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Public Hearing Announcement

9/26/2017

Public Hearing Announcement
In accordance with Education Code 60119, Milpitas Unified School District will hold a public hearing to discuss the availability of books and instructional materials for Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade students at the District Office, 1331 E. Calaveras Blvd, Board Room, Milpitas, California. The hearing will be held during the October 10, 2017 Milpitas Unified School District Board meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Anuncio de Audiencia Pública
De acuerdo al Código de Educación 60119, El Distrito Escolar Unificado Milpitas llevará a cabo una audiencia pública para discutir la disponibilidad de libros y materiales de instrucción para estudiantes en los grados kínder al 12 grado en las Oficinas del Distrito, 1331 E. Calaveras Blvd., Salón de Juntas, Milpitas, California. La junta se llevará a cabo durante la junta de la Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificado Milpitas el 10 de octubre 2017 a las 7:00 p.m.

Thông Báo Cộng Đồng
Theo quy định của Bộ Giáo Dục số 60119, Học Khu Milpitas sẽ tổ chức một buổi hội thảo cộng đồng để bàn luận về sách giáo khoa và những tài liệu giảng dạy cho học sinh mẫu giáo đến lớp 12 tại Văn Phòng Học Khu, 1331 E. Calareras Blvd, Phòng Họp Hội Đồng, Milpitas, California. Buổi hội thảo sẽ được tiến hành trong buổi họp của Hội Đồng Giáo Dục Học Khu Mipiltas ngày 10 tháng Mười năm 2017 lúc 7 giờ tối.

Milpitas Mid-Autumn Festival

9/25/2017

Free Event: Milpitas Mid-Autumn Festival, 10/7/2017, 3-8 pm
Location: Robert Randall Elementary School, 1300 Edsel Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035

Organizers:
Milpitas Community Educational Endowment
Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation

MHS Trojans at Levi Stadium Re-enact "The Catch" of the 1981 NFL Championship

9/22/2017

“Beyond Safe Havens” Conference Supports Students Who Could Be Harmed ByFederal Immigration Policies

9/21/2017

Message from CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson:

Milpitas High School's All Class Reunion

9/18/2017

Homecoming Weekend, September 22 & September 23, 2017.
Please contact the Mayor at mr.richard.tran@gmail.com for more info.

Free DACA Renewal Clinic - September 25th

9/14/2017

The City of San Jose and partner organizations will be hosting a DACA Renewal Clinic (see flyer below) and it is imperative that any DACA recipient whose work permit will expire in March 2018, must apply for a 2-year renewal by Oct 5th. The cost to renew the application is $495, but there are scholarships available.

MHS junior Priyanshi Nigam joins Board of Education as Student Board Representative

9/11/2017

For immediate release Contact: Shannon Carr,
Board Support & Communications Specialist
(408) 635-2600, ext. 6031

When the Board of Education held its first meeting of the 2017-18 year, there was a new face at the dais to represent the approximately 10,340 students Milpitas Unified School District serves. Board President Daniel Bobay introduced Milpitas High School junior Priyanshi Nigam as the new Student Board Representative during the August 22 Board Meeting.

That evening, Nigam shared her excitement in having a seat on the Board of Education where she is looking forward to making a positive impact by representing the interests and concerns of the school district’s students. Nigam graduated from Pomeroy Elementary School and Thomas Russell Middle School before joining Milpitas High School.

She is taking over for Alan Pham, who graduated from MHS last year, until the one-year term ends next June. At that time, Nigam and the Board can choose to continue her term or elect another representative.

“I am very excited and honored to join the MUSD school board with a whole team of committed members, many of whom I have had the chance to work with and meet in the past,” Nigam said. She knows Board Vice President Chris Norwood through a computer science course she attended with the Bay Area Tutoring Association he founded and Board Member Robert Jung by participating in a tutoring program with the Milpitas Community Educational Endowment (MCEE) he created. In addition, Nigam recently met with Norma Rodriguez, Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Development, regarding improving students’ educational and learning experiences.

As the Student Board Representative, Nigam will sit in on the school board’s meetings, reading up on the issues beforehand and participating in the discussions to provide a students perspective and thoughts on the issues raised. She will also be expected to work with representative(s) from Calaveras Hills High School and build relationships with Principals, Parent Teacher Associations, and other school organizations in order to report on all student activities to Board Members. In addition, she will report back to the MHS student body during the Student Council and Congress Meeting about what was discussed during recent Board Meetings.
Bobay said he is looking forward to having Nigam play a more active role in the governance process of Board Meetings. For example, Nigam will be able to give preferential vote on Board agenda items, as is laid out in Board Bylaw 9150 “Student Board Members,” which he shared with her in preparation for the new role.
According to the policy: “A student Board member may cast preferential votes on all matters except those subject to closed session discussion. Preferential votes shall be cast prior to the official Board vote and shall not affect the final numerical outcome of a vote. Preferential votes shall be recorded in the Board minutes.”
Bobay acknowledged that while the vote may not affect the process, it will allow Board Members and Executive Cabinet to consider what the new face of MUSD students feels on topics that may impact them most.

Nigam said she has a passion for science, coding, math, and, most of all, helping other students succeed academically by enjoying learning, including her 8-year-old brother, Pranav.

“I love working with children, and I want them to be inspired by learning and see middle and high school as a way to further their passions and learning,” Nigam said.

She has harnessed these interests by creating and teaching a summer math class to second through fourth grade students since June 2016 at Shirdi Sai Parivaar, where she attends temple; acting as a tutor at Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School since October 2016 through the MCEE; working as a summer camp counselor at the India Community Center in the summers of 2015 and 2016; and by being on the Red Cross Safekids Committee and teaching a disaster safety class to second graders at Pomeroy Elementary. Nigam is also a host on a weekly radio show about teenage perspectives on pressing issues, “Thank Gosh It’s Fresh,” by Media Mahima Creations, since June 2016.

This summer, Nigam received a scholarship to participate in Kode with Klossy, an organization that empowers girls to learn coding and become leaders in technology, according to its website. As part of the program, she co-created the web application “Flavorful,” which shares quick and easy recipes that suit particular cravings. Nigam along with two other San Francisco scholars created the application in two days after learning to program in Ruby, HTML/CSS, and Sinatra, within just eight days.

Nigam said she is looking forward to furthering her passion through her new role with the Board of Education.

“Now, I have the chance to encourage and work with more students and I hope to make a meaningful impact to improve the experience of students' learning in a district that I have been a part of since kindergarten,” Nigam said.