Announcements

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., at the District Services Center (DSC) Board Room, located at 540 Canyon Del Rey, Monterey, CA.

This school year, teachers and staff will get to meet you and your kindergarten student during the first two weeks of school (Wednesday, August 7 - Friday, August 16, 2024).  School will be half-day and afterschool care will be available.

Do you have a child who is 4 or 5 years old? Sign them up for transitional kindergarten or kindergarten at MPUSD today and don’t delay!

This school year (2023-2024), MPUSD has doubled down on its reading efforts launching a “Reading is Key” literacy initiative focused on helping students achieve fluency in phonics to reach its reading goal.

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District schools will open their doors to the community and host their spring 2024 open houses in April and May.

Join us for a fun, family-friendly event to kick off the 2025–2026 school year on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Seaside High School.

MPUSD will observe Winter Break December 23, 2024, through January 7, 2025. MPUSD schools ​will be closed. Students return January 8, 2025.

MPUSD's elementary, transitional kindergarten through 8th grade (TK-8), and middle schools students will lead their parents and teachers in student-led conferences March 6 - 14, 2025. Look for information coming soon from your school. Elementary and TK-8 students will release at 12:50 p.m. and middle school students will release at 1:30 p.m.

MPUSD schools and departments will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025.