Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
Location
Cotati and Rohnert Park, California
Sonoma County, California
United States
District information
Grades K-12
Other information
Website http://crpusd.schoolwires.net

The Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District (CRPUSD) is a school district in Sonoma County, California.

The District serves approximately 5,800 students in the cities of Cotati and Rohnert Park and neighboring areas of Sonoma County. The district operates six elementary schools, two middle schools, a K-8 school, one comprehensive high school, a magnet school and charters two schools.

The district's offices are located at 7165 Burton Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3316.

The district is supported by numerous school-connected organizations, which include PTAs, Boosters and the Education Foundation of Cotati & Rohnert Park, a non-profit organization founded in 1983 to provide private grants to the school district. Since its founding, the organization has made grants totaling over $850,000 to the district's schools.[1]

The district is governed by a board consisting of Leffler Brown (term expires 2014), Andrew Longmire (2014), Marc Orloff (2014), Ed Gilardi (2016), and Jennifer Wiltermood (2016).[2] The superintendent is Dr. Robert Haley.[3]

History

In 2015 the district introduced a new grading scale: Grades are in increments of 20%. An A- corresponds to 80-85%. D- through D+ corresponds to 20-40%. An "F" is now only introduced for scores below 20%. The district also has a policy stating that a student missing a homework assignment or test gets a grade of 50% for that assignment. A student who does an assignment or takes a test may do more poorly than a student who does not hand it in. Some teachers continued using the original grading scale, where an F is below 59%. Some school officials and teachers support the new grading scale, citing that it gives encouragement while others oppose it, saying that it lowers standards.[4]

Schools

Rancho Cotate High School grounds
Thomas Page Elementary School grounds

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

K-8 schools

Charter Schools

Finances

In June 2012, district voters considered Measure D, a ballot measure to authorize a $89 parcel tax for five years to offset budget cuts. The Measure required 2/3 approval, and it passed with 66.9%.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.educationfoundationofcrp.org/AboutUs.cfm
  2. ↑ http://crpusd.schoolwires.net/domain/42
  3. ↑ http://crpusd.schoolwires.net/domain/19
  4. ↑ Hay, Jeremy. "Rohnert Park, Cotati schools rethink grading scale" (Archive). The Press Democrat. October 21, 2015. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Creekside Middle School". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lawrence E. Jones Middle School: News". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 "Thomas Page Elementary School: School Info". Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  8. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thomas Page Elementary School
  9. ↑ "Consolidated Primary Election June 5, 2012". County of Sonoma. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Sonoma: Voters approval all eight ballot measures". KTVU. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

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Coordinates: 38°21′13″N 122°43′17″W / 38.35362°N 122.72125°W / 38.35362; -122.72125

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