Capistrano Unified School District
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Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) is a school district in Orange County, California that serves the cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano and the communities of Coto de Caza, Dove Canyon, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Wagon Wheel.
CUSD runs:
- 38 elementary schools (plus 1 closed)
- 10 middle schools
- 5 high schools
- 2 alternative education programs
[edit] Board of Trustees
[edit] About the Board
The Capistrano Unified School District has a seven-member Board of Trustees, with each trustee representing one of seven geographic areas within the school district. Each trustee is elected at large and serves a four-year term of office.
Trustees are:
- Marlene Draper, President (Area 2)
- Mike Darnold, Area 1
- Dr. Duane E. Stiff, Area 3
- Anna Bryson, Area 4
- Sheila J. Beneke, Area 5
- Ellen Addonizio, Area 6
- Larry Christensen, Area 7
The Board of Trustees is the policymaking body for the school district. It is charged with providing a quality educational program for students in grades kindergarten through 12 in accordance with the California Constitution, the laws of the state, adopted Board policies, and the desires of the community.
[edit] Functions of the Board
As elected officials, trustees are state officers responsible for the governance of a political subdivision of the state. The school district is independent of city and county governments, but cooperates with them.
In addition to establishing school district policies, the Board adopts an annual budget and approves all expenditures, employs personnel, approves curriculum, textbooks and courses of study, and makes decisions on school sites, building plans and construction contracts.
Trustees have no power to act individually in the name of the Board. Action can be taken only when the Board is in formal session with a majority of its members present.
[edit] The Superintendent
The chief administrative officer of the Capistrano Unified School District is no longer James A. Fleming, who resigned at the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year. An interim Superintendent has joined the board. The Superintendent acts as Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
The administration of the school district is delegated by Trustees to a professional administrative staff headed by the Superintendent.
[edit] Mission
CUSD’s mission, in partnership with the home and our richly diverse community, is to educate students and to assist them in realizing their full potential as responsible, productive, and contributing members of society by providing an educational environment in which students are challenged, excellence is expected and differences are valued.
[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary schools
- Aliso Viejo
- Canyon Vista Elementary School
- Don Juan Avila Elementary School
- Foxborough Elementary School
- Oak Grove Elementary School
- Wood Canyon Elementary School
- Capistrano Beach
- Palisades Elementary School
- Coto de Caza
- Wagon Wheel Elementary School
- Dana Point
- R.H. Dana Elementary School
- R.H. Dana Exceptional Needs Facility
- Ladera Ranch
- Chaparral Elementary School
- Ladera Ranch Elementary School
- Oso Grande Elementary School
- Laguna Niguel
- Crown Valley Elementary School
- George White Elementary School
- Hidden Hills Elementary School
- John S. Malcom Elementary School
- Laguna Niguel Elementary School
- Marian Bergeson Elementary School
- Moulton Elementary School
- Mission Viejo
- Barcelona Hills Elementary School
- Bathgate Elementary School
- Carl Hankey Elementary School
- Castille Elementary School
- Phillip Reilly Elementary School
- Viejo Elementary School
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- Arroyo Vista Elementary School
- Las Flores Elementary School
- Tijeras Creek Elementary School
- San Clemente
- Clarence Lobo Elementary School
- Concordia Elementary School
- Las Palmas Elementary School
- Marblehead Elementary School
- Truman Benedict Elementary School
- Vista del Mar Elementary School
- Former Ole Hanson Elementary School (closed June 2003)
- San Juan Capistrano
- Del Obispo Elementary School
- Harold Ambuehl Elementary School
- Kinoshita Elementary School
- San Juan Elementary School
[edit] Middle schools
- Aliso Viejo
- Ladera Ranch
- Ladera Ranch Middle School
- Laguna Niguel
- Niguel Hills Middle School
- Mission Viejo
- Newhart Middle School
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- Las Flores Middle School
- San Clemente
- Bernice Ayer Middle School
- Shorecliffs Middle School
- Vista del Mar Middle School
- San Juan Capistrano
- Marco Forster Middle School
[edit] High schools
- Aliso Viejo
- Dana Point
- Mission Viejo
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- San Clemente
- San Juan Capistrano
- San Juan Hills High School (Set to open for the 2007-2008 school year)
[edit] Alternative Education Programs
- San Juan Capistrano
- Junipero Serra High School
- Adult School/Community Education
