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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!

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. 

MPCSD's Fall 2025 Community Matters newsletter is available to read here. Our Financial Exercise including a priorities survey, Measure U updates, e-bike concerns, the district's position on housing, and more are covered.

The 2025 Annual Report to the Community features financial and staffing information, Measure U projects, and progress on our strategic directions: grow student belonging, strengthen academic excellence, and create inspiring environments. Read it here.

The School Board gratefully accepted the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation's grant for the 2025-26 school year in the amount of $4,101,673. MPCSD thanks its generous community for supporting our schools through this annual grant which allows the district to invest in excellent educators. Thank you!

The district has completed many initial Measure U projects: new trees and shrubs at Encinal, asphalt and play structure resurfacing at Laurel Upper Campus, door access control and intrusion alarm piloting, HVAC electrical service assessments to prepare for planned HVAC projects, and upgrading cable and data wiring. Read more at our Measure U page. Thank you for your support of safe and secure schools!