School News

Updated Thu, Feb 13th

Ms. Cheng taught character writing, all learners observed the dragon dance, and kinders paraded in front of students and stomped "firecrackers" (also known as bubble wrap).

Updated Mon, Sep 28th
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Campbell Union School District
BOARD MEMO
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING ON JANUARY 23, 2025
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Woman stands and speaks at podium as 7 men and women listen.
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Village School Staff Growth Drives Student Growth
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Principal Alicia Mommer shared the school’s Continuous Improvement Update, highlighting efforts to empower both students and staff. In response to the school’s survey data, staff are working to strengthen students’ sense of belonging and mutual respect while expanding their own skills in culturally responsive teaching. By prioritizing effective communication and empathy, the school has improved collaboration between students and staff. View the presentation slides for more details.
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Successful Students
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New After-School Enrichment Classes Approved
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The Board approved new after school engineering and art enrichment classes proposed by the Expanded Learning Department. The classes will be fee-based, 8-week sessions offered at Blackford, Campbell School of Innovation, Capri, Castlemont, Forest Hill, Lynhaven, Marshall Lane, Sherman Oaks, and Rolling Hills.
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Safe and Adaptive Infrastructure
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Engaged Families and Communities
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District Prepares for 2025-26 Enrollment Changes
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Chief Business Officer Bharathi Lakshmanan presented the latest enrollment projections and school capacity plans. The data shows enrollment will likely decline further in 2025-26 and 2026-27 due to demographic trends and lower birth rates. For 2025-26, the district anticipates 88 fewer students. Despite this decline, schools are ready to accommodate the additional transitional kindergarten (TK) classrooms required for the upcoming school year. See the presentation slides for details.
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Donors Provide Generous Support
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The Board accepted $13,600 in donations for Blackford, Sherman Oaks, CSI, Castlemont, and CUSD Student Services. These donations came from the Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga, Blackbaud Giving Fund, Campbell Police Officers Association, Castlemont Home & School Club, Hilda Garcia Leon, and Synopsis of Silicon Valley Foundation. Thank you donors!
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County Approves District Budget with Positive Certification
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The Santa Clara County Office of Education approved the district’s First Interim Budget Report with a positive certification. This certification confirms the district’s financial stability for the current and next two fiscal years.
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2025-26 School Year Calendar Approved
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The Board adopted the 2025-26 Employee Work Year Calendar. Assistant Superintendent Melissa Theide shared that the calendar was developed with input from CUSD labor groups and aligns with key dates in the Campbell Union High School District calendar. See the calendar presentation.
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head shots of 5 board members
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Next Meeting: February 13, 2025
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Governing Board:
Danielle M.S. Cohen,
Chris Miller,
Richard Nguyen,
William Slade,
Don Thorvund
Superintendent
Dr. Shelly Viramontez
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CampbellUSD’s Board Memo is published within one week of regular board meetings and does not represent officially approved meeting minutes. For official minutes, agendas, and other information about the governing Board, please visit our website. www.campbellusd.org/board
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WE ARE LEARNERS. WE ARE COLLABORATORS. WE ARE COMMUNITY BUILDERS.
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Updated Tue, Feb 4th

Open Enrollment period — Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 through Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 — is the time to request a transfer to a specific school within our district for a Kindergarten student.

NOTE for current TK Families:
Please use our school finder link to identify which elementary school is considered the child's home school for Kindergarten. It may be different from the one your TK student attended in 2024-25. Click here for the district website.

Updated Thu, Jan 30th

Link to slide presentation.  Choose one tour, either at 8:30 am or 3:30 pm on Tuesday, January 21 in staff room #1; no RSVP is required.  Enter and sign in through the front office behind the construction trailer.  Best to allow time to find neighborhood parking and to sign in as we'll begin meetings promptly at start times. You'll hear from Principals Ms. Burbank and Ms. Armann and have a chance for a guided campus tour for a behind the fences glimpse.  You can search for enrollment answers ahead of time at the district website:  https://www.campbellusd.org/enrollment

Go FALCONS!  

Updated Tue, May 19th

Dear Families:

Yesterday, January 7, 2025, we were informed by PowerSchool, our Student Information System (SIS) platform, that they experienced an international cyber attack at the end of December. This afternoon, our data team was invited to a webinar by PowerSchool to learn more about the situation. We have confirmed that some of our data was accessed. Fortunately, the disclosed information did not include any students’ Social Security Numbers. 

Essentially, the data accessed was the student's name, birthdate, address and similar information.  The discernable data fields accessed can be found here.

In the webinar, PowerSchool  shared their corrective actions and confidence that there is no further threat to the data.

While there is no indication that student passwords were compromised, we will supplement our daily monitoring system by providing students with new passwords in the next few days. 

We have worked extensively to ensure security in our data systems, such as implementing a Multi-Factor Authentication process, geographic restrictions, suspicious login protections and other security measures. It is unfortunate that, in spite of these efforts, our data was accessed as part of the PowerSchool cyberattack. We will continue to work to ensure our data is secure and will ensure our Student Information System increases security protections. 

PowerSchool is monitoring the situation, has engaged a cybersecurity remediation company to prevent future incidents, and will provide our staff with updates for our community. For questions related to PowerSchool’s security procedures, please visit PowerSchool’s website or email Security [at] PowerSchool.com.

Updated Fri, Dec 20th

Assembly speaker Dr. Blake Brandes presented on the black top to all Forest Hill Falcons.  He explained how the brain is a muscle that can get stronger, and if you're not good at something, you say, "I'm not good at playing piano, yet" as an example.  He had students share things they're not good at yet, and the list included math, tennis, reading, Minecraft, jewelry-making, and more.  And then he delivered those items in an amazing on-the-spot rap, linked below.  Dr. Brandes got the whole audience clapping and chanting, "If I keep going, my mind keeps growing!"  An awesome message for every learner. Every classroom also received Dr. Brandes' newest book titled One More Try.  

Dr. Blake Brandes at Forest Hill

Updated Mon, Nov 3rd
Updated Tue, Nov 26th

5th graders Neev Kodnani, Nirup Sai Venati, and Sachit Gubbi from Ms. Ensor's class participated in CalChess Grade-Level State Championship for chess this past weekend and won first place!  Check out the winners lifting the trophy that's now on display in the front office.

Updated Tue, Nov 19th
Forest Hill's adaptive PE teacher Alejandro Prado hosts morning recess activities on the blacktop near room 12 on Thursdays and in the kinder yard on Tuesdays. The activities create inclusion with all students at recess time so we would love for you to encourage your learner to stop by and have some fun. Every month, Mr. Praro hosts a new rotation of activities.  For the month of October, learners used balancing stones and beams. This month, learners can play ring toss together. In December, they'll play bean bag toss (for the win!).  Mr. Praro is excited to welcome all Forest Hill learners to create a more inclusive environment for our school. 
Updated Thu, Nov 28th

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