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I will keep this one short. It has been a fantastic year, and now it’s nearly time to head off for the summer. These last few days are a good time to offer thanks to those who have helped along the way. I am thankful for everyone who contributes to making this a special place. Let’s finish strong and enjoy every minute we have together. For those who are not graduating and moving on, we will be back together before you know it! Congratulations on an incredible year! 

Read More about Superintendent's Update - May 30, 2025

I attended the 8th  Annual Research and Service Leadership Symposium yesterday at Foothill College. It was a powerful experience with energy in the air and our students sharing their research on a variety of scholarly topics. My favorite interaction was with one of our students. I asked her to share her study and findings with me. She quickly said her findings didn’t align with her initial assumptions. The rest of the story is less important. This young lady led with the realization that often, what we think we know isn’t as true as we thought it was. We spent a little time discussing that point, and I left optimistic about our future! 

Read More about Superintendent's Update - May 23, 2025

What a beautiful day!! The end of our school year is within sight, and the outstanding weather is making that more obvious. May is known in our office as Banquet Season.  It’s a time with celebrations, awards, promotions, and graduations. As I write about each year, it’s also a month that always has some sort of dust-up. Since these things are predictable, we should be less surprised when they happen. Overall, this has been a typical May at the end of a very good year. We are almost there! 

Read More about Superintendent's Update - May 16, 2025

Today’s report is about… today. I had the opportunity to begin the day by addressing students at the Rise to the Challenge Student Leadership event at West Valley Community College. The audience was a little over 100 high school juniors and seniors from our region, including nearly 50 from Palo Alto. The purpose was to bring together special education students to orient them with the supports provided by our local community colleges and to explore different aspects of leadership in general. I met some amazing students, and the staff members were unbelievable. As a product of the California Community College system, I was blown away by everything available to students now.

Read More about Superintendent's Update - May 2, 2025

We are getting close to Spring Break and I think everyone is just about ready!  It’s not hard to feel the cycle of a school year.  It’s a funny profession.  We are driven by calendars and bells.  There is a routine to our work that is predictable regardless of external factors.  We aren’t far from the start of “banquet season” and celebrations.  That also means promotions, graduations, and a lot of other things that wrap up a school year.

Read More about Superintendent's Update - March 28, 2025

I met with our Superintendent’s Student Advisory group this week for the second time. As I told them, the time spent with students is always the best part of my job. I also spent time with the Paly High School Principal’s Student Advisory group. Together, they filled in gaps and connected dots that should have been more obvious.  I appreciate our students and their willingness to speak for themselves. For this update, I am going to focus on the theme of mental health and wellness through the lens of our students. 

Read More about Superintendent's Update - March 21, 2025