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San Mateo Union High School District
A Commitment to Quality Education for a Better Future
650 N. Delaware Street
San Mateo, CA 94401-1732
Phone: 650-558-2299
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June 11,
2020 Board Meeting Highlights
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SMUHSD's Board of Trustees invites you to its Thursday, June 11, 2020 regular board meeting at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please note this is earlier than usual.
The regular board meeting includes presentations on the following topics of community interest:
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The board will be asked to endorse that:
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A bell schedule recommendation for the first semester with review of its success at a board meeting in October or November.
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To the extent that it is practicable and safe, schools in the district will open for in-person learning on August 17.
- Presentation and Public Hearing of the Tentative Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
- Approve the Revised 2020-2021 School Calendar
- Review and Discuss the Specific COVID-19 Board Policy - BP 0470 COVID-19 Mitigation
See the Board Meeting
Agenda.
The regular meeting will take place online via Zoom.
Webinar ID: 931 6091 1395
Password: 594415
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Make Some Noise for the Class of 2020
Friday, June 12 | 7:00 - 7:15 p.m.
The Cities of Burlingame, Foster City, Hillsborough, Millbrae, San Bruno and San Mateo; as well as the Burlingame, Hillsborough City, Millbrae, San Bruno Park, San Mateo-Foster City and San Mateo Union High School Districts invite all residents to celebrate and recognize graduates from all local public and private high schools, middle schools and elementary schools as a community - safely and while sheltering at home.
Please join your neighbors in MAKING SOME NOISE for our grads. Step outside your front door on Friday, June 12 between 7-7:15 p.m. to whoop and holler, applaud, yell, stomp your feet, bang
a pot, whistle, sing, play an instrument...all in the name of our graduates!
Residents may also
print a sign to post on your front door or window to share your support of the class of 2020. Let's show all of our students who are moving on to the next step in their education or graduating from high school some encouragement and acknowledge their hard work! Let's make some noise for the class of 2020!!
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San Mateo High Student's Research Paper Published Online!
The next step for Maya to get it published in a journal, which she is working on now.
Maya is the founder of
She Dreams.
She Dreams
is dedicated to ensuring that every girl,
irrespective of her economic and social status, fulfills her right
to education.
Congratulations Maya!
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San Mateo High School Red Cross Club Recognized
San Mateo High Red Cross Club Co-presidents Steven Huang and Shivum Kapoor recently initiated a volunteering event called
Match The Mask
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Match The Mask partnered up with the local Mills-Peninsula Hospital to lead a team of more than 50 volunteers to create masks for the medical community.
Steven and Shivum, on behalf of San Mateo High, recently accepted two Red Cross awards at a Liaison meeting for clubs within the west bay (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties).
The SMHS Red Cross Club received the "Takes Most Initiative" and "Most Engaged Club" awards.
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Wellness Counselor Builds Bridge to Students During Shelter in Place
Wellness Counselor Evelyn Mejia has found several ways to stay connected with her Bridge Program students during Shelter in Place. She has been
making videos to share
and creating wellness care packages for her students as well.
Evelyn had this to say, "The idea of providing wellness care packages was inspired by the work of colleagues from San Francisco, with whom I am working with through a contract position. We are all working with undocumented youth and their families and trying to figure out ways to stay connected. Seeing and hearing about their creative efforts was what gave birth to the idea of creating these care packages for the Bridge students. This idea grew and I started to think of things to include, one of those was reusable face masks, since they are now required and a big part to try and keep everyone safe. COVID19 has impacted Black and Brown communities at a very high rate, folks like our Bridge students who are working in essential jobs (restaurants and stores) are most at risk."
Evelyn and Lucia Obregon, a colleague of hers at the
Mission Economic Development Agency
, worked together to raise over $800 to help fund the care packages which included reusable face masks, art supplies--watercolors, coloring pages, colored pencils, a journal, bubbles, silly putty, word search books, and snacks.
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Follow #SMHSChalkfest on Instagram
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Chalk art by SMHS Teacher Julie Stock, and SMHS students Sydnee Tan and Emily Skelton.
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San Mateo High School Students and Art Teacher Julie Stock have been keeping busy during Shelter in Place. Check out their beautiful artwork on Instagram by searching
#SMHSChalkfest.
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District Partners with CARE Solace Program
Care Solace
is a 24x7 concierge service for students, families and staff. They are experts at guiding families through the mental health
care
process. They navigate insurance, look at availability and wait time of resources, and help families schedule appointments into local and trusted mental health resources.
We know that many of our students, families and staff require more than brief school-based mental health services and can find themselves lost in the web of finding a therapist or community resource that is accepting new clients.
Care Solace is a resource for both SMUHSD families
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staff.
The Care Solace services program was brought to our District through TUPE (Tobacco-Use Prevention Education) grant funding.
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Reserve Time on District Tracks Online
 The San Mateo Union High School District opened the stadium track facilities for community use at Aragon High School, Burlingame High School, Hillsdale High School and San Mateo High Schools on Friday, May 29. Stadium tracks NOT fields, will be available for use from 6 a.m. - 1 p.m. daily.
Please note, the stadium tracks will be closed daily from 10-11 a.m. for lunch and will not be accessible during this time.
For individuals interested in reserving time to use the stadium track, please visit our
facilities use platform, Facilitron. On the site you will create a free account and submit a request for your desired dates and times.
There will be staff from the Facilities Use Department to ensure that community members are following social distancing guidelines, assist community members with accessing the facility and answer questions regarding requests and reservations.
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Summer Food Resources
- Millbrae School District Locations
- San Mateo-Foster City School District
- San Mateo County
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Primrose
- And more
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Registration Closes June 14 for Summer College Essay Strategies
Classes
 With many colleges waiving SAT and ACT requirements for now, and spring semester grades provided as Credit/No Credit, essays could play an even more important role in the college application process. This GATE Parents Group-sponsored class focuses on the development of quality essay and personal statement drafts for the UC and Common Application Essay prompts and features one-on-one sessions with the instructor. Classes will be held virtually and are also open to non-SMUHSD students.
Orientation and small group sessions - Virtual
Orientation: Tuesday, June 23; 6-8 p.m.
Two Small Group Sessions: Tuesdays, June 30 and July 2, choice of 6-7 p.m. or 7-8 p.m.
Two private one-on-one follow up sessions with instructor - Virtual
45 minutes each (over course of summer, variety of times to choose from)
Course Fee: $385
Registration closes June 14, 2020.
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Work with Us!
The District posts all open positions on EDJOIN, including this recently posted vacancy:
Register to create your profile and submit your online application today!
View a
current list of all certificated and classified career opportunities.
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San Mateo High School rising sophomore Maya Rao's research paper, "
