San Jose
Parents Taking Action
Are you passionate about wanting great public schools?
Innovate Public Schools is working with parents in San Jose who have come together to make sure that all students in our community receive an excellent public education.
We hope you will join us for one of our upcoming meetings!
Latest Updates from San José
On Saturday, December 5, Build Together, Learn Better participants will get together for the third and final session of the conference, hosted by Innovate Public Schools and Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.
Session 3 will be all about sharing – technology companies will present their key learnings, big ideas, and continued efforts to utilize technology to better support students with learning differences as they engage in distance learning.
We are excited about Session 3 and look forward to seeing all of our participants on Saturday!
Innovate’s Education Voter Guide and Outreach
Our nonpartisan, bilingual, and digital Education Voter Guide profiled candidates for important local races within San José Unified School District and Santa Clara County Office of Education. Voters had the opportunity to read and listen to candidates in their own words via videos. (Note: Innovate Public Schools does not endorse individual candidates.)
Innovate staff and parent leaders also made hundreds of calls to local voters to encourage voting, promote statewide Propositions 15 and 16, and help people make voting plans. After hearing from the candidates and doing our research, the community voted and waited for the results.
Some of the races were very close and came down to just a few votes! Here, we share the results of the races we followed in our voter guide.
“Poder de Padres” (Parent Power) Podcast
A podcast created by Innovate Public Schools to elevate parents’ perspective on public education and highlight educational inequalities.
Check out the latest episode!
Spotlight on Schools within San Jose Boundaries, 2020
What are the latest educational outcomes in SJUSD?
June 2020
Learn more about how public schools located within San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) boundaries served Latino and African American students, students with special needs, and English learners (ELs) in the 2018-19 academic year, before the coronavirus pandemic.
See past reports: 2018 | 2017 (Latino Students)
The Latest from the Blog
Parents win launch of algebra tutoring program for 150 low-income students
Innovate has partnered with Alexander Tutoring to launch the pilot, which they hope will inspire more widespread initiatives to provide tutoring for all who need it.
How Schools Can Leverage Partnerships for Success
Recognized as a 2019 and 2020 Top School by Innovate Public Schools, McKinley Elementary in Compton, CA provides a shining example of what is possible – for principals, teachers, students, and families – when schools strategically leverage partnerships to build a community of support around them.
Black Parents partner with LAUSD District 7 for African American Academic Excellence
Since 2018, parent leaders have pushed LAUSD to funnel resources to Black students. Now, Black parents, community members, and educators are working with board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin to devise a plan on African American Student Academic Excellence in LAUSD.