Vista Unified School District
Vista Unified School District is a public school district headquartered in Vista, California, United States. It serves sections of northern San Diego County.
| Vista Unified School District | |
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| Location | |
| 1234 Arcadia Ave Vista, CA 92084 US-CA United States | |
| Coordinates | 33.2262°N 117.2222°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Preschool-12 |
| Established | 1936 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Matt Doyle |
| Asst. Superintendent(s) | Ami Shackelford, Dr. Matthew Steitz, Rachel D'Ambroso |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Schools | 34 |
| NCES District ID | 0641190[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 25,843 |
| Teachers | 981 |
| Staff | 1,022 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 26.36 |
| Other information | |
| Board of Directors | Rosemary Smithfield Martha Alvarado Debbie Morton Cipriano Vargas Rich Alderson |
| Website | www |
The Vista Unified School District is the 4th largest school district in San Diego County and includes 32 schools with diverse educational programs for kindergarten through adult education students. VUSD has 17 elementary schools, 3 magnet schools, 4 middle schools, 3 comprehensive high schools, 3 alternative high schools, 2 special education schools and 1 adult school. VUSD serves more than 23,000 students and 2,000 adult education students in Vista, as well as sections of Oceanside, San Marcos, Carlsbad and some unincorporated areas of the County.
Schools
Middle and high schools
High schools
- Alta Vista High School (AVHS)
- Major General Raymond Murray High School (MGRMHS)
- Mission Vista High School (MVHS)
- Rancho Buena Vista High School (RBVHS)
- Vista High School (Vista, California) (VHS)
- Trade Tech High School (Charter)
- Guajome Park Academy (Charter)
Middle schools
- Madison Middle School (MMS)
- Rancho Minerva Middle School (RMMS)
- Roosevelt Middle School (RMS)
- Vista Visions Academy (VVA)
- Vista Magnet Middle School (VMMS)
- Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA)
- Washington Middle School (defunct, successor is VIDA)
- Guajome Park Academy (Charter)
- Bella Mente Academy (Charter)
Elementary schools
- Alamosa Park
- Beaumont
- Bella Mente Montessori Academy (Charter)
- Bobier
- Breeze Hill
- California Ave
- Casita Center
- Empresa
- Foothill Oak
- Grapevine
- Guajome Park Academy (Charter)
- Hannalei
- Lake
- Maryland
- Mission Meadows
- Monte Vista
- North Star Academy
- Olive (closed, now a part of VIDA)
- THE Leadership Academy (formerly Temple Heights)
- Vista Academy of Performing Arts (VAPA)
Budget Crisis
VUSD is currently in a budget freeze. The district wishes to raise funds on the special needs program but also is trying to secure that the budget isn't drastically affected. The district faced a $19.5 million deficit but they brought it down to about $13.5 million. During the first board meeting relating to what they should cut union workers headed by Union President Bill Faust rallied as Faust believes the district is mismanaging the budget as the board paid out the rest of the former Superintendent Linda Kimble's contract and wished to add 2 extra periods to the schedule of high schools which would've costed about 6 million dollars.
Now as of Nov 7th the district only needs to cut about $13.5 million and might think about cutting technology, equipment, staff, and counselors.
On Friday Nov. 15 the district cut the resource officers in highschools for next years fiscal budget.
The budget problem is also occurring throughout many districts throughout the state of California as districts are having to compensate more for retirement of teachers. Matt Doyle the new superintendent wishes to communicate with the community and the district has released a news letter.
External links
- Vista Unified School District Official site
References
file:///home/chronos/u-b130a75e59517a38a72ae4b5276c57bc4ef010df/MyFiles/Downloads/What%20to%20cut_%20computers%20or%20counselors_%20Vista%20schools%20face%20budget%20downsizing%20-%20The%20San%20Diego%20Union-Tribune.mhtml
https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/10/18/vista-school-board-proposes-layoffs-program-cuts-balance-budget/
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/oct/18/vista-unified-superintendent-resigns-amidst-fiscal/