Mount Diablo Unified School District

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Mount Diablo Unified School District
1936 Carlotta Dr.
Concord
, Contra Costa County, California, 94519
District information
TypePublic
Established1948
SuperintendentAdam Clark
Other information
Websitehttp://www.mdusd.org/

Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) is a public school district in Contra Costa County, California. It currently operates 29 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 5 high schools, with 7 alternative school programs and an adult education program.[1] MDUSD is one of the largest school districts in the state of California, with over 56 school sites and a budget of approximately $270,000,000. The district has over 36,000 K-12 students, over 20,000 adult education students, and over 3,500 employees, including over 2,000 certificated educators.[2] The district covers 150 square miles (390 km2), including the cities of Concord and Clayton; as well as most of Pleasant Hill and portions of Walnut Creek, Pittsburg, Lafayette, and Martinez; and unincorporated areas, including Pacheco, Clyde, and Bay Point.[2]

Superintendent and Board[]

The current district superintendent is Dr. Robert A. Martinez.[3]

The current members of the Board of Education are:[4]

  • Brian Lawrence, President (Term expires 2020)
  • Debra Mason, Vice President (Term expires 2022)
  • Linda Mayo (Term expires 2022)
  • Joanne Durkey (Term expires 2020)
  • Cherise Khaund (Term expires 2022)

Demographics[]

Approximately 36,000 students are enrolled at MDUSD. The racial makeup of MDUSD's students is 55.0% Non-Hispanic white, 26.7% Hispanic, 7.8% Asian, 5.2% African American, 3.7% Filipino, 1.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.5% Native American.[2]

Schools and Programs[]

Elementary schools[]

  • Ayers
  • Bancroft
  • Bel Air
  • Cambridge
  • Cornerstone
  • Delta View
  • El Monte
  • Fair Oaks
  • Gregory Gardens
  • Hidden Valley
  • Highlands
  • Holbrook
  • Meadow Homes
  • Monte Gardens (magnet school)
  • Mt. Diablo
  • Mountain View
  • Pleasant Hill
  • Rio Vista
  • Sequoia
  • Shore Acres
  • Silverwood
  • Strandwood
  • Sun Terrace
  • Sunrise
  • Valhalla
  • Valle Verde
  • Walnut Acres
  • Westwood
  • Woodside
  • Wren Avenue
  • Ygnacio Valley

Middle schools[]

  • Diablo View
  • El Dorado
  • Foothill
  • Oak Grove
  • Pine Hollow
  • Pleasant Hill
  • Riverview
  • Sequoia (magnet school)
  • Valley View

High schools[]

Aerial view of College Park High School

Clayton Valley High School operated as an MDUSD school from 1958 to 2012. In 2012 it was converted to a charter school and is no longer part of the MDUSD.[5]

operated from 1955 until 1976 when it was closed. The campus was then re-opened as Riverview Middle School.[6]

operated from 1953 until 1980 when it was closed. The campus later re-opened as Pleasant Hill Middle School.[7][8]

Alternative schools[]

  • Alliance Program - Mental Health Collaborative
  • Crossroads NSHS (necessary small high school)
  • Diablo Day School
  • Foster Youth Services - service, not a school
  • Gateway NSHS
  • Home and Hospital - program, not a school
  • Horizons: CIS (Center for Independent Study) - program, not a school
  • Horizons: Home Study - program, not a school
  • Nueva Vista NSHS
  • Olympic High (continuation high school)
  • Prospect NSHS
  • Robert Shearer - pre-school
  • Shadelands - pre-school
  • Summit NSHS
  • Transitional Learning Center (TLC)
  • Work Experience Education

Adult education program[]

  • Mt. Diablo Adult Education

History[]

The earliest schools in the area were grammar schools, each independently founded after the Civil War. The first school in Concord, for example, was a two-story building constructed in 1870 at the corner of Grant and Bonifacio streets; this was replaced by an even larger school on Willow Pass Road in 1892.[9]

MDUSD was formed in 1948 from the Mount Diablo Union High School District and the local grammar schools.

References[]

  1. ^ Mt. Diablo Unified School District. "Mt. Diablo USD Schools". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mt. Diablo Unified School District. "About MDUSD". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ Mt. Diablo Unified School District (17 October 2019). "Superintendent". Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Mt. Diablo Unified School District. "Board Members". Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ^ Clayton Valley Charter High School. "CVCHS Timeline". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ Radin, Rick (September 24, 2010). "Bay Point residents remember Pacifica High School, hope for replacement". The Mercury News.
  7. ^ Starks, Jennifer (September 4, 2007). "Remembering the Rams". East Bay Times.
  8. ^ "The Ram Page" Pleasant Hill High School, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523".
  9. ^ Harris, Joel A. (2009). Images of America: Concord. San Francisco: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22 & 49. ISBN 978-0-7385-6913-0.

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