Lopez first called on the district to diversify its leadership from administrators to principals and vice principals last month in an email to Sarver, saying he has grave concerns regarding the current relationship between the district and East Palo Alto.
Sarver responded by saying that Lopez s comments strike directly to the heart of the most critical issue facing the Sequoia district and its community, and further illuminate the greatest challenge district leadership has had on our front burner throughout my 11-year tenure on the board.
Sarver and Interim Superintendent Crystal Leach met with Lopez last week to listen to his position and share some of the work the school district has accomplished through staff s equity and diversity grassroots efforts, Sarver said in a Feb. 9 email. These initiatives include creating an equity and diversity position to lead districtwide initiatives; equity and diversity leadership workshops for trustees; introduction of an ethnic studies co
We are at such a juncture in this pandemic, Mueller said. Allowing people to stay distanced while dining outdoors will remain important as the pandemic continues, he said.
The council tentatively rescheduled its discussion of reopening the street to Feb. 23, just before the closure is set to expire. San Mateo County to award $1.5 million in grants to learning hubs for underserved students
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved $1.5 million to fund local learning hubs for students facing difficulties with distance learning during a Tuesday meeting.
The aim of the Learning Hub Expansion Fund is to increase the number of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged families who can participate in learning hubs programs that provide safe, supportive places for K-12 students to engage in distance learning.
East Palo Alto Council member Antonio Lopez is asking the Sequoia Union High School District to hire more diverse leaders and to improve its relationship with his community
Updated: Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 11:29 am
It was a school year unlike any other for students and teachers on the Midpeninsula. Students were sent home to learn in March when schools were forced to close for in-person instruction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Traditions were reinvented. The class of 2020 accepted their diplomas via car parades and drive-in graduation ceremonies. Proms were canceled, and so were sports seasons.
By the fall, some students in the Las Lomitas Elementary, Woodside Elementary, Portola Valley and Menlo Park City school districts, along with some private schools, returned to campuses for class. They faced social distancing measures, mask-wearing mandates, COVID-19 testing and quarantines when students or staff members in their cohorts tested positive. So far, few cases have been reported in these districts. Other students continued with online learning and may do so for the remainder of the school year.
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The Sequoia Union High School District agreed to pay more than $250,000 to Superintendent Mary Streshly in exchange for her resignation. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
The Sequoia Union High School District paid former Superintendent Mary Streshly $256,276 to leave her position, according to a resignation and separation agreement obtained by The Almanac.
Former Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent Mary Streshly, on Aug. 24, 2017. Photo by Ana Sofia Amieva-Wang.
Streshly, whose contract was set to expire on June 30, 2022, stepped down from her role in September following calls for her firing by teachers, top district officials and administrators. The agreement states that Streshly voluntarily resigned from her post.