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

If you wish to make a comment about CLOSED session agenda items - The items marked [*] are scheduled for discussion at this meeting. Please join the zoom link: Closed Session Waiting Room (Meeting ID: 973 6633 8937 Passcode: 584331). The Board President will admit you to speak. Please note that comments are limited to three minutes. The Board President may increase or decrease the time allowed for your comment, depending upon the topic and number of persons wishing to be heard.  

If you wish to make a comment about an agenda item or during the public comments section of the OPEN Session Agenda – If you wish to make a comment about an agenda item or during the public comments section at the beginning of the agenda, please join the Zoom meeting using the Zoom Information for Open Session shared above. Please use the “raised hand” feature on Zoom to be recognized when invited to do so by the Board President for each item on which you wish to comment and you will be admitted to speak as a panelist during the public comment period. 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 comment, depending upon the topic and number of persons wishing to be heard.

Members of the public who are not able to attend, may still provide your feedback by participating in an anonymous online survey from March 7-18. To access the survey, please visit this district’s website at: www.smuhsd.org/supe-search.

Art Show Features Work of San Mateo High School Students and Staff

San Mateo High School students and teachers from the art certificate program, art classes and creative writing classes have been working for months on a special art show - the "Honey Bee."

"Honey Bee," is presented by the Zoetic Tapestry Project and is open to the public March 13 - May 8:

On February 24, 2022, following six public hearings and extensive public outreach to members of the community, the Board of Trustees, selected map 102 as its preferred trustee area boundary map and the alternative election sequence as its preferred sequence. The Board also adopted Resolution 21-22-21. This action by the Board initiates a proposal to the San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization for the Adoption of By-Trustee Area Elections for final action on the map and election sequence.   

Learn more: www.smuhsd.org/cvra

Visit www.smuhsd.org/summer to learn more about:

Tenth grade:

Eleventh grade (two sets of winners):

At the February 24 Board meeting, District Transition Specialist Eli Poblitz presented an employer recognition video thanking local businesses who participate in the District's Transition Partnership Program (TPP). TPP is designed to prepare students attending the San Mateo Union High School District secondary programs with the skills necessary to secure and maintain competitive employment through a collaboration with the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR).

Would your business/organization be interested in having SMUHSD students learn entry-level skills? Students are paid by the District while learning entry-level skills at your business. Reach out to Eli at EPoblitz@smuhsd.org and learn more.

SMUHSD's Transition Specialist Eli Poblitz recently connected with Fortitude Careers, a new nonprofit, founded by Nicole Davis and Patti Bentley, that offers free training for young adults seeking a career in the trades. Their mission is to provide a life-changing opportunity as an alternative to college.

In late February, a group of SMUHSD Special Education seniors and staff participated in a job shadow day at WEBCOR in San Mateo organized by Fortitude Careers.

How can families help kids improve their behavior in a positive way? Join Ross Greene, PhD, founder of Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS). Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is an evidence-based model of psycho-social treatment originated and developed by Dr. Ross Greene and described in his books, The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Raising Human Beings, and Lost & Found.

Rather than focusing on kids’ concerning behaviors, the CPS model helps children, teens, and caregivers solve the problems that are causing these behaviors. With this method, problem solving is collaborative (not unilateral) and proactive (not reactive).

This special presentation is sponsored by Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation and the San Mateo County Office of Education, in partnership with The Parent Venture.

What are ways parents can set healthy boundaries and support their kids to use technology in a post-pandemic world? Join Common Sense Media and Kaiser Permanente Redwood City as we discuss how you can have open conversations with your kids about the benefits and challenges of technology in our lives. Come with questions and leave with simple tips you can use immediately with your kids.

This presentation is sponsored by the Digital Well-Being Task Force, Sequoia Union High School District, Sequoia Healthcare District, Peninsula Health Care District, and The Parent Venture.

Contact Charlene Margot, MA, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org

The Domini Hoskins Black History Month exhibit in Redwood City has been extended through March 31.

The exhibit is also presenting a series of panel discussions that will take place at 890 Jefferson Avenue in Redwood City. More information and updates can be found on the Domini Hoskins Black History Museum and Learning Center's page on Facebook.

To see a complete list of current vacancies - permanent and substitute, visit www.smuhsd.org/careers.