Twin Rivers Unified School District
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| Twin Rivers Unified School District | |
| Address | |
|---|---|
| 5107 Dudley Boulevard, Building 250B McClellan, CA 95652 |
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| Information | |
| School board | http://www.twinriversusd.org/Board/Board.html |
| Superintendent | Frank Porter (Interim) |
| Enrollment |
30,713 grades K-12 & 7,562 adults (2006-2007) |
| Grades | K-12 & Adult Education |
| Area | Sacramento County |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Telephone | (916) 566-1786 |
| Homepage | http://www.twinriversusd.org/ |
The Twin Rivers Unified School District (formerly known as the New North Area Unified School District) was created as a result of the November 2007 approval of Measure B[1][2], a proposal to merge the four North Sacramento (California) area school districts: the North Sacramento School District, the Del Paso Heights School District, the Rio Linda Union School District, and the Grant Joint Union High School District. The name Twin Rivers was selected from among 300 submitted by community members during a three-week naming contest.[3] Twin Rivers USD has also hosted a series of community forums to obtain feedback and input from parents, classified staff, teachers, and community members.[4] An interim office has been established for TRUSD at 5107 Dudley Blvd, Building 250B, McClellan, California. [5]
On December 4, 2007, the trustees selected Frank Porter to serve as Twin Rivers USD Interim Superintendent.[6] The new district will assume operational responsibility for the 30,000 students in the four merging districts on July 1, 2008.
[edit] Governing Board
The governing board for the new district was also elected in the same election. The board consists of seven members, each representing the specific geographic area in which they live. The board members are[7]:
- Janis Green, representing area 1
- Michelle Rivas, representing area 2
- Alecia Eugene Chasten, representing area 3
- Cortez Quinn, representing area 4
- Bob Bastian, representing area 5
- Roger Westrup, representing area 6
- Linda Fowler, representing area 7
[edit] Notable Students and Staff
There have been several students and staff members of the schools that are within the Twin Rivers USD.
- Virginia Avila - Grant High School Teacher - California Teacher of the Year 2003[8]
- Larry M. Buchanan, Ed.D - California Superintendent of the Year 2005[9]
- Sean Chambers - Highlands High School Class of 1993, Current Highlands High School Basketball Coach - Alaska Aces (PBA) star player[10]
- Grantland Johnson - Grant High School graduate - Former California Secretary of Health and Human Services[11]
- Dr. William H. Lee - Grant High School graduate - Owner/Publisher of The Sacramento Observer[12]
- Rob Vernatchi - Twin Rivers Adult School (formerly Grant Adult Education) NCOA Referee Graduate - NFL Official (Field Judge)[13]
- George Wright - Grant High School Graduate - Organist
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sacramento County Final Election Count
- ^ Historic school merger approved, Sacramento Bee, November 7, 2007
- ^ New school district now has a name: Twin Rivers, Sacramento Bee, January 10, 2008
- ^ New school district seeks public's ideas, Sacramento Bee, February 22, 2008
- ^ Twin Rivers Interim Website
- ^ Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 4, 2007, Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees
- ^ New faces in driver's seat in school merger, Sacramento Bee, November 8, 2007
- ^ Thomas, Mary Lou. "Eastin Announces Five California Teachers of the Year 2003", California Department of Education News Release, November 20, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ Bucceri, Elizabeth. "Superintendent of the Year", EdCal, September 16, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
- ^ Davis, Regina. "Where Are They Now?", Grant Today, March 2004. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ "Call for Unity", Sacramento News & Review, November 11, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ "Dr. William H. Lee Biography", The Sacramento Observer, June 14, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ Rob Vernatchi - NFL. Football Officials Camp, LLC. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
