Conejo Valley Unified School District
| Conejo Valley Unified School District | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Address | |
1400 East Janss Road
Thousand Oaks , California, 91362United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K–12[1] |
| Superintendent | Mark W. McLaughlin, Ed.D.[2] |
| NCES District ID | 0609640 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 17,397 (2020–2021)[1] 16,703 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Teachers | 798.26 (FTE)[1] |
| Staff | 733.49 (FTE)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 21.79:1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is a school district in Ventura County, California.[3] The district serves the Conejo Valley area, including the city of Thousand Oaks, and its neighborhood of Newbury Park, as well as the census-designated places of Casa Conejo and Lake Sherwood.[4] It also includes Ventu Park.[citation needed] The City of Thousand Oaks includes the Ventura County portions of the master planned community of Westlake Village (while the Los Angeles County side incorporated as the City of Westlake Village).[5]
History
[edit]The Conejo Valley Unified School District was established in 1974 from the merger of three school districts covering the Conejo Valley, including two elementary districts and the eastern portion of the Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD). Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park high schools predate unification, having been built by OUHSD in the 1960s.[6]
Schools
[edit]CVUSD has the following schools.[7]
Elementary schools
[edit]- Acacia Elementary School
- Aspen Elementary School
- Banyan Elementary School
- Conejo Elementary School
- Open Classroom Leadership Magnet School
- Cypress Elementary School
- EARThS Magnet School
- Glenwood Elementary School
- Ladera Elementary School
- Lang Ranch Elementary School
- Madroña Elementary School
- Maple Elementary School
- Sycamore Canyon Elementary School
- Walnut Elementary School
- Weathersfield Elementary School
- Westlake Elementary School
- Westlake Hills Elementary School
- Wildwood Elementary School
Middle schools
[edit]- Colina Middle School
- Los Cerritos Middle School
- Redwood Middle School
- Sequoia Middle School
- Century Academy
- Sycamore Canyon Middle School
Los Cerritos Middle School
[edit]Los Cerritos Middle School (LCMS) was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2004.
In 2010, the Los Cerritos Middle School Jazz Band became the first Ventura County school band to perform at the Midwest Band Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference that is held annually in Chicago. According to school representatives, the invitation is the highest honor a school band can receive.[8]
Sequoia Middle School
[edit]Sequoia Middle School was named a California Distinguished School in 2011, the only Ventura County school to be so honored that year.[9]
High schools
[edit]- Newbury Park High School
- Thousand Oaks High School
- Westlake High School
- Conejo Valley High School
- Century Academy
Adult schools
[edit]School board
[edit]Board members
[edit]The Conejo Valley Unified School District School Board consists of five trustees from five districted areas within Conejo Valley and one student board trustee.[10]
- Cindy Goldberg-President
- Lisa Evans Powell-Vice President
- Bill Gorback-Clerk
- Lauren Gill
- Karen Sylvester
- Aidan Light-Student
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Conejo Valley Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Superintendent / Overview". Conejo Valley Unified School District. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Kisken, Tom. "Sex education controversy divides Conejo Valley school district". Ventura County Star. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ventura County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "City History". City of Westlake Village. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "About: District History". Oxnard Union High School District. Archived from the original on November 25, 2013.
- ^ CVUSD. "Schools Directory / Overview". www.conejousd.org.
- ^ McGrath, Rachel (December 20, 2012). "Westlake High School students to enjoy Chicago and all that jazz". Ventura County Star. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2011". California Department of Education. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ "Board member overview". Conejo Valley Unified School District.
Further reading
[edit]- Gaugh, Catherine (January 19, 1977). "Unification: Why has the boat ride been so rough, and is there peace ahead". Ventura County Star. Vol. 22, no. 198. Ventura, California. pp. 1, 6, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- Woodruff, David (January 19, 1977). "Curriculum: The one problem has been solved—that nagging lack of standards". Ventura County Star. Vol. 22, no. 198. Ventura, California. pp. 7, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Morale: New policies, new problems, old wounds. Can they ever heal?". Ventura County Star. Vol. 22, no. 198. Ventura, California. January 19, 1977. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "In Valley Oaks, school bids $70,000 too high...". Ventura County Star. Vol. 19, no. 288. Ventura, California. April 30, 1974. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Twyford, Neal (April 30, 1974). "They were pioneers in Conejo classrooms". Ventura County Star. Vol. 19, no. 288. Ventura, California. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.