January 21 Board Meeting
The San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees invites you to attend a Board Meeting on Thursday, January 21 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The Board meeting includes a presentation on the following topics of community interest:

  • Reopening Plans - The Board will review, discuss and approve reopening plans for the District and Schools.
  • Report on LCAP Goals - The Board will hear a report on student final grades for the Fall 2020 Semester
  • Issuance of Measure L Bonds.

Please see the agenda.


Passcode: 353168

Or iPhone one-tap: 
  US: +16699009128,,94580392824#,,,,*353168#

If the Zoom webinar reaches maximum capacity, the meeting may also be viewed on our Board Meeting YouTube channel.

Public Comments
If you wish to make a comment about an agenda item or during the public comments section at the beginning of the agenda, please send an email to comments@smuhsd.org with your name, email address, and your zoom name (if different) and the item under which you would like to comment. The Board president will call on you. Please note that comments are limited to three minutes. The Board President may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation, depending upon the topic and number of persons wishing to be heard.   
District News
We are Hiring!

We are hiring! Interested in working with us? Check out a few of the following open positions here at the District:


Interested candidates must create an account on and apply through the EdJoin website.

View all openings on the District website: www.smuhsd.org/careers.
Free and Local Food Resources

San Mateo Union High School, Millbrae, San Mateo-Foster City and San Bruno Park School Districts are now offering grab and go meals to ALL students 18 years and younger, regardless of what school they attend. Please help us spread the word about this FREE food resource for the community. 

Learn more: English | Spanish

In addition to the above free resources, College of San Mateo and Skyline are also offering free drive-thru community markets for the public through May 2021:

Skyline College
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
3300 College Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
(use Skyline Boulevard entrance) 

College of San Mateo
Fridays, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
1700 West Hillsdale Blvd.
San Mateo, CA 94402


If you are interested in volunteering at the Community Markets, please sign up using the links below:
District and Community Events
My College Pathway: Charting the Road to College Success
February 2 Event presented by The Black Parents Association of SMUHSD

The Black Parents Association of SMUHSD with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) presents a virtual webinar - My College Pathway on Tuesday, February 2 at 6:30 p.m.

Presenter:
Dean Taylor
Scholarship Officer, SVCF

Topics:
  • Scholarships
  • A-G Planning
  • Personal Planning
  • True Cost of College
  • How to Pay for College
  • Life After College


Check out BPA's new website and Follow BPA on Facebook and Instagram stay up-to-date on all their events.
Winter Concert Recordings and Upcoming Performances

Didn't get a chance to watch the live virtual performances that took place across the District in December? Check out these recordings:





Visit www.smuhsd.org/virtual-vapa to stay up-to-date on virtual performances throughout the District.
Meeting on Proposed US 101/Peninsula Avenue Interchange Project is January 27

The City of San Mateo is hosting an interactive community meeting on Wednesday January 27, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. to inform and answer questions about the proposed US 101/Peninsula Avenue Interchange Project.

Spanish interpretation will be provided.

To learn more about the meeting and the project, please visit CityofSanMateo.org/Peninsula.
Parent Venture Presents Free Educational Webinars for Families
Webinars are open to parents/guardians, students, educators and community members
Digital Media and COVID-19: What Has Changed, What Hasn't, What's Next 
  • Presenter: David Kleeman, Strategist, Analyst, Speaker & Author, SVP, Dubit
  • Thursday, January 28, 2021, 5 - 6 p.m.
  • Free registration

Strategist, analyst, author, and speaker, David Kleeman, SVP at Dubit, has been a global thought leader in children’s and youth media for 25+ years. Kleeman will explore the impact of COVID-19 on kids’ media, best practices in playful learning, and the integration of child/adolescent development and research across media, technology, and games.

Helping Your Children and Teens Discover Their Purpose in Life
  • Presenter: Kendall Cotton Bronk, PhD, Claremont Graduate University
  • Thursday, February 11, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Live Event (Webinar)
  • Free registration

Drawing on nearly two decades of scientific research, this live (virtual) event will explore: What is purpose? Why does it matter? And, how can we — as parents — help our children and teens discover their purpose in life? Kendall Cotton Bronk, PhD, is a professor of psychology in the Division of Behavioral & Social Sciences at Claremont Graduate University, and lead investigator at the Adolescent Moral Development Lab. 


See more upcoming Family Education Events at www.smuhsd.org/family-ed.
Adolescent Counseling Services Presents Free Webinars for Parents/Guardians

SMUHSD families are invited to attend the following free webinars:

What is "Normal" for Teens?

How Do I Set Limits with My Teen?
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD
Burlingame High Student Featured

Burlingame High School Senior Kieran Loftis was recently featured on the 49ers Cal Hi Sports Report.

Watch the video to learn more about Kieran's involvement in athletics and music at BHS.
SMHS and BHS Host Food Drives

Shout out to students at San Mateo High and Burlingame High who together raised more than $23,000 as part of their Fall Virtual Fundraising Effort to support Second Harvest Food Bank.

Mills Students Win Congressional App Competition

U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, announced Mills High students Nathan Choi, Paul Wong and Max Kerns as the winning team of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge. The winning entry, “Blaze,” is an app that allows users to collect and share information about wildfires, including maps, evacuation status, containment, damage and air quality.

Speier's said, "I am impressed with the public service sentiment and the technical skills these three young men demonstrated in their project.”

The Congressional App Challenge is a nationwide event that allows high school students to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or app, for mobile, tablet or computer devices on a platform of their choice. Winning participants will have their apps displayed at the U.S. Capitol, this year virtually due to the pandemic.
Burlingame High School Jazz and Wind Ensembles Win Big at Virtual Music Festival

Burlingame High's Jazz and Wind Ensembles took home four awards at the WorldStrides Virtual Music Festival in December.

Jazz Ensemble
  • 1st place/Gold Award in the jazz band category
  • Outstanding Band Award (only one given for the entire band entries)
  • Adjudicator Award

Wind Ensemble
  • 2nd place/Silver Award in the wind band category

Burlingame High received the most awards at the festival. Adjudicators included Dr. Dominick Ferrara, a professor at Berklee College of Music and Mr. Edrick Rhodes, the Arts Education administrator of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Congratulations to BHS Director of Bands Kyoko Yamamoto and the band students.

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