Madera Unified School District
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Madera Unified School District | |
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Address | |
1902 Howard Road
Madera , California, 93637United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Madera Unified is where students are challenged to broaden their vision, inspired by meaningful opportunities and strive for authentic achievements. |
Grades | K–12[1] |
Established | 1966 |
Superintendent | Todd Lile |
NCES District ID | 0623340 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 19,941 (2020–2021)[1] |
Teachers | 914.2 (FTE)[1] |
Staff | 1,017.98 (FTE)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 21.81:1[1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Madera Unified School District is a
.History
The district was first incorporated in 1966 to consolidate the administration of schools in and around the City of Madera. The district has 28 schools (14 K-6 elementary schools, 4 K-8 country schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, 2 alternative education centers, one adult school, and a preschool program). In recent years, M.U.S.D has added 7 new schools (4 elementary schools and 1 middle school) and completed two high schools: Madera South High School (formerly Madera High School - South Campus) and Matilda Torres High School.[2]
Voting Rights Act lawsuit
Madera Unified's capitulation when faced with a 2008 lawsuit about how school board trustees were elected, as well as a judge's related ruling on the matter, has reportedly influenced other California school districts and other governmental bodies to change from at-large representation, which dominates the state's school districts, to a by-district system. Four Madera plaintiffs, represented by the San Francisco-based
Recent superintendents
The Madera Unified School Board placed Superintendent John Stafford on leave with pay for the remainder of the 2010-11 school year. No reason was given. After a short search, a new superintendent, Gustavo Balderas, was hired 2011 on a three-year contract. Balderas surprised the district by resigning to take another superintendent position in Southern California in 2012. During the search for a replacement for Balderas, accusations were made of improper conduct by several board members regarding the search. That search was aborted, and an investigation was launched. In the meantime, the board rehired former superintendent Julie O'Kane as interim. In July 2013, it was announced that Ed Gonzales, a former teacher and principal at Madera Unified, had been hired as superintendent.[citation needed]
Schools
Elementary schools
- John Adams Elementary School
- Alpha Elementary School
- Berenda Elementary School
- Caesar E. Chavez Elementary School
- Eastin-Arcola Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- James Madison Elementary School
- Millview Elementary School
- James Monroe Elementary School
- Nishimoto Elementary School
- Parkwood Elementary School
- John J. Pershing Elementary School
- Sierra Vista Elementary School
- George Washington Elementary School
- Virginia Lee Rose Elementary School
Middle schools
- Jack G. Desmond Middle School
- Martin Luther King Jr, Middle School
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High schools
- Madera High School
- Madera South High School
- Matilda Torres High School
K-8 schools
- Dixieland School
- Howard School
- La Vina School
- Eastin Arcola
Alternative education
- Furman High School
- Adult Education
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Madera Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Matilda Torres High - School Directory Details (CA Dept of Education)". Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Madera Unified case is changing elections throughout California," Los Angeles Times, Jan. 4, 2009, http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/04/local/me-madera4 Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Indybay, Aug. 21, 2008, http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/21/18528496.php Archived 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine