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|name = Visalia Unified School District[[Image:vusd.jpg]]
| name = {{PAGENAMEBASE}}
|motto = Raising Expectations
| logo = vusd.jpg
|established = 1885
| motto = We Create Futures
|region = California
| address = 5000 West Cypress Avenue
|grades = K - 12, Adult
| city = [[Visalia, California|Visalia]]
| state = [[California]]
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|superintendent = Craig Wheaton, Ed.D
|students = 32,000
| zipcode = 93277
|location = Visalia, California
| country = [[United States]]
|country = United States
| type = Public
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| superintendent = Kirk Shrum
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|website = http://visalia.k12.ca.us
| established = {{Start date and age|1965}}
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|0641160 |district_name=Visalia Unified |access_date=2022-03-05}}
| grades = K–12<ref name="nces_dist" />
| students = 28,884 (2020–2021)<ref name="nces_dist" />
| teachers = 1,287.52 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]])<ref name="nces_dist" />
| staff = 1,512.4 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]])<ref name="nces_dist" />
| ratio = 22.43:1<ref name="nces_dist" />
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The '''Visalia Unified School District''' is a school district in [[Tulare County, California]]. VUSD was established in 1885, and is the oldest school district in Tulare County{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}. The school district covers an area of 214 miles, and includes 24 elementary schools, a newcomer language assessment center, four middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, an adult school, a charter alternative academy, a charter independent study school, a K-8 charter home school, and a school that serves orthopedic handicapped students & mentally ill students. The VUSD area has a population base of over 135,000 people, over 32,000 of which are served by the school district.
The '''Visalia Unified School District''' is located in [[Tulare County, California]]. The school district covers an area of 214 miles, and includes 27 elementary schools, a newcomer language assessment center, five middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, an adult school, a charter alternative academy, a charter independent study school, a K-8 charter home school, and a school that serves orthopedic handicapped students. The VUSD area has a population base of over 135,000 people, over 32,000 of which are served by the school district.

==History==
Visalia Unified School District was established in 1965. VUSD was created by the unification of Visalia Union High School and the elementary districts it served. It had among its origins the Packwood School, created in 1845, and the Visalia City School District created in 1855.

Since 1965, VUSD has a long-standing investment in Career Technical Education, with over 4,000 students involved in the programs through the four comprehensive high schools as well as Sequoia High School, Visalia Technical Early College and Visalia Charter Independent Study. VUSD offers Career Technical Education pathways in 13 of the 15 industry sectors recognized by the State of California. VUSD offers the following Linked Learning Academies: Agricultural Biosciences & Technology; Architecture & Engineering; Business Finance Academy; Computer Science; First Responders; Health Sciences; Law & Justice; Media Arts; and Sports, Therapy, Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Neuromuscular Gains (STRONG).

Through the academies, VUSD students enjoy job shadowing and internship opportunities as part of their career exploration.


== Schools ==
== Schools ==


=== Elementary schools ===
=== Elementary schools ===
*[http://vusd.org/ARMitchell.cfm Annie R. Mitchell Elementary School]
*Annie R. Mitchell Elementary School
*Conyer Elementary School
* [http://vusd.org/Conyer.cfm Conyer Elementary School]{{Coord|36|19|23|N|119|18|02|W|region:US-CA_type:edu|display=inline,title|notes=<ref>{{Cite gnis|240875|Conyer Elementary School}}</ref>}}
*[http://vusd.org/CottonwoodCreek.cfm Cottonwood Creek Elementary School]
*Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
*Crestwood Elementary School
*Crestwood Elementary School
*[[Crowley Elementary School]]
*Crowley Elementary School
*Denton Elementary School
*Elbow Creek Elementary School
*Elbow Creek Elementary School
*Fairview Elementary School
*Fairview Elementary School
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*Oak Grove Elementary School
*Oak Grove Elementary School
*Pinkham Elementary School
*Pinkham Elementary School
*Riverway Elementary School (Opening Fall 2017)
*Riverway Elementary School
*Royal Oaks Elementary School
*Royal Oaks Elementary School
*Shannon Ranch Elementary School
*Shannon Ranch Elementary School
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=== Middle schools ===
=== Middle schools ===
*Divisadero Middle School
*Divisadero Middle School
*[[Green Acres Middle School]]
*Green Acres Middle School
*[[La Joya Middle School]]
*La Joya Middle School
*Ridgeview Middle School
*Ridgeview Middle School
*[[Valley Oak Middle School]]
*Valley Oak Middle School


=== High schools ===
=== High schools ===
*[[El Diamante High School]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yeager|first=Joshua|title=Youth organize march at El Diamante; VUSD comes out in support of BLM|url=https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2020/06/26/youth-organize-march-el-diamante-vusd-comes-out-support-blm/3266535001/|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=2020-06-28|work=Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register|language=en}}</ref>
*[[El Diamante High School]]
*[[Golden West High School]]
*[[Golden West High School]]
*[[Mt. Whitney High School]]
*[[Mt. Whitney High School]]
*[[Redwood High School (Visalia)]]
*[[Redwood High School (Visalia)|Redwood High School]]
*Sequoia High School (Visalia, California)
*Sequoia High School


=== Other Visalia District Schools ===
=== Other Visalia District Schools ===
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*River Bend School
*River Bend School
*Visalia Charter Independent Study
*Visalia Charter Independent Study
*Global Learning Charter School (Opening Fall 2017)
*Global Learning Charter School
*Visalia Technical Early College


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==Anti-gay discrimination case==
In 2002, a case against the school district was brought by gay student George Loomis and the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] for discrimination and mistreatment he had suffered as a high school senior. One teacher said of Loomis' ear rings: "Only two kinds of guys wear earrings, pirates and faggots, and I don't see any water around here."

The school district settled out-of-court for $130,000.<ref name="Conn2004">{{cite book|author=Kathleen Conn|title=Bullying and Harassment: A Legal Guide for Educators|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlJhbm0gLZUC&pg=PA87|year=2004|publisher=ASCD|isbn=978-1-4166-0014-5|page=90}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights_hiv-aids/groundbreaking-federal-lawsuit-settlement-school-agrees-strongest-anti-gay-hara|title=In Groundbreaking Federal Lawsuit Settlement, School Agrees To Strongest Anti-Gay Harassment Program in Nation|date=13 August 2002|publisher=ACLU}}</ref><ref name="Campos2005">{{cite book|author=David Campos|title=Understanding Gay and Lesbian Youth: Lessons for Straight School Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jgiLaDY34AIC&pg=PA89|date=28 September 2005|publisher=R&L Education|isbn=978-1-4616-5527-5|pages=89–90}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.vusd.org}}


[[Category:School districts in Tulare County, California]]
[[Category:School districts in Tulare County, California]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1885]]
[[Category:School districts established in 1885]]
[[Category:Education in Visalia, California]]
[[Category:Education in Visalia, California]]
[[Category:1885 establishments in California]]

Latest revision as of 02:01, 8 January 2025

Visalia Unified School District
Address
5000 West Cypress Avenue
Visalia
, California, 93277
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoWe Create Futures
GradesK–12[1]
Established1965; 60 years ago (1965)
SuperintendentKirk Shrum
NCES District ID0641160 [1]
Students and staff
Students28,884 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers1,287.52 (FTE)[1]
Staff1,512.4 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio22.43:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.vusd.org

The Visalia Unified School District is located in Tulare County, California. The school district covers an area of 214 miles, and includes 27 elementary schools, a newcomer language assessment center, five middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, an adult school, a charter alternative academy, a charter independent study school, a K-8 charter home school, and a school that serves orthopedic handicapped students. The VUSD area has a population base of over 135,000 people, over 32,000 of which are served by the school district.

History

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Visalia Unified School District was established in 1965. VUSD was created by the unification of Visalia Union High School and the elementary districts it served. It had among its origins the Packwood School, created in 1845, and the Visalia City School District created in 1855.

Since 1965, VUSD has a long-standing investment in Career Technical Education, with over 4,000 students involved in the programs through the four comprehensive high schools as well as Sequoia High School, Visalia Technical Early College and Visalia Charter Independent Study. VUSD offers Career Technical Education pathways in 13 of the 15 industry sectors recognized by the State of California. VUSD offers the following Linked Learning Academies: Agricultural Biosciences & Technology; Architecture & Engineering; Business Finance Academy; Computer Science; First Responders; Health Sciences; Law & Justice; Media Arts; and Sports, Therapy, Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Neuromuscular Gains (STRONG).

Through the academies, VUSD students enjoy job shadowing and internship opportunities as part of their career exploration.

Schools

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Elementary schools

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  • Annie R. Mitchell Elementary School
  • Conyer Elementary School
  • Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
  • Crestwood Elementary School
  • Crowley Elementary School
  • Denton Elementary School
  • Elbow Creek Elementary School
  • Fairview Elementary School
  • Four Creeks Elementary School
  • Golden Oak Elementary School
  • Goshen Elementary School
  • Highland Elementary School
  • Houston Elementary School
  • Hurley Elementary School
  • Ivanhoe Elementary School
  • Linwood Elementary School
  • Manuel F. Hernandez Elementary School
  • Mineral King Elementary School
  • Mountain View Elementary School
  • Oak Grove Elementary School
  • Pinkham Elementary School
  • Riverway Elementary School
  • Royal Oaks Elementary School
  • Shannon Ranch Elementary School
  • Veva Blunt Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School
  • Willow Glen Elementary School

Middle schools

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  • Divisadero Middle School
  • Green Acres Middle School
  • La Joya Middle School
  • Ridgeview Middle School
  • Valley Oak Middle School

High schools

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Other Visalia District Schools

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  • Visalia Adult School
  • Charter Alternative Academy
  • Charter Home School
  • River Bend School
  • Visalia Charter Independent Study
  • Global Learning Charter School
  • Visalia Technical Early College
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Visalia Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Yeager, Joshua (June 26, 2020). "Youth organize march at El Diamante; VUSD comes out in support of BLM". Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
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