San José Unified fills board vacancy with provisional appointment
SAN JOSÉ, CA – On Tuesday, March 13th, the San José Unified School District Board of Education voted to appoint data scientist Michael Melillo to fill a vacancy from Board Trustee Area 4, which became vacant on February 12, 2018, with the resignation of Paymon Zarghami. Mr. Melillo will take the oath of office at the next regular board meeting on…
Read More TopSan José Unified saves taxpayers more than $3.1 million with bond refinancing
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SAN JOSÉ, CA – On Tuesday, December 5th, San José Unified successfully issued $27.69 million of 2017 General Obligation Refunding Bonds. Through this process, property owners within the district will save more than $3.1 million over the remaining life of the bonds, equal to approximately $2.79 million in present value or 9.45% of bonds refunded.
Refunding bonds, which are similar in…
Read More TopSan José Unified recognized as Family-Friendly Workplace
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SAN JOSÉ, CA—For the second consecutive year, San José Unified School District has been recognized as a Family-Friendly Workplace by the County of Santa Clara’s Commission on the Status of Women, Office of Women’s Policy, and Workplace Collaborative. The district received a Gold Level rating, the highest available. The Family-Friendly Workplace Award recognizes businesses and organizations that have made an…
Read More TopSan José Unified releases latest annual report
SAN JOSÉ, CA – San José Unified School District has released its 2016-2017 Annual Report, highlighting the district’s progress in the final year of its Opportunity21 Strategic Plan and introducing a new strategic plan for 2017-2020, which was formally approved by the Board of Education in June following nine months of community outreach and input.
As part of its progress in meeting the…
Read More TopSan José Unified selected for Sprint 1Million Project
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SAN JOSÉ, CA – San José Unified has been selected by Sprint to participate in the 1Million Project. The goal of this five-year program is to provide one million students who do not have adequate internet access at home with the resources they need to be successful in school.
Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, the district will be able to…
Read More TopSan José Unified welcomes new principals for 2017-2018
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SAN JOSÉ, CA—At the start of the 2017-2018 school year, San José Unified School District introduced new principals at five of its schools:
Peter Park, Booksin Elementary – Peter has served as an Assistant Principal at Leland High since 2012. Prior to becoming an administrator, he taught history, speech and debate, and other subjects at San José Unified schools beginning…
Read More TopSan José Unified recognizes Employees of the Year
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SAN JOSÉ, CA—San José Unified recognized the outstanding achievements of its employees during the 2016-17 school year at the district’s annual Employee Service Awards at Gunderson High School on May 16th. Traditionally, this event served to recognize teachers. This year, the event was expanded to include classified and other employees.
The following individuals were named San José Unified Employees of the Year…
Read More TopSan José Unified accepting applications for citizens’ oversight committees
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SAN JOSÉ, CA – San José Unified School District is now accepting applications to serve on volunteer independent oversight committees for the Measure Y parcel tax passed in November 2016 and the Measure H bond measure passed in 2012. Members of both committees are asked to serve two-year terms beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2019.
Qualified applicants…
Read More TopSan José Unified students cook up healthy comfort food recipes in 2017 Future Chefs competition
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WHAT: While healthy eating can be a challenge for kids and parents, elementary school students in San José Unified School District (SJUSD) will use their creativity and culinary skills to make healthy comfort food recipes in the 2017 Future Chefs Challenge, sponsored by Sodexo. The national initiative, now in its seventh year, was created to get students thinking about making…
Read More TopSan José Unified excels in new state accountability report
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SAN JOSÉ, CA – San José Unified School District performs well above statewide norms in the new “five-by-five” report released today 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 as the…
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