San Mateo-Foster City School District

Our Montessori Schools are hosting virtual tours! Do you have an incoming student in the 2021-2022 school year? Parkside Montessori and North Shoreview Montessori are hosting Virtual (Online) Tours. RSVP’s are required. PARKSIDE MONTESSORI - All Parkside Montessori events are 8:30 - 9:30 pm; RSVP at: https://bit.ly/Parkside2021. ... - Wed, Dec 9 - Wed, Dec 16 - Wed, Jan 13 - Wed, Jan 27 Learn more at https://parkside.smfcsd.net/. NORTH SHOREVIEW MONTESSORI - RSVP here English: https://bit.ly/NSVTour2021-22Eng - Sat, Dec 12, 2-3 pm (RSVP by Tue, Dec 8) - Mon, Dec 14, 4-5 pm (RSVP by Thur, Dec 10) - Sat, Jan 9, 2-3 pm (RSVP by Tue, Jan 5) Learn more at https://north-shoreview.smfcsd.net/.

¡Nuestras escuelas Montessori están organizando recorridos virtuales! ¿Tiene un estudiante entrante en el año escolar 2021-2022? Parkside Montessori y North Shoreview Montessori están organizando recorridos virtuales (en línea). Se requiere que reserve su espacio (RSVP).... PARKSIDE MONTESSORI - Todos los eventos de Parkside Montessori son de 8:30 a 9:30 am; reserve su espacio en: https://bit.ly/Parkside2021. - Miércoles, 9 de diciembre - Miércoles, 16 de diciembre - Miércoles, 13 de enero - Miércoles, 27 de enero Obtenga más información en https://parkside.smfcsd.net/. NORTH SHOREVIEW MONTESSORI - Confirme su asistencia aquí (Español): https://bit.ly/NSVTour2021-22Spa - Sábado, 12 de diciembre, 2-3 pm (reserve antes del martes, 8 de diciembre) - Lunes, 14 de diciembre, 4-5 pm (reserve antes del jueves, 10 de diciembre) - Sábado, 9 de enero, 2-3 pm (reserve antes del martes 5 de enero) Obtenga más información en https://north-shoreview.smfcsd.net/.

Community Event for Parents / Guardians TONIGHT! Evento comunitario para padres / tutores ¡ESTA NOCHE!

It’s ON! Go SMFC Education Foundation Gala!!

The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees is this Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 6:30 pm. The meeting will be conducted remotely and is open to the public. Please find the full meeting agenda and how to participate by phone or Zoom on the Board Agendas webpage at: http://www.smfcsd.net//board-meeting-agendas-minutes-and-s. Participating by Zoom enables public comment.

We have a few more posts for you before our Week of the Administrator is over! Doug Garriss, Principal at Audubon Elementary School shares what he loves about being an administrator: #we are one

La próxima reunión regular de la Mesa Directiva es este miércoles, 9 de diciembre del 2020 a las 6:30 pm. La reunión se llevará a cabo de forma remota y será abierta al público. Encuentre la agenda completa de la reunión y cómo participar por teléfono o Zoom en el sitio web de Agendas en: http://www.smfcsd.net//board-meeting-agendas-minutes-and-s .html. Participar vía Zoom permite comentarios públicos.

SMFCSD seeks an interested community member to serve on the District’s Equity Task Force. The Board of Trustees believes an Equity Agenda outlining clear priorities for the District will establish a holistic and objective framework to guide the allocation of resources, improve District and school performance, foster equitable student achievement goals and promote transparent communication. Since the inception of the Equity Task Force, members have been highly engaged in deve...loping recommendations for improving processes related to staffing, support for LGBTQ+ students and academic programming. This year those initiatives will continue and members will also work closely with our community to conduct listening forums with our students, staff and families to improve our discipline and safety practices and redefine our relationship with our Police Departments. Representation on the Equity Task Force includes students, parents/guardians, classified staff, certificated staff, administrators and community members, and appointees serve a two-year term. The current open community member position is designated for someone who is not currently a parent/guardian of a student or a member of the District staff. All openings are filled by appointment by the Equity Task Force Leadership Team. All applicants will be contacted by a member of the Equity Task Force Leadership Team and selected individuals will be invited to an interview. If you or someone you know would like to be considered for the open community seat on the SMFCSD Equity Task Force, please complete an application by Friday, October 30, 2020. Application: https://forms.gle/dfEHk1fyxYmJDH578 Please see the District’s Equity Task Force web page for more information: http://www.smfcsd.net//superintende/equity-task-force.html

Our Foster City Elementary School leaders joined forces to bring you this video sharing the things that are important to them. Thank you Principal Patrick Hurley and Assistant Principal Amanda Goll!

...And, in the last Week of the Administrator post for today, hear from another District leader: Alma Ellis, our Director of Special Education about what she enjoys: Empowering and encouraging aspiring leaders

And during this Week of the Administrator, we salute District leaders including Stephanie Gibson, Enrollment Coordinator who shares her appreciation: I’m inspired and motivated by Administrators across the District

Carrie Betti, Principal at Highlands Elementary, shows off her Highlands Bear pride!

Amy Snow is the Principal of Beach Park Elementary School, newly opened this past August. She helps us celebrate the Week of the Administrator by sharing what she LOVES!

For Week of the Administrator, we share this post from Becky Stephen, Principal of Brewer Island Elementary School.

Don't miss this Friday night's "Lights, Camera, Auction" Gala! See this post to learn of special guests who will join us!

We’re thankful for Jessica Notte, Assistant Principal at Borel Middle School about being a middle school AP. Conversations with kids shape lives and I love it.

We continue our celebration of the Week of the Administrator with thoughts from Rosemary Wood, Principal of North Shoreview Montessori. Thank you, Rosemary! This is my photo from our recent Picture Day. Picture Day reminded me how fortunate I am to be part of the North Shoreview Montessori community as well as the San Mateo-Foster City School District. I am part of a caring community that values the hard work that is happening to make sure Distance Learning is the best it can be for our children. I love being part of NSM and SMFCSD. I appreciate the kindness, smiles, and laughter that I get to share with everyone. Thank you!

We’re excited to hear from Aleyda Barrera-Cruz, Principal of Sunnybrae Elementary School, about why she is a principal: Two weeks ago, our first graders asked me the same question during a virtual interview: "Why are you a principal?" I answered that I wanted to work with all our students and teachers in the school to help them. For me, being a school administrator is a moral calling to help change the educational outcomes for students who have historically not been served by our system and help teachers reach every student with their work.