
The Sunnyvale School District Board has begun the process of hiring a new superintendent and wants the public to be a part of the search. At a special public meeting on Tuesday, March 4, the Board set a timeline for the process, with a target of having a new superintendent in place by July 1. … Read more
Local school districts have vowed to vanguard immigrant students’ information from federal immigration inquiries. In lock-step with guidelines set forth by the California Dept. of Justice (DOJ), Santa Clara Unified School District and Sunnyvale School District have let residents know the law protects student information from the U.S. Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Federal and … Read more
It takes a lot to get a kid to end their summer early and head back to class, but the Aug. 8 celebration at Ellis Elementary School in the Sunnyvale School District (SSD) did just that. Despite being more than a week away from the official first day of school, more than a hundred students … Read more
“There was an old lady who swallowed some books!” read Sunnyvale Rotarian Mary Green-Vickrey to first graders at Sunnyvale’s Lakewood Elementary School. “I don’t know why she swallowed those books!” What child—or adult— wouldn’t want to listen or read on to find out why an old lady would do something so silly—and impossible? Who wouldn’t … Read more
San Miguel Elementary School’s Juntos program was recently recognized for its positive impact on student success with the Santa Clara County Board of Education’s Hoffmann Award. Juntos is the Spanish-English dual-immersion learning program in the Sunnyvale School District. In Juntos, children study both Spanish and English in their earliest years of school, learning various subjects … Read more
Dozens of local teachers will get their school year wishes granted thanks to donations from SONIC Drive-In. As part of Teacher Appreciation Month, SONIC’s SONIC Foundation donated $1.5 million in May to local educators across the country. It was part of the Limeades for Learning initiative in which teachers received a 50 percent match for … Read more
Public schools in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Cupertino have all received recognition by the State of California. Earlier this month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced the 356 California elementary schools selected in the 2023 California Distinguished Schools Program. Santa Clara Unified School District had one school recognized by the state – Milliken … Read more