Windsor Unified School District Explained

Windsor Unified School District
Address:	9291 Old Redwood Highway
City:	Windsor
Zipcode:	95492
Grades:	K–12
Superintendent:	Jeremy Decker
Students:	4,700 (2020–2021)
Teachers:	233.62 (FTE)
Staff:	262.33 (FTE)
Ratio:	20.12:1

Windsor Unified School District or WUSD is the public school district in Windsor, California. The district serves 5,400 students from kindergarten through high school.^[1] Its 2013 API score was 776.^[2]

Schools

There are 7 schools^[3] in the district:

• Windsor High School (Grades 9-12)
• Windsor Oaks Academy (Grades 10-12)
• Windsor Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Cali Calmécac Language Academy (Grades K-8)
• Brooks Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
• Mattie Washburn Elementary School (Grades K-2)

In 2018/2019 School year it was decided that Windsor Creek Elementary School (Grades 2-3) will be closing because of lack of students. Grade 2 was transferred to Mattie Washburn Elementary School and Grade 3 was transferred to Brooks Elementary School.

Windsor Unified is also the lead agency in the North County Consortium, which serves students with special needs in 7 area school districts.^[4]

Awards

Windsor Unified School District earned two California Golden Bell Awards^[1] from the California School Boards Association: the first in 1999^[5] and the second in 2008.^[6]

Four of Windsor's schools^[1] have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools by the California State Board of Education.

• 2009:^[7] Windsor Middle School
• 2006:^[7] Brooks Elementary School
• 2005:^[7] Windsor High School
• 2004:^[7] Windsor Creek Elementary School
• 2001:^[7] Windsor Middle School

Windsor's alternative high school, Windsor Oaks Academy, was named a Model Continuation High School in 2012 by the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.^[8]

See also

• List of school districts in Sonoma County, California

Notes and References

1. Web site: Windsor Unified School District Superintendent Vacancy Announcement . Edjoin . 2014 . 2016-02-07 .
2. Web site: Windsor Unified 2012-13 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR) . California Department of Education . 2014-07-29 . 2016-02-07 .
3. Web site: School Sites . Windsor Unified School District . 2014 . 2016-02-07 .
4. Web site: North County Consortium . Windsor Unified School District . 2014 . 2016-02-07 .
5. Web site: California Golden Bell Award Winners . 1999 . 2016-02-07 .
6. Web site: Press Release: 2008 Golden Bell Award Winners Announced: the Windsor Unified School District and the Town of Windsor . Town of Windsor . 2008 . 2016-02-07 .
7. Web site: Distinguished School Awards Honorees 1986-2009 . California Department of Education . 2014-11-12 . 2016-02-07 .
8. Web site: State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Selects 25 California Continuation High Schools for Model Status . California Department of Education . 2012-02-06 . 2016-02-07 .