Twin Rivers Unified School District, California
| Twin Rivers Unified School District |
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| Sacramento County, California |
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| Superintendent: Steven Martinez |
| # of school board members: 7 |
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Twin Rivers Unified School District is a school district in California.
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Superintendent
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Steven Martinez is the superintendent of the Twin Rivers Unified School District. Martinez was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2013. Martinez's previous career experience includes working as a math and science teacher, coach, principal, and learning director.[1]
School board
The Twin Rivers Unified School District school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms.[2]
Elections
Members of the Twin Rivers Unified School District school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election on a staggered basis in every even-numbered year.
Four seats on the board were up for general election on [[California school board elections, 2024|March 5, 2024].
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Public participation in board meetings
The Twin Rivers Unified School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]
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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 carry out a 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 the Board taking action, district staff members may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the public about items not appearing on the agenda. Additionally, on his/her own initiative, or in response to questions posed by the public, a Board or staff member may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his/her 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 Board 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 Board Clerk or Board President and shall then proceed to comment as briefly as the subject permits. The maximum time allowed for each speaker is two minutes. Any speaker requiring language translation shall be allowed a maximum of two minutes to speak and two minutes for translation. The district will, with adequate notice, seek to provide translation in at least Hmong, Russian, and Spanish and, if possible and with adequate notice, in other languages. With regard to special board meetings, public comment may be limited to the items that have been described in the notice for the meeting before or during consideration of those items. The Board may, in its discretion, provide time for public testimony on matters not listed on the special meeting agenda. Individual speakers shall be allowed two minutes to address the Board on each agenda or non-agenda item. With regard to public comment concerning a specific item on the Board agenda, the Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. With Board consent, the Board President may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation, depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard. The Board President may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional persons speak only if they have something new to add. 6. The Board President may rule on the appropriateness of a if the topic would be more suitably addressed at a later time, the President may indicate the time and place when it should be presented. The Board shall not prohibit public criticism of its policies, procedures, programs, services, acts, or omissions. (Government Code 54954.3) In addition, the Board may not prohibit public criticism of district employees by members of the public. Board members, consistent with their role and obligations as the ultimate employers of district employees, shall not violate the personnel protections and other legal rights of district employees if a Board member chooses to criticize a district employee in open session or in public. In addition, a Board member shall not criticize or comment on a district employee, either in open session or in public, using information the Board member learned during closed session or through access to confidential district information, including but not limited to district personnel files or personnel processes. Whenever a member of the public initiates specific complaints or charges against an employee, the Board President shall inform the complainant that in order to protect the employee's right to adequate notice before a hearing of such complaints and charges, and also to preserve the ability of the Board to legally consider the complaints or charges in any subsequent evaluation of the employee, it is the policy of the Board to hear such complaints or charges in closed session unless otherwise requested by the employee pursuant to Government Code 54957. The Board President shall also encourage the complainant to file a complaint using the appropriate district complaint procedure. 7. The Board president shall not permit any disturbance or willful interruption including poster, banners and/or signs during Board meetings. Persistent disruption by an individual or group or any conduct or statements that threaten the safety of any person 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) When such disruptive conduct occurs, the Superintendent or designee shall contact local law enforcement as necessary. Recording by the Public Members of the public may record an open Board meeting using an audio or video recorder, still or motion camera, cell phone, or other device, provided that the noise, illumination, or obstruction of view does not persistently disrupt the meeting. The Superintendent or designee shall designate locations from which members of the public may broadcast, photograph, or tape record open meetings without causing a distraction. If the Board finds that noise, illumination, or obstruction of view related to these activities would persistently disrupt the proceedings, these activities shall be discontinued or restricted as determined by the Board. (Government Code 54953.5, 54953.6)[4] |
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Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]
| SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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| Federal: | $128,382,000 | $5,371 | 21% |
| Local: | $118,083,000 | $4,940 | 19% |
| State: | $366,177,000 | $15,319 | 60% |
| Total: | $612,642,000 | $25,629 |
| TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditures: | $483,999,000 | $20,247 | |
| Total Current Expenditures: | $415,082,000 | $17,364 | |
| Instructional Expenditures: | $223,497,000 | $9,349 | 46% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $63,474,000 | $2,655 | 13% |
| Administration: | $54,537,000 | $2,281 | 11% |
| Operations, Food Service, Other: | $73,574,000 | $3,077 | 15% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $49,892,000 | $2,087 | |
| Construction: | $47,280,000 | $1,977 | |
| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $4,159,000 | $173 | |
| Interest on Debt: | $10,886,000 | $455 |
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 |
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| 2024-2025[6] | $63,947 | $124,659 |
| 2022-2023[7] | $62,084 | $121,028 |
| 2021-2022[8] | $53,753 | $104,786 |
| 2020-2021[9] | $52,187 | $101,734 |
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.[10]
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 (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | <=20 | <50 | <50 | PS | PS | ||
| 2018-2019 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 27 | 25-29 | 29 | 37 |
| 2017-2018 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 25 | 25-29 | 26 | 36 |
| 2016-2017 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 15-19 | 22 | 35 |
| 2015-2016 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 21 | 20-24 | 22 | 32 |
| 2014-2015 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 10-14 | 22 | 30 |
| 2013-2014 | 49 | 55-59 | 35-39 | 47 | 21-39 | 40-49 | 57 |
| 2012-2013 | 46 | 53 | 34 | 44 | 45-49 | 45 | 54 |
| 2011-2012 | 47 | 57 | 34 | 43 | 35-39 | 42 | 55 |
| 2010-2011 | 46 | 58 | 33 | 43 | 35-39 | 42 | 53 |
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 (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | <=20 | PS | <50 | PS | <50 | ||
| 2018-2019 | 37 | 43 | 26 | 36 | 30-34 | 40 | 43 |
| 2017-2018 | 35 | 43 | 23 | 33 | 35-39 | 38 | 41 |
| 2016-2017 | 32 | 39 | 20 | 28 | 20-24 | 33 | 42 |
| 2015-2016 | 29 | 38 | 20 | 27 | 20-24 | 32 | 37 |
| 2014-2015 | 26 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 20-24 | 29 | 34 |
| 2013-2014 | 47 | 50-54 | 40-44 | 43 | 40-59 | 50-54 | 56 |
| 2012-2013 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 36 | 30-34 | 44 | 51 |
| 2011-2012 | 44 | 47 | 35 | 38 | 30-34 | 48 | 54 |
| 2010-2011 | 43 | 47 | 33 | 38 | 35-39 | 44 | 51 |
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 (%) |
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| 2019-2020 | 86 | 90-94 | 80-84 | 88 | >=50 | 75-79 | 75-79 |
| 2018-2019 | 85 | 90-94 | 75-79 | 86 | >=50 | 75-79 | 80-84 |
| 2017-2018 | 85 | 90-94 | 80-84 | 86 | >=50 | 80-84 | 79 |
| 2016-2017 | 84 | 90-94 | 80-84 | 83 | PS | 85-89 | 80 |
| 2015-2016 | 84 | 90-94 | 80-84 | 85 | 60-79 | 70-79 | 83 |
| 2014-2015 | 83 | 90-94 | 80-84 | 81 | >=50 | 70-79 | 82 |
| 2013-2014 | 78 | 85-89 | 70-74 | 77 | <50 | 80-89 | 77 |
| 2012-2013 | 75 | 85-89 | 71 | 71 | >=50 | 70-79 | 77 |
| 2011-2012 | 72 | 83 | 63 | 71 | >=50 | 70-79 | 75 |
| 2010-2011 | 68 | 80 | 64 | 64 | <50 | 45-49 | 72 |
Students
| Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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| 2023-2024 | 24,386 | 1.1 |
| 2022-2023 | 24,106 | 0.8 |
| 2021-2022 | 23,904 | -2.5 |
| 2020-2021 | 24,497 | -3.4 |
| 2019-2020 | 25,340 | -1.4 |
| 2018-2019 | 25,694 | -26.6 |
| 2017-2018 | 32,538 | 1.7 |
| 2016-2017 | 31,979 | 2.6 |
| 2015-2016 | 31,137 | 0.3 |
| 2014-2015 | 31,035 | -0.3 |
| 2013-2014 | 31,122 | -1.0 |
| 2012-2013 | 31,420 | -0.7 |
| 2011-2012 | 31,637 | 0.0 |
| 2010-2011 | 31,632 | 1.3 |
| 2009-2010 | 31,213 | 0.9 |
| 2008-2009 | 30,927 | 0.0 |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RACE | Twin Rivers Unified School District (%) | California K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 14.6 | 12.1 |
| Black | 12.2 | 4.9 |
| Hispanic | 46.6 | 56.1 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Two or More Races | 8.9 | 5.8 |
| White | 15.6 | 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, Twin Rivers Unified School District had 1,089.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.38.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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| Prekindergarten: | 0.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 111.79 |
| Elementary: | 639.64 |
| Secondary: | 338.40 |
| Total: | 1,089.83 |
Twin Rivers Unified School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 79.60 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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| District Administrators: | 10.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 169.00 |
| School Administrators: | 79.60 |
| School Administrative Support: | 126.00 |
| TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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| Instructional Aides: | 390.00 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 20.80 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 55.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 24.80 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 18.40 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 2.31 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
| Student Support Services: | 93.75 |
| Other Support Services: | 714.00 |
Schools
Noteworthy events
2015: Board president under investigation by FPPC
A conflict of interest complaint against Twin Rivers Unified Board President Linda Fowler was filed with the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) on June 30, 2015. The complaint was filed by Jacob Walker, academic coordinator of the Highlands Community Charter School where Fowler was paid as a consultant. Walker alleged that Fowler had broken conflict of interest laws "by using her position on the Twin Rivers board to pressure the school into hiring her," according to The Sacramento Bee.[11][12][13]
The Highlands Community Charter School, an adult charter school designed to help students over the age of 22 earn a high school diploma, learn a vocation, or study English as a second language, was established on March 4, 2014, when the Twin Rivers Unified Board of Education approved its charter in a 7-0 vote. Prior to that vote, Fowler had met with three others, including Walker, to set up the foundation for the school. Fowler said she had been promised a paid position at the school by the other founders.[12]
California's conflict of interest laws for public school districts forbid elected officials from influencing governmental decisions if they have a financial interest, but charter school laws are not required to abide by those same laws. A bill that would have required charter schools to abide by the same laws as public schools was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in September 2014.[12] A second bill passed in the California State Assembly in June 2015, but it died in the state Senate.[14]
Though charter schools do not have to abide by the conflict of interest laws governing public schools, they do have to follow the California Corporations Code that governs nonprofits, according to Eric Premack, executive director of the Charter Schools Development Center. That code details that board members should refrain from voting on issues in which they have a financial interest.[12]
The Highlands Community Charter School first paid Fowler through her consulting firm, LAED Consulting, in October 2014. They paid installments equaling a total of $13,000 for the firm to pursue a federal grant to fund the creation of the new school. Prior to receiving those payments, Fowler had served as a board member for the charter school after she was chosen by her fellow Twin Rivers Unified board members to be a liaison between the school and the district. She served in that position until the Highlands board members approved the contract for her consulting firm in September 2014. Fowler did not participate in that vote.[12]
The contract with LAED Consulting was terminated when Kirk Williams, one of the four original founders of the charter school and its principal, said Fowler had a conflict of interest and that the contract with her firm lacked accountability and was too expensive. Williams also asked the Highlands board to call on the Twin Rivers Unified Board of Education to remove Fowler as the district's liaison. Williams also alleged that Fowler had threatened the school. “Many of us were witness to Ms. Fowler’s threats like, ‘It’s because of me that the school got its charter, I can cause the school to lose it,’” Williams said in a letter to the Highlands board. In his complaint to the FPPC, Walker also mentioned those alleged threats.[12]
Fowler disputed that claim. She said she had never threatened the school or anyone attached to it. She said that once the charter had been approved, Walker and Williams had wanted Fowler out of the school's dealings.[12]
Walker filed the complaint with the FPPC when the Highlands board conditionally voted to start paying their board members, which included paying Fowler as the district liaison. “Basically we are going to pay her to represent us when she is supposed to be here for oversight,” said Walker. “It makes us look like this dirty charter school.”[12]
After filing the complaint against Fowler, Walker wrote a letter to the Twin Rivers Unified Board of Education in July 2015, asking them to remove Fowler as the district liaison to the charter school, just as Williams had suggested to the Highlands board. Walker also asked the board not to appoint Fowler as board president, saying he believed the district "should be led by ethical individuals." Fowler was appointed president in a 4-2 vote, and she was not dismissed as the district's liaison.[12]
A few days after that vote, on July 6, 2015, the district published a statement in regards to the FPPC complaint. "We take the allegation seriously. The district will fully cooperate with the FPPC, and the superintendent will provide a report to the Board of Trustees if and when a final determination is made," the statement read.[12]
In 2019, Fowler was fined $3,500 by the FPPC.[15][16] The FPPC determined that Fowler "used her two positions to influence the board’s decision to enter into a contract with her consulting business."[17]
2015: Recall attempt
Board member Sonja Cameron was targeted in a recall election in May 2015, but she retained her seat. Just over 52 percent of voters cast ballots in favor of keeping her on the board.[18]
Cameron was appointed to the position on December 8, 2014, to fill a vacancy on the board. The seat was vacated in October 2014 when trustee Cortez Quinn pleaded no contest to charges that he conspired to obstruct justice in a paternity case and accepted illegal loans and gifts from a school district employee. Recall proponents, including the Del Paso Heights Community Association and the Democratic Party of Sacramento County, argued Cameron's appointment was done illegally and without consulting the community.[19][20]
Contact information
Twin Rivers Unified School District
5115 Dudley Blvd.
McClellan, CA 95652
Phone: 916-566-1600
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See also
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External links
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- Twin Rivers United Educators
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Footnotes
- ↑ Twin Rivers Unified School District, "Close-up: An inside look at our new superintendent," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ Twin Rivers Unified School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ Twin Rivers Unified School District, "BB 9323 Board Bylaws - Meeting Conduct," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
- ↑ Twin Rivers Unified School District, "2024/2025 TRUE CORE CERTIFICATED ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE 1," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Twin Rivers Unified School District, "2022/2023 True Core Certificated Annual Salary Schedule 1," accessed February 6, 2024
- ↑ Twin Rivers Unified School District, "2021/2022 True Core Certificated Annual Salary Schedule 1," accessed June 14, 2021
- ↑ Twin Rivers Unified School District, "2020/2021 True Core Certificated Annual Salary Schedule 1," accessed June 14, 2021
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Twin Rivers school trustee faces serious challenge to retain long-held seat," May 25, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 The Sacramento Bee, "Twin Rivers board president receives payments from charter school she helped form," July 16, 2015
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Enforcement Case Resolutions," accessed December 28, 2016
- ↑ Open States, "AB 709," accessed April 27, 2016
- ↑ SN&R, "Fined before reelection," February 13, 2020
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Stipulation, Decision and Order," accessed June 14, 2021
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Appendix III: Summary of Enforcement Decisions," accessed June 14, 2021
- ↑ Sacramento County Election Results, "Summary Report 2015 Twin Rivers USD Final," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Twin Rivers taps charter school leader Sonja Cameron to fill board vacancy," December 9, 2014
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Democratic Party joins recall fight in Twin Rivers school district," January 1, 2015
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