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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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=

=Adult Education=

  • Livermore Adult Education

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