Size in California:
27th largest
Size in San Diego County:
3rd largest
Geographic size of District:
100 sq. miles
Communities Served:
Poway, Rancho Peñasquitos, Rancho Bernardo,
Sabre Springs,
Carmel Mountain Ranch, Torrey Highlands, Black Mountain Ranch, 4S Ranch,
Santa Fe Valley
Number of Schools: 32
22 elementary schools
5 middle schools
4 comprehensive high schools
1 continuation high school
Location of Schools:
11 schools in city of Poway
21 schools in city of San Diego
Number of Students:
32,532 (K-12)
Total Elementary
(K-5)....14,289
Total Middle
(6-8)....7,863
Total High School
(9-12)......10,380
Adult Education: 10,352
students
(CBEDS 2002-03)
Ethnic Diversity:
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.5%
African American 3.0%
Asian
10.3%
Filipino
6.9%
Hispanic
8.8%
Pacific Islander
0.5%
White
67.8%
Multiple/No Response 2.3%
Number of Employees:
3,296
Budget:
$206 million
Lottery:
2% of total budget
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The Third Annual State of the District Report contains a comprehensive look at Poway Unified School
District. This 75-page reference document can be found here.
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The
State of the District Report serves as a guide to everything about Poway
Unified. Learn about the statistics of the school district,
the student population, geographic areas, and enrollment history. Read
about attendance rates, state and national test results, and how PUSD
schools scored in API, AYP (No Child Left Behind requirements), and on
California grade level Standards tests.
The report features the district's goals and
targets and details the steps to be taken to increase the achievement
and success of each student. Click Read More
to access each page of the report and learn about specific
assessments and results, programs, and recognitions.
To view just the Executive
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Taxpayers
Association Recognizes PUSD with its
Golden Watchdog Award
The Poway Unified School District
received a coveted 2005 Golden Watchdog Award from the San Diego County
Taxpayers Association for saving taxpayers close to $9 million by refinancing
school construction and modernization bonds approved by district voters in 2002.
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Click here to find out where and
when our PUSD students will graduate this year!
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Mt. Carmel High School named California
Distinguished School
Mt. Carmel High School has become
a 2005 Distinguished High School. The school was one of 100 high schools in
California who received the honor on May 20 in Anaheim, California. This is the
third California Distinguished School Award for Mt. Carmel. The other awards
were in 1986 and 1999. Mt. Carmel also received the national Blue Ribbon School
Award in 1989 and 2000.
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Poway High School
2005 State Wrestling Champs
Coach: Wayne Branstetter
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Christine Sun,
third grader at Deer Canyon Elementary School, placed first in the Fifth Annual
Water Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the City of San Diego Water
Department. This year’s theme, “Water… Use Reduce Your Use,” gave
students the opportunity to artistically illustrate meaningful water
conservation messages. Shoal Creek fourth grader Cassie Hwang received a second
place; and Sunset Hills fourth grader Johanna Yen received a third place.
Winning posters will be on display June 10-July 4 at the San Diego County Fair’s
Kids Best Art Exhibit. The posters will also be featured in the 2006 Water
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The Citizens' Oversight
Committee presents the first program update
to the community. The Committee is pleased to report that currently the Building
for Success Program is on budget and on schedule. The
Group One schools - Mt. Carmel High School, Poway High School,
Westwood and Midland
elementary schools began renovations and re-building in the Summer of 2004. The online report and a printable copy are
available.
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Community Report
Building for Success
Citizens' Oversight Committee
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Poway Unified
School District, through a generous donation from community member David
Bender, started implementing Character Counts! at several school sites last year
and will continue to bring the program to all sites over the next two years. The
over-arching goal of the Character Counts! program is to adopt the "Six
Pillars of Character" (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness,
Caring, and Citizenship) as a common framework to develop positive character in
the school community.
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Parents, every child's first and most important teachers, are
critical to Kindergarten readiness. PUSD's
Preschool/Extended Student Services developed an informal list of desirable
readiness skills that will help children when they begin school. The list is a
guide to help reassure parents that their intuitions and experiences with their
own children give them valuable insight about readiness for kindergarten. For
more information, call 858-748-0010 ext. 2075.
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Poway Unified's address
locator system is on the PUSD website. By entering the number of the house and
just the first few letters of the street name, you will be given the names,
addresses, phone numbers of the schools of residence
for that address. There are also
links to individual school's websites.
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PUSD’s Art With
Heart returns
to the Poway Center for Performing Arts after a year’s absence due to budget
cuts. This year, the show, which consistently astounds viewers, has SONY and
PUSD Partners in Education as major sponsors. BAE Systems is also a contributor.
The K-12 student juried exhibition is being held from May 2 to May
31.
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Preparing
students to be successful in college and
in the business world begins with preschool and extends throughout one’s
lifetime. The links in this section access websites that give not only college
information, but tips for parents of elementary students as well. Learning
about all the options available for students today can help in planning for the
future. Beginning to plan early can make all the difference.
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College
preparatory coursework, known as a-g requirements, are prerequisites for
admission to colleges and universities including the University of California
and California State University systems. Having more students meet the rigorous
a-g requirements and be successful in college is a major goal for Poway Unified.
Students need to acquire the critical skills needed to do college work during
high school through taking advantage of college prep coursework.
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In our efforts to communicate quickly with our community, we are asking
others to subscribe to this e-bulletin. For parents, any change in e-mail
addresses or additions need to be made at the school where your child(ren)
attend. Other community members please contact sraffer@powayusd.com if you wish to
subscribe.
If you received this bulletin, you are already subscribed. In case of emergency,
this form of communication could be invaluable.
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The federal government has begun implementing No Child Left Behind (NCLB) by
holding states accountable for developing plans and reporting progress toward
meeting the requirements of NCLB.
The overall goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is to have all students
– 100 percent – achieving at grade level by 2014.
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