Since its inception in 2003, the San Mateo High School Foundation has raised nearly $3 million to support facility and program improvements at SMHS.
These include:
- MaryAnn Johnson Memorial Field, 8-Lane, All-Weather Track and Donor Monument
- Merv Griffin Quad (Heart & Soul of the SMHS Campus)
- Fitness & Aquatics Facilities Improvements
- Barbara Snider College Pathways Program (Staff & Naviance Online College Applications Management System)
- Music Program Equipment
- Bearcat Basics (School Supplies)
- Diamond Grants supporting innovative teacher-initiated programs
- Professional Development to provide more opportunities for teacher learning
- Support for the Freshman Connections Program
- Providing equitable opportunities for students
- State of the Art Media Lab Equipped with 36 iMacs computers
- Graphing Calculators
- Document Cameras & Speakers in every classroom
- Chromebooks for Student Checkout
- Carts with computers in every classroom by 2019
- SMARTBOARDS or HDTVs in every classroom by 2020
