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Title: Educational Options Center

1
Educational Options Center

Enrolls students from across Southern California

2
Early Childhood Development

Early Childhood has State Preschool and Head
Start programs that serve 800 low income families.

3
Homeless Liason

That as of June 30th, 2012, there were over 2000
students identified as homeless and over 650
students identified as foster/group students in
RUSD?

4
Jodi Gonzales/Program Quality/Academic English
Learners/Categoricals Dept.

Our department teamed up with 5 elementary
schools in 2011 to implement The AVID Elementary
program and will expand to 7 schools in 2012!

5
Bryant School of Arts Innovation

All students attend art and music classes each
week

6
Human Resources

Human Resources is going paperless through
DocuShare

7
Special Education Services

Did You Know that the district has created an
in-house Intensive Behavior Interventions team
and has reclassified and trained 50 classified
employees and 14 teachers to reduce our reliance
on outside agencies when providing service to
students with autism?

8
Facilities Projects

We've managed 412 million of construction
projects over the last 10 years

9
Payroll

Works during blackout and other shutdowns times
to process paychecks

10
Alcott Elementary School

With the combined support of PTA and the Alcott
School Foundation, Alcott is starting the
"Journey to Success" program, a student
organization and character education program
based on coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

11
Central Middle School

A time capsule was buried in 1978. However, no
one knows for sure where it is.

12
Instructional Services

RUSD middle and high schools will be partnering
with Ed Trust-West this coming year to examine
student academic experience and recommend
strategies aimed at increasing the number of
students who complete A-G college entrance course
sequences.

13
John F. Kennedy Elementary School

We were named a 10-10 school this summer!

14
Publications Department

During the summer Publication produces 4,000,000
copies per month

15
Riverside Adult School

Our facility is eighty-five years old

16
Jefferson Elementary School

We have had two dead bobcats on campus.

17
Nutrition Services

Our Secondary offer a minimum of 14 different
entree choices each day and serve more meals in
25 minute lunch period that most restaurants do
in a 16 hour work day.

18
Sunshine Early Childhood Center

Sunshine addresses the special education needs of
over 300 preschoolers annually

19
Riverside Adult School

Serves the largest number of GAIN participants in
Riverside County

20
Special Education

There are approximately 650 students in
elementary non-severe (mild/moderate) programs in
the district."

21
Nutrition Services

Creating a healthier environment for our students
changing perception of school meals such as
the "Farmers' Market Salad Bar" program, daily
BBQs, and secondary sites food court.

22
Categorical Programs and Academic English
Learners

Our focus is to establish and grow an enduring
legacy of academic success for each scholar.

23
King High School

Despite the fact that we have more than 3,200
students, fewer than 50 are English Language
Learners (ELL). This past year, with the
assistance of Janie Rhodes and Michelle Mitchell,
we made significant improvements with all aspects
associated with their educational development.

24
Jackson Elementary School

Jackson is 53 years old

25
Alcott Elementary School

My site turned fifty
years old in 2011

26
Maintenance Operations

MO maintains 53 sites encompassing 584,800 acres
of real estate

27
Chemawa Middle School

Chemawa 8th Grade Students have an opportunity to
apply and be selected to attend a trip to NASA's
Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

28
Special Education Services

78 of seniors in special education graduated
with a diploma this past school year.

29
Special Education Services

The aggressive pursuit of state and federal
grants has allowed PRIME Time and HEARTS to
expand from 6 schools in 2000 serving 900
students/day to 27 schools in 2012 serving 4,300
students/day from the close of school until 6
p.m. daily.

30
Beatty Elementary School

Beatty has an orange grove entitled "The Queen's
Court"

31
Longfellow Elementary School

Our school was built in 1898

32
Lincoln High School

Students CST's scores are consistently improving
each year and near the top in similar schools in
the county.

33
NIS

NIS use to be behind the wood shop at Sierra

34
Instructional Services

Did you know that the motto of the Instructional
Services Department is "Collaborate Innovate
Educate"?

35
Human Resources

Did you know that Human Resources processes
approximately 500 unemployment claims each year,
with the highest volume occurring during the
months of June, July and August?

36
Gage Middle School

The last school in the district with a woodshop
program.

37
Annette Alvarez-Business Office

Fulfilled a life-long dream of sky-diving around
ten years ago and hopes to experience it again in
the near future.

38
Gage Middle School

The last school in the district with a woodshop
program.

39
Chemawa Middle School

Chemawa was built on the site of a previous ZOO
where the electric line buses used to travel.

40
NIS

We've been at the same location since the late
70's.

41
Kim Coons-Leonard/Inst. Services

Took a year of Gulf Arabic for Foreign Language
in college.

42
Lanna Goffman/EOC

Was on TV with Minnie Pearl holding me as a baby

43
Program Quality/Academic English Learners

I played clarinet and sax in my grandparents
dance band.

44
Gary Reller

I learned how to barefoot water ski on my summer
vacation.

45
Anthony Hajeid/NIS

Did you know I was born in a foreign country?
Jordan

46
Dale Moore/Riverside STEM Academy

I was in a motorcycle accident when I was 19 and
lead me to me to go to college

47
Mike Fine / Business Services

High school graduating class only had seven
students.

48
Patti Popovich, Fremont

I am one of the four children my parents adopted
from South Korea. My mother spent countless
hours talking to church groups about Korean
adoptions, and I could repeat her presentations
almost verbatim. Because of her active
involvement with the Holt Adoption Agency (now
Holt International), my siblings and I
experienced once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. We
were invited to a breakfast with the President
and First Lady of South Korea. We also "had
tea" with Pearl S. Buck (who won a Pulitzer Prize
for her novel The Good Earth). As an adult, I
was a guest speaker for some of the Holt
International parenting classes, and my mother's
presentations served me well. Then, when I came
to Fremont, I met a family who had attended one
of those classes and had adopted children from
China and Korea!

49
Dalia Gadelmawla/Budget Department

I have a greenhouse in my backyard and it's twice
the size of my office.

50
Angela McKinney

I have worked for 35 years of my life without
interruption!

51
Linda Bedsworth/Superintendent's Office

I rode a school bus all 13 years of school.

52
Launa Whitlock / Human Resources

I never finished Kindergarten (due to medical
reasons).

53
Vanessa Connor - Human Resources

Scored my highest game in bowling when I was 8
months pregnant with my first child (240 points)

54
Daniel Patterson/Educational Accountability

I wrote a patented software application for the
Naval Undersea Warfare Center

55
Kelli Dower

Met Stevie Wonder in person four months ago.

56
Chuck Hiroto

I have taught over 300 students to juggle here at
Gage Middle School. Juggle on, Gators!!!

57
Raul Ayala

English is my second language.

58
Waudieur Rucker-Hughes

I was a cheerleader in high school and college?

59
Anne Marie Montgomery / Instructional Services

I love The Doctor. Who? Dr. Who, that's who.
Don't blink.

60
Bernie Marez

I have a twin brother who is my best friend.

61
Mike Fitzgerald/Energy/MO

Born, raised , and educated in New England.

62
Kathy Everhart - Risk Management

I try to replicate interesting food dishes from
quirky restaurants we try in different towns we
visit.

63
Lee Raimondi

Student Sport Pilot, Helicopters

64
Paul DeFoe

I worked as a radio announcer for several local
market stations while attending college.

65
JoLynn Barnes

One of my personal goals is to complete an
Ironman triathlon before I die (hopefully a long
time before I die )).

66
Margi Jacobson/Special Education

I won 1st place in a WCTU speech contest while a
7th grader at Sierra.

67
Highland Elementary School

School was established in 1956

68
Washington Elementary School

We are beginning our third year of a very
successful dual immersion program!

69
Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary had two students rank in the
top 5 five for First in Math in the Nation, State
and the district. Angel Rodriguez ranked 2nd in
the Nation for all fifth grade students, he
ranked 4th in the state for all students and he
ranked 1st in RUSD with 42,743 virtual stickers.
Amy Dang ranked 4th in the Nation for all 5th
grade students, she ranked fifth in the state and
2nd in RUSD with 36,647 virtual stickers. What a
great accomplishment for these two mathematicians.

70
Taft Elementary School

Taft will begin music instruction for all 5th
grade students in the fall 2012.

71
Ramona High School

Ramona's Health and Biosciences Academy is a
hidden gem in RUSD. Amazing things are happening!

72
Liberty Elementary School

MANY Liberty teachers truly enjoy camping. This
is great for me because I have already been able
to build strong relationships on a common topic.

73
Frank Augustus Middle School

Offering two language choices this year - Chinese
and Spanish

74
Pachappa Elementary School

Earned an average of 1193 stickers per student to
place first in 2012 First In Math placements and
broke the top 50 in the state with 44th place

75
DEA Assessment Center

56 of our staff are bilingual

76
NIS

NIS is located in a converted classroom and next
to an alley

77
Special Education Services / Project TEAM

RUSD was one of two state-wide winners of the
2011-12 Grazer Outstanding Achievement in
Leadership (GOAL) award from the California
Advisory Commission on Special Education for
RUSDs secondary Learn to Earn transition
program, a program designed to provide career
awareness and job training experiences to
students receiving special education services.

78
Martin Luther King High School

Over 4000 you tube hits on our YOTO 850 video

79
Mark Twain Elementary School

Mark Twain had the largest population of students
of all the elementary campuses in 2011 - 2012.

80
Poly High School

The Poly Army JROTC unit was one of the original
units started in 1917 and earned another
Distinguished Honor Unit designation this past
year.

81
Castle View Elementary School

A Freedom Tree was planted on site on January 10,
1973 dedicated to Captain Richard Halpin and all
POW and MIA soldiers. This January will mark
it's 40th year.

82
Ramona High School

First all digital high school on the west coast.
Students are issued a digital device, instead of
textbooks.

83
Monroe Elementary School

18 orange trees were planted in an newly
established grove on campus. All trees were
donated by staff members.

84
Human Resources

All Classified Personnel files has been digitized.

85
Woodcrest Elementary School

Our school is 42 SES.

86
Superintendents Office

The Support Staff in the Superintendent's office
tries to answer every call during business hours
(by the second ring), in order to provide
excellent customer service to external and
internal customers alike.

87
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School

Beginning this year, we are offering 3 sections
of Chinese as an elective course.

88
Elementary Education

Three staff members were asked to present at
national or international conferences in 2011-12.

89
Pupil Services / SELPA

Approximately 11 of K-12 students in RUSD have
IEPs.

90
Sierra Middle School

Sierra is one of only 51 middle schools in the
nation to be an AVID demonstration school.

91
Poly High School

The three assistant principals who worked under
Frank Paredes in the early 2000s all became RUSD
principals at three secondary sites.

92
Pupil Services- SELPA

Three years ago there were four types of
transfers and the number of transfers that were
processed was _at_ 3,000. In 2012 there are twelve
different kinds of transfers and over _at_ 5,000
requests have been processed for the 2012-2013
school year.

93
Victoria Elementary School

Recently purchased Lenovo tablets for library
e-books.

94
Earhart Middle School

The company that built Earhart went bankrupt
during construction

95
Central Middle School

First PI school in the state of California to go
a one-to-one program where every student was
given a laptop.

96
Maintenance and Operations

Our department has 2 employees that control 52
school sites.

97
Special Education/Pupil Services

We no longer do registration at this site (CRC)

98
Mountain View Elementary School

We have full implementation of AVID Elementary in
grades four through six and are adding grade
three.

99
Maintenance and Operations

From 7/1/11 to 6/30/12 MO completed 23,376 work
orders

100
Adams Elementary School

Adams ES has grown API by 35 points in the last
five years reaching 809 for the first time in 2011

101
Rivera Elementary School

Rivera was the first RUSD elementary site to be
named after a community member.

102
Martin Luther King High School

One of MLK Campus Supervisors was a former NFL
player.

103
John W. North High School

We are applying to become an AVID National
Demonstration School.

104
John W. North High School

We are applying to become an AVID National
Demonstration School.

105
Human Resources

Did you know... Human Resources is going to
develop a Haiku site to access monthly voluntary
trainings.

106
Hawthorne Elementary School

There is a propeller blade from an orange grove
heater mounted on a wall in the MPR.

107
Ramona High School

The Ramona High School Guidance Department is
pleased to announce the first recipient of the
Ryan Bonaminio Memorial Scholarship and Service
Award went to a Class of 2012 Ramona graduate who
also served as a commanding officer in our MJROTC
program.

108
Lake Matthew Elementary School

We have more than 50 of the faculty with GATE
certificates

109
NIS

Did you know NIS closed 17,673 work orders over
the last 12 months?

110
Liberty Elementary School

Each Spring the GATE students present a full
musical

111
Gage Middle School

Gage's CELDT Bootcamp held over the last three
years has produced some remarkable results for
our EL students in all phase levels.

112
Martin Luther King High School

The MLK staff voted to have collaboration time
for 2012-13 for the first time.

113
Ed Accountability

The Assessment Center tests more than 1,000
kindergarteners from July 1 to Aug 20

114
Business Services

Accounting, Accounts Payable, Attendance
Accounting, Payroll, and Budget Departments were
once located on the second floor in the the
administration building on Fourteenth Street.

115
Instructional Services

Based on the collaboration between Instruction
and RCC, placement into an entry level English
class at RCC has improved from 18 in 2009 to 40
in 2012.

116
Purchasing

We are often asked "are you guys located next to
the dog pound?"

117
Human Resources

All Females Running A Tight Ship

118
Fremont Elementary School

Every fifth and sixth grade student, with parent
permission, is given the opportunity to check out
a Kindle Fire for both academic and personal use.
We put them into students' hands and did a "test
run" this past April, and teachers creatively
integrated them throughout the day. Activities
included using CST RTQs for test prep, taking
math tests online, researching topics for social
studies, identifying causes of the Civil War
while watching United Streaming clips, and
finding current events. And, because they are
free, students are reading downloading and
reading the classics. Our goal at Fremont is for
every student K-6 to have a Kindle Fire.

119
NIS

NIS is comprised of two departments, Computing
Services and Networking Services. Computing
Services provides Applications Development and
support. Networking Services provides support and
maintenance for our fileservers, phones, cabling,
etc.

120
NIS

I am a big USC football fan

121
NIS

Our department has many big sports fans

122
Human Resources

First department to go digital

123
NIS

We're a services driven organization

124
Business Services

The Contracts Department consists of one person.

125
Budget Department

We offer one on one budget training to new staff
as needed

126
Business Services

Payroll costs run about 6.2 million per WEEK.
The District's state required reserves total 6.4
million. Not really a whole lot of reserves for
a rainy day.

127
Risk Management

There are "new eyes" to build upon great programs
in place.

128
DEA / Assessment Center

The Assessment Center tests more than 1,200
incoming kindergarten students each who have a
languge other than English declared at enrollment.

129
Riverside STEM Academy

Every week students learn from a STEM
professional at the 'Thursday Symposium'

130
NIS

NIS blocks over 100,000 spam emails per day

131
Arlington High School

Arlington High School has embarked on a journey
to strengthen the school culture and community
relations by forming a culture committee. This
has been spear headed by staff and will include
students, parents and community members.

132
Program Quality/Academic English Learners

We now support dual language immersion programs
at two elementary schools in the district. Goals
are fluency in English and in Spanish, and high
academic achievement. Great student success so
far and STRONG parent interest.

133
Poly High School

Poly's Puente Program's pilot year was extremely
successful. Two sections, 70 ninth grade
students, completed the year of Honors Intro to
Lit., and the majoriy received a C or better in
Honors Biology, too. With our second cohort of
under-represented students beginning this honors
academic support program in 2012-13, we'll have
over 140 students engaging honors-level courses
who may never have considered taking this path
without our Puente team supporting them!

134
Instructional Services

About 25 of the students identified as gifted
each year in our first grade GATE screening are
AELs.

135
NIS

All district electronic data converges and is
connected by one piece of copper wire no larger
than a strand of hair.

136
North High School

The word Husky originated from the word referring
to Arctic people in general, Eskimos, "...known
as Huskies, a contraction of Huskimos

137
Educational Options Center

In the last 18 months, we have had over 300
visits from school officials, legislators,
business leaders and school reformers.

138
NIS

The NIS department supports over 10,000 computers.

139
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Four time recipient of the California
Distinguished School Award

140
Magnolia Elementary School

Magnolia is 98 years old! In two years, we will
celebrate our 100th birthday! The original
Magnolia site was on Brockton.

141
Arlington High School

Our students raised 4,000 to give a 3-year-old
boy, who is struggling for his life, his wish
through Make-a-Wish Foundation.

142
University Heights Middle School

Did you know that University Heights was
originally located at what is now the Cesar
Chavez Center on University Avenue?

143
Highgrove Elementary School

We complete CELDT for all students within the
first 20 days of school!

144
Earhart Middle School

Earhart will be a digital middle school for the
2013/2013.

145
NIS

We have added over 1,000 Wireless APs to our
campuses this year.

146
Emerson Elementary School

The City of Riverside and Riverside Unified
School District have a joint use agreement for
the Eastside Community Garden at Emerson
Elementary School

147
Human Resources

The HR web page has a
new look.

148
Monroe Elementary School

11 raised vegetable beds were built, planted, and
maintained by staff and student s in the HEARTS
program.

149
Ramona High School

Performing Arts Magnet High School

150
Castle View Elementary School

Our longest running program is provided by a
volunteer. For nearly 20 years, Cathy Sperry has
ran a drama club on campus. She was once a 49ers
Cheerleader and has been featured on the TV show
"School Pride'.

151
Poly High School

Poly has many famous alumni athletes, including
Reggie Miller, Cheryl Miller, and Bobby Bonds. 5
played MLB, 1 played on a Super Bowl winning
team, 4 competed in the Olympics (2 golds, 1
silver, 2012???), and one drove in the
Indianapolis 500.

152
Mark Twain Elementary School

Many of the teachers were not part of the
original staff. Their background and knowledge
from various parts of the district adds a
richness and depth to planning and problem
solving that is not only helpful but unusual.

153
Martin Luther King High School

Outstanding school spirit and high student
participation

154
Special Education Services / Project TEAM

RUSDs Project T.E.A.M., a transitional/vocational
program for students 19-22 with significant
disabilities, has an on-site work activity
program simulating adult vocational programs
where daily over 50 students assemble, collate,
package and complete unique tasks for community
partners. T.E.A.M. could possibly assist your
school, department, or program.

155
Business Services / NIS

WOBS - Women of Business Services - What Mike
affectionately calls us!

156
DEA Assessment Center

We have a great sense of humor.

157
Ajay Shah-NIS

After college, my friends and I backpacked
through Europe. It was the best trip ever.

158
Pachappa Elementary School

Founded in 1953, its design was featured in the
November, 1954 issue of Architectural Forum
published in New York

159
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School

Beginning the IB Middle Years Program!

160
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School

Liberty is a No Excuses University School.

161
Ramona High School

This is a guess, but I think Ramona has more
graduates that are now working there than any
other site in the district.

162
Steven Ybarra

I finished the Los Angeles Marathon in four hours
and twenty minutes.

163
Taft Elementary School

Our school's diverse make up of students is very
simular to our district's ethnic breakdown.

164
Trevor Painton

Love to go deep sea fishing.

165
Washington Elementary School

There are several different kinds of gardens on
our campus? We have a rose garden, a sunflower
garden, and aw vegetable garden

166
Highland Elementary School

Office windows are now covered with outstanding
visual graphics with pictures highlighting
students and school.

167
NIS

The last time we were housed with other District
Offices (before I started here) was when the
District owned the now County OOE building. I
believe we were in the basement at that time.

168
Chemawa Middle School

Chemawa is 84 years old and some students are
third generation.

169
Gage Middle School

We recently added a 20 foot tall "Gator Pride"
mural in our quad to show our loyalty to our
school and academics.

170
Human Resources

Did you know that Human Resources works with over
600 employees each year regarding extended sick
leaves?

171
Instructional Services

Did you know that in the past two years, three
Instructional Specialists have been promoted to
principals?

172
NIS

Coordinates the electronic submission of CBEDS
and 7 CALPADS state reports

173
Lincoln High School

We have graduated over one-third of our student
body since the implementation of CAHSEE

174
Longfellow Elementary School

Last year we reclassified 86 English Learners

175
Beatty Elementary School

Beatty is surrounded by industrial businesses

176
NIS

The main NIS building has no exposed windows.

177
Program Development

Using CST proficiency level improvement as the
benchmark, students attending PRIME Time and
HEARTS have a demonstrated 5-year track record of
closing the achievement gap beyond gains shown
for non-attendees.

178
Pupil Services

29 fewer students were expelled in 2011-12 than
in 2008-09."

179
Chemawa Middle School

Chemawa Middle School will be a 11 School for
the purpose of Digital Learning. Chemawa
previoulsy did a cohort where 1/3 of the students
had digital devices.

180
Madison Elementary School

Madison kick-started its school-wide one-on-one
iPod Touch program this summer thanks to a Title
3 grant.

181
Maintenance Operations

MO only has 2 painters

182
Alcott Elementary School

My site was built and integrated after Lowell
School was burned down.

183
Human Resources

Did you know that all of the personnel files will
be able to be accessed from the school site or
from home?

184
Jackson Elementary School

For the 50th aniversery a mural was painted by
volunteer staff, faculty a subsitute teacher
who did the entire plan

185
Categorical Programs and Academic English
Learners

We look to significantly change the RUSD culture
by understanding and valuing other's cultures and
examining our beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.

186
Jackson Elementary School

King High's "Link Crew" contributes to not only
the initial transition from middle school to high
school, it "tracks" students during their time
with us in a way that makes ALL students feel
welcome, important, and "connected". In addition,
they assist with the "Freshman Summit" three
times each year. This program ensures that our
freshman are making adequate academic progess and
facilitates a variety of interventions if needed.

187
Nutrition Services

Employees' motivation program which includes the
Ice-Cream Social and creating our brand of WOW

188
Special Education Services

There are five K-1st grade, ten 1st -2nd grade,
thirteen grade 3rd -4th grade, and seventeen 5th
-6th SDC-non severe programs.

189
Riverside Adult School

Has met or exceeded the minimum federal student
performance standards in each Instructional Level
for the past two years

190
Sunshine Early Childhood Center

As of 2012, the majority of speech and language
delayed or non-severely handicapped students who
started services at Sunshine at age three will be
able to attend regular kindergarten with minimal
support.

191
Nutrition Services

RUSD's Nutrition Services leads the country in
innovative approaches to meal service.

192
Steve Palmer

I am a graduate of USC, but a self-taught
programmer. My first program was written on a
small hand-held Casio computer with a one line
LCD display in the early 80's. That application
did automotive lease calculations for auto
dealerships and banks.

193
Jefferson Elementary School

We reclassified the most students we have ever
reclassified in the history of the school.

194
Riverside Adult School

We allow the opportunity for adult students to
succeed.

195
John F. Kennedy Elementary School

We have an outstanding 100 Mile Club with over
500 members participating regularly.

196
Instructional Services

Through Completion Counts initiative, RUSD
students are now eligible for a guarantee which
assures that qualified students will get the
classes, financial aid, and support services
needed in order to complete an associate degree
within 2 years at RCC.

197
Central Middle School

Central has the smallest student enrollment for
middle schools in RUSD

198
Alcott Elementary School

The idea of using the Big Ideas and Elementary
teachers are now using "Big Ideas" and Essential
questions to set learning objectives in
mathematics combined with "concept mapping" to
improve retention and increase motivation.

199
Payroll

Processes over 75,000 time cards a year

200
Facilities Projects

We currently are managing 40 million worth of
construction projects

201
Facilities Projects

Did You Know that in the process of converting to
an in-house Intensive Behavior Interventions
model, the district has reduced payments to
non-public agencies by 825,765 over the last
three years?

202
Human Resources

New Certificated Director

203
Bryant School of Arts Innovation

All kindergarten and first grade students have
iPod Touch learning devices

204
Program Quality/Academic English
Learners/Categoricals Dept.

Our department oversees the implementation of the
Spanish Dual Language Immersion Programs at
Washington and Castle View Elementary Schools.

205
Homeless Laison

That more than 500,000 children and youth are in
foster care in the US and that approximately
20,000 youth "age-out" or emancipate from foster
care each year?

206
Early Childhood Development

Parents must qualify for our programs based on
income. State preschool will now be charging
family fees based on family income on a sliding
scale.

207
Educational Options Center

Identified as one of 40 model blended learning
schools in the nation

208
Woodcrest Elementary School

Woodcrest has received API scores of 800 since
04-05, but they did not make AYP for past two
years.

209
Arlington High School

One of our more popular and successful student
groups/classes is the all-male hip hop dance team.

210
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School

Our staff is collaborative and competitive-we
WILL be the first middle school to reach 900.

211
Elementary Education

Online learning for teachers was very successful
this past year.

212
Pupil Services

Approximately 1 in 114 K-12 students in RUSD are
eligible for Special Education because of
Autistic-like behaviors.

213
Superintendents Office

We have three staff members in the
Superintendent's office (Dr. Bill Ermert, Dr.
Kirk Lewis, and Mrs. Joyce Threadgold) who
received their 35 year pins last year. A lot of
hard work, commitment, and knowledge have been
exerted by these dedicated individuals.

214
University Heights Middle School

Half our students take their classes in portable
classrooms that are dated and tired. Our students
continue to thrive. We will plan for facity
upgrades for our community and will enjoy this
adventure in every phase!

215
Harrison Elementary School

The Harrison Community strongly supports the
school. At every grade level parent volunteers
provide valuable support.

216
Sierra Middle School

Sierra was named a clean campus by Keep Riverside
Clean and Beautiful for the most inspirational
student leadership.

217
Poly High School

A recent graduate is swimming for the USA in the
2012 Summer Olympics.

218
Victoria Elementary School

Teachers coming together to support colleagues
with combination classrooms.

219
Earhart Middle School

Opened with 600 students maxed at 1675

220
Pupil Services

With the creation of the Intensive Behavior
Intervention Assistant positions the Department
has reduced the cost of providing ABA services to
students by _at_ 300,000.00 during the
2011-2012 school year.

221
Central Middle School

Central MS has bell tower and bell in the quad
area of the the campus.

222
Maintenance Operations

Even with the expansion of our sites, we are
currently using energy at 2003 levels.

223
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

One to one iPod Touch program for third grade
students

224
Special Education/Pupil Services

Pre Expulsion Review Conference (PERC) occur here

225
Special Education/Pupil Services

Pre Expulsion Review Conference (PERC) occur here

226
Mountain View Elementary School

All students in grades three through six are
provided with their own laptops for use at school
and home during the school year.

227
Maintenance Operations

From 7/1/11 to 6/30/12 MO 877 work orders were
directly related to Vandalism

228
Adams Elementary School

Adams ES will begin preschool classes for the
first time this fall.

229
Rivera Elementary School

Rivera students have particpated in Math
Olympiads for the past ten years.

230
Martin Luther King High School

Annual softball game between staff and seniors
for cancer awareness.

231
John W. North High School

We are implementing an IB Middle Years Program.

232
Human Resources

Did you know... if you didn't document it, it
didn't happen.

233
Hawthorne Elementary School

There is a small vegetable farm across the street
.

234
Ramona High School

Ramonas completely new pool is scheduled for
completion at the end of September. Which is
great news for our three-time, defending league
champion, boys water polo team who also happen
to be the first water polo championship team in
the schools 56 year history.

235
Lake Mathews Elementary School

We are the only school which sits at the base of
a lake.

236
NIS

Did you know out of the last 2800 work order
survey responses NIS received an average rating
of 4.85 out of a possible 5 for our Service skills

237
Liberty Elementary School

Our teachers are so excited about the new school
year that they created a committee called Agents
of Change. This committee is working towards
improving teacher and student morale.

238
Gage Middle School

Gage was one of only six middle schools named a
California Distinguished School in Riverside
County in 2011.

239
Educational Options Center

The opportunity class is changing from an EOC run
program to a site based program. Students will
be attending 6 classes instead of the reduced day
model. 3 classes on campus and 3 periods in a
single class.

240
Ed Accountability

Ed Accountability facilitates more than 230,000
assessments for all CAHSEE, CST, district
assessments plus national and international
assessments

241
Business Services

Fiscal Services works year-round even during
weeks that have been designated as "blackout"
weeks or during those weeks when schools are
closed throughout the year.

242
Instructional Services

Since January, 2010 to August 2012, district ELA
teachers have completed 8,280 hours of
standards-based professional development
delivered by ELA Instructional Services.

243
NIS

We work equally with technology and information.

244
Visual and Performing Arts

Our middle school visual arts students have
participated in the first annual Middle School
Art Show at the Riverside Art Museum

245
Purchasing

Last fiscal year - we order 2,598,935.76 from
Arey Jones and 1,537,490.63 from Apple

246
NIS

NIS is the support behind much of data which is
used throughout RUSD. Many vendor applications
including Haiku, Data Director, RUSD website
contacts, Destiny and others rely upon data
extracted by NIS.

247
Fremont Elementary School

This year, teachers want to implement a
schoolwide ELA intervention program for students
in grades 1-6. Rotations will last about 2
weeks, and students will be grouped by needs,
regardless of grade level. We will serve
students at all ability levels, which means that
we will have enrichment classes as well. This is
a brand-new venture for Fremont, so we will have
to work out the glitches as we go. I am proud
of Fremont teachers for their desire and
willingness to try something different.

248
Human Resources

18 employees represent over 250 years of
history/experience in our department

249
Human Resources

All application forms needed are now linked to
vacancy flyers.

250
Business Services

Between October 14, 2011 and June 30, 2012, the
Contracts Department processed over 600 contracts

251
NIS

About 80 of our data infrastructure is
virtualized.

252
Budget Department

We have a webpage on the Intranet where you can
access forms and run reports

253
Business Services

The longest serving Business Services employee
has been in Purchasing for 34 years. Sheryl
Lakes started as a child!

254
Risk Management

Diligently looking at ways to save the district
money on liabilities, as well as health care.

255
DEA/Assessment Center

The Assessment Center has the English proficiency
classification for almost all pre-enrolled and
district preschoolers completed and entered into
Aeries by the start of school.

256
Riverside STEM Academy

All students participate in a long-term science
or engineering project and students are give
opportunities to collaborate with a STEM
professional

257
NIS

Through Erate, NIS saves the District 100's of
thousands of dollars per year

258
Arlington High School

Arlington High School has a systematic
intervention for each grade level designed to
increase the number of students earning the
appropriate number of credits so to increase
graduation rates.

259
Program Quality/Academic English Learners

Our department received a 100,000 grant from
Target to support our Dual Language Immersion
schools.

260
NIS

NIS staff members visit most every site and
campus several times a week.

261
Woodcrest

To occupy my time during the summer months as a
teenager I spent most of the summer standing on a
2 foot platform on the back of a tractor
detasseling corn. I met a look of interesting
looking bugs, but had a great time earning extra
funds for school clothes, oh and school supplies.
)

262
Poly High School

During the 2011-12 school year, Poly initiated
several school-wide programs to support students'
school success, including Link Crew, Puente, and
Renaissance!

263
Instructional Services

Pre-Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish and AP
Spanish are currently available at two of our
middle schools and were initially funded through
the Advanced Placement Incentive Program, a
federally funded grant.

264
John W. North High School

John North, founder of Riverside, is not buried
in the rose garden on campus

265
Educational Options Center

Starting an AVID alternative ed program this
school year.

266
NIS

By end of 1st quarter 2013, NIS will have
increased the network speed from every site to
the internet to 1 Gigabit per second.

267
Magnolia Elementary School

A current RUSD principal attended Magnolia as a
child and recalled being run out to the wall on
Magnolia Ave to watch President Nixon's motorcade
drive by.

268
University Heights Middle School

University Heights is on its way to becoming an
authorized MYP school. Dr. Baker from Glendale
has chosen our school to visit before he begins
his new position as Principal of an MYP middle
school in China this month! WOW!

269
Highgrove Elementary School

Highgrove students are striving to achieve an API
over 800!

270
Earhart Middle School

Earhart had several hundred students voluntarily
participate in the Kahn Academy Summer Program
with many of them spending over 20 hours learning
Math.

271
Emerson Elementary School

for over 30 years, Emerson has a Community
Pancake Breakfast to raise funds for Sixth Grade
Science Camp

272
Educational Options Center

Keeps it's "doors" open 24/7 throughout the
school year

273
Early Childhood Development

Dad's University is a newly formed partnership
between Family Services and Early Childhood and
is a series of parent workshops aimed solely at
fathers and male role models of students grades
preschool to first grade.

274
Homeless Liaison

That 27 of the homeless have spent time in
foster care?

275
Bryant School of Arts Innovation

Our student population has increased 60 since
2010

276
Irene Cruz

Managers get a view of 14th Street with its
variety of foot and vehicle traffic

277
Cyndi Hartshorn

Did You Know that in the last 10 years, the total
number of students in special education has
increased by 4, but the number of students with
autism has increased by 200?

278
Program Quality/Academic English
Learners/Categoricals Dept.

We just completed a two year pilot program with
AVID Center for a middle school pre AVID course
specifically for long term academic English
learners designed to excel their literacy so they
will become fluent in English.

279
Kevin Hauser/ Facilities Projects

Our department has
two people in it

280
Elizabeth Gosnell Highgrove Elementary

We have an dedicated teaching and support staff!

281
Payroll

Works in a portable

282
Dawn Smith

To comply with state requirements for 40 hours of
materials-based training, all training modules
were developed/coordinated in-house, and 7 of
those modules were developed into an online
format. By May of 2013, nearly all of our
elementary teachers will have completed the
training modules, both face-to-face and online.

283
Pablo Sanchez/Central Middle School

Central MS is one of the three original Junior
High Schools built in Riverside. Its the only
one of the three that still has original
buildings.

284
Jodi Gonzales/Program Quality/Academic English
Learners/Categoricals Dept.

I was born and raised in New York.

285
Instructional Services

Due to the extraordinary efforts of RUSD
counselors, the number of seniors who submitted
completed FAFSA financial aid applications
increased by 10 over this past year, allowing
that many more, low income, first generation
students, to make college-going dreams a reality.

286
John F. Kennedy

Thirteen languages are spoken by various students
at Kennedy.

287
Rachel Bramlett

I am the oldest of 32 cousins from 14 aunts and
uncles.

288
Jefferson Elementary

Using AVID strategies in the upper grades has
made a difference for our students.

289
Nutrition Services

Our Farmers Market Salad Bar Program is
internationally recognized and we have hosted
groups from several different countries that are
trying to duplicate our program for their
students.

290
Sunshine Early Childhood Center

Sunshine uses the Houghton Mifflin Preschool
Curriculum.

291
Riverside Adult School

Is changing accreditation agencies effective this
school years Council on Occupational Education
(COE) rather than WASC

292
Alicia Grissom/Special Education

The three elementary classrooms designed for
students with emotional disturbance have moved
from Castle View to Harrison Elementary for the
2012-13 school year.

293
Adleit Asi

having a chef who used his expertise to improve
appeal and be cost effective.

294
L. Houston/Jackson

As part of the 5th anniversary Kevin Hauser
provided 12 apple trees now we have a small
apple orchard.

295
Joe Nieto/Early Childhood

In 2007 an analytical piece that I wrote on the
works of Willa Cather in college was published in
the Emporia State University Heritage of the
Great Plains literary journal.

296
Human Resources

Did you know we will be offering support sessions
in FRISK, contract management and supporting the
supervising/evaluation process?

297
Shani Dahl / Alcott

My site hosts an annual Teacher Talent Show

298
MO

MO gets 100-125 work orders per day

299
Janie Rhoades/Categorical Programs and Academic
English Learners/District Office

The classrooms and the teachers are the key.
Through quality Professional Development, with
effective follow up and support for quality
implementation, we can get to the desktops.

300
Michael A. Rhodes/King High School

Through the years King High has created a highly
collaborative environment and all departments
share a common lunch period for the purpose of
allowing additional collaboration if the
respective departments choose to do so. This has
helped create meaningful relationships with
colleagues and also better serves our student
population through a more focused approach to
standards based instruction with high yielding
instructional strategies.

301
Madison Elementary School

Madison opened in 1952, and is celebrating its
60th birthday this year!

302
Chemawa Middle School

Chemawa Teachers and Administrative Staff created
a new elective course called Career Explorations
for the purpose of exposing students to career
paths that exist at our local high schools and
local community.

303
Erin Vanderwood/Pupil Services/Special
Education/CRC

Only 17 special education students were
recommended for expulsion on 2010-11, compared to
30 students in 2009-10.

304
Program Development

PRIME Time and HEARTS provide full or part-time
employment for over 100 people in RUSD and over
200 people in the City of Riverside and partner
organizations.

305
Jacqueline Hall/Beatty Elementary

Beatty has a bell tower that really works!

306
Longfellow Elementary

Last year we purchased iPods for student use in
the classroom and at home

307
Lincoln

Lincoln will implement an AVID program during
2012-13 school year

308
Chuck Lusin / NIS

NIS has a secret metal bar near the front door
that is really the door bell!

309
NIS

Has developed several hundred custom programs for
the district

310
Cheryl Simmons/ Instructional Services

Did you know that Instructional Services
Specialists and Staff Developers have taken
online classes to learn to create effective and
engaging online professional development?

311
Human Resources

Did you know that the Human Resources Department
has processed over 960 fingerprint background
checks each year for the past 4 years?

312
Gage Middle School

Not only are our Gators super athletes bringing
home trophies in Volleyball and Basketball and
countless medals in Track, but they are also
super scholars participating in the Gage Academic
Decathlon, and winning Science Olympiad.

313
Chemawa Middle School

Part of the previous Zoo wall still exhists in
front of Chemawa.

314
NIS

NIS PRIDE - Professional Results In Daily Effort

315
Highland Elementary School

Preschool students are using iPods, and school is
heading toward 11 use of electronic devices.

316
Denise Bogan/ Washington Elementary

Our principal and our school secretary are new to
the school this year.

317
Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary students really hit the
books this past year. In fact, Jefferson's
students were able to accumulate 36,759
Accelerated Reader points. The goal set by Mrs.
Ortega was 35,000 A.R. points and our students
exceeded the goal and thus, were able to soak the
principal and assistant principal with water
needles!

318
Donna Dorsey/Principal/Taft Elementary School

Taft teachers have committed to science
instruction for every student and science fair
participation school wide which we will believe
will engage our students in rigorous exploration
and discovery.

319
Tamara Kerr / Ramona High School

Ramona High School is completely digital, with
Internet access anywhere on campus.

320
Esther Garcia, Principal, Liberty

Our next door neighbors are Juvenile Hall and a
Safe House for teens.

321
Frank Augustus Miller

Outstanding collaboration and commitment towards
continual school improvement by all staff members

322
Kiersten Frausto / Pachappa Elementary

Opened as an elementary school then was
repurposed as the special education school for
the district before being repurposed again as an
elementary school

323
Carmel/DEA Assessment Center

The assessment center is like a mini United
Nations. Students speaking more than 40 different
languages are assisted there.

324
Joyce Threadgold/Business Services/NIS

NIS has 9 Help Desk Analyst to service 8500
computers

325
Connie Wahlin/Special Education/Project T.E.A.M.

On October 5, 2010, President Obama signed into
law S. 2781, also known as "Rosa's Law", which
changed references in Federal statutes that
referred to "mental retardation" to "intellectual
disability". District Individualized Education
Program (IEP) forms currently reflect
Intellectual Disability as one of the thirteen
areas of eligibility for special education
services.

326
Martin Luther King High School

Championship programs in and out of the classroom

327
Debbie Ausman-Haskins/Mark Twain

We will start a pilot Khan program this year in
fifth and sixth grades.

328
Brian Frost / Poly High School

Poly's mock trial team won it's 13th championship
at the Riverside County Mock Trial Competition.

329
Castle View Elementary

Our site is the second site to have Dual Language
Immersion. 2012 will include 2 Kinder and 2
First grade DLI classes. First year Kinders
demonstrated high achievement in both Spanish and
English Assessments. Program is growing with 47
transfers in this year for K and a wait list of
28.

330
Jamie Angulo/Ramona High School

One of the top 5 AVID Programs in the Nation.

331
Monroe Elementary School

A wildlife habitat was created and maintained by
the Monroe students, staff, and families.

332
Jenny Ramos/Human Resources

Certificated/Management personnel files are
currently being digitized.

333
Woodcrest

My first conversation with a parent at Woodcrest
was about the trouble she had with her pigs and
her chickens.

334
Antonio Garcia / Arlington High School

We are very proud of our 3-time CIF champion boys
tennis team.

335
Cheryl Anderson / Superintendent's office

When I was hired 10 years ago, four staff members
(Executive Assistant to the Superintendent,
Secretary to the Board of Education, and 2 -
Executive Secretaries) worked directly under the
Superintendent. Due to budget cuts, the only
position that still exists is the Executive
Assistant to the Superintendent.

336
Kathryn Grimble/ Miller Middle