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  • REMINDER: Local Control Accountability Plan Meeting ...

    In an effort to reach all stakeholders, MPUSD is hosting an in-person Local Control Accountability Plan engagement meeting on Thursday, May 20 at Seaside High School in the Maker Space to continue gathering input to inform its planning efforts and prioritize district funding on programs and services for students. NOTE: All social distancing and facial covering guidelines will be followed. Participants will receive a 20 - 30 minute presentation on what the LCAP is, the process and prior input that helped guide previous planning efforts. Stakeholders will break into small groups and rotate into rooms based on key priority areas of interest and provide input to inform planning efforts for 45 minutes. The last portion of the meeting, we will summarize feedback that will help guide planning efforts. Can't make it? Don't forget to take a few minutes this week to provide input on a survey  this weekend.

    Saturday, May 15 2021

  • MPUSD Student Vaccine Clinic and Public Vaccine Clinic

    Now Available! Vaccines for MPUSD students ages 12 years of age and older. Location: Seaside High School Date: May 15. 2021 Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. What should I bring with me? ID, Student ID, Birth Certificate, Student ID Number Insurance if you have (not necessary) A parent if the student is 12 - 17 years old MPUSD Student Sign Up:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044CA4AE22A1FF2-mpusd Access Code: MPUSD *Sign up asap as these Pfizer vaccines will be released at end of the day on Friday to the public. Public Sign Up for Parents and Community Members Who Would Like the Vaccine: The public can also sign up for vaccinations at Seaside High School. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044CA4AE22A1FF2-public [Thursday, May 13 at 12:57 PM] We have received various questions regarding IDs or Student IDs as many 12 - 17 year olds do not have one. If your child does not have a California ID or student ID from last year, All In Monterey confirmed students can provide their student either a birth certificate or passport or provide their MPUSD student number. Additionally, they indicated they will also have plenty of Johnson & Jonson vaccines on hand for adults. Thank you. [Thursday, May 13 at 2:32 PM] We understand the appointments for Saturday have filled to capacity. We have been told they may open up more slots so keep checking back. In addition, Montage Health vaccine clinics for those ages 12 and over will start Monday, May 17. Appointments are now available for these clinics next week. To make an appointment and to see the Montage Health vaccine clinic dates, locations, and times, visit www.chomp.org/vaccine. If the vaccine is for a minor, be sure to choose an appointment with the Pfizer vaccine only for those ages 12-17. Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please bring a photo ID with proof of residency and age. Vaccines are for those who live, work, or go to school in Monterey County.

    Thursday, May 13 2021

  • Local Control Accountability Plan Meeting

    In an effort to reach all stakeholders, MPUSD is hosting an in-person Local Control Accountability Plan engagement meeting on Thursday, May 20 at Seaside High School in the Maker Space to continue gathering input to inform its planning efforts and prioritize district funding on programs and services for students. NOTE: All social distancing and facial covering guidelines will be followed. Participants will receive a 20 - 30 minute presentation on what the LCAP is, the process and prior input that helped guide previous planning efforts. Stakeholders will break into small groups and rotate into rooms based on key priority areas of interest and provide input to inform planning efforts for 45 minutes. The last portion of the meeting, we will summarize feedback that will help guide planning efforts.

    Thursday, May 13 2021

  • Monthly Town Hall: May 19

    As we head toward the end of the school year, MPUSD will host the last monthly Town Hall meeting to discuss Summer Academies and what the 2021-2022 school year will look like. We hope you can join us for a very brief presentation followed by plenty of time for questions and answers. You may also visit our website to access the Spanish Town Hall information.

    Wednesday, May 12 2021

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic and Resource Fair

    Scroll down to view available resources available this Saturday, May 15 at Seaside High School. Confirmed Resources The Carol Hatton Breast Care Center: Breast Care Education Carmen: Norway and Heart Bank Photography Seaside Fire Seaside Police CAPrx: Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccines available; Q & A about the vaccine and/or COVID-19 REI: Mask donations Monterey Bay Moves: Zumba Sessions @ 12:30 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. Carmel Youth Center: Fun Kids Activities and Summer Camp Information Confirmed Food Food Dunn Right (Prepared FREE food)  Agriculture donations The Food Bank for Monterey: Outdoor Market to help Fight Hunger ALL IN Monterey: The Kindness Closet, The Giving Market

    Tuesday, May 11 2021

  • We want your feedback

    If you have not attended an engagement meeting at your school or district or completed the community engagement survey, we want to hear from you! Take the survey and tell us how your school and the district is doing to involve and engage you in your child's or students' education and our decision making process. Your feedback will help MPUSD, and your school provide effective communications, and improve on customer service and programs. Specifically, your input will inform our Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Grant Plan. Additionally, we seek feedback you may have on MPUSD’s Parent Involvement Board Policy and/or Administrative Regulation (the last question #16 of the survey). The district’s Board Policy Committee will review any feedback on the policy or regulation provided at it’s upcoming meeting on Monday, May 24 at 5:30 p.m. (NOTE: This date was updated due to a meeting conflict on the previous date listed in the original survey.) In accordance with Brown Act requirements, an agenda for the Board Policy Committee meeting will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting. 2021-2022 English Survey 2021-2022 Encuesta Español

    Friday, May 07 2021

  • TONIGHT: Celebrate our English Language Learners

    Join us at our upcoming District Advisory Committee and District English Learner Advisory Committee to celebrate students who will be redesignated fluent English proficient. Congratulations, scholars!

    Wednesday, May 05 2021

  • REMINDER: Your Input Matters

    REMINDER: Spanish meeting - Wednesday, May 5 @ 7 a.m. Link:  the.mpusd.net/lcap2021 Join the MPUSD conversation and provide input to inform the Local Control Accountability Plan, as well as the new state-required Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan. This is an opportunity to share your ideas about how we can prioritize what our students and staff need in the upcoming school year. Superintendent PK Diffenbaugh invites you to attend an upcoming community meeting, as well as complete a survey in a 45-second video below. Visit our website for more information. Meeting Link - the.mpusd.net/lcap2021

    Wednesday, May 05 2021

  • REMINDER: Your Input Matters

    REMINDER: Two meetings this week for our early risers. English meeting - Tuesday, May 4 @ 7 a.m. and Spanish meeting - Wednesday, May 5 @ 7 a.m. Link:  the.mpusd.net/lcap2021 Join the MPUSD conversation and provide input to inform the Local Control Accountability Plan, as well as the new state-required Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan. This is an opportunity to share your ideas about how we can prioritize what our students and staff need in the upcoming school year. Superintendent PK Diffenbaugh invites you to attend an upcoming community meeting, as well as complete a survey in a 45-second video below. Visit our website for more information. Meeting Link - the.mpusd.net/lcap2021

    Tuesday, May 04 2021

  • Important Information Regarding Spring State Assessm...

    April 30, 2021 Dear MPUSD Parent or Guardian, Thank you for your continued patience as the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District adapts its school practices and procedures to accommodate the many challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. We appreciate that parents and students and teachers continue to step up in heroic ways each and every day, and we are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Each year in the Spring, districts and schools are charged with administering the Smarter Balanced California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11. On March 16, 2021, the California State Board of Education took action to provide flexibility to school districts on the administration of the CAASPP for the 2020-21 year. This flexibility includes utilizing viable options for assessment in our local context including diagnostic or benchmark assessments that: Are aligned with California Common Core State Standards for ELA and mathematics. Are available to assess students in grades three through eight and grade eleven. Are uniformly administered across a grade span, school, or district. Provide results that can be reported to parents/guardians, educators about individual students, and to the public by school and by district and are disaggregated by student group. At MPUSD, we weighed the decision on whether or not to administer the CAASPP assessment this year, and made the decision to substitute the full administration with our regularly scheduled iReady assessments for reading and math grades three through eighth and grade eleven during the month of May.  We made this decision because our students and staff are familiar with this process and concerns of viability arose including student access to stable broadband with adequate bandwidth to operate the CAASPP secure browsers, instructional model transitions that have taken place over the course of the year due to COVID-19, and the amount of time our schools have been providing in-person instruction. It is important to provide parents/guardians to the clearest extent possible with an indicator of whether or not their child is on track for grade-level learning. Therefore, parents/guardians will receive their student’s iReady  score reports from the 2020-21 Spring administration on or before June 30, 2021. These scores will also be included in our next year’s School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) and  School Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA). Your child should already be very familiar with taking iReady assessments; however, your child’s teacher will send other further instructions if they have not yet done so. As always, you can contact your principal for assistance. **NOTE: If your child takes the California Alternate Assessment, please reach out to your child’s teacher for information on the process.

    Saturday, May 01 2021