Teachers on teaching virtual and hybrid classes at the same time
In an email sent by Assistant Principal Skyler Draeger, MHS revealed the decision to provide a hybrid learning experience option for freshmen beginning April 2021. In May 2021, in-person learning (IPL) switched to full day classes, four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday), as stated in another emailContinue Reading
MUSD announces plans for Virtual Pathway curriculum in 2021 and beyond
On Tuesday May 4, Superintendent Cheryl Jordan announced via email the creation of the MUSD EducatEveryWhere v. 4.0 Virtual Learning Pilot program for students who thrive in a virtual learning environment. This program will be implemented alongside normal in-person learning even after the pandemic is over, as an alternative optionContinue Reading
How much money is being spent on IPL?
The state granted Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) $3.1 million in funding when the district reopened in-person learning to elementary school students and high school freshmen on April 1st, MUSD Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Wendy Zhang said in a Zoom interview. This funding from the state is in additionContinue Reading
MHS reopening updates
At a recent school board meeting, MUSD announced that on April 1st, 2021, elementary school students and high school freshmen would be able to return to classrooms, if they chose to. In addition, students that are failing in school and have two or more Fs would be invited to returnContinue Reading
MHS rolls out new ethnic studies related courses
A multicultural literature course will be piloted in the next school year, Principal Francis Rojas said in a Zoom interview. Additionally, an introduction to ethnic studies course is being developed by a task force of MHS teachers, he added. According to Rojas, Superintendent Cheryl Jordan brought up the idea ofContinue Reading
New changes no longer allow Math 3A Students to skip to AP Calculus AB
Changes to the advanced math pathway will now stop Math 3A students from skipping precalculus to directly take AP calculus AB, Assistant Principal Amanda Gross said in an email interview. These changes, made by the MHS administrators, math department teachers, and the Director of Secondary Education, were implemented mid-February, GrossContinue Reading
Project Inclusion, the English Department’s effort to incorporate more diverse literature, launches with eight titles approved
Project Inclusion, the English department’s concerted effort to incorporate more diverse literature in their curriculum, has been in motion since June of 2020, Principal Francis Rojas said in a Zoom interview. Eight titles have been approved, and four are ready to be taught this semester, Rojas continued. The English departmentContinue Reading
Senior quotes makes a comeback along with other yearbook changes
MHS’s yearbook class has brought back senior quotes for the class of 2021 after removing them last school year and has implemented new guidelines for senior portraits, due to distance learning and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the website of MHS’s yearbook, known as The Saga. The Saga is relyingContinue Reading
MUSD prepares to launch EducateEverywhere v 3.0
Plans for a third version of the MUSD EducatEveryWhere will be released to students and their families in early February, Superintendent Cheryl Jordan wrote in an email sent out to district families on Jan. 5. The district’s COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Revision Committee members are developing protocols for in-person learningContinue Reading
Teachers express their opinions on teacher burnout during distance-learning
The pandemic has forced teachers around the world to convert their curriculums and teaching methods to distance-learning, and many of them have felt exhausted or burnt out by the overwhelming changes to their work-lives and by the lack of social interaction with their students and colleagues. Teachers Glen Barrett, AnnieContinue Reading
Administrators take precautionary measures for January PSAT
With the cancellation of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Test (ACT) tests since last March, MHS students have not been able to take any standardized tests for college applications for almost a year now, at least not at MHS, said Principal Francis Rojas in a Zoom interview.Continue Reading