Zanker Elementary's Parent Teacher Association hosted a Canvas and Cookies Night for approximately 215 students and their parents March 28 in the school's multipurpose room. Canvases were purchased from Michael's and easels were created by Milpitas High School students from Stuft Pizza pizza boxes.

Sixth grade teacher Rebeca Rios - who has provided art enrichment previously - led the instruction, with her work of a giraffe being displayed via Chromecast through a projector. Cookies were donated and gathered by the school's PTA, who also donated canvas aprons to the art enrichment program in conjunction with the night. All the paint and brushes were donated to the art program as well.

The Milpitas Unified School District is on year 4 of an 8-year $84.00 a year parcel tax extension.

The purpose of the Parcel Tax Oversight Committee (PTOC) is to provide oversight and accountability on the expenditures funded by Measure C to ensure that said funds are spent for the purposes approved by the voters. The PTOC will review the expenditures of these funds by the District and will report to the Board of Education and the community annually on how these funds have been spent.

We are seeking volunteers for the following position on the committee:
            One (1) member who is active in a senior citizens organization (2-year term).
Applicants for these positions must be registered voters within the Milpitas Unified School District boundaries. Successful applicants’ term will be from July 2018 through June 2020.

Typically, the Committee meets twice a year at mutually convenient dates and times. PTOC meetings are open to the public. As an ad hoc committee of the Board of Education, PTOC meetings are subject to the Brown Act.

For more information or to request an application form, please contact the Business Services Office at (408) 635-2600 ext. 6003. An application form may be picked up from the District Office or click here to download a copy. Selected applicants will be contacted and invited for an interview with the Board of Education.

All applications must be received in the Superintendent’s Office, Milpitas Unified School District, 1331 East Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035 by 4:30 p.m., June 30, 2018.

Click here to download application form. 

Notice is hereby given that at 7:00 p.m. on April 10, 2018 at Pearl Zanker Elementary, 1585 Fallen Leaf Drive, Milpitas, California, the Governing Board of Milpitas Unified School District will hold a public hearing on the Compensation Disclosure of Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Milpitas California School Employees Association(CSEA).

by Greg Barnes

The Love4Literacy project continued its effort in reaching our youngest learners in the Milpitas Community by holding its second field trip of the year on March 10 at Crab Cove Park in Alameda. Young learners, ages 0-5, accompanied Milpitas family members on a picnic, nature study, and guided tour of the aquatic center. Attendees learned all about the wildlife that makes up Bay Area marshlands. Everyone involved had a wonderful time exploring one of the Bay Areas natural, and most important, habitats. ​

by Shannon Carr

Rancho Milpitas Middle School held its third annual multicultural rally March 20, showcasing a wide array of cultural performances representing the diversity that makes up the 705 student body.

"This is an extraordinary rally every year," Principal Casey McMurray said in kicking off the celebration. Highlights of the hour-long event included the Latino Student Union performing "Pineapple Flower," and contemporary and traditional Bollywood, K-pop, Filipino, and Vietnamese dances, with many students wearing costumes embodying the respective culture.

This year's event was especially memorable because approximately 30 students and administrators from Nei-Li Junior High School in Taiwan visited the school for the day. The visiting students performed two of their own dances.

"I am thrilled that our students can experience today’s multicultural rally together with our visiting students from Taiwan," McMurray said. "It couldn’t have worked out better. Our students can share with the Rancho community and especially with our international guests the diversity that makes Milpitas such a unique and wonderful place. I also am excited for the cultural/educational exchange we will have with the school leaders who are accompanying our guest students from Taiwan."

The rally ended with a ceremonial item between Rancho and Nei-Li administration. McMurray and the school's principal signed off on a Memorandum of Understanding (pictured) in order to become Sister Schools for the next three years. McMurray said Nei-Li, which has 2,400 students and 220 teachers, is the first junior high school from Taiwan to ever become a sister school with a junior high school in the United States.

On March 21, the visitors continued on to visit with staff and administration at Milpitas High School.

Message from CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson