January 27, 2026

AI at MUSD: Building the Flywheel of Innovation

At the January 27th Board of Education meeting, Director of Technology Services Chin Song and Senior Manager of Advanced Technology and Innovation Anh Pham led a study session on Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Milpitas Unified School District: Building the Flywheel of Innovation, sharing how AI is being utilized at schools and departments by educators and students. The Tech team has coached 130 educators with 1-on-1 trainings to help launch the district-wide AI initiatives.

Video Resolution

Milpitas High School Extension at MUSD Innovation Campus student leaders were featured in this video reading of Resolution 2026.22 Recognizing and Honoring January 30, 2026 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, which was unanimously approved by the MUSD Board of Education at the January 27th meeting.

Made in MUSD ~ Curtner Elementary

Each meeting, the Board of Education recognizes one Classified and one Certificated employee from a school site for being amazing educators and going that extra mile for students. The school team members select the recipients from their site.

Principal's Report ~ Curtner Elementary

Curtner Elementary School Principal Kevin Slavin highlighted schoolwide events that reflect MUSD Strategic Commitment #1 Build a Culture of WE that engages MUSD partners, families, team members, and community in support of learner success in the Principal's Report.

Recognitions

MUSD School Board Members for their service and commitment to our MUSD community with the month of January as School Board Recognition Month.

Milpitas High School sophomore Savir Dillikar for developing and the success of your AI customer service app.

Milpitas High School Extension at MUSD Innovation Campus STEM Team for taking first place in the AI Chatbot Design Competition.

Milpitas High School Model United Nations Cabinet for amazing accomplishments in the MUNC at Stanford and Berkeley.

MUSD Director Raquel Kusunoki for being a recipient of the Judy Brown Administrator Recognition Award for promoting excellence in the field of early childhood education.

MUSD youth boxers Jaiya Chavez, Diana Nande Perez and Bryan Roxas for being talented student athletes and all of your accomplishments in boxing while representing MUSD and Milpitas.

Milpitas High School cross country team for being talented student athletes and all of your accomplishments during the cross country season.

Superintendent Cheryl Jordan announced the promotion of Jared Acosta to the position of Supervisor with the MUSD Maintenance, Operations and Transportation Team.

Superintendent's update

MUSD Superintendent Cheryl Jordan provided her latest State of the District Update, sharing district-wide attendance data by school site as well as details from MLK school activities, MHS suspension data, and more.

Phase 3 of MUSD Innovation Campus receives board approval with more than $300k in savings

The Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the third phase of the MUSD Innovation Campus, which includes a Workforce Development Center and an Early Childhood Education Center, as well as flexible spaces for a new boardroom, cafeteria and community meeting facility, was approved by the Board of Education. After the board study session on January 13, Blach construction worked with district staff to lower the GMP by $333,718.

Classified School Employees receive pay raise in new agreement

Following negotiations between MUSD and California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 281 that concluded on January 6, 2026, the CSEA unit members ratified the Tentative Agreements between MUSD and the Association on January 15, 2026, which was unanimously approved by the Board of Education at the January 27th meeting. Key provisions agreed upon for the 2025-2026 school year include: A salary schedule increase of 1.5% across the board, retroactive to July 1, 2025; and a $150 increase to the medical cap, effective January 1, 2026.

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