Poway Unified School District, California
Poway Unified School District |
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San Diego County, California |
District details |
Superintendent: Marian Kim-Phelps |
# of school board members: 5 |
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The Poway Unified School District is a school district in California.
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Superintendent
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Marian Kim-Phelps is the superintendent of the Poway Unified School District. Kim-Phelps was appointed superintendent on April 3, 2017. Kim-Phelps' previous career experience includes working as a principal, vice principal, and adjunct professor at California State University at Fullerton.[1]
Past superintendents
- Tony Apostle was the interim superintendent of the Poway Unified School District from 2016 to 2017. Apostle's previous career experience included working as a teacher and superintendent in the state of Washington.[2]
- Mel Robertson was the interim superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in 2016. Robertson's previous career experience included working as the district's associate superintendent of learning support services.[3]
- Edward Velasquez was the interim superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in 2016. Velasquez's previous career experience included working for the San Ysidro School District and the Alpine Union School District.[4][5]
- John Collins was the superintendent of the Poway Unified School District from 2010 to 2016. Collins' previous career experience included working as an assistant middle school principal, principal, and assistant superintendent.[4][6]
School board
The Poway Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district. Prior to 2018, elections were held at large.
The table below includes the date officeholders assumed office to their current positions. Some officeholders may have previously held at-large positions on the board.
Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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Poway Unified Board of Education Trustee Area A | Darshana Patel | December 11, 2020 |
Poway Unified Board of Education Trustee Area B | Ginger Couvrette | January 1, 2019 |
Poway Unified Board of Education Trustee Area C | Heather Plotzke | December 9, 2022 |
Poway Unified Board of Education Trustee Area D | Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff | 2018 |
Poway Unified Board of Education Trustee Area E | Cindy Sytsma | December 11, 2020 |
This officeholder information was last updated on May 15, 2024. Please contact us with any updates. |
Elections
Elections for the Poway Unified Board of Education are held in November of even-numbered years. Elections are staggered so that two or three seats are up for election at a time.
Two seats on the board are up for general election on November 5, 2024.
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Public participation in board meetings
The Poway Unified School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]
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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, except that if the meeting is conducted using remote public participation or with a Board member attending remotely pursuant to Government Code 5493, a member of the public desiring to provide comment through the use of a third party internet, website, or online platform may be required to register as required by third party provider. In order to conduct district business in an orderly and efficient manner, the Board requires that public comments to the Board comply with the following procedures:
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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.[9]
SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Federal: | $33,091,000 | $928 | 6% |
Local: | $301,066,000 | $8,442 | 55% |
State: | $217,635,000 | $6,103 | 39% |
Total: | $551,792,000 | $15,472 |
TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Total Expenditures: | $509,239,000 | $14,279 | |
Total Current Expenditures: | $436,735,000 | $12,246 | |
Instructional Expenditures: | $271,906,000 | $7,624 | 53% |
Student and Staff Support: | $40,000,000 | $1,121 | 8% |
Administration: | $53,538,000 | $1,501 | 11% |
Operations, Food Service, Other: | $71,291,000 | $1,999 | 14% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $39,429,000 | $1,105 | |
Construction: | $38,596,000 | $1,082 | |
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $2,482,000 | $69 | |
Interest on Debt: | $30,242,000 | $847 |
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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2023-2024[10] | $58,959 | $127,725 |
2020-2021[11] | $49,682 | $107,628 |
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.[12]
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 | <50 | PS | PS | PS | PS | PS | |
2018-2019 | 70 | 83 | 43 | 48 | 40-59 | 73 | 69 |
2017-2018 | 67 | 81 | 39 | 44 | 50-59 | 70 | 66 |
2016-2017 | 66 | 80 | 39 | 44 | 40-49 | 68 | 66 |
2015-2016 | 67 | 81 | 40 | 44 | 30-39 | 69 | 67 |
2014-2015 | 65 | 79 | 42 | 42 | 30-39 | 65 | 66 |
2013-2014 | 83 | 91 | 65-69 | 66 | >=50 | 80-84 | 85 |
2012-2013 | 78 | 88 | 58 | 60 | 50-59 | 80 | 79 |
2011-2012 | 78 | 87 | 59 | 60 | 40-49 | 79 | 79 |
2010-2011 | 77 | 86 | 56 | 59 | 60-64 | 78 |
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 | <50 | PS | PS | PS | PS | PS | |
2018-2019 | 75 | 85 | 53 | 59 | 60-79 | 79 | 76 |
2017-2018 | 74 | 83 | 53 | 55 | 60-69 | 79 | 74 |
2016-2017 | 74 | 83 | 54 | 55 | 50-59 | 76 | 74 |
2015-2016 | 75 | 84 | 56 | 57 | 60-69 | 76 | 76 |
2014-2015 | 73 | 82 | 50 | 52 | 50-59 | 74 | 74 |
2013-2014 | 81 | 85 | 70-74 | 61 | >=50 | 80-84 | 84 |
2012-2013 | 81 | 87 | 64 | 63 | 60-69 | 81 | 83 |
2011-2012 | 82 | 88 | 68 | 65 | 60-69 | 84 | 84 |
2010-2011 | 81 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 65-69 | 83 |
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 | 94 | 96 | 80-84 | 92 | PS | 96 | 95 |
2018-2019 | 95 | 96 | 90-94 | 91 | >=50 | 90-94 | 95 |
2017-2018 | 95 | 98 | 90-94 | 92 | >=50 | 90-94 | 96 |
2016-2017 | 95 | 97 | 90-94 | 90 | >=50 | >=95 | 95 |
2015-2016 | 95 | 97 | 90-94 | 92 | >=50 | >=95 | 96 |
2014-2015 | 96 | 98 | >=95 | 90 | PS | 90-94 | 97 |
2013-2014 | 96 | 98 | 90-94 | 90 | >=50 | 90-94 | 96 |
2012-2013 | 95 | 98 | 90-94 | 92 | >=50 | 90-94 | 95 |
2011-2012 | 96 | 97 | >=95 | 87 | >=50 | >=95 | 97 |
2010-2011 | 94 | 95 | 85-89 | 90-94 | >=50 | >=90 | 95 |
Students
Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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2022-2023 | 34,900 | -0.8 |
2021-2022 | 35,192 | -1.3 |
2020-2021 | 35,663 | -2.6 |
2019-2020 | 36,586 | 0.4 |
2018-2019 | 36,450 | -0.2 |
2017-2018 | 36,519 | 1.5 |
2016-2017 | 35,956 | 0.5 |
2015-2016 | 35,771 | 0.4 |
2014-2015 | 35,629 | 0.4 |
2013-2014 | 35,498 | 0.9 |
2012-2013 | 35,196 | 1.8 |
2011-2012 | 34,569 | 1.3 |
2010-2011 | 34,135 | 1.0 |
2009-2010 | 33,797 | 1.5 |
2008-2009 | 33,305 | 0.1 |
2007-2008 | 33,283 | 1.2 |
2006-2007 | 32,873 | 0.7 |
2005-2006 | 32,645 | -0.8 |
2004-2005 | 32,915 | -0.4 |
2003-2004 | 33,051 | 0.9 |
2002-2003 | 32,754 | 0.8 |
2001-2002 | 32,507 | -0.1 |
2000-2001 | 32,532 | 0.0 |
1999-2000 | 32,536 | 0.0 |
RACE | Poway Unified School District (%) | California K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 29.9 | 0.0 |
Black | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Hispanic | 17.6 | 0.0 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Two or More Races | 11.8 | 0.0 |
White | 38.5 | 0.0 |
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 2022-2023 school year, Poway Unified School District had 1,469.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 23.75.
TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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Prekindergarten: | 0.00 |
Kindergarten: | 134.38 |
Elementary: | 865.53 |
Secondary: | 469.47 |
Total: | 1,469.38 |
Poway Unified School District employed 21.00 district administrators and 75.15 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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District Administrators: | 21.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 149.23 |
School Administrators: | 75.15 |
School Administrative Support: | 237.29 |
TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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Instructional Aides: | 1,012.79 |
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 12.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 69.90 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 39.13 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 26.90 |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 2.64 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
Student Support Services: | 121.47 |
Other Support Services: | 1,400.69 |
Schools
Noteworthy events
2016: Superintendent contract terminated
The Poway Unified Board of Education terminated the contract of Superintendent John Collins in July 2016 after an audit revealed that he allegedly received $345,000 in unauthorized pay. The board also said that Collins was let go for interfering with the investigation into the unauthorized funds and for filing litigation without the board's approval.[4]
Collins was placed on leave on April 25, 2016, while the financial audit was conducted. His contract was originally scheduled to end on June 30, 2017, but the board used the findings of the audit to end his contract early. “The severity of the findings justified terminating the superintendent’s contract for cause,” said Board President Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff.[4]
Collins was appointed superintendent of the district in 2010. At the time his contract was terminated, he was the second-highest paid school administrator in California, according to the Voice of San Diego.[4][13]
The board appointed Edward Velasquez as interim superintendent after Collins was put on leave. Velasquez took the position on August 1, 2016, but served for a short time as he was asked to step in as interim superintendent of San Diego County. Mel Robertson took over as interim superintendent after Velasquez left.[14]
2016: Recall effort
An effort to recall Andy Patapow from his seat on the Poway Unified Board of Education was dropped in March 2016.[15] The recall effort was started in October 2015 and was led by Keith Wilson, the father-in-law of Chris Garnier, a parent in the district who was given a three-year restraining order during the 2014-2015 school year that banned him from the district's Painted Rock Elementary School. Other district parents, along with Painted Rock's principal, said Garnier threatened and bullied them. Garnier said he was discriminated against because of his race as an African American and because he was critical of district leadership and policies.[16]
Patapow first joined the board in 1996. His term was up for election in November 2016, but in response to the recall election, he announced he would not run to retain his seat. Wilson said he dropped the recall effort in part because of Patapow's promise not to run again. He also said it would have cost the district too much money to hold a special recall election.[15][16]
Wilson said he believed the district mistreated his son-in-law, as well as his daughter and their two children. He also said he did not agree with Patapow's vote to approve the sale of capital appreciation bonds in 2011.[17]
Patapow said the recall attempt was an aim to create a new majority on the school board. Patapow and members Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane made up the board's governing majority at the time of the recall effort.[16]
Contact information
Poway Unified School District
15250 Ave. of Science
San Diego, CA 92128
Telefon: 858-521-2800
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Footnotes
- ↑ Poway Unified School District, "Press Release: New Poway Superintendent Dr. Marian Kim-Phelps to Start in April," March 7, 2017
- ↑ NBC San Diego, "New Supervisor Named for Poway Unified School District," November 17, 2016
- ↑ KPBS, "Poway School Board Fires Superintendent, Claims $320K In Questionable Payments," July 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Voice of San Diego, "Why Poway Unified Fired Its Superintendent," July 11, 2016
- ↑ The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Board of Ed. names interim superintendent," August 3, 2016
- ↑ Poway Unified School District, "Superintendent's Profile-Poway Unified School District," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Poway Unified School District, "Board Bylaws BB 9323(a) Meeting Conduct," accessed May 13, 2021
- ↑ 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 June 17, 2024
- ↑ Poway Unified School District, "Certificated Salary Schedule I-186 Days (from 187)," accessed February 6, 2024
- ↑ Poway Unified School District, "Certificated Salary Schedule I-186 Days (from 187)," accessed May 13, 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
- ↑ Poway Unified School District, "Superintendent's Profile-Poway Unified School District," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Board of Ed. names interim superintendent," August 3, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Pomerado News, "Recall effort against Patapow ends," March 28, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Recall campaign of Poway Unified trustee begins," October 8, 2015
- ↑ The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Recall of Poway board member stumbles, new effort begins," October 12, 2015
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