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Torrance Unified School District, California
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| Torrance Unified School District |
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| Torrance, California |
| District details |
| Superintendent: George Mannon |
| # of school board members: 5 |
| Website: Link |
Torrance Unified School District is a school district in California that serves the city of Torrance, California. It was the 51st largest school district in California, serving 24,229 students in 31 schools during the 2011-2012 school year.[1][2]
About the district
Torrance Unified School District is located in southern Los Angeles County in Torrance, California. It is located in the largest county in California. According to the 2010 United States Census, Torrance is home to 145,438 residents.[3]
Demographics
Torrance outperformed in comparison to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2011, median household income and percentage of residents living below the poverty level. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.7% of Torrance residents aged 25 years and older had attained a Bachelor's degree compared to 30.5% for California as a whole. The median household income in Torrance was $75,885 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The poverty rate in Torrance was 7.2% compared to 15.3% for the entire state.[3]
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Superintendent
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George Mannon is the superintendent of the Torrance Unified School District. He has served in this role since 2005. Prior to serving in this role, he served as superintendent for the Glendora Unified, Tustin Unified, and Carlsbad Unified school districts. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee, a master's degree from Marshall University, and a doctoral degree in education administration from Arizona State University.[6]
School board elections
The Torrance Board of Education is composed of five members serving four-year terms.[7]
| Torrance Board of Education | |||
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| Member | District | Assumed office | Term Ends |
| Martha Deutsch | At-large | 2012 | 2018 |
| Michael Patrick Wermers | At-large | 2009 | 2018 |
| Mark Steffen | At-large | 2005 | 2018 |
| Terry Ragins | At-large | 2003 | 2020 |
| Don Lee | At-large | 2007 | 2020 |
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Election dates
The Torrance Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected at large to four-year terms. Members were previously elected on a staggered basis every November of odd-numbered years, but the district switched to hold elections in even-numbered years. Board members' terms were extended by one year in order to accommodate the change. The first even-year election was held on November 6, 2018.[8][9]
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Torrance Unified School District had an average of $178,137,048 in revenue and $179,764,524 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $60,848,810 in outstanding debt. The district retired $3,069,571 of its debt and issued $11,398,238 in new debt each year on average.[10]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $34,385,000 | 35.86% | $58,456,000 | 60.97% | $3,042,000 | 3.17% | $95,883,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $40,878,000 | 42.15% | $52,934,000 | 54.59% | $3,159,000 | 3.26% | $96,971,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $47,099,000 | 44.92% | $54,649,000 | 52.12% | $3,099,000 | 2.96% | $104,847,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $47,242,000 | 42.06% | $61,689,000 | 54.93% | $3,381,000 | 3.01% | $112,312,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $42,720,000 | 35.59% | $73,755,000 | 61.44% | $3,565,000 | 2.97% | $120,040,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $46,415,000 | 34.87% | $82,572,000 | 62.04% | $4,107,000 | 3.09% | $133,094,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $47,185,000 | 34.66% | $83,466,000 | 61.32% | $5,468,000 | 4.02% | $136,119,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $57,289,000 | 37.28% | $91,635,000 | 59.63% | $4,749,000 | 3.09% | $153,673,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $59,133,000 | 33.11% | $113,630,000 | 63.63% | $5,815,000 | 3.26% | $178,578,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $60,943,000 | 32.35% | $120,983,000 | 64.21% | $6,488,000 | 3.44% | $188,414,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $61,522,000 | 30.28% | $132,872,000 | 65.39% | $8,806,000 | 4.33% | $203,200,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $67,814,000 | 28.53% | $159,397,000 | 67.07% | $10,442,000 | 4.39% | $237,653,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $55,765,000 | 28.68% | $128,632,000 | 66.16% | $10,024,000 | 5.16% | $194,421,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $54,995,000 | 26.83% | $139,830,000 | 68.23% | $10,126,000 | 4.94% | $204,951,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $61,489,000 | 26.77% | $158,104,000 | 68.83% | $10,122,000 | 4.41% | $229,715,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $60,019,000 | 25.62% | $163,676,000 | 69.88% | $10,541,000 | 4.50% | $234,236,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $64,020,000 | 27.98% | $144,103,000 | 62.97% | $20,717,000 | 9.05% | $228,840,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $79,387,000 | 36.57% | $121,154,000 | 55.81% | $16,544,000 | 7.62% | $217,085,000 |
| 2011 | $77,220,000 | 35.30% | $126,639,000 | 57.89% | $14,916,000 | 6.82% | $218,775,000 |
| 2012 | $76,342,000 | 34.07% | $128,581,000 | 57.38% | $19,176,000 | 8.56% | $224,099,000 |
| 2013 | $85,993,000 | 37.72% | $127,354,000 | 55.86% | $14,625,000 | 6.42% | $227,972,000 |
| Avg. | $58,469,286 | 33.87% | $110,671,952 | 61.44% | $8,995,810 | 4.69% | $178,137,048 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $51,111,000 | 54.23% | $32,923,000 | 34.93% | $2,533,000 | 2.69% | $708,000 | 0.75% | $6,966,000 | 7.39% | $94,241,000 |
| 1994 | $52,267,000 | 54.39% | $33,328,000 | 34.68% | $2,428,000 | 2.53% | $887,000 | 0.92% | $7,188,000 | 7.48% | $96,098,000 |
| 1995 | $54,765,000 | 51.59% | $35,275,000 | 33.23% | $6,152,000 | 5.80% | $732,000 | 0.69% | $9,221,000 | 8.69% | $106,145,000 |
| 1996 | $61,322,000 | 53.42% | $37,765,000 | 32.90% | $5,782,000 | 5.04% | $798,000 | 0.70% | $9,130,000 | 7.95% | $114,797,000 |
| 1997 | $66,737,000 | 55.70% | $39,403,000 | 32.89% | $5,050,000 | 4.22% | $220,000 | 0.18% | $8,396,000 | 7.01% | $119,806,000 |
| 1998 | $70,685,000 | 57.09% | $40,888,000 | 33.02% | $5,035,000 | 4.07% | $5,000 | 0.00% | $7,197,000 | 5.81% | $123,810,000 |
| 1999 | $74,305,000 | 55.95% | $42,179,000 | 31.76% | $6,692,000 | 5.04% | $71,000 | 0.05% | $9,564,000 | 7.20% | $132,811,000 |
| 2000 | $84,690,000 | 54.41% | $43,934,000 | 28.22% | $17,655,000 | 11.34% | $45,000 | 0.03% | $9,337,000 | 6.00% | $155,661,000 |
| 2001 | $95,048,000 | 55.05% | $49,133,000 | 28.46% | $18,347,000 | 10.63% | $1,245,000 | 0.72% | $8,890,000 | 5.15% | $172,663,000 |
| 2002 | $105,597,000 | 55.89% | $59,705,000 | 31.60% | $10,817,000 | 5.73% | $1,279,000 | 0.68% | $11,537,000 | 6.11% | $188,935,000 |
| 2003 | $114,440,000 | 56.21% | $59,718,000 | 29.33% | $11,970,000 | 5.88% | $1,293,000 | 0.64% | $16,166,000 | 7.94% | $203,587,000 |
| 2004 | $111,512,000 | 53.21% | $56,641,000 | 27.03% | $25,979,000 | 12.40% | $1,382,000 | 0.66% | $14,072,000 | 6.71% | $209,586,000 |
| 2005 | $115,213,000 | 51.62% | $56,715,000 | 25.41% | $34,935,000 | 15.65% | $1,208,000 | 0.54% | $15,130,000 | 6.78% | $223,201,000 |
| 2006 | $117,025,000 | 56.27% | $55,665,000 | 26.77% | $17,440,000 | 8.39% | $1,107,000 | 0.53% | $16,732,000 | 8.05% | $207,969,000 |
| 2007 | $129,524,000 | 59.34% | $58,972,000 | 27.02% | $10,227,000 | 4.69% | $973,000 | 0.45% | $18,588,000 | 8.52% | $218,284,000 |
| 2008 | $136,083,000 | 59.40% | $64,106,000 | 27.98% | $8,265,000 | 3.61% | $860,000 | 0.38% | $19,782,000 | 8.63% | $229,096,000 |
| 2009 | $125,912,000 | 59.45% | $61,378,000 | 28.98% | $6,702,000 | 3.16% | $725,000 | 0.34% | $17,066,000 | 8.06% | $211,783,000 |
| 2010 | $123,605,000 | 54.28% | $61,557,000 | 27.03% | $21,475,000 | 9.43% | $5,570,000 | 2.45% | $15,502,000 | 6.81% | $227,709,000 |
| 2011 | $116,976,000 | 49.46% | $56,340,000 | 23.82% | $41,020,000 | 17.34% | $7,842,000 | 3.32% | $14,332,000 | 6.06% | $236,510,000 |
| 2012 | $118,985,000 | 45.48% | $57,308,000 | 21.90% | $62,884,000 | 24.04% | $8,646,000 | 3.30% | $13,805,000 | 5.28% | $261,628,000 |
| 2013 | $122,039,000 | 50.69% | $59,297,000 | 24.63% | $35,342,000 | 14.68% | $10,770,000 | 4.47% | $13,287,000 | 5.52% | $240,735,000 |
| Avg. | $97,516,238 | 54.44% | $50,582,381 | 29.12% | $16,987,143 | 8.40% | $2,207,905 | 1.04% | $12,470,857 | 7.01% | $179,764,524 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
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| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 1993 | $220,000 | $0 | $220,000 |
| 1994 | $220,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1997 | $822,000 | $0 | $2,456,000 |
| 1998 | $818,000 | $0 | $1,619,000 |
| 1999 | $828,000 | $0 | $791,000 |
| 2000 | $791,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2001 | $885,000 | $0 | $29,370,000 |
| 2002 | $1,465,000 | $12,499,000 | $40,404,000 |
| 2003 | $1,645,000 | $0 | $38,759,000 |
| 2004 | $1,875,000 | $0 | $36,884,000 |
| 2005 | $2,115,000 | $0 | $37,114,000 |
| 2006 | $2,345,000 | $0 | $32,424,000 |
| 2007 | $2,620,000 | $0 | $32,124,000 |
| 2008 | $2,920,000 | $4,170,000 | $33,373,000 |
| 2009 | $3,298,000 | $98,748,000 | $128,823,000 |
| 2010 | $4,022,000 | $83,117,000 | $207,917,000 |
| 2011 | $11,320,000 | $32,730,000 | $229,328,000 |
| 2012 | $12,616,000 | $2,972,000 | $217,364,000 |
| 2013 | $13,636,000 | $5,127,000 | $208,855,000 |
| Avg. | $3,069,571 | $11,398,238 | $60,848,810 |
Teacher salaries
Torrance Unified School District employed 1,012 K-12 teachers during the 2011-2012 school year.[11] Teacher salaries are categorized based on higher education achievement, professional development and years of service. A teacher with a Bachelor's degree can earn higher salaries by pursuing graduate courses with raises at credit intervals. The salary schedule also accounts for graduate degrees by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries. The following table details the salary schedule negotiated between the district and the Torrance Teachers Association for 2013-2014:[12]
| Salary structure | ||
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| Degree level | Minimum salary ($) | Maximum salary ($) |
| B.A. | 43,138 | 50,213 |
| B.A. + 15 | 43,366 | 55,515 |
| B.A. + 30 | 45,093 | 62,270 |
| B.A. + 45 or M.A. | 45,996 | 75,556 |
| B.A. + 60 w/ M.A. or M.A. +15 | 46,916 | 81,745 |
| B.A. + 75 w/ M.A. or M.A. +30 | 47,855 | 85,771 |
Schools in Torrance Unified School District
Enrollment
Torrance Unified School District serves 24,229 students in 31 schools.[1]
District schools
Torrance Unified School District operates 31 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[13]
| Torrance Unified School District | ||
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| Name | ||
| Anza Elementary | ||
| Arlington Elementary | ||
| Bert M. Lynn Middle | ||
| Calle Mayor Elementary | ||
| Casimir Middle | ||
| Edison Elementary | ||
| Edward J. Richardson Middle | ||
| Evelyn Carr Elementary | ||
| Fern Elementary | ||
| Gene Drevno Community Day | ||
| Hickory Elementary | ||
| Howard Wood Elementary | ||
| J. H. Hull Middle | ||
| Jefferson Middle | ||
| John Adams Elementary | ||
| Joseph Arnold Elementary | ||
| Lincoln Elementary | ||
| Madrona Middle | ||
| North High | ||
| Philip Magruder Middle | ||
| Riviera Elementary | ||
| Seaside Elementary | ||
| Shery High | ||
| South High | ||
| Torrance Elementary | ||
| Towers Elementary | ||
| Victor Elementary | ||
| Walteria Elementary | ||
| West High | ||
| Yukon Elementary | ||
Academic performance
California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program, which includes the California Standards Tests (CST), the California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), measures the achievement of California content standards for grades 2-11. STAR results include English and mathematics in grades 2-11, science in grades 5 and 8-11 and history/social science in grades 8, 10 and 11. In high school, math and science tests reflect the course in which the student is enrolled. There are five STAR benchmarks to indicate a student's proficiency. "Proficient" or "Advanced" indicate that a student is meeting or exceeding state standards, which is the desired achievement goal for all students. The following table compares the percentage of district students who score at a "Proficient" or "Advanced" level with the statewide averages from the 2011-2012 school year.[14]
| STAR Performance Comparison | ||
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| Subject | District average (%) | State average (%) |
| English Language Arts | 73 | 54 |
| Mathematics | 62 | 50 |
| Science | 78 | 57 |
| History/Social Science | 66 | 48 |
Contact information
Torrance Unified School District
2355 Plaza del Amo
Torrance, CA 90509
Phone: (310) 972-6500
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed-Data, "District Profile - Fiscal Year: 2011-12," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCensus1 - ↑ California Secretary of State, "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2013 - Registration by County," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ Torrance Unified School District, "Superintendent Dr. George Mannon," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Torrance Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "2017 Scheduled Elections," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Consolidation Analysis: Torrance Unified School District," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Education Data Partnership, "Torrance Unified School District," accessed November 26, 2013
- ↑ Torrance Unified School District, "Agreement between Torrance Unified School District and Torrance Teachers Association CTA/NEA," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Torrance Unified School District, "School Directory," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Ed-Data, "Student Performance - 2012," accessed January 7, 2013
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