LATEST DISTRICT NEWS

Given the unprecedented magnitude of the state budget crisis and the uncertainty surrounding Cupertino Union School District’s funding, Superintendent Phil Quon held a series of budget update meetings throughout the District during October and the first week of November. The Superintendent would like to thank the parents, staff,  and community members who attended.

For those of you who did not get a chance to attend, we have posted the materials from the meetings here:

• Budget Update Presentation
• CUSD Budget Letter - November 2009

In preparation for the upcoming flu season, the Cupertino Union School District is adhering to  guidance from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. These guidelines recommend that, based on current flu conditions, students and staff with flu-like illness stay home until at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications (any medicine that contains ibuprofen or acetaminophen). The 7-day quarantine period is no longer being recommended unless more severe flu conditions exists as directed by the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.

In addition, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department has made available the following seasonal flu and Pandemic H1N1 Flu information:

• English
• Chinese Translation
• Spanish Translation
• Vietnamese Translation

Additional information is available from the Santa Clara County Public Heath Department.

The 5th and students7th grade students in the Cupertino Union School District are being asked to participate in the California Healthy Kids Survey, sponsored by the California Department of Education. This is a very important survey that will help promote better health and well being among our youth and combat problems such as drug abuse and bullying.

This anonymous survey is voluntary and additional information is available at http://www.wested.org/cs/chks/print/docs/chks_home.html.