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Milpitas Unified reports strong attendance, expands dual‑enrollment and wins $1.3M bus retrofit grant
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Milpitas Unified School District reported attendance near 97%, growing dual‑enrollment programs with community colleges and several new grant awards including a $1.3 million bus‑electrification grant and other pathway funding.
Milpitas Unified Superintendent presented the district's state‑of‑the‑district report on Sept. 9, saying the district's August attendance was 97.43% and, as of Sept. 9, had dipped to 96.85%, about 0.57 percentage points below the district's 97% goal. The superintendent told trustees that every school remains above 95% attendance, and highlighted the role of engagement strategies in keeping students in classrooms.
The district described growth in college partnership coursework: dual‑enrollment partnerships with San Jose City College and a new advanced manufacturing dual‑enrollment program at Calaveras Hills High School in conjunction with Evergreen Community College. Officials said there are roughly 22 dual‑enrollment courses and about 220 individual students participating; counting multi‑course enrollments the district reported more than 400 course enrollments.
On funding, the superintendent reported three notable grant efforts: a $1.3 million award from a Bay Area program to retrofit and electrify buses to reduce emissions; a career technical education incentive grant application of about $1 million for urban green design and other pathways; and work to become a regional node for a national microelectronics education network supported by the Semi Foundation, for which the district is pursuing approximately $15 million in funding. "We have $1.3 million coming into the district to retrofit our buses and make sure that they are all running effectively with electricity and also reducing emissions," the superintendent said.
Board members asked clarifying questions about timing and program rollout; staff said the dual‑enrollment pilots will continue to expand and that grant timelines vary by funder. The superintendent said the district will return to the board with implementation details for each funded project and any budgetary implications.
The board took no separate vote specifically on program expansions during the presentation; the superintendent's report was received as information.
