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In this episode of the OneSMFC podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Education Services David Chambliss, Director of School Leadership Dr. Christian Rubalcaba, and Coordinator of Communications Diego Perez. The four discuss the recent L3 Report, also known as the Live Lead and Learn Reporting Document, which shows the relationships between internal data and state test score data. The district conducted a Root Cause Analysis to identify a path forward in terms of solving challenges. Noting the responsibility, the district has to tell its story and connect all efforts moving forward with the Strategic Plan.

The San Mateo-Foster City School District held a Board Study Session on Equity-Focused Student Achievement on September 1st! Watch it on the San Mateo-Foster City Board of Trustees Youtube Channel.

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode of the OneSMFC podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Education Services David Chambliss and Coordinator of Assessment, Research & Evaluation Dr. Kiela Jimenez. The three discuss the district's recent state test scores, noticing an increase in results from SMFCSD students. The district is excited to share the potential all students at SMFCSD have as well as highlight the resources and strategies the district is providing to have all students excel.

The San Mateo-Foster City School District held a Board Study Session on Equity-Focused Student Achievement on September 1st! Watch it on the San Mateo-Foster City Board of Trustees Youtube Channel.

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Dennis Hills and Director of Special Education Heather Morgan. The three discuss the new approach to Special Education for the 2022 - 2023 school year with additional supports in place. Supports include ensuring we get connected with families early in the school year to have parents/guardians engaged and, in turn, see our students thrive!

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Asst. Superintendent of Student Services, Dennis Hills, and Coordinator of Student Health Suzi Riley. The three discuss our COVID-19 mitigation efforts and Rapid Antigent Distribution events for families upon returning from summer break! We are excited to see our students back on our campuses!

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by three Middle School Principals. Abbott's new Principal Nicole Sandoval, Bayside's Principal Maria Demattai, and Borel's Principal Jessica Notte. The four administrators discuss the new approach to maximize every student’s opportunity to learn and build positive relationships at school. Each middle school student will receive a Yondr Pouch that will allow students to safely store their cell phones during the school day. Our students will be able to disconnect from their phones and engage more meaningfully with peers and staff. District guidelines and permission slips will be provided by your child's middle school prior to the start of the new school year. We are very excited about this new tool to help our students have a successful school year!

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this special episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, we are joined by Joydeep Ganguly Senior VP of Corporate Operations at Gilead Sciences and Board Member, Gilead Foundation, and Annie Tsai, Board President for the San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation. The three leaders discuss partnership and the future of SMFC students, curating the next generation of engineers!

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Science Teachers on Special Assignments (TOSA) Ian Kastelic and Angel Yan, and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Middle Schools, Kenyetta Cook. We are very pleased to announce that our Middle school Science department has found a wonderful new program that reflects the newest California State Science Standards, known as the Next Generation Science Standards! 

OpenSciEd has been designed from the ground up with the intent of guiding students to become life-long learners of science and to develop critical thinking skills that transcend the classroom and are applied to their daily lives.

We hope that you will take some time to look into this exciting program!

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Director of Facilities and Construction, Amy Ruffo, Project Manager Bob Price, and the San Mateo-Foster City's sitting Board President, Alison Proctor. We are excited to share with you all about our current projects and the timelines!

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode of the podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary Schools, Pamela Bartfield, and Principal at San Mateo Park Elementary, Cristina Haley. San Mateo Park Elementary ranked in the top 3 of the district's first Spring Break Literacy challenge on Footsteps2Brilliance!

To learn more about our Footsteps2Brilliance visit our district F2B webpage.

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!

In this episode of the OneSMFC podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Amanda Driscoll, principal at Baywood Elementary, Stephanie Fraumeni, principal at Meadow Heights Elementary, and Pamela Bartfield, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary Schools. The four administrators discuss our upcoming Spring Break challenge starting Friday, March 25, 2022, through Sunday, April 10, 2022. The district will be awarding students that read the most books during the spring break vacation.

Visit our Footsteps2Brilliance webpage for more information on joining!

The school district will also be distributing Rapid Antigen Tests to families at College Park Elementary on Friday, April 8, 2022, from 12 - 6 pm. Please come great your test kits if you need additional testing.

Interested in learning more? Check out our recent On the Road to Year 3 Annual Report!