Elk Grove Unified School District

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Address
Elk Grove Unified School District
9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road Elk Grove, CA 95624
Information
School board	http://www.egusd.net/district/board.htm
Superintendent	Steven M. Ladd, Ed.D. (2004-present)
Enrollment	61,000+ (2006-07)
Area	Sacramento County
Founded	1959
Telephone	(916) 686-5085
Homepage	http://www.egusd.net/

The Elk Grove Unified School District is a school district in southern Sacramento County, California, U.S.A.

The Elk Grove Unified School District is the fifth largest school district in California and the largest in Northern California. Located in southern Sacramento County, the district covers 320 square miles. For the 2006-07 school year, the district will serve more than 61,000 students. More than 80 languages and dialects are spoken by over 10,000 Elk Grove Unified students.

The district has 62 schools: 39 elementary schools, eight middle schools, eight high schools, four alternative education schools, an adult school, a special education school, and one charter school.

The district is governed by a publicly elected seven-member Board of Education. District Superintendent Steven M. Ladd, Ed.D., has served Elk Grove Unified since 2004. Dr. Ladd is the fifth superintendent to serve the district since unification on July 1, 1949.

Elk Grove Unified is a top performing district recognized throughout California and the nation as a leader in progressive education. It is one of the few districts in California to offer class size reduction for all students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Academic achievement takes place through classes that are rigorous, relevant and build strong relationships. Elk Grove Unified schools focus on meeting the needs of each child. This focus includes college and career preparation, wellness and safety.

1 History
2 High Schools in the EGUSD
3 Middle Schools in the EGUSD
4 Elementary Schools in the EGUSD
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

Today the Elk Grove Unified School District's boundaries cover 320 square miles, stretching almost from the Sacramento River to the foothills of Amador County.

The district is the result of the unification of smaller districts that date back to the 19th century.

The elementary school district known as "Elk Grove" was formed in 1866 and is one of the oldest in the state of California. The Elk Grove Union High School District followed almost 30 years later opening in 1892.

The unification of the Elk Grove district took place in 1959 under the leadership of County Superintendent T.R. Smedberg, a former superintendent of Elk Grove Union High School District. The elementary districts that unified with the high school district included: Elk Grove, Sierra-Enterprise, Franklin, Cosumnes, Dillard, Florin, and Pleasant Grove.

Elk Grove Unified has only had five superintendents in its 47 year history.

1959 - 1968 - George Kibby
1969-1983 - Glenn Houde
1983-1995 - Robert L. Trigg
1995-2004 - David W. Gordon
2004 – present - Steven M. Ladd

[edit] High Schools in the EGUSD

Elk Grove High School (est. 1893)
Valley High School (est. 1977)
Florin High School (est. 1989)
Laguna Creek High School (est. 1994)
Sheldon High School (est. 1997)
Franklin High School (est. 2002)
Monterey Trail High School (est. 2004)
Pleasant Grove High School (est. 2005)
Cosumnes Oaks High School (opens 2008-2009 school year)

[edit] Middle Schools in the EGUSD

Joseph Kerr Middle School (est. 1935)
James Rutter Middle School (est. 1966)
Samuel Jackman Middle School (est. 1991)
Harriet Eddy Middle School (est. 1994)
T.R. Smedberg Middle School (est. 1997)
Toby Johnson Middle School (est. 2002)
Edward Harris Jr. Middle School (est. 2004), mascot is the colt.
Katherine L. Albiani Middle School (est. 2005)
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School (opens 2007-2008 school year)

[edit] Elementary Schools in the EGUSD

Cosumnes River Elementary School (est. 1948)
Elk Grove Elementary School (established in 1948, re-established in 1993)
Pleasant Grove Elementary School (est. 1950)
Florin Elementary School (est. 1953)
C.W. Dillard Elementary School (est. 1955)
Franklin Elementary School (est. 1955)
Sierra Enterprise Elementary School (est. 1955)
Anna Kirchgater Elementary School (est. 1956)
Samuel Kennedy Elementary School (est. 1963)
James A. McKee Elementary School (est. 1963)
David Reese Elementary School (est. 1965)
Charles E. Mack Elementary School (est. 1966)
Herman Leimbach Elementary School (est. 1972)
Florence Markofer Elementary School (est. 1980)
Ellen Feickert Elementary School (est. 1981)
Prairie Elementary School (est. 1981)
Union House Elementary School (est. 1988)
Isabelle Jackson Elementary School (est. 1988)
John Reith Elementary School (est. 1989)
John Ehrhardt Elementary School (est. 1991)
Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School (est. 1992)
Foulks Ranch Elementary School (est. 1993)
Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary School (est. 1995)
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary School (est. 1996)
Elitha Donner Elementary School (est. 1994)
Arthur C. Butler Elementary School (est. 1998)
Joseph Sims Elementary School (est. 1999)
Raymond Case Elementary School (est. 2000)
Stone Lake Elementary School (est. 2000)
Irene B. West Elementary School (est. 2002)
Robert J. Fite Elementary School (est. 2002)
Elliott Ranch Elementary School (est. 2002)
Edna Batey Elementary School (est. 2003)
Arlene Hein Elementary School (est. 2004)
Roy Herburger Elementary School (est. 2004)
Arnold Adreani Elementary School (est. 2005)
Helen Carr Castello Elementary School (est. 2005)
Carroll Elementary (est. 2006)
Sunrise Elementary School (opens 2007-2008 school year)

[edit] See also

Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, a lawsuit in which a schoolchild's father argued that the "under God" portion of the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional.