Monster Dash 2024 will take place October 18th at Upper Washington Park! Register for Monster Dash TODAY: http://pledgestar.com/maya. Our fundraising goal is $95,000, and these funds help to support opportunities for enrichment,  community building, and crucial programming for the Maya Lin School community. Check out the 2024-25 Maya Lin PTA Budget to see how it all breaks down. 

A TRUE CELEBRATION OF ART & COMMUNITY

The Wolf Pack came together for a joyful celebration of art, culture and community. The Maya Lin Arts & Culture Fest was on Sunday, May 19 from 1-5pm at the Al Fresco Dining Park and Healing Garden in Alameda. This FREE community event was the final PTA-led hurrah of the year. 

It was an authentic celebration of who we are! People brought food to share at the Around the World Potluck and/or wore traditional clothing representative of their home culture. Read below for Event Schedule & more!

Measure E Wins! 

Read the below message from the Measure E Campaign Chair, Gretchen Hoff Varner (posted on March 12, 2024):

"With 16,593 votes counted, Measure E is winning with an incredible 75.45% of the vote. While the election won't be certified for another few weeks, the numbers are clear: we won!

Our schools are the heart of Alameda. And with this vote, Alamedans stood together to protect our schools, our kids, our teachers, and our community. Thanks to you, we can continue our proud tradition of local funding for Excellent Alameda Schools.

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on this campaign and made this happen.  A campaign like this rises and falls on the strength of its volunteers, and our volunteers were nothing less than magnificent. From our first meeting together at my house in August, to the incredible speeches at the Board meeting in November in support of this measure, to our final Get-Out-The-Vote efforts, the folks on this campaign have been the most brilliant, organized, visionary, and dedicated colleagues I could hope for. Please help me thank Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Elaine Cline, Susan Davis, Katie deVries, Laura Gamble, Shariq Khan, Ryan LaLonde, Heather Little, Ron Parodi, Steve Perez, Ashley Rogers, Kate Rome, Pasquale Scuderi, Page Tomblin, and Jennifer Williams for their leadership and commitment.  We all owe them our deepest appreciation.

Most importantly, we are so grateful to our school captains, PTA leaders, and canvassers. This victory is because of you. You had so many conversations with your neighbors, friends, and school communities.  You did the hard work of persuading people to volunteer, to donate, and to vote.  You knocked on doors across the island and got out the vote.  That's the actual campaign magic - all those individual conversations.  And that's what makes Alameda so special.  Thank you for stepping up for Alameda kids!

Stay tuned for an invitation to our victory celebration!

In celebration,
Gretchen Hoff Varner
Chair, Yes on E"

Update from Principal Berg:

"As many of you may have heard, the AUSD board voted on Tuesday, February 14 to no longer fund the Maya Lin School Art Teacher position out of the General Fund. 

That being said, the Superintendent has met with us to partner on identifying alternative sources of funding for the position (potentially from other sources of the district budget). 

I was heartened by the AUSD Board Members comments this week that echoed this commitment and an understanding that Ms. Moore's role is central to our core learning program here at Maya Lin School. 

We will keep you posted as we learn more information and I am optimistic we will find a solution.

Take care,

Principal Berg"

Check out our media page to learn more about Maya Lin's Arts Program.