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BOARD HIGHLIGHTS

In an effort to keep the community up-to-date and informed about actions taken by the Board of Education and Milpitas Unified School District, the Superintendent’s Office publishes Board Highlights shortly after each of its meetings. The information included in these briefs are not intended to be complete, and does not replace official Board minutes. Official minutes, agendas, and packets are available on Agendaonline or through our website.
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2016-17 School Year

June 27, 2017
  • Sid Haro named Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations
  • Winners recognized from the SCCOE’s Texas Instruments Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards
  • Trustees give student Board Representative Alan Pham a warm sendoff
  • Volunteers chosen for Community Board Advisory Council
  • Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) adopted for the 2017-18 school year
  • Budget adopted for the 2017-18 school year
  • Reclassification Committee Report
  • Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSAs) approved for all MUSD schools

June 13, 2017
  • Winners recognized from the Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators’ 28th Annual Student Recognition Program
  • Contract revisions approved for Superintendent Cheryl Jordan
  • Public hearing held for the District’s 2017-18 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)
  • Presentation, public hearing held for the proposed 2017-18 District budget
  • Adopted resolution endorses the establishment of the Seal of Biliteracy
  • Adopted resolution endorsing the establishment of Pathways to Biliteracy
  • Presentation highlights MUSD Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Master Plan

May 23, 2017
  • Francis Rojas named Milpitas High School Principal
  • Winners recognized from the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 21st Annual Young Artists Showcase
  • Milpitas High School student Amanda Chen recognized
  • Second amendment to the San Jose Evergreen Community College (SJECC) ground lease and joint use agreement approved
  • College and career access pathways partnership agreement with SJECC approved
  • Report highlights 2017-2020 District Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Draft Review
  • Presentation outlines Facilities Planning update
  • Moment of Silence held for lives lost or injured in Manchester, England

May 9, 2017
  • Nichol Klein named Pomeroy Elementary School Principal
  • Milpitas High School participants in the Milpitas Community Educational Endowment’s Building Foundations Tutoring Program recognized
  • Irene Hentschke, retiring Milpitas High School art educator, recognized
  • Winners recognized from the 2017 SkillsUSA Regional Leadership and Skills Competition
  • Russell Middle School’s Science Olympaid team recognized
  • Names approved for school facilities including new elementary school
  • Presentation highlights Unique Learning System
  • Report provides strategies for cost reduction for District’s Child Development Centers
  • Adopted resolution declares May 10 Day of the Teacher
  • Adopted resolution declares May 21-27 Classified School Employee Week

March 28, 2017
  • Trustees remember Board Vice President Danny Lau
  • Student Devesh Mamidi recognized for chess competition
  • Student winners recognized from the City of Milpitas’ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month Writing Contest
  • Board vacancy selection process approved
  • Presentation highlights Calaveras Hills High School’s alternative pathways to success
  • Adopted resolution declares April 2-8 Adult Education Week
  • Adopted resolution declares April 17-21 Public School Volunteers Week
  
March 14, 2017
  • Milpitas High School junior Jennifer Smith recognized for being crowned Midd Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen 2017
  • Weller volunteers Bob and Linda gray recognized for receiving a Crystal Bowl Award
  • Report highlights teacher recruitment activities
  • Milpitas Elementary Olympics approved for revival in 2018
  • 2016-17 Second Interim Report adopted

February 28, 2017
  • Milpitas High School Science Olympiad team recognized for placing in tournaments
  • Shangrila Mia-Ramzan named Interim Pomeroy Elementary School Assistant Principal
  • Presentation highlights personalized learning with Summit schools
  • Report gives overview of 2018-2026 Master Facilities Planning, seeks direction for potential bond in 2018

February 14, 2017
  • Rose student Briana Nguyen recognized for earning first place in District Spelling Bee
  • Sinnott student Ari George Philip recognized for earning second place in District Spelling Bee
  • Rancho Milpitas Middle School recognized for being name s 2017 School to Watch
  • Meeting closed in remembrance of Coach Pete Michaletos

January 10, 2017
  • Lori Porter named Executive Secretary for Human Relations, Superintendent
  • Dr. Sheila Murphy-Brewer named Executive Director of Human Relations
  • Ron Lind recognized as Community College Extension Champion
  • Rose Elementary students, staff share highlights of their STEAM Showcase
  • Report highlights partnership between Nextflex, City of Milpitas, Flex Electronics, and Evergreen Valley College for Project Based Learning course at Cal Hills High School
  • Negotiations reopened between CSEA
  • Bidding process approved for District’s network equipment
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Milpitas, California 95035
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​The Governing Board is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities. (BP 0410)
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