School board ‘separates’ from superintendent Ava Knapp, Navya Narayanan, and Juni Thurston February 20, 2026
Verbal conflict erupts in contentious board meeting Oscar Varodayan and Navya Narayanan February 11, 2026
School Board votes to offer reduced parcel tax rates on June ballot Priya Tamura, News Editor, Webmaster February 11, 2026
PAUSD considers renewal of $16.5 million parcel tax Priya Tamura and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki November 18, 2025
Chiu’s responsibilities to be ‘reassigned’ to other committees, resolution countered Celina Lee and Kristine Lin February 12, 2025
New board members support Multivariable Calculus as after-school class Navya Narayanan, Ava Knapp, and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki January 31, 2025
Board candidate Campos isn’t afraid to ‘go against the grain’ Daniel Garepis-Holland, Senior Staff Writer October 14, 2022
Board candidate Dharap emphasizes success beyond academics Sophia Yang and Anna Feng September 19, 2022
![All eyes watch the Palo Alto Unified School District board and leadership Tuesday night at the district office. Allison Zeman, PAUSD reading specialist and parent, said she supports a sustained parcel tax to help maintain staffing levels and a sense of belonging for every student. “In order for us to really provide that [environment] for every student, we need the staffing, because there's nothing more powerful than the relationship between a student and the staff members,” Zeman said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_3470-e1770845808759-1200x731.jpg)
![The Palo Alto Unified School District board reviews new parcel tax renewal polling data at a school board meeting on Nov. 4. School Board member Allison Kamhi said she could foresee a shortened renewal timeline --- a period less than the current 7-year cycle --- if property and enrollment trends dramatically change.
“What I was finding interesting about it [the parcel tax] was this idea of putting it back before voters, if indeed, we find ourselves in a situation with drastically increasing property taxes and drastically decreasing enrollment,” Kamhi said. “But I am not convinced that we need that, given the polling and given the clear consensus that this is the right thing to do.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_0030-1-e1762790094978-1200x635.jpg)
![Palo Alto community members enjoy dinner provided by local restaurants on March 8 at the Lucie Stern Community Center as part of the city's Ifar dinner event. According to Shounak Dharap, vice president of the Palo Alto Unified School District board, events that gather the community allow for interactions that wouldn't occur normally. "They [community events] let us reach out and talk to other folks we might not normally interact with, or who we might interact with in very different ways," Dharap said. "It allows folks to see their elected representatives in a different light, in a way that is more community building and less just in their governance roles."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3254-1-1-1200x1070.jpg)
