We are a student-oriented district where children come first and where students always remain at the heart of our commitment. Thanks to the efforts of our talented and dedicated staff, strong support from our Board of Education, involved parents and a community that values education, our students benefit from a rich and varied curriculum.
As we pursue our goals and vision to provide a first-class educational program for all our students, our ongoing commitment is to improve student achievement and to support all areas of student development.
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Update on PAUSD Strong Schools Bond Program
As you may know, voters passed Measure A, the Strong Schools Bond, this past June. This bond authorized the district to extend the current tax levy of $44.50 per $100,000 in assessed value up to $378 million to pay for improvements to the district's facilities. Since that election, staff has been hard at work assembling the planning, management, and building team to do this work. We are entering an important phase of our planning work that requires community input, so it seems like an appropriate time to update you about some of the plans that are in the pipeline and about the construction underway.
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BOE Members Mitchell and Tom Earn CSBA Certificates
PAUSD Board of Education Members Dana Tom, Board President, and Barb Mitchell, Board Vice President have completed the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Masters in Governance program.
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Board of Education Seeks Input on Proposed School Calendars
The PAUSD School Board is in the process of considering <a href="http://news.pausd.org/enclosures/ProposedSchoolCalendars.pdf">school calendars for the next two years (2009-10 and 2010-11)</a> <img src="http://news.pausd.org/images//page_pdf.png">.
The Board would like to consider your thoughts on the proposed calendars. Please email your input to <a href="mailto:calendar@pausd.org">calendar@pausd.org</a>.
The proposed calendars also contain a statement regarding an assignment-free winter break for students and staff. Feel free to share your views on the statement.
Your input is valuable and will be shared with the Board at the next regular meeting of the Board of Education on October 14th. Action on the calendars is scheduled for October 28th.
District Seeks Middle School Math Curriculum Adoption Committee Members
Parent representatives are needed for the formation of a Middle School Math Materials Adoption Committee. The process will lead to an adoption recommendation that will
be presented to the PAUSD Board of Education in the spring of 2009. Applications must be received by September 12, 2008.
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District Seeks Elementary Math Curriculum Adoption Committee Members
Parent representatives are needed for the formation of an Elementary Math Materials Adoption Committee. The process will lead to an adoption recommendation that will
be presented to the PAUSD Board of Education in the spring of 2009. Applications must be received by September 12, 2008. You may <a href="http://news.pausd.org/enclosures/ElementaryMathAdoptionCommitteeForm.pdf">download additional information and application form</a>.
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Rambus Donates Over 200 Laptops to PAUSD
As students of certain Palo Alto schools head back to the classroom, they will have new learning tools, courtesy of a local company. Rambus Inc., one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, has donated over 200 laptop computers for use in the schools of the Palo Alto Unified School District, and Casa dei Bambini.
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