The Branson School Explained

The Branson School
Motto:Beauty is Truth - Truth Beauty
"Small, but Mighty"
Established:1920
Ceeb:052695
Grades:9–12
Principal:Christina K. Mazzola
Enrollment:370
Faculty:51
Class:13 students
Ratio:7:1
Colors:Blue and Green (and)
Mascot:Bulls
Campus:Suburban, 17acres
Location:39 Fernhill Avenue
Information:415-454-3612
Website:http://www.branson.org

The Branson School (also known as Branson, Branson School, or KBS) is a co-educational college-preparatory high school for students in grades 9–12. The school has 370 students, and is located in Ross, California, 11miles north of San Francisco.

History

In 1916, a group of 15 families in Marin County, California, pooled resources to start a local private school. The Little Gray School was finished in 1917. It began as a coeducational primary school, for students in grades 1–4. In 1918 it added intermediate and upper levels, both of which were limited to girls, and was renamed the San Rafael School for Girls.[1] In April 1920, the school's trustees appointed two co-headmistresses, Katharine Fleming Branson and her sister Laura Elizabeth Branson. The elder of the two sisters, Katharine Fleming Branson, was Associate Director of Studies at the Beard School in Orange, New Jersey. Laura Elizabeth Branson was a teacher of mathematics and science at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and had formerly served as head of the Department of Mathematics at Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, Connecticut. Both sisters were cum laude graduates of Bryn Mawr College.

One former student has alleged that the school condoned teacher and student relationships.[2] There was also a law firm report that illustrated the permissive culture of the school. [3] The school initially seemed to take the investigation seriously, however there's no comment about it on this page.[4] The actual report that named sex offenders sparked an investigation at University High School where the coach Randy Taylor was employed after Branson. [5]

Coeducation

The division of the two schools by gender started to become obsolete by the 1980s, as the two schools shared faculty, trustees, and curriculum. In July 1985, The Katharine Branson School and the Mount Tamalpais School were merged as a coeducational private day school, The Branson School. Today the school is approximately evenly composed of boys and girls.

Campus facilities

Academic facilities

Athletic Facilities

The Gym at Branson has a new court and an old court

Student facilities

Notable alumni

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our History / Branson's History . December 22, 2015 . Branson School Website . The Branson School. https://web.archive.org/web/20221214185307/https://www.branson.org/about/history . December 14, 2022 .
  2. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: She exposed decades of alleged sexual abuse at elite Bay Area high schools. Now, she's speaking out. 13 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Branson School in Ross orders sexual abuse probe. 18 June 2018.
  4. Web site: URGENT TIME SENSITIVE: Letter from Branson Head of School.
  5. Web site: Sexual abuse probe at private Marin school implicates 4 ex-staffers. 9 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Green could lead to platinum for Branson School. www.marinij.com. 10 March 2006. 2015-12-23.
  7. Web site: The Rand Center, Committed to Accommodations * The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity. dyslexia.yale.edu. 2015-12-23.
  8. News: 25 Things You Didn't Know About Edie Sedgwick . Complex . July 24, 2013 . December 22, 2015 . Ray, Justin.
  9. Web site: Zappos founder Tony Hsieh enjoys the good life. 17 April 2011.
  10. Web site: Salvadoran-born poet speaks to refugee traumas. 29 November 2017.

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