San Leandro Unified School District

San Leandro Unified School District is a publicly funded unified school district in San Leandro, Alameda County, California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, between Oakland to the northwest and Hayward to the southeast. The district has 12 schools and 447 teachers, with a total enrollment of 8,729 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

San Leandro Unified School District
Address
835 E. 14th Street, Suite 200
, Alameda, California, 94577
United States
Coordinates37°41′44.63″N 122°9′37.96″W / 37.6957306°N 122.1605444°W / 37.6957306; -122.1605444
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
PresidentJames Aguilar[1]
SuperintendentDr. Mike McLaughlin
Asst. superintendent(s)Dr. Kevin Collins, Dr. Sonal Patel, & Dr. Zarina Zanipatin
School boardJames Aguilar, Peter Oshinski, Monique Tate, Liz Toledo, Leo Sheridan, Evelyn Gonzalez, Diana Prola[3]
Accreditation(s)Western Association of Schools and Colleges
NCES District ID0634680[2]
District ID0161291
Students and staff
Enrollment8715 (2021-2022)[4]
Teachers426.4 FTE (2008-09)
Staff693
Other information
2007 API709
Average Class Size28.4
Ratio20.4
Websitewww.sanleandro.k12.ca.us

Staff

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In 2008–09, the district employed 447 classroom teachers, filling the equivalent of 426.4 full-time positions. Teaching staff were assigned primarily as follows: 182 in self-contained classrooms, 193 in subject area classrooms, nine in vocational education classrooms, and 35 in special education classrooms. Certified staff also included 43 administrators and 46 staff in pupil services.

Full teaching credentials were held by 95.1% of teaching staff. University and District interns constituted 4.9% of the staff, with no teachers holding emergency credentials. Annual salaries ranged from the lowest offered of $49,363 to $91,058. The average teacher salary was $70,877. Teachers had an average of 13 years experience.

Teachers were 64.4% White, 8.3% Asian, 9.8% Hispanic, 7.2% African American, 2.9% Filipino, with remaining individuals having provided multiple or no responses or belonging to groups with less than 2% representation.[5]

Notable staff

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Former California Treasurer and Attorney General Bill Lockyer served on the district's board of directors at the beginning of his political career. Two mayors of San Leandro, Stephen H. Cassidy and Pauline Cutter, also began their political careers on the school board.

Students

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Demographics

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In the school year of 2008–09, students were 39.7% Hispanic, 16.4% African American, 15.6% Asian, 13.1% White, 8.7% Filipino, with remaining individuals having provided multiple or no responses or belonging to groups with less than 2% representation. More than half of enrolled students qualified for free or reduced price meals (53.2%). Compensatory education classes were provided to 17.2% of students and 27.1% were classified as English learners. 183 students were enrolled in alternative education, including 216 in independent study, 71 in alternative schools and programs of choice, and 21 in opportunity programs.

The majority of English learners spoke Spanish (1,587). Other languages spoken included Cantonese (216), Filipino (183), Vietnamese (158), and Arabic (51).[6]

Academic performance

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In 2005–06, 504 students graduated from district schools, of whom 208 met the course requirements for entrance to the University of California or California State University systems. The dropout rate was 1.7%, based on 45 students dropping out of grades 9–12. The 4-year derived dropout rate was 7.2%, compared to a countywide average of 12.8% and a statewide average of 14.1%.[7]

In 2006–07 assessments tests, 37% of students were rated proficient and above in language arts, compared to 48% countywide and 43% statewide. In math, 35% rated proficient and above, compared to 44% countywide and 40% statewide. The average Academic Performance Index (API) score was 709.

In 2018, the California State Department of Education selected James Madison Elementary as one of 21 elementary schools across Alameda County, and the only school in San Leandro, as a 2018 California Distinguished School.[8]

Advanced Placement Program

In 2018, the College Board Advanced Placement named the San Leandro Unified School District a District of the Year for being the national leader among medium-sized school districts in expanding access to Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses while simultaneously improving AP Exam performance. The San Leandro Unified School District was one of 447 school districts across the U.S. and Canada that achieved placement on the annual AP District Honor Roll.

From this list, three AP Districts of the Year were selected based on an analysis of three academic years of AP data. SLUSD was chosen for the 'medium' district population size, which is defined as having between 8,000 and 49,999 students. SLUSD was the only district in the state and only three in the nation who were honored with this recognition.[9]

Fiscal

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Budgeted revenues for FY 2006-07 were $68,228,376. The revenue per student was $7,972, compared to the statewide average of $8,923 for all unified districts. The district has put four bond and parcel tax propositions in the ballot since the mid-1980s. The November 1994 bond proposal failed, with a 62.1% favorable vote (two-thirds required to pass). The March 1997 bond passed, with 69.2% of the vote, providing $53,850,000 for renovation and new construction. The April 2006 parcel tax of $0.012 per square foot failed, with 60.8% of the vote. The November 2006 General Obligation bond for $109,000,000 to renovate and modernize schools, and reduce overcrowding, passed, with a 68.66% favorable vote.[10]

Schools

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The district operates eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one continuation school. The district has no operating charter schools.

School name address students grades 2007 API notes
Garfield Elementary 13050 Aurora Drive
San Leandro 94577-3159
389 K–5 704
James Madison Elementary 14751 Juniper Street
San Leandro 94579-1222
373 K–5 725
Jefferson Elementary 14300 Bancroft Avenue
San Leandro 94578-1727
496 K–5 807
McKinley Elementary 2150 East 14th Street
San Leandro 94577-6025
497 K–5 719
Monroe Elementary 3750 Monterey Blvd.
San Leandro 94578-4116
430 K–5 765
Roosevelt Elementary 951 Dowling Blvd.
San Leandro 94577-2125
513 K–5 730
Washington Elementary 250 Dutton Avenue
San Leandro 94577-2804
357 K–5 729
Wilson Elementary 1300 Williams Street
San Leandro 94577-2401
820 K–5 734
Bancroft Middle 1150 Bancroft Avenue
San Leandro 94577-3863
1006 6–8 671 Principal: Valentin Del Rio
Notable alumni Jarrad Page, NFL player;
Notable staff: teacher and coach Jim Sorensen,
Masters track world record holder;
Mascot: Broncos; Website: www.bancroftbroncos.net
John Muir Middle 1444 Williams Street
San Leandro 94577-2403
1150 6–8 708 Principal: Robert Picciotto[11]
Mascot: Peregrine falcon; website www.johnmuirsl.org
37°42′57.43″N 122°9′50.09″W / 37.7159528°N 122.1639139°W / 37.7159528; -122.1639139
Lincoln High (Continuation) 2600 Teagarden Street
San Leandro 94579-1222
76 10-12 510
San Leandro High 2200 Bancroft Avenue
San Leandro 94577-6108
2617 9–12 685
Pacific High School (closed)[12] 1201 Marina Blvd.
San Leandro 94577
9-12 Operated classes of 1962-1986.
Mascot: Vikings

Note: school enrollment data is for 2005–06.[13]

Notes

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  1. ^ School Board President James Aguilar, accessed March 17, 2022
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for San Leandro Unified School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ^ Board of Trustees, accessed March 17, 2022
  4. ^ March 1 2022 School Board Meeting Agenda: Enrollment Attachment, accessed March 17, 2022
  5. ^ Ed-Data, District Profile, Fiscal Year: 2008-09, Staffing, accessed January 14, 2011
  6. ^ Ed-Data, District Profile, Fiscal Year: 2006-07, Students, accessed January 14, 2011
  7. ^ California Department of Education, Selected District Level Data - 0161291, accessed April 15, 2008
  8. ^ San Leandro Unified School District, James Madison Elementary Named a 2018 California Distinguished School published May 16, 2018
  9. ^ San Leandro Unified School District, San Leandro Unified School District Awarded National “Advanced Placement District of the Year” by the College Board
  10. ^ Ed-Data, District Profile, Fiscal Year: 2006-07, Bond & Parcel Tax Elections, accessed April 15, 2008
  11. ^ Tomlin, Russell (2011-06-30). "Welcome to John Muir Middle School". John Muir Middle School. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  12. ^ "Pacific High - California School Directory". California Department of Education. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  13. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, accessed April 15, 2008
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