Winner of the 2016 Milpitas Youth Advisory Scholarship for her dedication to Milpitas through community service.
Congratulations to our MUSD Board VP Bob Nunez! Thank you for representing our Milpitas community on the City's Campaign Finance Reform Committee.
![]() After accepting Superintendent Matsuoka’s resignation at its June 14, 2016 meeting, the Board appointed Deputy Superintendent Cheryl Jordan as the Interim Superintendent of Milpitas Unified School District. Ms. Jordan has served in the District since 1989 when she started her career as a social studies teacher assigned to both Calaveras Hills High School and Russell Middle School. Ms. Jordan has held various leadership positions in MUSD, including Assistant Principal at Rancho Middle School, Principal of Pomeroy Elementary School, and Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. The Board gave Ms. Jordan its full support voting unanimously for her six-month appointment. Ms. Jordan stated that together with the MUSD staff she will build on the good work established under Superintendent Matsuoka, and that the District will continue its focus on ensuring that every student’s needs are met through personalized learning. Ms. Jordan wants to deepen the sense of community and family shared by our city members, parents and staff so that we can become even greater at what we do for and alongside our students. ![]() At the June 14, 2016 board meeting, the district received a letter of resignation from Superintendent Cary Matsuoka. Mr. Matsuoka has served as superintendent for Milpitas Unified since July 1, 2011. He is leaving to become the superintendent of Santa Barbara Unified School District, in Santa Barbara, California, effective July 1, 2016. In his letter to the Board, Mr. Matsuoka stated, “It has been an amazing experience these last five years – we accomplished so much together and the district has great momentum. I am so proud of the work of our staff and when the SBAC scores are shared this fall, we will see the fruits of our work. I will be forever grateful for the chance to lead such a great district.” We wish Mr. Matsuoka well in his new position and know that he will make a great impact there as he has here in MUSD. Read more on The Mercury News. On Saturday, May 21st, our MHS baseball stars defeated Gilroy 5-2, they advance to Division I Semi-Finals against Leigh High School this Thursday, May 26th at San Jose Municipal Stadium. Game time is at 4:00pm, hope to see you there!
The MUSD Board of Education established a scholarship program for our high school students entering a community college or trade school, our Calaveras Hills High School and MHS award recipients were the first to be granted this exciting scholarship. Our Board members care deeply about our students and are committed to supporting their success!
We are grateful to our MUSD Board Members for their generosity and vision in establishing this Board Scholarship Fund! President Gwan Alisantosa, Vice-President Robert Nuñez, Clerk Daniel Bobay, Member Chris Norwood, and Member Danny Lau Mark Tran, first ever MHS swimmer to qualify for State Championship in the 50 Freestyle race, will be competing on Friday and Saturday for the State Championship in Clovis ... Go Mark!!
In the summer of 1975, I had just graduated from North Torrance High School and was preparing to attend UC Davis in the fall. As I reflected on my high school experience and thought about the challenge of college, I knew that I needed better preparation in chemistry. I decided to enroll in a chemistry class at nearby El Camino Community College in Torrance and spent 6 weeks with Mr. Kallan, plugging the holes in my understanding of chemistry. My experience led to straight A’s in the Chem 1 series at UC Davis and probably played a factor in my becoming a high school chemistry teacher. A community college course and instructor played a crucial role in my life and career.
The community college system in California has improved the lives of millions of students over the decades. This coming fall, the residents of Milpitas will have their own college extension program in a unique partnership between Milpitas Unified and the San Jose Evergreen Community College District. The shared vision of the two school boards over the last decade is taking physical shape as the building rises from the ground on Escuela Parkway. These are exciting times as we continue to innovate and improve the educational opportunities in Milpitas. At the heart of our partnership is the shared use of the facility during the school day for Milpitas High School. The building will consist of nine classrooms including a full science lab for teaching biology and other related science courses. During the school day, Milpitas High will use four of the nine classrooms for high school courses taught by MHS teachers. This will provide a minimum of 24 sections, or 24 classroom periods, of instruction in new state-of-the-art facilities. Through this partnership, Milpitas High is gaining four brand new classrooms with one being a shared science lab, which will help accommodate our growing high school needs. But that is just the beginning of the partnership. San Jose Evergreen will begin offering college courses to meet the needs of students who want to eventually transfer to four-year colleges. Our high school students will be able to be concurrently enrolled in both MUSD and the college district. They will be able to build hybrid schedules that allow them to take college courses during their high school day. We will have some scheduling and timing challenges to sort out, but very soon our high school students will be taking college classes with a double benefit – completing college work that is transferrable to any four year college and meeting their high school graduation requirements. Milpitas is growing in so many ways – a new BART station, new housing that will bring quality families into our city, and now a college program in the heart of our school district. These are great times for the city of Milpitas and the future looks bright. Cary Matsuoka Superintendent
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