Conejo Valley Unified School District Explained
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| Address: | 1400 East Janss Road |
| City: | Thousand Oaks |
| Zipcode: | 91362 |
| Type: | Public |
| Superintendent: | Mark W. McLaughlin, Ed.D.[1] |
| Grades: | K–12 |
| Students: | 17,397 (2020–2021)16,703 (2022–2023) |
| Teachers: | 798.26 (FTE) |
| Staff: | 733.49 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 21.79:1 |
The Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is a school district in Ventura County, California. The district serves the Conejo Valley area, including the city of Thousand Oaks, and its neighborhood of Newbury Park, as well as the census-designated places of Casa Conejo and Lake Sherwood.[2] It also includes Ventu Park. The City of Thousand Oaks includes the Ventura County portions of the master planned community of Westlake Village (while the Los Angeles County side incorporated as the City of Westlake Village).[3]
History
The Conejo Valley Unified School District was established in 1974 from the merger of three school districts covering the Conejo Valley, including two elementary districts and the eastern portion of the Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD). Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park high schools predate unification, having been built by OUHSD in the 1960s.[4]
Schools
CVUSD has the following schools.[5]
Elementary schools
- Acacia Elementary School
- Aspen Elementary School
- Banyan Elementary School
- Conejo Elementary School
- Open Classroom Leadership Magnet School
- Cypress Elementary School
- EARThS Magnet School
- Glenwood Elementary School
- Ladera Elementary School
- Lang Ranch Elementary School
- Madroña Elementary School
- Maple Elementary School
- Sycamore Canyon Elementary School
- Walnut Elementary School
- Weathersfield Elementary School
- Westlake Elementary School
- Westlake Hills Elementary School
- Wildwood Elementary School
Middle schools
- Colina Middle School
- Los Cerritos Middle School
- Redwood Middle School
- Sequoia Middle School
- Century Academy
- Sycamore Canyon Middle School
Los Cerritos Middle School
Los Cerritos Middle School (LCMS) was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2004.
In 2010, the Los Cerritos Middle School Jazz Band became the first Ventura County school band to perform at the Midwest Band Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference that is held annually in Chicago. According to school representatives, the invitation is the highest honor a school band can receive.[6]
Sequoia Middle School
Sequoia Middle School was named a California Distinguished School in 2011, the only Ventura County school to be so honored that year.[7]
High schools
Adult schools
School board
Board members
The Conejo Valley Unified School District School Board consists of five trustees from five districted areas within Conejo Valley and one student board trustee.[8]
- Cindy Goldberg-President
- Lisa Evans Powell-Vice President
- Bill Gorback-Clerk
- Lauren Gill
- Karen Sylvester
- Aidan Light-Student
Further reading
- News: Gaugh. Catherine. Unification: Why has the boat ride been so rough, and is there peace ahead. Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. 1977-01-19. 1, 6, 8. 22. 198. Newspapers.com.
- News: Woodruff. David. Curriculum: The one problem has been solved—that nagging lack of standards. Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. 1977-01-19. 7, 20. 22. 198. Newspapers.com.
- News: Morale: New policies, new problems, old wounds. Can they ever heal?. Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. 1977-01-19. 7. 22. 198. Newspapers.com.
- News: In Valley Oaks, school bids $70,000 too high.... Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. 1974-04-30. 1. 19. 288. Newspapers.com.
- News: Twyford. Neal. They were pioneers in Conejo classrooms. Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. 1974-04-30. 1. 19. 288. Newspapers.com.
Notes and References
- Web site: Superintendent / Overview . July 13, 2023 . Conejo Valley Unified School District.
- Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ventura County, CA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-10-18. 1 (PDF p. 2/3).
- Web site: City History. City of Westlake Village. 2024-10-18.
- Web site: About: District History . https://web.archive.org/web/20131125031554/http://www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/about/ . dead . November 25, 2013 . Oxnard Union High School District .
- Web site: Schools Directory / Overview . www.conejousd.org . CVUSD . en.
- News: Westlake High School students to enjoy Chicago and all that jazz . McGrath . Rachel . Ventura County Star . December 20, 2012 . February 22, 2021 . limited .
- Web site: California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2011 . . 2014-09-10 . 2016-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507021324/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/disting2011.asp . dead .
- Web site: Board member overview. Conejo Valley Unified School District .
