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Twin Rivers Unified School District
Address
5115 Dudley Boulevard
McClellan Park
, California, 95652
United States
District information
TypePublic school district
GradesK–12[1]
Established2007; 17 years ago (2007)
PresidentBasim Elkarra
NCES District ID0601332 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment24,513 (2022–2023)[1]
Teachers1,088.72 (FTE)[1]
Staff1,434.31 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio22.5:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.trusd.net

Twin Rivers Unified School District is a school district in McClellan, California, United States. The district office is located at 5115 Dudley Boulevard, McClellan, California.[2]

Twin Rivers operates the cleanest school bus fleet in the country,[according to whom?] with 25 battery electric buses and ten more on order. It also has 35 buses that run on compressed natural gas and 60 on renewable diesel.[3]

History

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The district was created as a result of the November 2007 approval of Measure B, a proposal to merge the four North Sacramento area school districts: the North Sacramento School District, the Del Paso Heights School District, the Rio Linda Union School District, and the Grant Joint Union High School District.[4][5] Originally referred to as New North Area Unified School District after Measure B passed, the name Twin Rivers was selected from among 300 submitted by community members during a three-week naming contest.[6]

Administration

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  • Dr. Steve Martinez, Superintendent
  • Marci Bernard, Interim Associate Superintendent of School Leadership
  • Gina Carreón, Chief Human Resources Official
  • Ryan DiGiulio, Chief Business Official
  • David Lugo, Chief of Police

On December 4, 2007, the trustees selected Frank Porter to serve as Twin Rivers USD Interim Superintendent.[7] Porter, who had been the superintendent of the Rio Linda Union School District was selected for the job over Ramona Bishop, the superintendent of the Del Paso Heights Elementary School District. The new district assumed operational responsibility for the 37,000 students in the four merging districts on July 1, 2008.

Frank Porter has announced his retirement as of June 30, 2012 after four and a half years as the district's superintendent. Rob Ball served about three months as acting superintendent and Joe Williams served 10 months as the interim superintendent. Effective July 1, 2013, Dr. Steven Martinez, previously of Fresno Unified now serves as the district superintendent.

Five of the district's assistant superintendents have become superintendents - Debra LaVoi, Ed.D., became the superintendent at Woodland Joint Unified in July 2009 until her retirement in July 2014, Ramona Bishop, Ed.D.,became the superintendent at Vallejo City Unified in April 2011, Gloria Hernandez-Goff, Ed.D., became the Superintendent of the Ravenswood School District in May 2013, and Rusty Clark became the superintendent of the Pleasant Ridge School District near Grass Valley in June 2013. June 2020 Andy Weather Director of Special Projects became Superintendent of the Grass Valley School District. Dr. Shelly Holt, secondary curriculum director for the district when it first started is now in the Fontana Unified School District in Southern California.

Boundary

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A portion of the City of Sacramento is within the district, with portions for grades K-12, and others for grades 7-12.[8] North Sacramento and Del Paso Heights Norte Del Rio High School also served this area until its closure in the 1980s.

Three of Sacramento's westside suburbs are served by Twin Rivers Schools:

Other territories within TRUSD include portions of Elverta (for grades 9-12) and portions of McClellan Park (for grades 7-12). The district takes students in grades 7-12 from the territory of Robla Elementary School District,[8] while it takes students in grades 9-12 from the territory of Elverta Joint Elementary School District..[8][9]

Board of Trustees

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The trustees are:[10]

  • Michael Baker
  • Christine Jefferson, Clerk of the Board
  • Stacey E. Bastian, Vice President of the Board
  • Rebecca Sandoval
  • Basim Elkarra, President of the Board
  • Sasha Vogt
  • Sharon Reichelt (Appointed)

Notable alumni

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There have been several students and staff members of the schools that are within the Twin Rivers USD.

  • Darren Oliver - Rio Linda High - Pitcher Anaheim Angels MLB
  • Virginia Avila - Grant Union High School Teacher - California Teacher of the Year 2003[11]
  • Sean Chambers - Highlands High School Class of 1983, - Alaska Aces (PBA) star player[12]
  • Grantland Johnson - Grant Union High School graduate - Former California Secretary of Health and Human Services[13]
  • Scott Galbraith - Highlands High School, Class of 1985 - former professional American football tight end in the NFL for nine seasons - played in Super Bowl XXVIII with the champion Dallas Cowboys (final score Dallas 30, Buffalo 13)[14]
  • Dr. William H. Lee - Grant Union High School graduate - Owner/Publisher of The Sacramento Observer[15]
  • Rob Vernatchi - Twin Rivers Adult School (formerly Grant Adult Education) NCOA Referee Graduate - NFL Official (Field Judge)[16]
  • George Wright - Grant Union High School Graduate - Organist
  • Rob Kerth - former Sacramento City councilmember and mayoral candidate
  • Lloyd Connelly - Sacramento County Judge, former Assemblymember and Sacramento City Councilmember
  • Allen Warren- Former Sacramento City Councilmember

Susan Peters, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

Alumni who came back to serve on the Board of Trustees

  • Alecia Chasten 2008-2012 (Highlands)
  • Michelle Rivas 2008–2012, 2014–2024 (Foothill)
  • Bob Bastian 2008–2022 (Grant)
  • Rebecca Sandoval 2012–Present (Norte Del Rio)
  • Michael Baker 2012–Present (Foothill)
  • Christine Jefferson 2020-Present (Grant)
  • Stacey Bastian 2022-Present (Rio Linda)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Twin Rivers Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ Twin Rivers Interim Website
  3. ^ Hannon, Taylor (2019-05-31). "Calif. District Adds to Largest Fleet of Electric School Buses". STN Media. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  4. ^ "Sacramento County Final Election Count" (PDF). Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-24.
  5. ^ Rosenhall, Laurel (2007-11-07). "Historic school merger approved - Grant, three feeder districts will unite; 7 elected to board". The Sacramento Bee. pp. A1. Retrieved 2022-03-17 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ Rosenhall, Laurel (2008-01-10). "New school district now has a name: Twin Rivers". The Sacramento Bee. pp. B2. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ^ Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 4, 2007 Archived July 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees
  8. ^ a b c "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sacramento County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-08-28. - Text list
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Placer County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-08-28. - Text list
  10. ^ "Twin Rivers - School Board".
  11. ^ Thomas, Mary Lou (November 20, 2002). "Eastin Announces Five California Teachers of the Year 2003". California Department of Education News Release. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  12. ^ Davis, Regina (March 2004). "Where Are They Now?". Grant Today. Retrieved 2007-07-19.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Call for Unity". Sacramento News & Review. November 11, 2003. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  14. ^ "Football 'Hero' Returns Home: Dallas Cowboys Star Scott Galbraith". Sacramento Observer. February 9, 1994. Archived from the original on July 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  15. ^ "Dr. William H. Lee Biography". The Sacramento Observer. June 14, 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  16. ^ "Rob Vernatchi - NFL". Football Officials Camp, LLC. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
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