Brea-Olinda Unified School District

Brea Olinda Unified School District is the school district serving the City of Brea in Orange County, California, United States. It also serves portions of the nearby cities of Fullerton, Yorba Linda and La Habra.

Brea-Olinda Unified School District
Address
1 Civic Center Cir
Level 2
Brea
, Orange County, California, 92821
United States
Coordinates33.917163°N 117.888913°W / 33.917163; -117.888913
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
PresidentPaul Ruiz
Vice-presidentCarrie Flanders
NCES District ID0605880[1]
Students and staff
Students6,008
Staff231.40
Student–teacher ratio25.96
Other information
Websitebousd.us

The school district consists of:

History

In 1994, the school district had the lowest dropout rate of all the districts in Orange County at 13 students, making up 0.5% of the district's students.[2]

The school district has completed design plans for a new elementary school at the corner of Birch and Valencia. However, construction is on hold as the school district waits for developer fees from three major housing projects in Brea. [3]

District Leadership

Board of trustees

The Brea Olinda Unified School District has a five-member board. Each member is elected to serve a four-year term of office. The current trustees are:[4]

  • Paul Ruiz - Board President
  • Carrie Flanders - Board Vice President/Clerk
  • Nicole Colon - Board Trustee
  • Gail Lyons - Board Trustee
  • Deana Miller - Board Trustee

The Board of Trustees is responsible for policy making for the school district.

President Ruiz is the current president and leader.

The Superintendent

The Board of Trustees appoints a professional to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school district. The current Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Brad Mason, who acts as the chief executive officer of the school district as well as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. He has three Assistant Superintendents: Brinda Leon for Human Resources, Rick Champion for Business Services, and Dr. Phil D'Agostino for Educational Services.

Schools

Brea Olinda Unified consists of nine schools: six elementary schools, one junior high school, one high school and one continuation high school.

Elementary schools
  • Arovista Elementary School
  • Brea Country Hills Elementary School
  • Falcon Academy of Science and Technology
  • Laurel Elementary School
  • Mariposa Elementary School
  • Olinda Elementary School

Junior High School
  • Brea Junior High School

High School

Continuation High School
  • Brea Canyon High School

District Achievements

California Distinguished Schools
  • Arovista Elementary School
  • Brea Country Hills Elementary School
  • Mariposa Elementary School
  • Olinda Elementary School
  • Brea Junior High School
  • Brea Olinda High School

California Gold Ribbon Schools
  • Arovista Elementary School
  • Laurel Elementary School
  • William E. Fanning Elementary School

Title I Academic Achievement Award (CDE)
  • Laurel Elementary Schools

National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
  • Brea Olinda High School
  • Olinda Elementary School

API Scores
  • Eight of Brea Olinda's nine schools are now over 800 with their API scores.

Orange County Teachers of the Year
  • Jeff Sink, Brea Olinda High School (1998)
  • Scott Malloy, Brea Olinda High School (2000)

California Teacher of the Year
  • Scott Malloy, Brea Olinda High School (2000)

National Championships
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1994 (USA Today), 2009 (MaxPreps)

California State Championships
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009

CIF Championships
  • Brea Olinda High School Football, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 (A-Division)
  • Brea Olinda High School Boys Soccer, 1986, 2001
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006
  • Brea Olinda High School Cross Country, 2006
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Swimming, 2001, 2002
  • Brea Olinda High School Boys Swimming 1988

CIF Southern Section Championships
  • Brea Olinda High School Wildcat Football, 2001
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 2007, 2009

Brea Education Foundation

History

The non-profit Brea Education Foundation (BEF), a community of parents, neighbors, and business leaders, was activated in 2005 to support all students in the Brea Olinda Unified School District (BOUSD). In these times of shrinking school budgets, the foundation is focusing on funding three main areas: technology, science and the arts.[5]

Board of Directors
  • Ric Clough, Chair
  • Diana Maldonado, Co-Chair
  • Abhishek Tiwari, Secretary
  • Andrew Todd, Treasurer
  • Chris Becerra
  • Melissa Serrato
  • Lori Sherman
  • Dr. Brad Mason, Advisor
  • Nicole Colon, School Board Representative

Brea Education Foundation. "Board of Directors". Retrieved 2015-02-18.</ref>

References and notes
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Brea-olinda Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. Ko, Mimi (22 March 1995). "Brea Olinda School District Boasts O.C.'s Lowest Dropout Rate". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. Fletcher, Jaimee Lynn (17 July 2007). "Waiting for funding". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  4. Brea Olinda Unified School District. "Brea Olinda USD - Board of Education". Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  5. "Brea Education Foundation". Brea Education Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

See also
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