Building a better dress code

During the 2016-17 school year, Madeline Armacost, then a senior at Pioneer High, approached school administrators with concerns about the district’s student dress code policy. She had noticed inconsistencies in how the dress code was enforced that appeared biased against young women and caused unnecessary interruptions to their education. As a result of Madeline’s activism and input from other students, San…

You can help keep our community healthy

Over the past few weeks, a number of our students have come down with a fairly common stomach virus that has been impacting communities up and down the state. District officials, school administrators, and our professional health staff have worked tirelessly and diligently to keep this highly contagious virus from spreading, in close consultation with the Santa Clara County Public…

Enrollment Center moving to District Office

The San José Unified Enrollment Center is on the move, and this time, it’s for good! Beginning June 12th, we look forward to serving parents and families in brand new facilities at the district office, 855 Lenzen Avenue in San José.

This move is part of a years-long effort to bring all of our family services under one roof. Our goal is to…

A new way to measure student success

San José Unified performs well above statewide norms in new reports released this week by the California Department of Education as part of their online dashboard, a tool designed to help communities across the state access important information about K-12 districts and schools.

Instead of relying exclusively on test scores, this new system provides a snapshot of how schools and districts…

Family-Friendly Workplace Award

Earlier this month, the Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and Office of Women’s Policy (OWP) honored San José Unified with their Family-Friendly Workplace Award, which recognizes employers who have implemented family-friendly policies that address the realities of working families.

The annual award is open to companies of any size that are physically located within Santa Clara County.…

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