San Rafael City Schools is a school district headquartered in San Rafael , California , United States .
6-652: The district, according to the San Rafael city charter, is composed of two separate boundaries: the San Rafael Elementary School District and the San Rafael High School District , which are governed by the same board of education. The elementary zone covers the southern half of the city, while the separate Miller Creek Elementary School District covers the northern half. The high school zone covers all of
12-664: The areas in the Miller Creek Elementary School District: the rest of San Rafael and all of Lucas Valley-Marinwood . The San Rafael Elementary School District is one part of the San Rafael City Schools. The San Rafael High School District includes: Miller Creek Elementary School District Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
18-617: The city. In addition, San Quentin Village and part of Larkspur are within the two districts' boundaries. In 2001 there was a plan devised by the group Parents for Unification that would have removed the portion of the high school district including Terra Linda High School and merged it into the Dixie School District . Doing so would have caused the San Rafael Elementary District to merge with
24-448: The federal government to have courses on the same language at the other grade levels. San Rafael City Schools shares a common elected Board of Education, with a single superintendent and centralized district office support services. The Governance Team in 2015 includes: The elementary school district includes most of San Rafael, all of Santa Venetia , and a portion of Larkspur . The high school district includes those portions as well as
30-468: The growing demand for hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) classes. District Superintendents : Carmen Ghysels became the superintendent in 2023. Jim Hogeboom (2019-2023), Dr. Michael Watenpaugh (2007-2019), Laura Alvaranga ( -2007) Beginning in 1997 the high schools began to have courses on Mandarin Chinese . The elementary school district received a $ 160,000 grant from
36-737: The high school district. Approved Community Bond Measures - In November 2015, voters approved Measures A and B for modernization and new construction. Measure A provided $ 108 million to fund capital improvements in the Elementary School District. Measure B provided $ 161 million for capital projects in the High School District. The bond program has provided significant funding to create safe, innovative learning environments and instructional technology to support 21st century learning. Additional buildings, classrooms, labs and equipment reduced overcrowding and met
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