Milpitas Unified School District

On September 19th we sealed away a piece of our present for the 2050 MUSD Generation to discover when they open our inaugural 25-year perpetual MUSD time capsule. Each of our schools, district support teams, Milpitas police, fire, and city, along with our Board Trustees contributed artifacts that represent our aspirations and who we are today.  These heirlooms, documents, and messages to our future MUSD Community represent what inspires and makes us proud of who we are together. Items such as student essays, yearbooks, school shirts, Milpitas Elementary and Trojan Olympics medals as well as personalized messages to our future teachers, students, leaders, and team members reflect our MUSD vision, mission, and Five Strategic Commitments to All learners.  The time capsule is a tangible expression of our collective identity in building a Culture of We, and our determination to assure pathways for all learners that will enable them to be the leaders and creators of tomorrow. 

Today our learners have tremendous opportunities such as attendance in college courses that enable them to gain experience and credits while in high school. Students participate in career pathwork such as advanced manufacturing and microengineering, graphics and video communications, e-Sports design, biotech, virtual design and construction management, and so much more! Our learners are developing essential skills that are key to work and life such as collaboration, critical thinking, self-expression, public speaking, creative problem solving, the ability to identify opportunities in challenges, and asking questions -- all key to knowing how to use artificial intelligence in a way that allows for even more of the human centered aspect of work to flourish. Our time capsule contents demonstrate how we are building the foundation for tomorrow while curating the innovation of the past to transform education and workforce development for generations. 

This 25-year perpetual time capsule is located at our MUSD Innovation Campus, which represents our Milpitas vision for the future of education. It is a place where the efforts of industry, higher education, governance, and community converge to create a dynamic learning experience for youth, teens, and adults that is second to none.  

Always we include our #1 Strategic Commitment - Build a Culture of We - in everything we do as a district and community. Our “Culture of We” is the cultural wisdom and connection between MUSD now and MUSD in the future. We share these values; assure every learner sees themselves in what they learn, all voices matter, and through challenges, we reach ever higher for the greatest possibility of who we are as one MUSD. Together we are creating the foundation for a world class education for every learner, from preschool through adult, ensuring every generation is empowered by the innovation of those who came before.