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Lafayette Elementary's annual Westival Celebration!
Burton Valley 5th Grade Camp Send-Off!
2025 Special Olympics Athletes and Supporters!
Special Services Team Members at the March 17th PD Day!
Happy Valley art at the District Office!
Special Education Enrichment Development Foundation (SEED)-sponsored Communication Playground Board
Springhill Art at the DO~
Lafayette Elementary Art at the District Office
Principal Melissa Barclay and Julia Myall, Lafayette's Classified Employee of the Year!
Lafayette's 2025 Teacher of the Year Kristi Gingrich (C) with (L-R) Superintendent Brent Stephens, Governing Board President Rob Sturm, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Betsy Balmat, Lafayette Elementary Principal Melissa Barclay, Governing Board Clerk Katy Foreman, and Governing Board Member Jon Deane.
Stanley Leadership Students and Sodexo Partners Getting Ready to Serve Lunch Celebrating Stanley's Special Olympics Participants!
Wildcats on Stage- Wendy and Peter
Lafayette's Leadership Team: From L-R Director of Student Services Shea Hunter, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Betsy Balmat, Superintendent Brent Stephens, Director of Human Resources & Communications Lisa Spiegler, and Chief Business Official Melissa Dodd
Teachers at the LAFSD March 17th Professional Development Day!
Shea Hunter, Natalie Kassel and Mette Thallaug at 5th Grade Camp!
Stanley Music, supported in part by your generous donations to LPIE!
Burton Valley Art at the District Office!
The Lafayette School District's exceptional maintenance, grounds and custodial staff!
Stanley PE Teacher Alexis Hammer, honored with a CAC award for her Unified PE program, and Principal Brian Mangold
Springhill Students presenting at the February 11, 2026 Governing Board meeting!
LAFSD offers a robust offering of core academic and enrichment learning experiences for students.
Congratulations to Happy Valley Elementary- A 2025 Distinguished School!
2025 Classified Employees of the Year! L-R Julia Myall (LES), Lynne With (BVE), Ana Herrera (STA), Jill Sechler (HVE) and Francis Ranola (SPR)
Springhill Elementary art at the District Office
5th Grade Campers!
Happy Halloween from Stanley's 6th Grade CORE Team!
Happy Valley Students Celebrating Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day!
Thanks to support from LPIE, Lafayette Leopards hosted an amazing Elementary Winter Concert!
Lafayette School District's 2025 Teacher of the Year, Kristi Gingrich with Lafayette Elementary Principal Melissa Barclay
2025 Lafayette Reservoir Run
Springhill Students presented at the February 11, 2026 Governing Board Meeting!
Lafayette Elementary Grad Walk!
Burton Valley students came to the May 15th Governing Board meeting to give an update on their lunchtime clubs!
Burton Valley Art Fair
Springhill Art at the District Office
Lafayette TK-8 schools consistently rank among the best in California.
Burton Valley Bobcats Sharing at the December 18, 2024 Governing Board Meeting.
Springhill Students Celebrating Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day!
5th Grade Campers!
Happy Halloween from the Stanley Science Team!
Our experienced teachers make all of the difference for our students
Chinese New Year Celebration at Stanley Middle School!
Burton Valley Elementary Art Fair
Lafayette Elementary School-Wide Art Collaboration "Individual feathers working together are far stronger than one alone."
Teachers at the LAFSD March 17th Professional Development Day
LAFSD Staff at Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative Training
Grad Walk at Lafayette Elementary
Springhill Grads!
Making Solar Cars at Lafayette Elementary!
Wildcats on Stage- Wendy and Peter
2025 Teacher of the Year Honorees (L-R) Kathy Miller (SPR), Kristi Gingrich (LES), Molly Shannon (HVE), Liz Swerling (STA), and Laura Logue (BVE).
Special Education Enrichment Development Foundation (SEED)-sponsored Communication Playground Board
Lunar New Year Celebration at Springhill!
Special Education Enrichment Development Foundation (SEED)-sponsored Communication Playground Board
Lafayette Elementary Students Celebrating Ruby Bridges Day!
Burton Valley art at the District Office
Lafayette is a Destination District providing a world-class education for every student.
Ruby Bridges Day at Burton Valley Elementary!
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Your Feedback Matters! (click to take survey)
The Governing Board is currently contemplating budget reductions and savings for the 2026-2027 school year. Take a few minutes to complete our survey to share your thoughts on the proposed ideas.
Follow Up - Budget Town Halls (click for story)
The District recently hosted a series of budget town halls to share information about the financial outlook for the coming school years and to gather input from staff, families, and community members. District leaders provided an overview of the structural budget gap, discussed draft reduction proposals, and answered questions from attendees. The town halls were part of the District’s ongoing commitment to transparency and community engagement as it works to align expenses with revenue while protecting core programs.