Recent Highlights

MPUSD schools and departments will be closed on Monday, February 9, 2025, in recognition of Lincoln's Birthday.

September is Attendance Awareness Month and the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is kicking off a year-long education campaign prioritizing the importance of consistent and daily attendance at school.

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

MPUSD offers short-term independent study when students are planning to be absent one to up to 15 days a school year. Advance notice is required.

During the month of August, we encourage all of our students, families, teachers, and staff to take time for your personal wellness.

Our school district is dedicated to serving of our students and we want to ensure they have quick access to make the best possible decisions for their own mental health and wellbeing.

At Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, we are recognizing and honoring our speech language pathologists who work with students to improve their outcomes every school year.

April is Autism Acceptance Month, and MPUSD is celebrating by offering a summary of the comprehensive services offered to our autistic students.

Sarah Ofstedal was provisionally appointed at a Special Board Meeting held on March 5, 2024, to complete the term expiring November 30, 2024.

September is National Literacy Month across the country and at MPUSD we want our families to know what steps we are taking to create a path toward literacy for all students.

At MPUSD, we serve more than 1,600 special education students. Our students are supported in many ways.

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is one of 830 school districts in the nation that has been recognized as one of the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for making music education part of a well-rounded education.