Twin Rivers Unified School District

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name= Twin Rivers Unified School District


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streetaddress= 5107 Dudley Boulevard, Building 250B
city= McClellan
state= CA
zipcode= 95652
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url= http://www.twinriversusd.org/
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superintendent= Frank Porter (Interim)
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grades= K-12 & Adult Education
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area= Sacramento County
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founded= 2008
enrollment= 30,713 grades K-12 & 7,562 adults
enrollment_as_of= 2006-2007

The Twin Rivers Unified School District (formerly known as the New North Area Unified School District) was created as a result of the November 2007 approval of Measure B [ [http://www.elections.saccounty.net/coswcms/groups/public/@wcm/@pub/@vre/@inter/documents/webcontent/sac_008430.pdf Sacramento County Final Election Count] ] [ [http://www.sacbee.com/elections/story/476337.html Historic school merger approved] , Sacramento Bee, November 7, 2007] , a proposal to merge the four North Sacramento (California) area school districts: the North Sacramento School District, the Del Paso Heights School District, the Rio Linda Union School District, and the Grant Joint Union High School District. The name Twin Rivers was selected from among 300 submitted by community members during a three-week naming contest. [ [http://www.sacbee.com/education/story/623660.html New school district now has a name: Twin Rivers] , Sacramento Bee, January 10, 2008] Twin Rivers USD has also hosted a series of community forums to obtain feedback and input from parents, classified staff, teachers, and community members. [ [http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/730950.html New school district seeks public's ideas] , Sacramento Bee, February 22, 2008] An interim office has been established for TRUSD at 5107 Dudley Blvd, Building 250B, McClellan, California. [ [http://www.twinriversusd.org Twin Rivers Interim Website] ]

On December 4, 2007, the trustees selected Frank Porter to serve as Twin Rivers USD Interim Superintendent. [ [http://www.twinriversusd.org/Board/minutes/December%204%202007.pdf Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 4, 2007] , Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees] The new district assumed operational responsibility for the 37,000 students in the four merging districts on July 1, 2008.

Governing Board

The governing board for the new district was also elected in the same election. The board consists of seven members, each representing the specific geographic area in which they live. The board members are [ [http://www.sacbee.com/education/story/478530.html New faces in driver's seat in school merger] , Sacramento Bee, November 8, 2007] :
* Janis Green, representing area 1
* Michelle Rivas, representing area 2
* Alecia Eugene Chasten, representing area 3
* Cortez Quinn, representing area 4
* Bob Bastian, representing area 5
* Roger Westrup, representing area 6
* Linda Fowler, representing area 7

Notable Students and Staff

There have been several students and staff members of the schools that are within the Twin Rivers USD.

* Virginia Avila - Grant High School Teacher - California Teacher of the Year 2003 [cite news
last = Thomas
first = Mary Lou
title = Eastin Announces Five California Teachers of the Year 2003
publisher = California Department of Education News Release
date = November 20, 2002
url = http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr02/yr02rel36.asp
accessdate = 2007-07-19 ]
* Sean Chambers - Highlands High School Class of 1993, Current Highlands High School Basketball Coach - Alaska Aces (PBA) star player [cite news
last = Davis
first = Regina
title = Where Are They Now?
publisher = Grant Today
date = March 2004
url = http://www.grant.k12.ca.us/com/GrantToday/Archives/2004Mar/WhereAreTheyNow.html
accessdate = 2007-07-19 ]
* Grantland Johnson - Grant High School graduate - Former California Secretary of Health and Human Services [cite news
title = Call for Unity
publisher = Sacramento News & Review
date = November 11, 2003
url = http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=oid%3A15853
accessdate = 2007-07-19 ]
* Dr. William H. Lee - Grant High School graduate - Owner/Publisher of The Sacramento Observer [cite news
title = Dr. William H. Lee Biography
publisher = The Sacramento Observer
date = June 14, 2005
url = http://www.sacobserver.com/about_us/bios_dr_lee.shtml
accessdate = 2007-07-19 ]
* Rob Vernatchi - Twin Rivers Adult School (formerly Grant Adult Education) NCOA Referee Graduate - NFL Official (Field Judge) [cite web
publisher = Football Officials Camp, LLC
title = Rob Vernatchi - NFL
url = http://www.footballofficialscamp.com/staffbios/vernatchi_rob.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-25]
* George Wright - Grant High School Graduate - Organist

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