TIDE Academy has officially closed its doors, ending its six-year run as the Sequoia Union High School District’s only small alternative public school in Menlo Park. Next school year, former TIDE students and teachers will be parting ways as more teachers will be starting fresh at Woodside High School, while the majority of students will enroll at Menlo-Atherton High School.
“No one lost their job,” said SUHSD Public Information Officer Naomi Hunter. This includes all teachers, counselors and classified staff such as paraprofessionals, administrative assistants, food service workers and campus security, she added.
Sequoia’s Board of Trustees voted to close down TIDE Academy in February after a series of public meetings to discuss data on the district’s declining enrollment projections and budget constraints. Despite an outcry from students, parents and teachers opposing the closure, the board cited the need to avoid future layoffs and worsening budget deficits when it made a unanimous decision to close the school this summer…