The Miller Creek Elementary School District, formerly the Dixie School District, is a school district located in San Rafael, California that operates four schools in the northern portion of the city: Mary E. Silveira Elementary School in the Marinwood area, Vallecito Elementary School in the Terra Linda area, Lucas Valley Elementary School, and Miller Creek Middle School in the Marinwood area. All four are California Distinguished Schools.
The Miller Creek School District was named after a local creek and existing middle school.[3] It was formerly named the Dixie School District after the Dixie Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1864. The source of the name for the original school was in dispute and had been a source of community discussion.[4]
The Dixie school board voted in April 2019 to form a committee to choose a new name as after considering the association with the 11 states in the South that seceded from the U.S. to form the Confederacy.[5] Three board members voted in favor of changing the name, while one each voted against and did an abstention.[6]
Governanceedit
The school board has five members. As of 2022, the current superintendent is Becky Rosales, former superintendent of the Waugh School District in Petaluma, who was appointed interim superintendent of Miller Creek days before the board voted to change the district name.[7] Dr. Lustig Yamashiro (2017–2019) and Mr. Lohawasser (1997–2017) were the predecessors.
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Lucas Valley Elementary School was formerly Dixie Elementary School. The name change occurred at the time the district's name changed.[9] During the 2021 to 2022 school year the elementary had 336 students with a 14.50 student to teacher ratio.[10]
Vallecito Elementary School
Mary E. Silveira Elementary School
Middle Schooledit
The three elementary schools are feeder schools to Miller Creek Middle School. The middle school contains grades 6 through 8 and is one of the feeder middle schools to Terra Linda High School. Miller Creek's mascot is a black panther.
^"Marin County school district changes controversial name after months of debate". Associated Press. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2020-04-22 – via Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
^"California's Dixie School District to be renamed". AP. July 9, 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^Fry, Hannah (April 17, 2019). "Dixie School District will change its name after heated debate over racism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^"Dixie School District Board Votes 3-1-0 To Change District's Name". San Francisco Chronicle. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
^Brenner, Keri (10 July 2019). "Dixie changes name to Miller Creek Elementary School District". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marin County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-04-28. - Text list - The Miller Creek Elementary School District is listed as the "Dixie Elementary School District."
^Hernández, Lauren (2019-07-09). "Dixie School District now called Miller Creek Elementary School District, board votes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
^"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Lucas Valley Elementary".
External linksedit
Official website
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miller, creek, elementary, school, district, formerly, dixie, school, district, school, district, located, rafael, california, that, operates, four, schools, northern, portion, city, mary, silveira, elementary, school, marinwood, area, vallecito, elementary, s. The Miller Creek Elementary School District formerly the Dixie School District is a school district located in San Rafael California that operates four schools in the northern portion of the city Mary E Silveira Elementary School in the Marinwood area Vallecito Elementary School in the Terra Linda area Lucas Valley Elementary School and Miller Creek Middle School in the Marinwood area All four are California Distinguished Schools Miller Creek Elementary School DistrictAddress380 Nova Albion Way San Rafael California 94903 United StatesDistrict informationTypePublicGradesK 8 1 NCES District ID0611220 1 Students and staffStudents1 754 2021 22 2 Teachers91 0 FTE 1 Staff146 55 FTE 1 Student teacher ratio20 44 1 1 Other informationWebsitewww wbr millercreeksd wbr orgThe Dixie Schoolhouse located at Miller Creek Middle School Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Schools 3 1 Elementary Schools 3 2 Middle School 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Miller Creek School District was named after a local creek and existing middle school 3 It was formerly named the Dixie School District after the Dixie Schoolhouse a one room schoolhouse built in 1864 The source of the name for the original school was in dispute and had been a source of community discussion 4 The Dixie school board voted in April 2019 to form a committee to choose a new name as after considering the association with the 11 states in the South that seceded from the U S to form the Confederacy 5 Three board members voted in favor of changing the name while one each voted against and did an abstention 6 Governance editThe school board has five members As of 2022 the current superintendent is Becky Rosales former superintendent of the Waugh School District in Petaluma who was appointed interim superintendent of Miller Creek days before the board voted to change the district name 7 Dr Lustig Yamashiro 2017 2019 and Mr Lohawasser 1997 2017 were the predecessors The district includes portions of San Rafael and all of Lucas Valley Marinwood 8 Schools editElementary Schools edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2023 Lucas Valley Elementary School was formerly Dixie Elementary School The name change occurred at the time the district s name changed 9 During the 2021 to 2022 school year the elementary had 336 students with a 14 50 student to teacher ratio 10 Vallecito Elementary SchoolMary E Silveira Elementary School Middle School edit The three elementary schools are feeder schools to Miller Creek Middle School The middle school contains grades 6 through 8 and is one of the feeder middle schools to Terra Linda High School Miller Creek s mascot is a black panther References edit a b c d e Search for Public School Districts District Detail for Miller Creek Elementary National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved 2022 03 05 Search for Public Schools Search Results Marin County school district changes controversial name after months of debate Associated Press 2019 07 10 Retrieved 2020 04 22 via Santa Rosa Press Democrat California s Dixie School District to be renamed AP July 9 2019 Retrieved 14 November 2022 Fry Hannah April 17 2019 Dixie School District will change its name after heated debate over racism Los Angeles Times Retrieved April 17 2019 Dixie School District Board Votes 3 1 0 To Change District s Name San Francisco Chronicle 2019 04 17 Retrieved 2023 04 24 Brenner Keri 10 July 2019 Dixie changes name to Miller Creek Elementary School District Marin Independent Journal Retrieved 14 November 2022 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Marin County CA PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved 2023 04 28 Text list The Miller Creek Elementary School District is listed as the Dixie Elementary School District Hernandez Lauren 2019 07 09 Dixie School District now called Miller Creek Elementary School District board votes San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 2023 04 24 Search for Public Schools School Detail for Lucas Valley Elementary External links editOfficial website nbsp This California school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miller Creek Elementary School District amp oldid 1189541300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
