Mount Diablo Unified School District
Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) is a public school district in Contra Costa County, California. It currently operates 29 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, and six 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. Nellie Meyer.[3]
The current members of the Board of Education are:[4]
- Barbara Oaks, President
- Brian Lawrence, Vice President
- Lynne Dennler
- Cheryl Hansen
- Linda Mayo
Demographics
Approximately 32,000 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
- Eagle Peak (charter elementary school using the Montessori system)
- El Monte
- Fair Oaks
- Gregory Gardens
- Hidden Valley
- Highlands
- Holbrook (closed)
- 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
- Glenbrook (closed)
- Oak Grove
- Pine Hollow
- Pleasant Hill
- Riverview
- Sequoia (magnet school)
- Valley View
High schools
Clayton Valley Charter High School was originally an MDUSD school but, in 2011, was converted to a charter by petition to the county office of education.[5] It is no longer part of the district.
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
- Shadelands - pre-school
- Gregory Gardens - 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.[6]
MDUSD was formed in 1948 from the Mount Diablo Union High School District and the local grammar schools.
References
- ↑ Mt. Diablo Unified School District. "Mt. Diablo USD Schools". Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 Mt. Diablo Unified School District. "About MDUSD". Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Mt. Diablo Unified School District. "Interim Superintendent, Dr. John Bernard". Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ Mt. Diablo Unified School District. "Board Members". Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ Clayton Valley Charter High School. "CVCHS Timeline". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ 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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