Welcome to the Twin Rivers Unified School District
Twin Rivers USD serves approximately 27,000 preschool through adult education students in northern Sacramento County. We are located in a growing, ethnically-diverse region characterized by a mix of suburban development and light industry, encompassing 120 square miles.
The story of Twin Rivers is an example of the democratic process at its best. Several communities in Northern Sacramento County identified a common need: the unified governance of a fractured public school system. Citizens worked with local agencies, school districts, and elected officials to create a grassroots movement to address educational concerns and establish our new district on July 1, 2008 to better serve the needs of the children and community.
We have exceptional teaching and support staff committed to our mission of inspiring each student to extraordinary achievement every day. We are driven by an unwavering focus on powerful and engaging learning experiences that prepare students for college, career, and life success. With our knowledgeable and caring leadership, extraordinary staff and strong governing philosophy driven by student and community engagement, we are creating a high-achieving model of student learning in a family-friendly atmosphere of inclusiveness, respect, responsibility and transparency.
School districts throughout California have felt the pain of recent budget cuts, and Twin Rivers District is no exception. This will be a challenging year for our schools. Our classes will be adding a few students and our schools will have less staff to assist with important work outside the classroom. Our communities have also suffered with job losses, decreased home values, and home...
The celebration is still in high
gear at Frontier Elementary.
Principal Ellen Giffin and
teacher Doug Emerson just returned from Washington,
D.C., where they received a plaque and flag
signifying Frontier's status as the only Sacramento County
school to receive the U.S. Department of Education's prestigious national Blue
Ribbon Award.
As far as sixth-grader DaMauria
Thomas is concerned, one of the biggest stories in Twin
Rivers Unified
School District is the grand
re-opening of the library at his beloved North Avenue
Elementary school.
He was at the Oct. 7 celebration
and can't say enough about the 5,000 brand new books available to him and...
When they heard that our kindergarten's
two-seat tricycle was missing, Thomas
Ocheltree, 4 grade student, and his dad wanted to help.
They contacted the Angeles Group, Inc. and told them about our missing trike. The Angeles...