Milpitas Unified School District proclaims May 2026 Classified School Employee Week

The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted a resolution at its May 26, 2026 meeting recognizing the week of May 2026 as Classified School Employee Week to honor paraprofessionals, clerical staff, transportation workers, food service employees and other classified staff.

The resolution, read aloud during the meeting by a speaker not named in the transcript, lists the wide range of duties performed by classified employees and says they are "rarely in the spotlight, but are always central to activities of our schools," providing "efficient and effective support and ancillary service that are essential ingredients to excellent teaching, sound administration, and high student achievement." Because the transcript does not identify the reader by name, this article attributes the reading to "the Clerk" as a functional label for clarity; the transcript itself provides no personal name or title for the speaker.

The text of the resolution catalogs specific functions performed by classified staff, including paraprofessionals who assist certificated staff, clerical support, transportation and food service, and notes that without those roles "local school sites, district offices, and county offices could not operate." It concludes, "Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Milpitas Unified School District do hereby honor the contributions of classified school employees to quality education in Milpitas and recognize the week of May 2026 as classified school employee week." The clerk reading the resolution also said the measure was "pass and adopted by the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education at a meeting held on 05/26/2026 by the following vote," but the transcript does not include the roll call or tally.

The reading closed with a short celebratory remark referencing Weller Elementary School: "From Weller Elementary School Let us celebrate our classified employees together," as read by the Clerk. The transcript records the Board's ceremonial recognition and does not set out any implementation steps or further action tied to the resolution.