UPDATE: Malibu High, Malibu Middle, Malibu Elementary and Webster Elementary are scheduled to reopen Monday, Oct. 19, following the Bryson Fire. Updates via ParentSquare and social media. Our Malibu community remains in our thoughts. Student and staff safety is our priority.

All Malibu schools are closed today, 10/16, due to the Bryson Fire. Malibu HS, Malibu MS and Malibu ES are under an evacuation warning. Webster ES is closed as a precaution. Schools are expected to reopen 10/19. Updates to follow. Student and staff safety is our priority.

🌱🏆 SMMUSD is a 2026 Green California Leadership Award winner! Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District was honored in the School District category at the Green California Summit for its leadership in sustainability and environmental education.

📣 Have a say in SMMUSD’s sustainability future! Join the conversation and help shape the goals and priorities that will guide the District through 2030 and beyond. Students, families, staff, and community members are encouraged to participate. 🌎 #SMMUSD #GreenerFuture

A new chapter is underway at Malibu Middle School! Today we broke ground on Phase 2, bringing two new buildings totaling 40,000 square feet, including a new Middle School Core and dedicated gym with a fitness studio, multi-sport court and ocean-view deck. 🌊

📚✏️ School starts soon, and we're excited to welcome our new certificated teachers to SMMUSD! Here's to a great year ahead! #SMMUSD #BackToSchool #NewTeacherTraining

🎓 Hats off to the Malibu High School Class of 2026! We are proud of all you have achieved and excited to see what comes next.

SMMUSD is honored to receive the CMAA Southern California Project Achievement Award for the new Malibu High School project, recognizing the teamwork behind delivering a modern campus that will serve Malibu students for years to come.

Bike It! Walk It! Bus It! Week is May 4–8 in Santa Monica. K–12 students can enter an art contest on walking, biking, rolling or transit. Submit by Fri, May 8 at 11:59 p.m. for a chance to be featured and win prizes. Info: ow.ly/Uc0P50YMTY5

Topping off ceremony today at John Adams MS for the new STEM building 🏗️🔬 Superintendent Shelton, students, Board members & school leaders joined to mark this milestone. A space for hands-on, future-ready learning is taking shape!

Bus Driver Appreciation Day was Tuesday, April 28 🚌 Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton and District staff delivered lunch and gifts to recognize and thank our school bus drivers for their safety, patience and dedication in getting students to and from school 🚍💛

You’re invited to the Samohi Education Tour on 5/6/26 at 4pm! See students collaborate through project-based learning and build creativity, critical thinking and communication skills. RSVP by 5/3/26: bit.ly/SamohiEdTour2026

You’re invited to the Samohi Education Tour on 5/6/26 at 4pm! See students collaborate through project-based learning and build creativity, critical thinking and communication skills. RSVP by 5/3/26: bit.ly/SamohiEdTour2026

Bike It! Walk It! Bus It! Week is May 4–8 in Santa Monica. K–12 students can enter an art contest on walking, biking, rolling or transit. Submit by Fri, May 8 at 11:59 p.m. for a chance to be featured and win prizes. Info: ow.ly/OTKC50YMTO8

At the 47th annual Coalition for Adequate School Housing Conference in Sacramento, Malibu High’s new building won the Leroy F. Greene Design & Planning Award with AIA California. COO Carey Upton also earned the Gene Hartline Member Service Award.