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The MPCSD District Office is located at 181 Encinal Avenue, Atherton, CA. The office is open:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
The District Office will be closed Monday, February 16, 2025 - Friday, February 20, 2025. The office will reopen for regular hours on Monday, February 23, 2025.
MPCSD schools are closed for students Friday, February 13 - Friday, February 20, 2026.
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![First page of district Newsletter for December 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770854711/districtmpcsdorg/bdndrv5rzdkrj4ulkc6x/Screenshot2026-02-11at40450PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770854711/districtmpcsdorg/bdndrv5rzdkrj4ulkc6x/Screenshot2026-02-11at40450PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770854711/districtmpcsdorg/bdndrv5rzdkrj4ulkc6x/Screenshot2026-02-11at40450PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770854711/districtmpcsdorg/bdndrv5rzdkrj4ulkc6x/Screenshot2026-02-11at40450PM.png","width":1158}])
Read MPCSD's February 2026 Family Newsletter! Find updates on our financial exercise for balanced budgets, Radmila Popovich's county award, our Speaker Series, and more.
![The Hillview Relay for Life Team and American Cancer society representatives are with the MPCSD School Board]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766175354/districtmpcsdorg/wk7byk2vthwrx9lyhukl/HVRelayforLifeRecognitionatDecBdMtg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766175354/districtmpcsdorg/wk7byk2vthwrx9lyhukl/HVRelayforLifeRecognitionatDecBdMtg.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766175354/districtmpcsdorg/wk7byk2vthwrx9lyhukl/HVRelayforLifeRecognitionatDecBdMtg.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1766175354/districtmpcsdorg/wk7byk2vthwrx9lyhukl/HVRelayforLifeRecognitionatDecBdMtg.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1766175354/districtmpcsdorg/wk7byk2vthwrx9lyhukl/HVRelayforLifeRecognitionatDecBdMtg.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1766175354/districtmpcsdorg/wk7byk2vthwrx9lyhukl/HVRelayforLifeRecognitionatDecBdMtg.jpg","width":2200}])
The 220 students of Hillview Middle School’s Relay for Life student event, were recognized by the board for their extraordinary service, team spirit, commitment and compassion. They raised $111,000 for cancer research through the American Cancer Society, making this event the largest Relay for Life middle school relay in the country, and earning recognition as the West Region’s Spirit of Relay Campus Event of the Year by the American Cancer Society! Hillview will now represent the West Region at the National ACS Spirit of Relay Awards in February 2026! Congratulations, Hillview!
![The front page of The Squirrel Scoop, Laurel School's student newspaper]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766081698/districtmpcsdorg/mfybxs3u0bt9albvsyxa/SquirrelScoopDec2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766081698/districtmpcsdorg/mfybxs3u0bt9albvsyxa/SquirrelScoopDec2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766081698/districtmpcsdorg/mfybxs3u0bt9albvsyxa/SquirrelScoopDec2025.png","width":653}])
Ever wonder what goes on at 5th grade Outdoor Ed or what it's like to be in a school play? How about learning more about all the fall holidays we enjoy? Laurel's student newspaper The Squirrel Scoop is created entirely by 4rd-5th grade students and is ready for you to enjoy: Squirrel Scoop Vol. 2, Issue 1.
![A bike parking rack is shown with a large e-bike parked at it]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763667554/districtmpcsdorg/n1sdcuoxpbk4uu4gyzou/Screenshot2025-11-20at110408AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763667554/districtmpcsdorg/n1sdcuoxpbk4uu4gyzou/Screenshot2025-11-20at110408AM.png","width":365}])
Class 2 and 3 e-bikes are not allowed on school district property, for students under 16 years old, as this new policy is now in effect. MPCSD thanks the Hillview community for its support and for helping make our school commute safer for all students! Student safety is the district's top priority. See this recent KPIX news story.
![Students make coffee sleeves to recognize world kindness day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763061320/districtmpcsdorg/psiflucxxovfced5lryi/Worldkindnessdayposter2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763061320/districtmpcsdorg/psiflucxxovfced5lryi/Worldkindnessdayposter2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763061320/districtmpcsdorg/psiflucxxovfced5lryi/Worldkindnessdayposter2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1763061320/districtmpcsdorg/psiflucxxovfced5lryi/Worldkindnessdayposter2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1763061320/districtmpcsdorg/psiflucxxovfced5lryi/Worldkindnessdayposter2025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1763061320/districtmpcsdorg/psiflucxxovfced5lryi/Worldkindnessdayposter2025.jpg","width":2200}])
Did you get a coffee sleeve with an uplifting message at Menlo Park's Coffeebar? It was made for you by Hillview students, partnering again to design, make, and provide these inspirational messages to our community to honor World Kindness Day on November 13, 2025. Have a great day!
![A group of children play with picnic items in a circle in the words]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762283958/districtmpcsdorg/xmil7st1qkl0odsk5fmh/ELCregphoto2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762283958/districtmpcsdorg/xmil7st1qkl0odsk5fmh/ELCregphoto2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762283958/districtmpcsdorg/xmil7st1qkl0odsk5fmh/ELCregphoto2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762283958/districtmpcsdorg/xmil7st1qkl0odsk5fmh/ELCregphoto2025.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762283958/districtmpcsdorg/xmil7st1qkl0odsk5fmh/ELCregphoto2025.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1762283958/districtmpcsdorg/xmil7st1qkl0odsk5fmh/ELCregphoto2025.png","width":2200}])
MPCSD's award winning Early Learning Center is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year lottery for our Laurel and Oak Knoll sites. Preschool is offered at both sites and our two-year old program and Spanish-immersion program are offered at our Laurel site. Applications for the initial lottery are available until January 7, 2026. In-person tours are available at Laurel and Oak Knoll. Please visit the ELC website for tour dates and our application.
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