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: 33
22 elementary schools
6 middle schools
4 comprehensive high schools
1 continuation high school
Location of Schools:
11 schools in city of Poway
20 schools in city of San Diego
2 schools in the county 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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To Our Graduating Class of 2006
from the Superintendent:
Graduation from high school represents a significant milestone in life. It is the culmination of 13-plus years of formal schooling to impart the skills, knowledge, and attitudes students have absorbed over these formative years.
Graduation Times and
Locations
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Internet Safety
The Internet can be a great place to learn, grow and discover. It can also  be a dangerous place for a child and requires
parent's
vigilant attention to its use. We have collected some resources that may
help you in your ability to monitor your child appropriately.
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 Connect-ED
We very excited to introduce the Connect-ED® service, our new
school-to-parent communication system that will allow us to send important
messages to you by telephone. The Connect-ED service
will help us provide a safer learning environment, enhance emergency
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The Fourth Annual State of the District Report is your guide to everything PUSD. Read about our
mission, student performance, testing results, awards, and progress of
Proposition U in our Fourth Annual State of the District Report. Visual
charts that make understanding easy are included.
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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
Summary click here. |
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 PUSD
is pleased to announce its new District Teachers of the Year. Dan Lutgen,
Marissa Ochoa, and Leonora Persichina have been chosen as Poway Unified School
District Teachers of the Year for 2006-2007 from a very distinguished list of
school site teachers of the year.
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Recognition
as PUSD's 2006 Classified Employees  of the Year was awarded to Melinda Turnwall, School Bus Driver, and Terri Horan, Instructional Aide,
Special Education, Deer Canyon Elementary School.
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From Our Superintendent:
Dear Parents and Community Members,
When we share that our goal is to
have every student graduate college ready, what does this mean? By college
ready, we mean that students will graduate with a strong foundation in reading,
writing, and mathematics and the knowledge and skills needed to be prepared for
college or other postsecondary training.
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We are proud to have
our Superintendent, Don Phillips recognized for his efforts on behalf of our
school district. He is seen here (center) on the cover of District
Administration magazine. The article talks about how seven districts have
joined together to collaborate, share best practices and most of all, improve
the education they offer their students. |
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PUSD
Unveils New Website |
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In the world of online communication it is important to
change web pages periodically to maintain interest and encourage frequent
visits. We are trying to give our users a lot of valuable information on this
new homepage. We created new pages especially for our Parents, Students,
and Staff. We also have easy navigation available on every page.
Our goal was to make accessible a lot of material about
PUSD without having to click multiple times to find that information.
We hope that you find PUSD’s new homepage and
accompanying pages user friendly.
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Your Prop U Dollars at Work |
| Construction projects are underway across the school district.
For a
PowerPoint display of our latest accomplishments go to:
www.powayusd.com/bond/updates.htm
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Midland Elementary School
The Old Oak Tree and Playground
Read More -> |
Mt. Carmel High School
New Science Classrooms
Read More -> |
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Twin Peaks Middle School
Student Services Building
Expansion
Read More ->
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Poway High School
Titan plaza entrance to new
classroom buildings
Read More ->
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Prop U
(Building for Success) Community Report |
The Citizens' Oversight
Committee presents its Fall 2005 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 and 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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Helping Children Arrive at
Kindergarten Ready to Learn |
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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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What knowledge, skills,
and attitudes are important in preparation for KINDERGARTEN?
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Alphabet Knowledge
Identifies some letters, uses some letter-sound associations, and may
begin to recognize that letters make up words. |
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Books
Enjoys
being read to, explores
and discusses books, draws pictures related to story, and talks about
drawing. |
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Concepts
Knows concepts like over, under,
through, etc. |
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Looking
Toward the Future - College |
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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Check out PUSD on-line |
The Poway Unified School District highlights many of its special events in
an area of our website we call "Inside Look". These stories,
about students, schools, and special programs were featured on our home page.
Click here to see the "Inside Look."
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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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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,
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