Welcome to the Twin Rivers Unified School District
Twin Rivers USD serves approximately 27,000 preschool through adult education students in northern Sacramento County. We are located in a growing, ethnically-diverse region characterized by a mix of suburban development and light industry, encompassing 120 square miles.
The story of Twin Rivers is an example of the democratic process at its best. Several communities in Northern Sacramento County identified a common need: the unified governance of a fractured public school system. Citizens worked with local agencies, school districts, and elected officials to create a grassroots movement to address educational concerns and establish our new district on July 1, 2008 to better serve the needs of the children and community.
We have exceptional teaching and support staff committed to our mission of inspiring each student to extraordinary achievement every day. We are driven by an unwavering focus on powerful and engaging learning experiences that prepare students for college, career, and life success. With our knowledgeable and caring leadership, extraordinary staff and strong governing philosophy driven by student and community engagement, we are creating a high-achieving model of student learning in a family-friendly atmosphere of inclusiveness, respect, responsibility and transparency.
School districts throughout California have felt the pain of recent budget cuts, and Twin Rivers District is no exception. This will be a challenging year for our schools. Our classes will be adding a few students and our schools will have less staff to assist with important work outside the classroom. Our communities have also suffered with job losses, decreased home values, and home foreclosures. There are some things, like our state budget, that we don't have a lot of control over. However, there are a number of simple and surprising ways that our families can ensure that their neighborhood school receives and preserves the most funding possible.
VaKeisha Dosty has a new buddy. Her huge smile tells you he's a BFF (Best Friends Forever).
VaKeisha is 6 years old. Her new BFF, Bill Manasse, has been around for a century. He's 101 years old.
The little girl's eyes widen in awe at the thought of anyone who has lived that long. Then she shrugs it off and that charming smile reappears.
"My buddy is cool," says the first-grader at Kohler Elementary School. "We talk about favorite...
Donovan Dollesin and Lisa Elston probably don't realize it, but they're helping Laura Callaghan be a better teacher.
The Pacific High School students are mentors at F.C. Joyce Elementary where Callaghan works. Every Wednesday they're at the school helping out in the classroom. Dollesin grades papers while Elston keeps a close eye on the second graders.
"It helps me be a better teacher when I get some help with paperwork in my classroom because we're inundated...
Students at F.C. Joyce Elementary
were surprised when they walked into the school cafeteria Jan. 8. It was
obvious something was up, but what? The staff had somehow managed to keep a
school rally a secret, but why?
"There were mascots—one from Foothill High School and another from the Sacramento
River Cats," says sixth-grader Juliette Kolosov. "There were cheerleaders,
special guests, a...