Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation

04/24/2026

Next week is MPAEF’s Spring Dine Out Week (Monday April 27th - Friday May 1st)! 🌮🍱🍕

Please remember to order directly from the restaurants (orders via DoorDash, UberEats, or GrubHub do not apply) and mention “MPAEF” to restaurant staff.

When you dine with our participating restaurants, they will donate 10-25% of the proceeds to support our MPCSD schools (Encinal, Laurel, Oak Knoll, and Hillview). It’s a win-win for everyone!

For more info, please visit MPAEF.org/dine-out.

04/16/2026

Our annual Schoolhouse Rocks 5K, fun run & festival is coming up on 5/17! 💫
This Sunday (4/19) is the last day for:
(1) Early bird registration pricing, and
(2) Your family’s name on this year’s run t-shirt through a family sponsorship!

We’re also in need of 15 more Course Monitors to make the run a success! Interested in learning more? Please email [email protected] 🏅

For general info and registration, visit www.mpaef.org/run

Can’t wait to see our community come together for this fabulous annual run & family festival!

04/03/2026

Our community raised over ✨ $506,000 ✨ for MPCSD schools through the Ignite the Night auction party on March 21, the online auction, and our Fund-A-Need drive. What an huge success!

Thank you to the many families, local businesses, and school staff who donated items and parties for the auction, the guests who attended the party and raised their paddles, and to all the winning bidders on an auction item or party ticket. And a huge thank you to our Auction Chairs and volunteers who made it all happen. It was wonderful to have our community come together to support our schools!

03/03/2026

MPAEF’s spring auction party is coming up!
Not sure what to wear? Check out our inspiration board and let your creativity shine! The theme is “IGNITE THE NIGHT”, where festival free-spirit meets desert-chic. Think:
👗flowing dresses or denim shorts
🧥fringe jackets
👢cowboy boots
🤠statement hats and headpieces
🦄 bold accessories, festival braids, hair & face glitter, and jewels

Step into the magic of the desert on March 21 and help support our local schools in style.

✨Tickets on sale now through March 9 — grab yours at MPAEF.org/spring-auction ✨

01/31/2026

01/21/2026

March 21st is this year’s MPAEF Auction Party - get your tickets today with early bird pricing to “Ignite the Night” and support our schools! www.mpaef.org/spring-auction

01/14/2026

The MPCSD Board Meeting this Thursday, January 15th at 6pm will continue the "Funding Our Priorities" process by discussing several potential cost-saving considerations.

Budgetary decisions are among the most difficult tasks a school district faces and these discussions impact the very heart of our schools. We encourage the community to engage with this process as your perspective helps the Board further understand the community’s priorities. You can always email the Board at [email protected].

For the meeting zoom link, agenda, and helpful documents (including the cost savings presentation and accompanying cost consideration spreadsheet), please visit: district.mpcsd.org/board --> Board Agendas --> Diligent Community --> Meetings.

12/13/2025

Thanks to your OCC donations and some very hardworking parent volunteers, our PTO Safe Routes teams have been making a big impact on biking, walking, and rolling safety at Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll, and Hillview this Fall - with more to come!

12/02/2025

Attention Menlo Park! This Giving Tuesday, please donate to MPAEF's Endowment for Teaching Excellence @ mpaef.org/donate (link in bio). With your help, we can continue to support professional development for the amazing teachers at Encinal, Laurel, Oak Knoll, and Hillview. Together, we can reach our $10K goal this Giving Tuesday 12/2!

11/12/2025

Get your tickets today for Saturday's (11/15) Menlo Park Wine Walk from 1-4pm! It's a great chance to sip local wines while supporting our local schools. Hope to see you there! Tickets at mpwinewalk.com