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Alvord Unified School District, California

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Alvord Unified School District
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Riverside County, California
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Superintendent: Lisa Simon
# of school board members: 5
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Alvord Unified School District is a school district in California.

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Superintendent

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Lisa Simon was named interim superintendent of the Alvord Unified School District on March 24, 2025. Her career experience includes working as a deputy superintendent for educational services.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Resma Byrne was the superintendent of the Alvord Unified School District from 2024 to 2025. Byrne's career experience includes working as an assistant superintendent, director of educational services for the Walnut Valley Unified School District, and as an elementary school principal.[2]
  • Allan Mucerino was the superintendent of the Alvord Unified School District from 2018 to 2024. Mucerino's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Duarte Unified School District, a principal, and a mathematics teacher.[3]
  • Lou Obermeyer was the interim superintendent of the Alvord Unified School District from 2017 to 2018.[4]
  • Sid Salazar was the superintendent of the Alvord Unified School District from 2013 to 2017. Salazar's previous career experience included working as an assistant superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District and a principal in the Sweetwater Union High School District.[5][6]

School board

The Alvord Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected by trustee area.[7]

The district transitioned to trustee area elections in November 2014. Those new trustee areas came into effect once board members were sworn into office in December 2014.[8]


Elections

See also: Alvord Unified School District, California, elections

Members of the Alvord Unified School District Board of Education are elected by district to four-year terms on a staggered basis every even-numbered year.

Three seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Alvord Unified School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[9]

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Public Participation

Members of the public are encouraged to attend Board meetings and to address the Board concerning any item on the agenda or within the Board's jurisdiction. So as not to inhibit public participation, persons attending Board meetings shall not be requested to sign in, complete a questionnaire, or otherwise provide their name or other information as a condition of attending the meeting.

In order to conduct district business in an orderly and efficient manner, the Board requires that public presentations to the Board comply with the following procedures:

1. The Board shall give members of the public an opportunity to address the Board on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, either before or during the Board's consideration of the item. (Education Code 35145.5; Government Code 54954.3)

2. At a time so designated on the agenda at a regular meeting, members of the public may bring before the Board matters that are not listed on the agenda. The Board shall take no action or discussion on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except as authorized by law. (Education Code 35145.5; Government Code 54954.2)

3. Without taking action, Board members or district staff members may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the public about items not appearing on the agenda. Additionally, on their own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, Board members or staff members may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on their own activities. (Government Code 54954.2)

Furthermore, the Board or a Board member may provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, ask staff to report back to the Board at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or take action directing staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Government Code 54954.2)

4. The Board need not allow the public to speak on any item that has already been considered by a committee composed exclusively of Board members at a public meeting where the public had the opportunity to address the committee on that item. However, if the Board determines that the item has been substantially changed since the committee heard the item, the Board shall provide an opportunity for the public to speak. (Government Code 54954.3)

5. A person wishing to be heard by the Board shall first be recognized by the president and shall then proceed to comment as briefly as the subject permits.

In general, individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to address the Board on each agenda or nonagenda item, and the Board will limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. However, in exceptional circumstances when necessary to ensure full opportunity for public input, the Board president may, with Board consent, adjust the amount of time allowed for public input and/or the time allotted for each speaker. Any such adjustment shall be done equitably so as to allow a diversity of viewpoints. The president may also ask members of the public with the same viewpoint to select a few individuals to address the Board on behalf of that viewpoint. Individual speakers may not cede or in any way give their time to another speaker.

In order to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the Board, any member of the public who utilizes a translator shall be provided at least twice the allotted time to address the Board, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used to allow the Board to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously. (Government Code 54954.3)

6. The Board president may rule on the appropriateness of a topic, subject to the following conditions:

a. If a topic would be suitably addressed at a later time, the Board president may indicate the time and place when it should be presented.
b. The Board shall not prohibit public criticism of its policies, procedures, programs, services, acts, or omissions. (Government Code 54954.3)
c. The Board shall not prohibit public criticism of district employees. However, whenever a member of the public initiates specific complaints or charges against an individual employee, the Board president shall inform the complainant of the appropriate complaint procedure.

7. The Board president shall not permit any disturbance or willful interruption of Board meetings. Persistent disruption by an individual or group or any conduct or statements that threaten the safety of any person(s) at the meeting shall be grounds for the president to terminate the privilege of addressing the Board.

The Board may remove disruptive individuals and order the room cleared if necessary. In this case, members of the media not participating in the disturbance shall be allowed to remain, and individuals not participating in such disturbances may be allowed to remain at the discretion of the Board. When the room is ordered cleared due to a disturbance, further Board proceedings shall concern only matters appearing on the agenda. (Government Code 54957.9)[10]

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District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[11]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $52,063,000 $2,973 16%
Local: $65,522,000 $3,742 20%
State: $218,453,000 $12,475 65%
Total: $336,038,000 $19,190
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $311,488,000 $17,788
Total Current Expenditures: $281,200,000 $16,058
Instructional Expenditures: $179,143,000 $10,230 58%
Student and Staff Support: $29,132,000 $1,663 9%
Administration: $30,947,000 $1,767 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $41,978,000 $2,397 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $21,957,000 $1,253
Construction: $14,950,000 $853
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $546,000 $31
Interest on Debt: $6,085,000 $347


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2023-2024[12] $67,828 $146,670
2022-2023[13] $63,261 $137,726
2020-2021[14] $ 54,735 $119,163

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[15]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 28 63 25 23 21-39 45-49 42
2017-2018 27 58 23 23 21-39 45-49 42
2016-2017 28 58 27 24 21-39 45-49 42
2015-2016 28 61 28 24 <=20 40-44 43
2014-2015 25 54 20 20 <=20 40-44 40
2013-2014 56 80-84 40-49 53 PS >=50 65-69
2012-2013 54 78 47 51 40-59 60-64 64
2011-2012 55 78 52 51 40-59 60-64 68
2010-2011 53 80 48 50 21-39 65-69 60

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 42 70 40 38 40-59 60-64 57
2017-2018 40 66 39 36 40-59 55-59 58
2016-2017 39 66 37 35 21-39 55-59 52
2015-2016 40 69 40 36 <=20 50-54 54
2014-2015 35 65 35 30 21-39 55-59 50
2013-2014 48 70-74 40-49 44 PS 60-79 60-64
2012-2013 50 69 52 46 40-59 60-64 64
2011-2012 51 75 55 47 40-59 60-64 65
2010-2011 49 70 52 45 21-39 60-64 61

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 90-94 >=90 87 >=80 90-94
2018-2019 92 90-94 >=95 91 >=50 >=80 90-94
2017-2018 90 >=95 85-89 89 PS >=80 90-94
2016-2017 90 >=95 >=95 89 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 90 >=95 80-89 89 PS >=80 >=95
2014-2015 87 >=95 80-89 86 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 84 >=95 70-79 83 PS >=80 85-89
2012-2013 80 90-94 70-79 80 PS 60-79 80-84
2011-2012 79 90-94 70-74 77 >=50 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 77 85-89 60-69 75 PS >=50 80-84


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 16,663 -2.7
2022-2023 17,106 -2.4
2021-2022 17,511 -1.0
2020-2021 17,682 -2.8
2019-2020 18,170 -1.8
2018-2019 18,504 -2.7
2017-2018 19,005 -1.3
2016-2017 19,255 -1.1
2015-2016 19,466 0.4
2014-2015 19,390 -0.5
2013-2014 19,480 -0.8
2012-2013 19,634 -0.5
2011-2012 19,741 -0.3
2010-2011 19,803 -1.1
2009-2010 20,026 -0.2
2008-2009 20,057 0.3
2007-2008 19,987 0.7
2006-2007 19,847 -0.1
2005-2006 19,869 -0.5
2004-2005 19,964 2.6
2003-2004 19,441 1.6
2002-2003 19,122 5.2
2001-2002 18,130 2.6
2000-2001 17,664 2.1
1999-2000 17,295 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Alvord Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 5.1 12.1
Black 3.9 4.9
Hispanic 81.4 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.4
Two or More Races 1.7 5.8
White 7.3 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Alvord Unified School District had 772.24 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.58.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 77.14
Elementary: 429.10
Secondary: 266.00
Total: 772.24

Alvord Unified School District employed 9.00 district administrators and 54.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.00
District Administrative Support: 53.25
School Administrators: 54.00
School Administrative Support: 74.25
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 200.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 19.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 39.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 25.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.14
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 50.00
Other Support Services: 380.66


Schools

The Alvord Unified School District operates 26 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary481KG-5
Alvord High1369-12
Arizona Middle8726-8
Arlanza Elementary450KG-5
Collett Elementary439KG-5
Foothill Elementary459KG-5
Gateway0KG-12
Hillcrest High1,7829-12
La Granada Elementary539KG-5
Lake Hills Elementary650KG-5
La Sierra High1,4619-12
Loma Vista Middle1,0236-8
Mission View High1019-12
Myra Linn Elementary438KG-5
Norte Vista High1,9059-12
Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary630KG-5
Promenade Elementary610KG-5
Rosemary Kennedy Elementary382KG-5
S. Christa Mcauliffe Elementary518KG-5
Summit Elementary0KG-5
Summit Secondary06-12
Terrace Elementary728KG-5
Twinhill Elementary418KG-5
Valley View Elementary660KG-5
Wells Middle7836-8
Ysmael Villegas Middle1,1656-8

Noteworthy events

2018: Recall effort

See also: Joseph Barragan recall, Alvord Unified School District, California (2018)

A recall election seeking to remove Joseph Barragan from his position as the nonpartisan Trustee Area 2 representative on the Alvord Unified School District Board of Education in California was approved by voters on June 5, 2018.[16] Lizeth Vega was elected to replace him.[17][18]

The Committee to Recall Barragan began the effort after Barragan allegedly posted comments on his Facebook page that the committee called racist. Barragan said he did not write the comments and that they came from copycat accounts that used his image. A police investigation into death threats against Barragan examined all posts sent from his account between January 1, 2017, and March 1, 2017. The officer in charge of the investigation said that in the course of that examination the police concluded Barragan had not made any racist comments. Recall supporters criticized the scope of the investigation.[19][20]

Barragan joined the other four members of the board when he was sworn into office on December 8, 2016. He filed to run in the general election scheduled for November 8, 2016, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. He was automatically appointed to the position for a four-year term.[19][21][22]

Contact information

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Alvord Unified School District
9 KPC Pkwy.
Corona, CA 92879
Phone: 951-509-5000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Press Enterprise, "Alvord school board taps retired administrator as interim superintendent," accessed April 15, 2025
  2. ↑ The Press Enterprise, "Alvord schools name new superintendent," accessed April 15, 2025
  3. ↑ AllanMucerino.com, "Resumes," accessed November 5, 2019
  4. ↑ The Press-Enterprise, "Alvord schools' interim superintendent is a familiar face," December 15, 2017
  5. ↑ LinkedIn, "Sid Salazar," accessed May 1, 2014
  6. ↑ The Press-Enterprise, "Alvord schools chief pushed out by board," December 9, 2017
  7. ↑ Alvord Schools, "Board of Education," accessed March 23, 2021
  8. ↑ Alvord Unified School District, "Rescheduling Election of Governing Board Members," February 21, 2013
  9. ↑ Alvord Unified School District, "Bylaws of the Board," April 15, 2025
  10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  11. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  12. ↑ Alvord Unified School District, "Appendix A1 - Certified Salary Schedule 2023/24," accessed April 15, 2025
  13. ↑ Alvord Unified School District, "Appendix A1 - Certified Salary Schedule 2022/23," accessed January 31, 2024
  14. ↑ Alvord Schools, "ALVORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT APPENDIX A1‐ CERTIFICATED SALARY SCHEDULE," accessed May 18, 2021
  15. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  16. ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with the District Office of the Alvord Unified School District," February 8, 2018
  17. ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List ," April 18, 2018
  18. ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide Direct Primary Election June 5, 2018: Unofficial Results," accessed June 6, 2018
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Highlander, "Riverside school board member under fire for racist social media posts," May 22, 2017
  20. ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List ," September 14, 2016
  21. ↑ Alvord Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed May 23, 2017
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