Editing San Diego Unified School District

{{Short description|School district in San Diego, California}}
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{{Infobox school district
 | name                   = San Diego Unified School District
 | logo                   = San_Diego_Unified_School_District_Logo.gif
 | image                  = 
 | type                   = Public
 | grades                 = [[Preschool]] - [[Twelfth grade|12]]
 | established            = {{Start date and age|1854|07|01}}
 | closed                 = 
 | city                   = [[San Diego]]
 | state                  = California
 | zipcode                = 92103
 | country                = United States
 | address                = 4100 Normal Street
 | coordinates            = 
 | superintendent         = [[Fabiola Bagula]] (acting)
 | asst_superintendent    = 
 | schools                = 176
 | budget                 = $2,309,589,000 (2019–2020)<ref name="nces_dist" />
 | us_nces_district_id    = {{NCES District ID|0634320 |district_name=San Diego Unified |access_date=2022-03-05}}
 | students               = 95,233 (2021–2022)<ref name="nces_dist" />
 | teachers               = 4,289.35 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]]) (2021–2022)<ref name="nces_dist" />
 | staff                  = 5783.98 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]]) (2021–2022)<ref name="nces_dist" />
 | ratio                  = 22.20:1 (2021–2022)<ref name="nces_dist" />
 | conference             = 
 | website                = {{URL2|http://sandiegounified.org}}
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'''San Diego Unified School District''' ('''SDUSD''') is a [[State school|public]] [[school district]] based in [[San Diego]], California. Founded in 1854, it is the second largest school district in California. The district includes 121 elementary schools, 24 middle schools, 21 high schools, and 2 [[Alternative school|atypical schools]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://sandiegounified.org/about |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=sandiegounified.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

== District ==
San Diego Unified School District is the second largest school district in California and the largest in San Diego County. The district covers most of San Diego with the exception of [[San Ysidro]], which is served by [[San Ysidro Elementary School District]] and [[Sweetwater Union High School District]].
== Schools ==

=== High Schools ===
* [[Canyon Hills High School (San Diego)|Canyon Hills High School]]
* [[Clairemont High School]]
* [[Will C. Crawford High School]]
* [[East Village High School]]
* Garfield High School
* [[Patrick Henry High School (California)|Patrick Henry High School]]
* [[Herbert Hoover High School (San Diego)|Herbert Hoover High School]]
* [[Kearny High School (California)| Kearny High School]]
* [[La Jolla High School]]
* [[Lincoln High School (San Diego)| Lincoln High School]]
* [[James Madison High School (California)| James Madison High School]]
* [[Mira Mesa High School]]
* [[Mission Bay High School]]
* [[Morse High School (California)| Morse High School]]
* [[Point Loma High School]]
* [[San Diego High School]]
* [[Scripps Ranch High School]]
* SD MET High School
* [[University City High School (San Diego)|University City High School]]

=== Middle Schools ===
* Bell Middle School
* Challenger Middle School
* Clark Middle School
* Correia Middle School
* Creative, Performing, and Media Arts Magnet Middle
* Dana Middle School
* Deportola Middle School
* Farb Middle School
* Innovation Middle School
* Knox Middle School
* Lewis Middle School
* Mann Middle School
* Marston Middle School
* Millennial Tech Middle School
* Montgomery Middle School
* Muirlands Middle School
* Pacific Beach Middle School
* Pershing Middle School
* Roosevelt International Middle School
* Standley Middle School
* Taft Middle School
* Thurgood Marshall Middle School
* Wangeheim Middle School
* Wilson Middle School

=== K-8 ===
* Audubon K-8 
* Bethune K-8
* Fulton K-8
* Golden Hill K-8
* Grant K-8
* John Muir Language Academy K-8
* Language academy
* Logan Memorial Educational Campus
* Longfellow K-8
* Mountain View School K-8
* Perkins K-8
=== Elementary ===
* Adams Elementary 
* Alcott Elementary 
* Angier Elementary 
* Baker Elementary 
* Balboa Elementary 
* Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary 
* Bay Park Elementary
* Benchley Weinberger Elementary 
* Bird Rock Elementary 
* Birney Elementary 
* Boone Elementary 
* Burbank Elementary 
* Cabrillo Elementary 
* Cadman Elementary 
* Carson Elementary STEAM Magnet
* Carver Elementary 
* Central Elementary 
* Cesar Chavez Elementary
* Cherokee Point Elementary 
* Chesterton Elementary 
* Chollas Mead Elementary 
* Clairemont Canyons Academy 
* Crown Point Junior Music Academy
* Cubberley Elementary 
* Curie Elementary 
* Dailard Elementary 
* Dewey Elementary 
* Dingeman Elementary 
* Doyle Elementary 
* Dr. Bertha Pendleton Elementary
* Edison Elementary School
* Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary 
* Emerson Elementary School
* Encanto Elementary 
* Erickson Elementary 
* Euclid Elementary 
* Fay Elementary
* Field Elementary Dual Immersion School
* Fletcher Elementary 
* Florence Elementary 
* Foster Elementary 
* Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet
* Freese Arts and Culture Museum School
* Gage Elementary 
* Garfield  Elementary 
* Green Elementary 
* Hage Elementary 
* Hamilton Elementary 
* Hancock Elementary 
* Hardy Elementary 
* Hawthorne Elementary 
* Hearst Elementary 
* Hickman Elementary 
* Holmes Elementary 
* Horton Elementary 
* Ibarra Elementary 
* Jefferson Elementary 
* Jerabek Elementary 
* Johnson Elementary 
* Jonas Salk Elementary 
* Jones Elementary 
* Joyner Elementary 
* Juarez Elementary 
* Kimbrough Elementary 
* Kumeyaay Elementary 
* La Jolla Elementary 
* Lafayette Elementary
* Linda Vista Elementary 
* Loma Portal Elementary
* Marshall Elementary 
* Marvin Elementary 
* Mason Elementary 
* McKinley Elementary 
* Miller Elementary 
* Miramar Ranch Elementary 
* Nipaquay Elementary 
* Normal Heights Elementary 
* Nye Elementary 
* Oak Park Elementary 
* Ocean Beach Elementary 
* Pacific Beach Elementary 
* Pacific Leadership Academy 
* Paradise Hills Elementary
* Penn Elementary 
* Perry Elementary 
* Porter Elementary 
* Rodriguez Elementary 
* Rolando Park Elementary 
* Rosa Parks Elementary 
* Ross Elementary 
* Rowan Elementary 
* Sandburg Elementary 
* Sequoia Elementary 
* Sessions Elementary 
* Sherman Elementary 
* Silver Gate Elementary
* Spreckels Elementary 
* Sunset View Elementary 
* Tierrasanta Elementary 
* Toler Elementary 
* Torrey Pines Elementary 
* Valencia Park Elementary 
* Vista Grande Elementary 
* Walker Elementary 
* Washington Elementary 
* Webster Elementary 
* Wegeforth Elementary 
* Whitman Elementary 
* Zamorano Elementary

=== Alternative Education ===
* Alba Community Day School 
* Marcy High School
* Mark Twain High School 
* Mt Everest Academy 
* New Dawn High School 
* Riley Alternative School 
* School of Creative and Performing Arts 
* TRACE Alternative School Whittier K-12

==School board==
The district is governed by a seven-member elected board of education; five adults and two preferential-voting Student Board Members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegounified.org/about/board_of_education|title=Board of Education|work=San Diego Unified School District|access-date=22 May 2023|archive-date=23 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523063102/https://www.sandiegounified.org/about/board_of_education|url-status=live}}</ref> Adult board members are elected by district for four-year terms. Student Board Members are elected annually by high school students.

The board meets at the Eugene Brucker Education Center located on the former site of the historic San Diego State Normal School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Normal School Site |url=https://www.uhhs-uhcdc.org/normal-school-site |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518200948/https://www.uhhs-uhcdc.org/normal-school-site |archive-date=2023-05-18 |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=University Heights Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eugene Brucker Education Center |url=https://www.sandiegounified.org/about/about_s_d_u_s_d/eugene_brucker_education_center |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=sandiegounified.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Superintendent==
The superintendent is appointed by the school board. From 2010 through 2013 the superintendent was Bill Kowba, a retired Navy rear admiral. On February 26, 2013, Kowba announced his retirement, effective June 30.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-unified-school-district-superintendent-bill-kowba-to-retire-022613|title=San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Bill Kowba to retire|date=February 27, 2013|work=ABC 10 News|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=7 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407154320/http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-unified-school-district-superintendent-bill-kowba-to-retire-022613|url-status=live}}</ref> The next day, February 27, the school board unanimously appointed elementary school principal [[Cindy Marten]] as the new superintendent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDUSD-Names-New-Superintendent-Cindy-Marten-Replacing-Bill-Kowba-193721121.html|title=SDUSD Names New Superintendent|date=February 28, 2013|work=7 San Diego|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=3 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303013237/http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDUSD-Names-New-Superintendent-Cindy-Marten-Replacing-Bill-Kowba-193721121.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The quick appointment, without a search process or community input, was described as "highly unusual - virtually unheard of" by [[The San Diego Union-Tribune|''The'' ''San Diego Union Tribune'']].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/28/tp-board-picks-principal-as-unifieds-new-leader/|title=Board picks principal as Unified's new leader|last=Magee|first=Maureen|date=February 27, 2013|work=San Diego Union Tribune|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814051342/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 18, 2021, Marten left her job as superintendent to become the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Education|United States deputy secretary of education]], with Lamont Jackson replacing her as the interim superintendent. Jackson was terminated in August 2024 after an internal investigation found that he had committed [[sexual misconduct]] and retaliation against two former district management employees. Deputy Superintendent Fabiola Bagula took over as acting superintendent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taketa |first=Kristin |date=2024-08-30 |title=San Diego Unified superintendent terminated after investigation found sexual misconduct |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/08/30/special-meeting-to-discuss-investigation-findings-about-san-diego-unified-superintendent/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Partnership with Ocean Discovery Institute ==
In 2017, the district partnered with the Ocean Discovery Institute, a nonprofit that works to teach kids about science and conservation, to bring a $15 million tuition-free learning and research center to the [[City Heights, San Diego|City Heights]] neighborhood.  The building will be a permanent campus for the nonprofit and will include two laboratories, a garden, a community kitchen and a residence for a live-in staff member.  The Living Lab allows the nonprofit to reach all 10,000 students that attend and feed into [[Hoover High School (San Diego, California)|Hoover High School]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/may/02/city-heights-students-ride-wave-academic-success-t/|title=Nonprofit, School Board Invest $15 Million In Scientific Future Of City Heights Students|last=Mento|first=Tarryn|work=KPBS Public Media|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en|archive-date=2017-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507031417/http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/may/02/city-heights-students-ride-wave-academic-success-t/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Farm to School Program ==
In 2010, the district launched a [[Farm to School|farm to school]] program in an effort to bring locally grown produce to schools.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Marshall|first1=Courtney|last2=Feenstra|first2=Gail|last3=Zajfen|first3=Vanessa|title=Increasing Access to Fresh, Local Produce: Building Values-Based Supply Chains in San Diego Unified School District|journal=Childhood Obesity|date=August 2012|volume=8|issue=4|pages=388–391|doi=10.1089/chi.2012.0032}}</ref> The program seeks to provide students access to as much local, regional, and California grown produce as possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegounified.org/farm-school|title=Farm to School|work=San Diego Unified School District|access-date=5 October 2017|archive-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112128/https://www.sandiegounified.org/farm-school|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to produce grown at farms, the district has a Garden to Café program which allows schools to be certified by the San Diego Department of Environmental Health allowing the school to grow and serve their own produce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegounified.org/garden-caf%C3%A9|title=Garden to Café|work=San Diego Unified School District|access-date=5 October 2017|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305114110/https://www.sandiegounified.org/garden-caf%C3%A9|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Transportation ==
[[File:School_buses_at_SDUSD_Transportation_Department.jpg|thumb|School buses at SDUSD Transportation Department]]
[[File:Bus-yard.jpg|thumb|SDUSD Transportation Yard Busses]]

==See also==
* [[List of primary and secondary schools in San Diego]] *  organized by district

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://sandiegounified.org}}
* [http://www.sdcoe.net/ San Diego County Office of Education]
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