Brea Olinda Unified School District

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Brea Olinda Unified School District is the school district serving the City of Brea in Orange County, California, United States. It also serves portions of the nearby cities of Fullerton, Yorba Linda and La Habra.

The school district consists of:

The District has completed design plans for a new elementary school at the corner of Birch and Valencia. However, construction is on hold as the school district waits for developer fees from three major housing projects in Brea. [1]

The District has made a foray into the digital age by upgrading their schools with audio visual technology, including:

  • Hitachi CP-X 2010 Projectors
  • Elmo TT-02 Document Cameras
  • Technology Workstand AV Carts

In doing so, the district hopes to keep students more involved by incorporating interesting and new teaching styles, and save money that would have been otherwise spent on supplying teachers with clear sheets for overhead projectors.

[edit] District Leadership

[edit] Board of Trustees

The Brea Olinda Unified School District has a seven-member board. Each member is elected to serve a four-year term of office. The current trustees are:[2]

  • Joe Rollino, President
  • Bill Hall, Vice-President
  • Sue Nowers, Clerk
  • Teresa Hampson, Member
  • Kevin Hobby, Member
  • Gail Lyons, Member
  • Rod Todd, Member

The Board of Trustees is responsible for policy making for the school district.

[edit] The Superintendent

The Board of Trustees appoints a professional to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school district. The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. A.J. "Skip" Roland who acts as the chief executive officer of the school district as well as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. He has two Assistant Superintendents, Anne Flesher for Personnel and Educational Services and John Fogarty for Business Services.

[edit] Schools

Brea Olinda Unified consists of nine schools: six elementary schools, one junior high school, one high school and one continuation high school. Construction of a new elementary school is underway at the corner of Birch and Valencia.

[edit] Elementary Schools

[edit] Junior High School

[edit] High School

[edit] Continuation High School

[edit] District Achievements

[edit] California Distinguished Schools

[edit] Title I Academic Achievement Award (CDE)

  • Laurel Elementary Schools

[edit] National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence

  • Brea Olinda High School
  • Olinda Elementary School

[edit] API Scores

  • Eight of Brea Olinda's nine schools are now over 800 with their API scores.

[edit] Orange County Teachers of the Year

  • Jeff Sink, Brea Olinda High School (1998)
  • Scott Malloy, Brea Olinda High School (2000)

[edit] California Teacher of the Year

  • Scott Malloy, Brea Olinda High School (2000)

[edit] Athletic Achievements

[edit] National Championships

  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1994 (USA Today), 2009 (MaxPreps)

[edit] California State Championships

  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009

[edit] CIF Championships

  • Brea Olinda High School Football, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 (A-Division)
  • Brea Olinda High School Boys Soccer, 1986
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006
  • Brea Olinda High School Cross Country, 2006
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Swimming, 2001, 2002

[edit] CIF Southern Section Championships

  • Brea Olinda High School Wildcat Football, 2001
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 2007, 2009

[edit] Brea Education Foundation

[edit] Mission Statement

The Brea Education Foundation was established to support the mission of the Brea Olinda Unified School District. The Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to raising funds and developing resources to provide students the tools and materials needed in order to maintain and advance educational opportunities for a new generation of learners website.

[edit] Board of Directors

  • Hal Halladay, President
  • Christine Shaw, Vice President
  • Doug Green, Treasurer
  • Barbara Paxton, Recording Secretary
  • Tim Harvey, Advisor[3]

[edit] 2006 board elections

In 2006, Araz Pourmorad and Andrew W. Todd, both only 21 years old, ran for the Board of Trustees short-term[4] and full-term seats, respectively. However, both candidates lost in the election on November 7 [5] [6]. Neither have declared they will run again in 2008 however both continue to express interest. Both were among the youngest to ever run for public office in Brea. Additionally, they were among a host of young candidates to seek public office throughout Orange County in the 2006 General Election.

[edit] References & Notes

  1. ^ Fletcher, Jaimee Lynn (2006-07-17), "Waiting for funding", The Orange County Register, http://www.ocregister.com/news/school-project-roland-1770406-projects-classrooms 
  2. ^ Brea Olinda Unified School District, Brea Olinda USD - Board of Education, http://www.bousd.k12.ca.us/district/board_of_education.asp, retrieved 2009-07-30 
  3. ^ Brea Education Foundation, Board of Directors, http://www.breaeducationfoundation.org/directors.html, retrieved 2007-08-12 
  4. ^ When former Trustee Denise Keller resigned from the board, trustees chose to put the seat up for election in November 2006, as opposed to appointing a replacement. This created a short-term race to complete the remaining two years of Keller's term. Trustee Sokol won the seat and will be up for re-election in 2008.
  5. ^ Orange County Registrar of Voters, General Election Results, Brea Olinda Unified School District Governing Board Member, Full Term, http://www.ocvote.com/live/gen2006/results.htm#c-205, retrieved 2007-08-12 
  6. ^ Orange County Registrar of Voters, General Election Results, Brea Olinda Unified School District Governing Board Member, Short Term, http://www.ocvote.com/live/gen2006/results.htm#c-206, retrieved 2007-08-12 

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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