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from the December 14, 2021 meeting |
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Board elects new president, vice president, clerk for 2022 year |
At its annual organizational meeting, the Milpitas Unified School District's Board of Education elected Kelly Yip-Chuan as its 2022 President, Chris Norwood as its 2022 Vice President and Minh Ngo as its 2022 Clerk.
Yip-Chuan, who served as the Vice President throughout 2021, has been with the Board since her election in 2018.
"I'm honored and humbled to take on this role. Chris has done an amazing and phenomenal job this past year as our Board President," said Yip-Chuan prior to nominating Norwood for Vice President. "This past year I have learned so much from Chris, and we work very well together. I will continue to lean on you for support."
Norwood, who was the 2021 President and California School Boards Association State Board Member of the Year, has served on the Board since 2014.
Ngo joined the Board in 2020. The remainder of the board is comprised of Trustees Hon Lien, who served as President in 2020, and Michael Tsai, who has been on the Board since 2018.
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Cal Hills HS new Student Board Rep Kimberly Lopez |
Calaveras Hills High School's new Student Board Representative is Kimberly Lopez, who participated in her very first Board of Education meeting on December 14 from the dais. She joins Sydney Hoang of Milpitas HS and Mira Bhakta of Middle College High School. |
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MHS star cross country runner Sahil Raj |
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Sahil Raj, Milpitas HS scholar-athlete, was honored by the Board and District leadership for exceling and competing in the CIF State Cross Country Championships. The Milpitas HS junior, who maintains a 4.0 GPA while taking AP and honors classes, is one of the fastest runners in Central Coast Section.
Sahil is already one of the all-time best runners in school history, becoming only third MHS runner to run under 16 minutes (16:00) for the 5 kilometers in cross country with a time of 15:50 at the 2021 state finals. During the cross country season this fall, he not only qualified for CCS and State championships but ended his season as the second fastest junior in the entire section and as the fastest junior in the SCVAL.
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MOT Director Brian Shreve honored for nearly 40 years with Milpitas USD upon retirement |
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Maintenance, Operations and Transportation Director Brian Shreve was honored by the Board of Education and District leadership for nearly 40 years of service with Milpitas Unified School District. Shreve recently announced his retirement. |
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District leaders honored for unsung actions |
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Diana Orlando, Milpitas Teachers Association (MTA) President, and Machelle Kessinger, California School Employees Association (CSEA) President, were recognized by the Board and District leadership for their commitment to MUSD families and for being honored by Assemblymember Alex Lee as Unsung Hero Award recipients.
Superintendent Cheryl Jordan was a recipient of the award as well. All three were nominated by Board of Education Vice President Chris Norwood.
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Curtner Elementary Report focuses on supporting students, enhancing school spirit |
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Principal Raquel Kusunoki and the Curtner Elementary School team updated the Board and community with a report centered around Strategic Goal #4: Focus services and support systems to ensure that all students are engaged in their learning and are making social, emotional, and academic gains.
Kusunoki was joined by staff secretary Jessica Antolin, who shared that Curtner's absentee rate stood at 16.2 percent (with 57 independent studies requests) as of Dec. 14. "This is due to diligence and just reaching out to parents and students," Antolin added. "Our teachers are so supportive. We can drop these numbers even lower."
Third-grade teacher Samantha Brazil shared a snapshot into how teachers are supporting students since they returned to the physical campus. Curtner staff has been modeling how to independently problem solve; using explicit expectations through SEAL (Social Emotional Aspects of Learning) in primary grades 1-3; offering 1-2 SEL (Social Emotional Learning) mini-lessons per week; and utilizing school-wide guided reading and targeting students with their reading specialist.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Teacher Caroline Younan has been focusing on student mindset in addition to creativity and problem solving through STEAM lessons. "I always try to encourage them to persevere and do their best," she shared.
Along with a parent leader, a trio of Curtner student council representatives also shared what they've been doing to rekindle school spirit through spirit days, trivia nights, and costume contests. The student council has been keeping families engaged and promoting a feeling of togetherness this year. Additionally, students have raised about $2,000 and collected 5,000 cans for the Jack Emery Drive.
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MUSD Navigators! video series highlights Health Clerk Andrea Gutierrez |
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Our MUSD educators—certificated and classified alike—have fully returned to campuses this fall 2021 and are captaining new protocols, practices and programs at their respective school communities as they continue to nurture a love of learning in the safest environment possible.
Each of our team members play an integral role in navigating and succeeding as WE move forward together. Let’s find out how they do it!
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MUSD expands interdistrict transfers to allow for students of those who work in Milpitas |
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MUSD's Learning & Development Team introduced an enhanced enrollment regulation that now extends the opportunity for interdistrict transfer to MUSD schools to local businesses.
Children of workers in local businesses who reside outside of district boundaries may enroll in MUSD schools on a space available basis, after Milpitas residents, followed by consideration for children of MUSD employees, and then those of individuals employed by the City of Milpitas. Businesses that become members of the MUSD Alliance Partners for Future Ready Learners would be considered first before other corporations and small businesses.
Added to Administrative Regulation 5117 is: "Employees of local businesses/corporations and their children who meet the criteria outlined in the interdistrict contract will be exempt on a space-available basis after consideration for employees of the District and City of Milpitas have been made."
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MUSD Board of Education approves variety
of education items at December 14 meeting
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2021-22 First Interim Report and submit a positive financial certification to the Santa Clara County Office of Education
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Amendment 1 to Cost-Share Agreement Between Milpitas Unified School District and City of Milpitas
- Educator Effectiveness Grant Plan
- Sunshine Proposal: Classified School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 281 Initial Proposal for Successor Contract to Milpitas Unified School District
- Sunshine Proposal: Milpitas Unified School District Initial Proposal for Successor Contract to California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 281
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