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CUSD Celebrates Staff and Volunteer Recognition

May has many education recognition days. CUSD celebrates its staff and volunteers.

Honorees from the May 2026 staff and volunteer recognition ceremony

In the month of May, the California Department of Education recognizes and celebrates the important impact various staff roles make in educating youth. In Campbell USD, rather than acknowledging principals, school lunch staff, nurses, teachers and others on various days,  we designated the week of May 18th to acknowledge the contributions each staff member makes for our students.

CUSD commends its staff and their commitment to making Campbell a great place to learn and a great place to work. We also celebrate and honor a Teacher of the Year, Classified of the Year and Volunteer of the Year from each school site and the District. 

We had the distinct pleasure at this month’s ceremony to also celebrate AIM Specialists Megan Delaye and Amanda Raudsep who received Excellence in Art and STEM awards at the Santa Clara County Office of Education Teacher Recognition Ceremony, and Chelsea Armann, Assistant Principal at Forest Hill Elementary, who was named Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), Region 8, Co-Administrator of the Year.

Congratulations, to our honorees!

Site

Certificated

Classified

Volunteer

Blackford

Amanda Del Real

Elizabeth Avelino

Amy Laing

Capri

Sheryl Spencer

Anastasiia Iurchenko

Coral Cox

Castlemont

Alicia Stapes

Adeline "Lina" Ribeiro

Ashley St. Cin

Campbell School of

Innovation

Liza Sawyer

Jaime Garnica

Liya Yevdosin 

Facilities - Construction

Alfonso Moya

Forest Hill

Lisa Durham

Denise Figueira

Barbara Pachoud

Lynhaven

Melissa Schonig

Serin Joseph

Christine Koselak

Marshall Lane

Jyh Wong

Mariam Estrada

Nazak Noorian

Monroe Middle School

Lisa Iannucci

Ron Westphal*

Julie Tate Judge 

Rolling Hills Middle School

Michelle “Shelly” Biggs*

Leesa Kirkish

Christine Millar

Rosemary Elementary

Sarah Eng

Claudia Yanez

Arcadia Garcia*

Rosemary Family

Learning Center

Hien Pham

Sherman Oaks Dual Language

Immersion School

Lourdes Andrade-Torres

Marisela Martinez

Pamela Torres

Technology Services

Christian Gove

Village School

Elizabeth Shephard

Asha Augustine

Shlomit Dank

*District winner

Photos from the event will be available shortly.

Family Communication

May 20, 2026

cup of coffee and notebook with brief written and a set of glasses

 

Dear Monroe Families,

I hope this message finds you well. Please check out our website at monroe.campbellusd.org for up-to-date information, as well as be on the lookout for our communication that comes out on Wednesdays every two weeks.  For a student perspective on school news, please check out the Monday Minutes, our weekly student broadcast.

 

Upcoming Events

  • No School, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day

  • June 9, 10, and 11 are short days, and school ends at 1:35 PM

  • The 2026-2027 School year begins on August 18, 2026 at 8 AM

 

Reminders:

  • 8th Grade Families: Please note that during Advisory, we are sharing reminders with 8th-grade students about end-of-year events and due dates.  Additionally, please take the time to review the 8th-grade end-of-year memo sent on April 27th to 8th-grade families.

 

Health and Safety

Report an absence, please call our 24-hour voicemail line at 408-341-7022 or monroe_attendance [at] campbellusd.org (when leaving a message or sending an email please let me know the student's first and last name, grade, and the reason for the absence)

For information regarding the CUSD Attendance policy please click here

ATTENDANCE MATTERS - REPORT STUDENT ABSENCES
Students that are marked unexcused are unable to receive credit for assignments missed that day. If you call the school to verify your child’s absence with an allowed reason, your child can receive full credit for assignments missed that day. Please call the main office to report your child’s absence and refer to our student handbook for additional school policies.


The Tdap vaccine and 2 doses of the chickenpox vaccine are required for all incoming 7th graders. 

Please check your student's immunization records and/or check with your doctor. Please email murquhart [at] campbellusd.org () if you have any questions. 

 

Principal's Corner

The mid-year feedback that was collected in February highlights a deep appreciation for the "human element" that defines our school community. Parents and students consistently praised the dedication and professionalism of our staff to foster an environment where students feel both respected and capable. This supportive atmosphere has translated into tangible academic growth and high school readiness, with many families expressing a renewed sense of pride in the school’s rising reputation. Beyond the core curriculum, our thriving sports programs, popular extracurricular clubs, and community-building events have been instrumental in nurturing students' social-emotional well-being—a mission further supported by our successful "phones away" policy.

To build on this strong foundation, we are proactively evolving our school culture by shifting toward restorative, instructional responses to student behavior. Rather than relying on exclusionary practices, we are leveraging our talented team to facilitate "Accountability Projects" and conflict mediation, ensuring students remain in the building and engaged in learning while they make amends. This shift is paired with an exciting vision for the future, including a desire for more "hands-on" outlets like student-led murals and expanded electives in gardening and the arts. By streamlining our administrative processes and prioritizing the peer-to-peer collaboration our teachers value so much, we are committed to maintaining a high standard of accountability while teaching the social-emotional skills necessary for long-term success.

We want to thank everyone for their feedback and helping out team to keep improving and plan for next year.

Regards,

Ruth Stephens Radle                     

rstephensradle [at] campbellusd.org       

Principal

Pat Sieler 

psieler [at] campbellusd.org

Assistant Principal        

 

Laura Hammersmith

lhammersmith [at] campbellusd.org

Dean of Students

 

Student Volunteer Opportunities as Monroe

There are a variety of ways that students can get involved. Here are just a few.

students working at the lunch snack shack

Here at Monroe there are many volunteering opportunities for students.  Some of the opportunities include working at the snack shack, lunch line, or Barn.  At Monroe Mrs. Heather Palmer, Ms. Lidia, and Ms. Barbara run the cafeteria program showing students quick math skills, how to handle money, and responsibilities of having a job. 

 

The cafeteria supervisors let students start working during lunch because students showed interest in working and they received rewards, like things from the snack shack, food surprises, future recommendations for jobs, and getting to go on an end of the year field trip.

 

To work at the cafeteria you must talk to the kitchen crew, come in and train and they'll see how you do!  Once you've been at the pizza/lunch line for a good time you will have the option to work at the snack shack, then Ms. Barbara will see how your math skills are. They are in need for 7th and 8th grade workers to finish the year and also to start in the fall, so come on down and give it a chance!  

By Ximena R. (8th grade) and Ximena P. (7th grade)

Campbell Union School District Students Contribute to the Redesign of the Downtown Campbell Library

Students from Campbell Union School District were instrumental in the redesign of the downtown Campbell Library.

Student participants and district and community leaders pose for a photo at the 2019 Pitch Fest.

After years of collaboration and planning, the Campbell Library in downtown Campbell has reopened. Students from Campbell Union School District (CUSD) were part of the original collaboration team that contributed to the planning. 

In the 2018-19 school year, eight teams of CUSD students from five elementary schools participated in Pitch Fest.  This was an opportunity for students to work with their teachers, Campbell librarians and elected officials as they presented their design challenge ideas for the renovation of the Campbell Library.

Each of the teams had five minutes to present their ideas to the panel that included two Campbell librarians, Superintendent Shelly Viramontez, and former Trustee Cohen. Through the engineering and design thinking process, the library  gathered student input and ideas that would help them in the redesign of their services, programming, and spaces to improve the library experience. Pitch Fest was a culminating event to CUSD’s annual Design Challenge where students and community came together to design real world solutions in their  community.

The student pitch presentations included:

  • Soundproof Castle (noise engineering) from Capri Elementary School
  • Ear Covering Chair (noise engineering) from Castlemont Elementary School
  • Better Advertising and Transportation (design thinking) from Rosemary Elementary School
  • Improvements for the Teen Zone (design thinking) from Sherman Oaks Dual Immersion School
  • Re-shelving Robot (design thinking) from Sherman Oaks Dual Immersion School
  • Reading Cubicles (design thinking) from Village School
  • An Easy Way to Find a Book (design thinking) from Village School
  • A Bookworm’s GPS (design thinking) from Village School

Nichole King, Community Librarian at the Campbell Library, noted that patrons can see elements of the students’ ideas in the library’s redesign including noise canceling components, a castle in the children’s area, and cozy reading areas. 

All CUSD students have a library card, so go check out the new library and check out a book or two.

The Campbell Library is located at 77 Harrison Avenue in Campbell and is part of the Santa Clara County Library District - a proud CUSD partner.

Family Communication

May 6, 2026

cup of coffee and notebook with brief written and a set of glasses

May 6, 2026

Dear Monroe Families,

I hope this message finds you well. Please check out our website at monroe.campbellusd.org for up-to-date information, as well as be on the lookout for our communication that comes out on Wednesdays every two weeks.  For a student perspective on school news, please check out the Monday Minutes, our weekly student broadcast.

 

Upcoming Events

Spring Testing Schedule continues through May 13th (Testing Session 9:38 AM to 11:18 AM).  If students need additional time or were absence we will be conducting extended time and make-up sessions through the end of May.

 

Reminders:

  • 8th Grade Families: Please note that during Advisory, we are sharing reminders with 8th-grade students about end-of-year events and due dates.  Additionally, please take the time to review the 8th-grade end-of-year memo sent on April 27th to 8th-grade families.

 

Health and Safety

Report an absence, please call our 24-hour voicemail line at 408-341-7022 or monroe_attendance [at] campbellusd.org (when leaving a message or sending an email please let me know the student's first and last name, grade, and the reason for the absence)

For information regarding the CUSD Attendance policy please click here

ATTENDANCE MATTERS - REPORT STUDENT ABSENCES
Students that are marked unexcused are unable to receive credit for assignments missed that day. If you call the school to verify your child’s absence with an allowed reason, your child can receive full credit for assignments missed that day. Please call the main office to report your child’s absence and refer to our student handbook for additional school policies.


The Tdap vaccine and 2 doses of the chickenpox vaccine are required for all incoming 7th graders. 

Please check your student's immunization records and/or check with your doctor. Please email murquhart [at] campbellusd.org () if you have any questions. 

Principal's Corner 

This week we celebrate Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week.  I find myself reflecting on the incredible heart and soul of our school. While we see the results of our students' hard work every day, I want to take a moment to shine a light on the people who make those successes possible: our dedicated educators and staff members.

What Makes Our Team Special?

  • Unwavering Dedication: Whether it’s staying late to provide extra help, sponsoring a new club, or meticulously planning a lesson that "clicks," our staff goes above and beyond the call of duty.

  • A Culture of Collaboration: Great schools don’t happen in isolation. I am constantly inspired by how our teachers work across departments and grade levels to ensure every student is supported, challenged, and seen.

  • Strong Relationships: We believe that learning starts with connection. Our staff prides itself on building authentic relationships with students, creating a safe and welcoming environment where every Mustang feels they belong.

Join Us in Saying "Thank You"

Our staff doesn't do this for the recognition, but a kind word from a family member or a student can truly fuel their spirit for the rest of the year.

As we head into this special week, I encourage you to reach out—via a quick email, a handwritten note, or a simple "thank you" in the hallway—to the teachers and staff members who have made a difference in your student’s life this year.

Thank you for being such an integral part of our school community and for trusting us with your children’s education.

Regards,

Ruth Stephens Radle                     

rstephensradle [at] campbellusd.org       

Principal

Pat Sieler 

psieler [at] campbellusd.org

Assistant Principal        

 

Laura Hammersmith

lhammersmith [at] campbellusd.org

Dean of Students