The district board of education has a president, a vice president, a clerk, and two members.[4] As of 2021, the District Superintendent is Dr. Tim Stowe.[5] The TUSD suburban schools generally rank high academically; West High School has won several County Academic Decathlons.[6]
The current board consists of James Han (president), Dr. Jeremy L. Gerson (vice president), Jasmine Park (clerk), with the two members consisting of Dr. Anil Muhammed and Betty Lieu.[7]
Prior to 1947 Torrance residents were in the Los Angeles City School District and the Los Angeles High School District. Evelyn Carr sought to establish a permanent school district and did so through a group she created, the Torrance Parents Association. A referendum held on August 20, 1946, to change the city charter to allow creating a new school district, passed on a basis. In 1947 a new school district was immediately formed, although for the 1947-1948 school year Torrance High School was in the Redondo Union High School District since California law prevented the newly-formed Torrance school district from immediately controlling high schools. The Los Angeles City School District removed all of the furniture from the Torrance elementary and middle schools; Sam Gnerre of The Daily Breeze wrote that "LAUSD [sic] was not pleased with the outcome of the election."[8]
In 1948 Torrance's high schools and elementary schools unified into one district.[9] The city's oldest school is Torrance High School, founded in 1917. Forty new schools were built in a building boom following World War II, as the city grew from its pre-war 10,000 to more than 140,000. However, declining enrollment later caused closing several schools.[citation needed]
In July 1985, talks between the City of Torrance and TUSD broke down over the purchase of the 3.4-acre (1.4 ha) Greenwood School site, a closed school site. The final offer from TUSD was $1.875 million ($4724048.58 when accounting for inflation). The final offer from the city was $1.6 million ($4031188.12 when accounting for inflation). Later in 1985, to avoid legal action, the city proposed that if the district gives the site to the city while negotiations over the sales price occurred, the city government would give the district $1.6 million in a deposit and allow it to draw interest in that deposit. The city promised to pay the difference between the $1.6 million and the final purchase price in addition to the interest as long as the final purchase price did not exceed $1.875 million. TUSD had until November 1, 1985 to decide on whether to take the offer.[10]
Location
The district is in the South Bay region of southwestern Los Angeles County. The district's approximately 21 square miles (54 km2) of territory includes all of the City of Torrance.
The district cut vocal musical instruction from the elementary school budget in the 1987-1988 school year to make up for a $1.4-million budget shortfall. For the 1988-1989 school year the district reinstated vocal musical instruction in elementary school.[11]
As of 1986 the school district has Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) courses. For grades 3 through 12 one has to be in the 98th percentile of intelligence tests in order to participate. For the 1986-1987 year the percentile changed to 98 from 96.[12]
The district has 19 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 4 high schools, one continuation high school, one alternative high school, and three adult school campuses.[9]
Enrollment in the district dropped from more than 34,000 students in 1967 to a low of just under 19,000 in 1988 before beginning to rise again. Unlike neighboring districts, TUSD did not close any of its four high schools, but 12 elementary schools were shut between 1969 and 1984. Seven other elementary schools were repurposed into middle schools between 1970 and 1975 in an attempt to balance enrollments (J.H. Hull Middle School was purpose-built as a secondary facility in 1970, the last new campus to open in TUSD.)
Crenshaw Elementary School (closed in 1972 and demolished for industrial buildings)
Greenwood Elementary School (now[when?] used for city/district programs[citation needed])
The property has 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) of space.[13] In 1984 the school stopped operations. The Torrance government bought the facility in 1986. In 1988 the city council voted unanimously to make the property into Greenwood Park, with the building used for community purposes, including being the interim site of the senior center, and with parking space changed into grass, with two playgrounds. The city planned to spend $130,000 for phase I.[13] In 1996 TUSD put some portable classrooms on Greenwood Park to relieve Fern Elementary. They remained in use until September 2012.[14]
Hamilton Elementary School (closed in 1974 and used as an adult education center)
Hillside Elementary School (closed in 1976 and demolished for housing)
Sam Levy Elementary School (closed in 1980; now used as a district programming center)
Madison Elementary School (built as an interim school made up of modular structures; closed in 1969)
Meadow Park Elementary School (closed in 1973 and demolished for housing)
Parkway Elementary School
The school, on a 6.2-acre (2.5 ha) property, was located in the Hollywood Riviera section of Torrance.[15] It closed in 1978 due to lack of enrollment. A Japanese group began using the campus in 1979.[16] In 1980 the Lycée Français de Los Angeles bought the former Parkway School property, and this property became the Lycee's Torrance campus until it was sold to Manhattan Holding Co. in 1989. Its use as a school campus was scheduled to end after the Spring term of 1990.[15]
Perry Elementary School (closed in 1981 and demolished for housing)
Sepulveda Elementary School (closed in 1979 and demolished for housing)
Carl Steele Elementary School (closed in 1983 and demolished for housing)
Grace Wright Elementary School (closed in 1979 and demolished for industrial buildings)
^"Contact Us 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine." Torrance Unified School District. Retrieved on April 14, 2011. "District Office 2335 Plaza Del Amo Torrance, CA 90509"
^"Board Member 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine." Torrance Unified School District. Retrieved on April 14, 2011. "District Office 2335 Plaza Del Amo Torrance, CA 90509"
^"Welcome to Torrance Unified School District". www.tusd.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^"Neighbors: Torrance's West High School wins LA County academic decathlon title". Daily Breeze. February 9, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^"Board of Education|Board of Education". Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^Gnerre, Sam (July 12, 2013). "Evelyn Carr's role in the founding of the Torrance Unified School District". The Daily Breeze. Retrieved October 20, 2020. - The article states "Los Angeles Unified School District" but the Los Angeles schools were not yet unified into a single school district, .
^ abc"About Us 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine." Torrance Unified School District. Retrieved on April 14, 2011.
^Moran, Julio. "Torrance Offers School District Unusual Deal: Interest on $1.6 Million Available While Negotiations for Campus Continue." (Info) Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1985. South Bay SB3 p. 1. Retrieved on April 3, 2013.
^Williams, Bob. "Torrance District Revives Vocal Music Programs in Elementary Schools." (Info page) Los Angeles Times. August 7, 1988. Start Page 7 Metro. Retrieved on April 3, 2013.
^"Torrance School District Adopts New Policy for Gifted Students." (Info) Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1986. South Bay Page 1. Retrieved on April 3, 2013.
^ ab"Local News in Brief : Conversion of School Approved". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1988. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^Gnerre, Sam (September 12, 2015). "Torrance's Fern Elementary School survives, and thrives". The Daily Breeze. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ abRae-Dupree, Janet. "Development Fears Raised by Torrance School Sale : Land Use: Neighbors of 6.2-acre campus of Lycee Francais de Los Angeles ask City Council to retain current zoning." (). Los Angeles Times. February 16, 1990. Retrieved on June 29, 2015.
^Smith, Doug. "Former Torrance School to Be Used by Japanese." Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1979. Centinela-South Bay section p. CS1. Retrieved on May 10, 2013. "A Japanese expatriate concerned about a growing social problem in his country has found a solution for it in the vacant buildings of Parkway Elementary School, closed last year because of declining enrollment."
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Torrance Unified School District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Torrance Unified School District TUSD is a school district in Los Angeles County California with its headquarters in Torrance 3 Torrance Unified School DistrictAddress2335 Plaza Del Amo Torrance California 90501 United StatesDistrict informationTypePublicGradesK 12 1 Established1947 76 years ago 1947 2 SuperintendentDr Tim StoweSchools36NCES District ID0639420 1 Students and staffStudents22 490 2020 2021 1 Teachers915 76 FTE 1 Staff1 234 32 FTE 1 Student teacher ratio24 56 1 1 Other informationWebsitewww wbr tusd wbr orgThe district board of education has a president a vice president a clerk and two members 4 As of 2021 the District Superintendent is Dr Tim Stowe 5 The TUSD suburban schools generally rank high academically West High School has won several County Academic Decathlons 6 The current board consists of James Han president Dr Jeremy L Gerson vice president Jasmine Park clerk with the two members consisting of Dr Anil Muhammed and Betty Lieu 7 Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Curriculum and instruction 4 Schools 4 1 Adult Education 4 1 1 Torrance Adult School 4 2 Secondary schools 4 2 1 High schools 4 2 2 Middle schools 4 3 Primary schools 5 Former schools 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditPrior to 1947 Torrance residents were in the Los Angeles City School District and the Los Angeles High School District Evelyn Carr sought to establish a permanent school district and did so through a group she created the Torrance Parents Association A referendum held on August 20 1946 to change the city charter to allow creating a new school district passed on a basis In 1947 a new school district was immediately formed although for the 1947 1948 school year Torrance High School was in the Redondo Union High School District since California law prevented the newly formed Torrance school district from immediately controlling high schools The Los Angeles City School District removed all of the furniture from the Torrance elementary and middle schools Sam Gnerre of The Daily Breeze wrote that LAUSD sic was not pleased with the outcome of the election 8 In 1948 Torrance s high schools and elementary schools unified into one district 9 The city s oldest school is Torrance High School founded in 1917 Forty new schools were built in a building boom following World War II as the city grew from its pre war 10 000 to more than 140 000 However declining enrollment later caused closing several schools citation needed In July 1985 talks between the City of Torrance and TUSD broke down over the purchase of the 3 4 acre 1 4 ha Greenwood School site a closed school site The final offer from TUSD was 1 875 million 4724048 58 when accounting for inflation The final offer from the city was 1 6 million 4031188 12 when accounting for inflation Later in 1985 to avoid legal action the city proposed that if the district gives the site to the city while negotiations over the sales price occurred the city government would give the district 1 6 million in a deposit and allow it to draw interest in that deposit The city promised to pay the difference between the 1 6 million and the final purchase price in addition to the interest as long as the final purchase price did not exceed 1 875 million TUSD had until November 1 1985 to decide on whether to take the offer 10 Location EditThe district is in the South Bay region of southwestern Los Angeles County The district s approximately 21 square miles 54 km2 of territory includes all of the City of Torrance Bordering areas include Gardena and Redondo Beach to the north and west Carson to the east and the Palos Verdes Peninsula to the south 9 Curriculum and instruction EditThe district cut vocal musical instruction from the elementary school budget in the 1987 1988 school year to make up for a 1 4 million budget shortfall For the 1988 1989 school year the district reinstated vocal musical instruction in elementary school 11 As of 1986 the school district has Gifted and Talented Education GATE courses For grades 3 through 12 one has to be in the 98th percentile of intelligence tests in order to participate For the 1986 1987 year the percentile changed to 98 from 96 12 Schools Edit Torrance High School The district has 19 elementary schools 8 middle schools 4 high schools one continuation high school one alternative high school and three adult school campuses 9 Adult Education Edit Torrance Adult School Edit Hamilton Adult Center Griffith Adult Center Levy Adult CenterSecondary schools Edit High schools Edit Torrance High School North High School South High School West High School Continuation Kurt Shery High School Expulsion Drevno Community Day SchoolMiddle schools Edit Calle Mayor Middle School Casimir Middle School J H Hull Middle School Jefferson Middle School Bert Lynn Middle School Madrona Middle School Magruder Middle School Richardson Middle SchoolPrimary schools Edit Fern Elementary School Adams Elementary School Anza Elementary School Arlington Elementary School Arnold Elementary School Carr Elementary School Edison Elementary School Fern Elementary School Hickory Elementary School Howard Wood Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School Riviera Elementary School Seaside Elementary School Torrance Elementary School see former building Towers Elementary School Victor Elementary School Walteria Elementary School Yukon Elementary SchoolFormer schools EditEnrollment in the district dropped from more than 34 000 students in 1967 to a low of just under 19 000 in 1988 before beginning to rise again Unlike neighboring districts TUSD did not close any of its four high schools but 12 elementary schools were shut between 1969 and 1984 Seven other elementary schools were repurposed into middle schools between 1970 and 1975 in an attempt to balance enrollments J H Hull Middle School was purpose built as a secondary facility in 1970 the last new campus to open in TUSD Crenshaw Elementary School closed in 1972 and demolished for industrial buildings Greenwood Elementary School now when used for city district programs citation needed The property has 2 5 acres 1 0 ha of space 13 In 1984 the school stopped operations The Torrance government bought the facility in 1986 In 1988 the city council voted unanimously to make the property into Greenwood Park with the building used for community purposes including being the interim site of the senior center and with parking space changed into grass with two playgrounds The city planned to spend 130 000 for phase I 13 In 1996 TUSD put some portable classrooms on Greenwood Park to relieve Fern Elementary They remained in use until September 2012 14 Hamilton Elementary School closed in 1974 and used as an adult education center Hillside Elementary School closed in 1976 and demolished for housing Sam Levy Elementary School closed in 1980 now used as a district programming center Madison Elementary School built as an interim school made up of modular structures closed in 1969 Meadow Park Elementary School closed in 1973 and demolished for housing Parkway Elementary School The school on a 6 2 acre 2 5 ha property was located in the Hollywood Riviera section of Torrance 15 It closed in 1978 due to lack of enrollment A Japanese group began using the campus in 1979 16 In 1980 the Lycee Francais de Los Angeles bought the former Parkway School property and this property became the Lycee s Torrance campus until it was sold to Manhattan Holding Co in 1989 Its use as a school campus was scheduled to end after the Spring term of 1990 15 Perry Elementary School closed in 1981 and demolished for housing Sepulveda Elementary School closed in 1979 and demolished for housing Carl Steele Elementary School closed in 1983 and demolished for housing Grace Wright Elementary School closed in 1979 and demolished for industrial buildings References Edit a b c d e f Search for Public School Districts District Detail for Torrance Unified National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved March 5 2022 https www tusd org district Contact Us Archived 2011 04 14 at the Wayback Machine Torrance Unified School District Retrieved on April 14 2011 District Office 2335 Plaza Del Amo Torrance CA 90509 Board Member Archived 2011 04 14 at the Wayback Machine Torrance Unified School District Retrieved on April 14 2011 District Office 2335 Plaza Del Amo Torrance CA 90509 Welcome to Torrance Unified School District www tusd org Retrieved July 31 2021 Neighbors Torrance s West High School wins LA County academic decathlon title Daily Breeze February 9 2019 Retrieved December 11 2019 Board of Education Board of Education Retrieved August 9 2022 Gnerre Sam July 12 2013 Evelyn Carr s role in the founding of the Torrance Unified School District The Daily Breeze Retrieved October 20 2020 The article states Los Angeles Unified School District but the Los Angeles schools were not yet unified into a single school district as this happened in 1961 a b c About Us Archived 2011 04 14 at the Wayback Machine Torrance Unified School District Retrieved on April 14 2011 Moran Julio Torrance Offers School District Unusual Deal Interest on 1 6 Million Available While Negotiations for Campus Continue Info Los Angeles Times October 20 1985 South Bay SB3 p 1 Retrieved on April 3 2013 Williams Bob Torrance District Revives Vocal Music Programs in Elementary Schools Info page Los Angeles Times August 7 1988 Start Page 7 Metro Retrieved on April 3 2013 Torrance School District Adopts New Policy for Gifted Students Info Los Angeles Times September 11 1986 South Bay Page 1 Retrieved on April 3 2013 a b Local News in Brief Conversion of School Approved Los Angeles Times March 3 1988 Retrieved October 20 2020 Gnerre Sam September 12 2015 Torrance s Fern Elementary School survives and thrives The Daily Breeze Retrieved October 20 2020 a b Rae Dupree Janet Development Fears Raised by Torrance School Sale Land Use Neighbors of 6 2 acre campus of Lycee Francais de Los Angeles ask City Council to retain current zoning Archive Los Angeles Times February 16 1990 Retrieved on June 29 2015 Smith Doug Former Torrance School to Be Used by Japanese Los Angeles Times August 12 1979 Centinela South Bay section p CS1 Retrieved on May 10 2013 A Japanese expatriate concerned about a growing social problem in his country has found a solution for it in the vacant buildings of Parkway Elementary School closed last year because of declining enrollment External links Edit Greater Los Angeles portal Schools portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to wbr Torrance High School and wbr West High School Torrance Official website Daily Breeze newspaper Evelyn Carr s role in the 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