The year 2022 was transitional and eventful. The region started the year with a COVID-19 case surge, but the disease that terrified residents the past two years was less harmful,
Longtime Los Altos School District official Sandra McGonagle is set to replace retiring Superintendent Jeff Baier at the end of the school year, with the school board expected to approve her contract at a meeting on April 25.
The Los Altos School District Board of Trustees selected longtime district employee Sandra McGonagle as the new superintendent after a two-month hiring process.
Wearing a mask indoors is expected to become optional, though recommended, at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools starting March 12, while local elementary schools are still waiting on a formal decision by their school boards.
The Palo Alto Unified School District plans to follow the state s lead and drop its indoor mask requirement on March 12, although masks will continue to be recommended in local classrooms.