Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
{{Short description|School district in Livermore, California}}
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| name = Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
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| streetaddress = 685 East Jack London Blvd.
| city = Livermore
| county = Alameda County
| state = California
| zipcode = 94551
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|37|41|19.99|N|121|47|29.02|W|region:US|display=it}}
| website = http://www.livermoreschools.com
| superintendent = Torie Gibson
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| grades = K–12
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Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) is a public school district located in Livermore, California, United States. It is located in Alameda County. {{As of|2024|August}}, the superintendent is Torie Gibson,{{Cite web |title=Leadership: Superintendent of Schools |url=https://www.livermoreschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=56 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Livermore Joint Unified School District |language=en}} and the school board is composed of Steven Drouin, Emily Prusso, Craig Bueno, Kristie Wang, and Yanira Guzman. 12,956 students enrolled in schools in the district in the 2022-2023 school year.
In addition to Livermore, it includes a portion of Dublin and a very small portion of Pleasanton.{{Cite web |title=Overview of Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, California |url=https://statisticalatlas.com/school-district/California/Livermore-Valley-Joint-Unified-School-District/Overview |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=Statistical Atlas}}{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06001_alameda/DC20SD_C06001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Alameda County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-12-15}} The district has a $138 parcel tax, last renewed in 2022 for seven years.{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Cierra |date=2022-08-17 |title=Livermore school board approves $450M facilities bond measure for November election |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2022/08/16/livermore-school-board-approves-450m-facilities-bond-measure-for-november-election/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Pleasanton Weekly |language=en-US}}
History
= 2020s =
In 2024, LVJUSD was placed on a state warning list of schools whose budgets may not meet their projections.{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Jeremy |date=2024-08-25 |title=Big budget decisions loom for new Livermore school district leaders |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/education/2024/08/25/big-budget-decisions-loom-for-new-livermore-school-district-leaders/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Pleasanton Weekly |language=en-US}} District officials said this was due to budget issues from the COVID-19 pandemic and the withdrawal of the associated temporary emergency funds.
Schools
The district operates 19 schools: nine elementary (K–5) schools, three middle (6-8) schools, two TK-8 schools, two comprehensive high schools and two alternative high schools.{{Cite web |title=Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, California |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Livermore_Valley_Joint_Unified_School_District,_California |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} There previously were also two charter schools in the area, one K-8 and one high school,{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} as well as a third alternative high school.{{Cite web |title=Phoenix High (Continuation) |url=https://www.cde.ca.gov/SchoolDirectory/details?cdscode=01612000130492 |website=California School Directory |publisher=California Department of Education}} Both of the charter schools were operated by the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation, a local 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization founded by parents and teachers, until they closed due to conflicts of interest and fiscal problems within the corporation.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} The third alternative high school, Phoenix High, closed in 2013, having previously shared a building with Del Valle High. {{As of|2024}}, the schools currently open in the district are:
=Elementary=
- Altamont Creek Elementary School
- Arroyo Seco Elementary School
- Emma C. Smith Elementary School
- Jackson Avenue Elementary School
- Lawrence Elementary School
- Leo R. Croce Elementary School
- Marylin Avenue STEAM Academy
- Rancho Las Positas Elementary School
- Sunset Elementary School
=TK-8=
- Joe Michell TK-8 School
- Junction Avenue TK-8 School
=Middle=
- Christensen Middle School
- East Avenue Middle School
- William Mendenhall Middle School
=High=
- Del Valle Continuation High School
- Granada High School
- Livermore High School
- Vineyard Alternative School, an alternative independent study school
=Adult Education=
- Livermore Adult Education
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.livermoreschools.com}}
- [http://www.livermoreschools.com/schools LVJUSD public schools site list]
- [http://croce.schoolloop.com/ Leo R. Croce School]
- [http://marylin.schoolloop.com/ Marylin Avenue Elementary School]
- [http://www.lvcs.org/ Livermore Valley Charter School]
- [http://www.lvcp.org/ Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High School]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130328080550/http://www.trivalleylearning.org/ Tri-Valley Learning Corp., a not-for-profit charter school management organization]
- [http://www.acoe.org/apps/page.asp?Q=978 Alameda County Office of Education]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/sd/details.asp?cds=01612000000000&public=Y California Department of Education]
{{Livermore, California}}
Category:School districts in Alameda County, California