In the Press

Local and student media are closely following the potential closure of TIDE Academy and the growing response from students, families, and the wider community. Recent coverage includes:

• SUHSD board to consider closing TIDE Academy – The Paw Print (November 12, 2025) The Paw Print
  Woodside High School’s student newspaper was one of the first to report that the SUHSD board may close TIDE Academy. The article summarizes board member Mary Beth Thompson’s comments about budget pressure and the cost of small schools, explains that TIDE focuses on technology, innovation, design, and engineering, and notes that a decision could come as early as February.

• Sequoia school board considers closing TIDE Academy – The Almanac (November 14, 2025) The Almanac
  The Almanac covers the November 12 SUHSD board meeting where trustees asked the superintendent to draft a plan for possibly closing TIDE Academy, citing a structural deficit and declining enrollment. The article describes TIDE’s small STEAM-focused model, notes its 212 students, and mentions that parents have launched a petition to keep the school open.

• TIDE community turns out to question potential closure – The Almanac (November 25, 2025) The Almanac
  This follow-up piece reports on a crowded community meeting at TIDE with Superintendent Crystal Leach. Parents, students, alumni, and teachers questioned the lack of clear financial data, the timing during enrollment season, and what closing the district’s only small public high school would mean, especially for neurodivergent students who say TIDE’s small, supportive setting has made a big difference for them.