Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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375 Via Almar, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Don Austin |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | ~11,900 |
| Other information | |
| President | Malcolm S. Sharp |
| Website | http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/ |
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) is a school district headquartered in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
Governance
The district is headed by a superintendent - Walker Williams - and governed by a five-person, publicly elected school board.
The current board members are:
- Barbara Lucky, (term expires in 2017)
- Larry Vanden Bos, President (term expires in 2015)
- Anthony Collatos, Clerk (term expires in 2015
- Linda Reid" ' (term expires in 2015)
- Malcolm S. Sharp Vice President (term expires in 2015)
The superintendent is:
- Don Austin - Superintendent of Schools
Attendance areas
- The PVPUSD serves the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and Rolling Hills Estates.
- Parts of the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, known as Eastview, are served both by the PVPUSD, and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Two LAUSD-owned schools fall within the city of Rancho Palos Verdes: Dodson Middle School and Crestwood Elementary School.
- In 1999, an optional attendance boundary was agreed upon by the two school districts in which residents in Eastview could opt to either send their children to PVPUSD schools or LAUSD schools. Middle school-aged students in the area may attend Miraleste Intermediate School and high school-aged students attend both Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates and Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates.
Demographics
In 1985, there were 1,365 students born outside of the United States. 346 were from Japan, 214 were from Taiwan, 150 were from Korea, and others originated from several countries including Iran, Mexico, other countries in Latin America, and the Philippines. In 1988, the district had 1,559 students born outside of the United States. 434 were from Japan, 249 were from Taiwan, and 193 were from Korea.[1]
Schools
There are three high schools, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (formerly called Rolling Hills High School), Palos Verdes High School (the latter located just a half block from the Pacific Ocean) and Rancho Del Mar High School (located on Crest Road in Rolling Hills). In the 1970s the high schools were: Palos Verdes High School, Rolling Hills High School, and Miraleste High School.
Primary schools
Elementary schools
- Cornerstone Elementary School
- Dapplegray Elementary School
- Lunada Bay Elementary School
- Mira Catalina Elementary School
- Miraleste Satellite
- Montemalaga Elementary School
- Point Vicente Elementary School
- Rancho Vista Elementary School
- Silver Spur Elementary School
- Soleado Elementary School
- Vista Grande Elementary School
Secondary schools
Intermediate schools
- Miraleste Intermediate School
- Palos Verdes Intermediate School
- Ridgecrest Intermediate School
High schools
References
- ↑ Goodman, Adrianne. "Japanese Investors Tap Residential Sales Boom : Peninsula Draws Buyers From Pacific Rim." Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved on March 6, 2014.