Temecula Valley Unified School District is a school district located in the southwestern portion of Riverside County, California, serving the city of Temecula and unincorporated parts of nearby Murrieta and French Valley. It is the fourth-largest school district in Riverside County. The district's Board of Education elections take place in November of even-numbered years and elected members to serve four-year terms. The Board of Education is composed of five members, elected by geographical districts called Trustee Areas.
| Temecula Valley Unified School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
31350 Rancho Vista Road
Temecula , California, 92592United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K–12[1] |
| Established | 1989 |
| Superintendent | Jodi McClay[2] |
| School board | Steve Loner, Trustee Area 1
Sandy Hinkson, Trustee Area 2 Barbara Brosch, Trustee Area 3 Adam Skumawitz, Trustee Area 4 Steven Schwartz, Trustee Area 5 |
| Chair of the board | President Barbara Brosch, Trustee Area 3 |
| NCES District ID | 0600028 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 26,710 (2020–2021)[1] |
| Teachers | 1,107.4 (FTE)[1] |
| Staff | 1,165.68 (FTE)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 24.12:1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Curriculum
editAfter a conservative majority were elected to the school board in November 2022, they passed a resolution banning the teaching of critical race theory.[3][4] In May 2023, the school board rejected social studies textbooks that had been approved by dozens of teachers and parents in a pilot program. The board was concerned that the proposed instructional material mentioned the LGBTQ+ community and Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, who was assassinated in 1978. With the current textbook no longer being printed, classes would be short of books needed by teachers for their students.[5] California Governor Gavin Newsom announced in July that the state is entering into a contract to secure textbooks for the district in time for the first day of school in August.[6] Joseph Komrosky, the school board president at the time, later used state fundings intended for the purchase of the new textbooks to fund his own political campaigns. In July 2023 the district's board of education decided to use the new textbook.[7] The district also instituted a parental notification policy that requires district staff to tell parents when their child is requesting to use a name that is different from their legal name or to be identified as a different gender, though this practice was later banned in July 2024 by California Governor Gavin Newsom.[8][9]
Elementary schools
edit- Alamos Elementary
- Ysabel Barnett Elementary
- Crowne Hill Elementary School
- French Valley Elementary
- Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary
- Susan LaVorgna Elementary
- Nicolas Valley Elementary
- Paloma Elementary
- Pauba Valley Elementary
- Rancho Elementary
- Red Hawk Elementary
- Abby Reinke Elementary
- Temecula Elementary
- Temecula Luiseño Elementary
- Tony Tobin Elementary
- Vail Elementary
- Vintage Hills Elementary
Middle schools
edit- Bella Vista Middle
- James L. Day Middle
- Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
- Margarita Middle
- Temecula Middle
- Vail Ranch Middle
High schools
edit- Chaparral High School
- Great Oak High School
- Rancho Vista High School
- Susan Nelson High School
- Temecula Valley High School
Charter schools
edit- Temecula Preparatory School
- Temecula Valley Charter School
Future schools
edit- Roripaugh Ranch Elementary
- Old Town Elementary
- Middle School #7 (Roripaugh Ranch)
- High School #4 (French Valley)
- K-8 STEAM Academy[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Temecula Valley Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Temecula Valley Unified School District: Superintendent". Temecula Valley Unified School District. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ Lambert, Diana (December 16, 2022). "UPDATE: Temecula students walk out of class in protest of critical race theory ban". EdSource. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Statement From the TVUSD Board President and Board Clerk in Response to Recent Media Reports on the March 22, 2023, Special Meeting" (Press release). Temecula Valley Unified School District. March 23, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Saumya (June 3, 2023). "Temecula Valley school board rejects social studies curriculum that would have included Harvey Milk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Mays, Mackenzie (July 20, 2023). "Temecula school board outrage over LGBTQ+ lessons motivates Newsom to rush new textbook law". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Milman, Oliver (July 22, 2023). "California school board adopts LGBTQ+ curriculum after Newsom's $1.5m threat". The Guardian. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Fry, Hannah (February 24, 2024). "Critical race theory ban at Temecula Valley Unified stands for now, judge rules". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Gavin Newsom signs bill banning forced outing in CA schools".
- ^ "Current School Projects". Temecula Valley Unified School District. Retrieved March 30, 2020.