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8-786: In the 1930s and 1940s, Indio Public Schools consisted of Washington, Roosevelt, Jackson, Lincoln and Hoover schools, with the Jefferson school the sole junior high-level facility. In 1966, voters approved the consolidation of the Indio Elementary School District and the Coachella Valley Joint Union High School District, with some smaller elementary districts, into one, 760 square mile, district called Desert Sands Unified School District. The district initially served about 6,600 students. In 2010, using funds provided by

16-449: A wide range of distinctive education programs. Enrolling in these schools is often a highly competitive experience. Applicants are required to develop hypothetical magnet school projects in order to demonstrate how they intend to align a magnet school project with their already existing desegregation plans. They must also provide according context and a summary of their intended goals in line with their desegregation plan as well as lay out how

24-424: A wifi connection at home can also be issued a mifi device to connect to the district's network. DSUSD has 20 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 4 high schools, 2 continuation high schools, an alternative education school, and 2 preschool programs. Magnet Schools Assistance Program Magnet Schools Assistance is a Federal grants program administered by the U.S. Department of Education . The program

32-615: Is designed to help desegregate public schools. The program is defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 , in Section 5301, though the program itself was developed in the early 1980s to address de facto racism through funds given to school distracts that were voluntarily implementing desegregation plans or court orders intended to reduce racial isolation. The Magnet Schools Assistance Program serves many purposes including but not limited to: Magnet schools offer

40-918: The Magnet Schools Assistance Program , two elementary schools were converted to magnet schools : the Carrillo Ranch Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School and the John F. Kennedy Elementary Math and Science Magnet School. In 2016, the school district celebrated its 50th anniversary with an exhibit at the Coachella Valley History Museum, a former one-room school house built in 1909. In 2016-2017, Desert Sands began offering full-day Kindergarten at all schools (except for Washington Charter) in order to help prepare students and increase reading and writing skills. The expansion

48-514: The encouragement of professional development along with other activities that will continue to enrich the educational experience of students in magnet schools at a high performance level even after funding ends. MSAP funded magnet schools are notably characterized by the fact that they are still public schools despite the enhancements made to the institutions through program funding. These elementary schools, secondary schools, and education centers offer special curriculums that are capable of bringing in

56-447: The funding provided by the program will assist in achieving district goals related to the purposes of the program. Projects are meant to support the development and design of education methods and practices that will promote diversity and increase choices in the public education system. MSAP supports capacity development —the ability of a school to assist all of its students in meeting more challenging standards in their education—through

64-545: Was funded by the district's Local Control and Accountability Plan. In 2017, Students in the Desert Sands Unified School District outperformed the other Coachella Valley school districts on statewide tests. In the 2018-19 school year, the school district launched a new One to World device initiative titled Connect. Chromebooks are used district-wide for grades 2-12 and the devices are being issued each year alongside textbooks. Students needing

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