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Who we are

Mission Possible Parent and Faculty Association
501(c)(3) non-profit organization of parents, students, faculty, and staff supporting Mission San Jose High School.
Donations are 100% tax deductible
Our primary mission is to enrich the educational experiences of ALL MSJHS students

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Meet the MPPFA Board

Anusha Vaidyanathan

President

Regina Dong

Treasurer

Ramya Chandrasekhar

Vice-President Membership

Jasmine Basrai

Vice-President Fundraising

Amy Perez

Principal

Lakshmi Deshkulkarni

Secretary

Ratnakar Verma

Vice-President-Traffic

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Agenda

President’s Update

Student rep Update

Committee Updates

Principals’ Update

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MPPFA Commitment

Use funds received during the same year to support students, departments and campus-wide improvements
Help parents navigate the high school system
Support parents and students with college prep resources
Provide volunteer opportunities for students in various committees, initiatives and programs to support our students
Create community awareness through monthly general body meeting, webinars, msjtalk, whatsapp groups etc.
Build community by bringing parents, students, staff and administration together

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2025-26 Committees

Traffic & Safety, Emergency Preparedness
Parent Advocacy Committee (PAC)
Wellness Committee
Events & Hospitality Committee
Technology, Communications, Social Media Committee Committee
Career & Internship Committee
Fundraising Committee
Grad Nite Committee - for 12th grade parents

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Donate via https://mppfa.org/donate/ (Venmo or Paypal)

Or drop off the checks made to “Mission Possible” at the MSJ office

Seek Company Matching for your donations!
Upcoming “Car Meet” joint fundraiser with ASB
Want to help fundraise, join the committee contact vp_fundraising@mppfa.org

Your donation dollars at work!

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Fundraising Update

Recommended donation is $250/student

Any amount is welcome!

www.mppfa.org/donate

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I donate to classrooms and pay property tax. Why donate to MPPFA as well?

Donations to classrooms fund lab materials, workbooks, books, classroom supplies, etc. Not sufficient for larger classroom expenses or campus-wide initiatives
State funding formula for FUSD is not favorable. FUSD is forced to make cuts to balance the budget
MSJHS is 57 years old. Cost of maintenance is high and going higher.
Inflation and cost for events, facilities is high, MPPFA as a non-profit can help subsidize
We support your students and teachers, and they need this!

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MSJHS Car Meet Nov 8th 12:00pm-3:30pm

Parent Volunteers Needed

https://forms.gle/fx1Ph9b79vGU2HZ96

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Student Updates

Laina Ikeda - MPPFA student rep, CO2028�Viraj Walia - MPPFA student rep, CO2027

Aleena Gao - MPPFA student rep, CO2026

Vending machine malfunction -- neither in the gym quad is working
Seniors/Juniors have posted and advertised the recent MPPFA form, so hoping for the response numbers to go up
Ongoing Freshman MPPFA rep election; will introduce him/her at next meeting
Very successful blood drive, lots of people donated
Seniors finished 12th grade SAT last Wednesday
11th grade PSAT coming up
Coming up: AP Literature trip (for seniors) on Oct 16

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Traffic Updates

New traffic spot near mission blvd loop added for student safety!
Traffic volunteer management portal launched
Self management of preferences and availability of volunteers at portal
Additional set of equipments (Signs, Flags, Vests, raincoats) purchased
Storage system yet to be purchased
Goal to reach 35 volunteers to provide 100% coverage (1 hour/week)
Thanks to newly recruited 10 volunteers 🙏
We are still short of 12 volunteers

https://traffic.mppfa.org/

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PAC Updates

What we do

MPPFA PAC aims to empower MSJHS families by providing:
resources and advocacy for students/parents to assist them in addressing unresolved issues related to their child’s educational experience at MSJHS
tools and peer support for families engaged in the complaint process with school or district authorities (providing transparency and assistance)
a forum for engaging all families and voice their needs or concerns, and challenges
Advocacy to streamline and simplify the complaint process with FUSD

PAC Inquiry form (https://www.mppfa.org/committees/pac )

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XXt_NmFbGXIMhoTqtZNzzphR_PVlsnV4sAobvVGH_eQ/edit

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PAC Updates

Please complete the following survey to help make our voices heard on schedule changes https://forms.gle/r4S9vcnCQsXffNqR9

https://www.mppfa.org/committees/pac - survey is also linked here

Met with trustee Larry Sweeney to discuss broad topics surrounding MSJHS

Next steps PAC and the community to provide input on priorities for Measure M fund prioritization

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Wellness Committee Updates

1. Observed the Emotional Awareness Month in October

2. Observed the World Mental Health Day on Oct 10

3. Observed the Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept 15-Oct 15

4. Organized Bike Mobile Event at school on Oct 13

5. International Walk and Roll Day to School event today!

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‘Bike Mobile’ & ‘International Walk & Roll to School Day’ Events from the Wellness Committee

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College Presentations

Upcoming - Look for the registration and email and sign up.

Rhode Island School of Design - October 16th 5-6 pm PST
University of California, Davis - TBD

Completed

Northwestern University - Done ( Sep 16 2025)
University of Maryland College Park, MD – October 1st, 6-7 pm PST
Purdue University - October 8th 6.30-7.30 PST

Subscribe to our MPPFA Events Calendar available at :

mppfa.org

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Principal and Asst Principals’ Update

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You Are Making A Difference

Be a traffic volunteer - https://traffic.mppfa.org/signup
Donate via https://mppfa.org/donate/ (Venmo or Paypal)

Or drop off the checks made to “Mission Possible” at the MSJ office

Seek Company Matching for your donations!

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