District overview
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What is shaping MVLA?
The Board of Trustees governs Los Altos High, Mountain View High, Alta Vista High, adult education, and district programs across budget, curriculum, facilities, policy, and superintendent oversight.
Ethnic Studies remains under active design
Trustees narrowed discussion to three options for the 2026-27 graduation requirement without making a final decision in the reviewed study-session minutes.
Measure E construction is nearing completion
The bond oversight committee reported the program 92% complete and in compliance.
Immigration-response rules changed
The board adopted Policy 1445 to respond to new state requirements and replaced the prior policy.
Finances remain certified
The Second Interim report said the district could meet its 2025-26 obligations and authorized budget revisions.
Where the district stands
16 meeting dates.
CDE district profile.
November 2025 oversight report.
Major projects
Ethnic Studies graduation requirement
Options under board reviewThe board is weighing a full-year requirement against semester-course alternatives for 2026-27.
- Study session narrows focus to three options
Funding
Measure E bond program
92% completeCitizen oversight reported the bond program in compliance and nearing completion.
- Annual oversight report presented
Funding
Based on every trailing-year approved-minutes PDF directly linked from the official MVLA board page, reviewed chronologically from August 2025 through May 2026.
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