Glendale Unified School District

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The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States.

The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. It consists of 20 Elementary Schools, 4 Middle Schools, 5 High Schools and 2 Facilities for homeschoolers and special-needs students.

The District comprises 30,000 students, and, as of 2002 is the third-largest in Los Angeles County and among the thirty-largest in the State of California. [1]

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[edit] Governance

The District is governed by a Board of Education consisting of five trustees who are elected to four year terms. The Board of Education also appoints a Superintendent to oversee day-to-day operations of the district, as well as a non-voting student representative who serves during the school year.

The current Board of Education is as follows:

  • Dr. Michael Escalante - Superintendent
  • Ms. Mary W. Boger - President
  • Mr. Chakib Sambar - Vice President
  • Ms. Pamela J. Ellis - Clerk
  • Mr. Greg Krikorian - Member
  • Ms. Joylene Wagner - Member
  • Mr. Christopher Panosian - Student Representative

[edit] Election Results

5 April 2005 Elections to the Board of Education
Candidate # of Votes % of Vote Elected
Joylene WAGNER
9,248
14.1
*
Naira KHACHATRIAN
4,554
6.9
Greg KRIKORIAN
13,160
20.1
*
Nayiri NAHABEDIAN
8,221
12.5
Sally NILSSEN
4,408
6.7
Hasmig ASLANIAN
3,336
5.1
Maria Prieto ROCHART
6,427
9.8
Louise FOOTE
6,658
10.1
Chakib SAMBAR
9,378
14.3
*

Source: City Clerk, City of Glendale

[edit] Schools

[edit] Elementary Schools (Kindergarten – Grade 6)

  • Balboa Elementary School
  • Cerritos Elementary School
  • Columbus Elementary School
  • Dunsmore Elementary School
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
  • John C. Fremont Elementary School
  • Glenoaks Elementary School
  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
  • Mark Keppel Elementary School
  • La Crescenta Elementary School
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
  • Horace Mann Elementary School
  • John Marshall Elementary School
  • Monte Vista Elementary School
  • Mountain Avenue Elementary School
  • John Muir Elementary School
  • Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School
  • Valley View Elementary School
  • Richardson D. White Elementary School

[edit] Middle Schools (Grade 7 – Grade 8)

  • Theodore Roosevelt Middle School
  • Rosemont Middle School
  • Eleanor J. Toll Middle School
  • Woodrow Wilson Middle School

[edit] High Schools (Grade 9 – Grade 12)

[edit] Other Schools

  • College View School - Special-Needs Students
  • Verdugo Academy - Independent/Homeschool Students

[edit] References

[edit] External link

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