Recent Highlights

Free summer lunches are available to all children and teens ages 1–18 across MPUSD - no sign-up, paperwork, or income requirements needed.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is proud to join the nationwide effort to break the stigma surrounding mental health and support the well-being of all students, staff, and families.

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District proclaims February 2025 as Black History Month, celebrates the achievements by African Americans, and recognizes their central role in United States history, as well as highlights this year’s theme of African Americans and Labor.

Join us for a Community-Wide Engagement Meeting as part of a special Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Work Based Learning:
Learning through real experience in order to
reinforce academics, promote higher- order
thinking, promote psychosocial
development, and deepen career and
workplace- related knowledge. WBL is hands
on, development of workplace or career
skills.

Students visited few colleges thru Fundraiser, San Jose State, UC Berkeley and Sacramento State. While at UC Berkeley they received a tour from one of our former Mariners (Nallely) who did an awesome job of communicating the troubles and fun of being a college freshman. Three seniors received on the spot acceptance to Sac State, and they are Jadah Gustus, Ericka Ramos and Jasyra Braxton.

This video series shines a spotlight on the critical role school attendance plays in shaping students’ futures, particularly in Marina, where chronic absenteeism rates are higher than neighboring communities.

At the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, we are recognizing the importance of school psychologists during National School Psychology Week from November 11-15, 2024.

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is proud to recognize National Special Education Day on December 2, 2024.