Menlo Park City School District

And that's a wrap! With 281 new high schoolers graduated from Hillview today the MPCSD school year is officially over. Known for their kindness, inclusivity, and dedication to service, this Hillview class will go far! They celebrated with the best kept secret in town, a circus-themed party hosted by the PTO. Congratulations, students and families. Enjoy the summer, MPCSD!

Celebrating our retirees at the final school board meeting of the year. This group of professionals brought their talents to the MPCSD community and we are all better for it. Thank you and congratulations on your incredible careers!

Last night the MPCSD School Board was honored to receive the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation's annual grant for the 2026-27 school year! What an accomplishment and testament to our community's support and partnership. Thank you to each and every volunteer, donor, business partners, and the entire staff at MPAEF! From the One Community Campaign, to the wine walk, to the Spring Auction, the Schoolhouse Rocks Run & Festival, and all the ongoing individual outreach, it takes a year-long heroic effort to be able to grant the district nearly $4M, which will be deployed to continue providing an excellent education at our beloved schools. THANK YOU!

Thank you Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation for another great day of community in support of our schools! Shout out to all the participants and volunteers who rocked it, as always 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍➡️🏃‍♂️‍➡️🏅
https://machronicle.com/schoolhouse-rocks-5k-and-fun-run-lights-up-the-community/

We had fun and learned so much with our Superintendents for the Day class. We visited Menlo Park's city center, met police officers and city staff, and learned how kids can get involved with civic life, too! Our young superintendents also learned the most important ingredient needed to make a school district run: TEAMWORK!

It was a pleasure to celebrate two district administrators of the year with ACSA Region 5 (San Mateo and San Francisco counties) on Friday! Congratulations to Superintendent of the Year Kristen Gracia and Business Services Administrator of the Year Jackie Chen. As Superintendent Gracia said in her remarks, it take a special crew working together towards a shared vision to make a difference for students, staff, families and community. Proud and grateful to be part of the exceptional Menlo Park and Atherton community.

Hey MPCSD, it's time to Dine Out for our schools! Bon Appetit!

Thank you to all the local restaurants who support this initiative!

Next week is MPAEF’s Spring Dine Out Week (Monday April 27th - Friday May 1st)! 🌮🍱🍕

Please remember to order directly from the restaurants (orders via DoorDash, UberEats, or GrubHub do not apply) and mention “MPAEF” to restaurant staff.

When you dine with our participating restaurants, they will donate 10-25% of the proceeds to support our MPCSD schools (Encinal, Laurel, Oak Knoll, and Hillview). It’s a win-win for everyone!

For more info, please visit MPAEF.org/dine-out.

Happy ! Electric buses, solar power, bioswales, tree canopies, outdoor learning and play spaces, science and civic education, science and STEAM fairs, school gardens, student, staff & community wellness, electric HVAC starting this summer with Measure U, plus so much more add up to MPCSD being acknowledged as a CA-Green Ribbon School for 2026! So proud to join all the schools across the state who have achieved this recognition while doing what's right for kids, community, and the environment. Thank you to the teachers, staff, admin, school board, parent volunteers, and our Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation who make this all possible on Earth Day and every day.

Wow! Thank you Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation and our amazingly generous community for this show of support! We are incredibly grateful to partner with you.

School Board Meeting Agenda (includes Zoom link): https://district-mpcsd.community.highbond.com/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=286