MPCSD received a 2025 Kent Award from the San Mateo County School Boards Association for PAWZitivity: Wellness Facility Dogs Serving TK-8th Grade Students. PAWZitivity includes dogs Millie and Duke (pictured here on a break at Encinal School), Patches, Sunny, Cali, and Fiona. The dogs bring their calming, comforting, and lovable characteristics and offer patient, judgement-free companionship. Research shows that facility dogs at schools reduce stress and anxiety, improve attendance, and increase academic success. This MPCSD program is sponsored by the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation.

A group of students from Laurel's 5th grade Art Club recently attended a mural-making workshop at Red Morton Community Center in Redwood City and were thrilled to learn that their design was selected by the Redwood City Arts Commission to be included in the Youth Mural Alley project in downtown Redwood City. It will be installed over the summer and remain on display for years to come. Pictured here is their draft concept. Congratulations!

Hillview Middle School is clearing out library books/novels from its shelves. All books are FREE to the public—first come, first served. Come browse a wide variety of titles for kids, teens, and general readers. Remember to bring your own bags. Give these books a new home and help the school make space for new learning materials!

Where: Hillview Middle School, 1100 Elder Ave, Menlo Park, outside the front office (no need to check in)

When: May 5 - 10, 2025, all day each day

MPCSD's April 2025 district family newsletter is available to read here. It includes Measure U updates, April acknowledgements, encouraging children's independence, and more.

On March 20, 2025, MPCSD successfully sold its first series of general obligation bonds for $65 million from the recently approved Measure U authorization. The district’s credit rating of ‘Aaa’ was an attractive feature to investors in light of the volatile interest rate environment. While the District had $65 million in Bonds to sell, it attracted over $272 million in orders (4.2x subscription) from a broad investor base. The Bonds ultimately achieved a true interest cost of 4.26%, outperforming the good faith estimate of 4.53% provided to the Board when it approved the financing.