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Coordinates: 33°55′02″N 117°53′20″W / 33.917163°N 117.888913°W / 33.917163; -117.888913
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Brea-Olinda Unified School District
Address
1 Civic Center Cir
Level 2
Brea
, Orange County, California, 92821
United States
Coordinates33°55′02″N 117°53′20″W / 33.917163°N 117.888913°W / 33.917163; -117.888913
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
PresidentDeana Miller
Vice-presidentPaul Ruiz
NCES District ID0605880[1]
Students and staff
Students6,008
Staff231.40
Student–teacher ratio25.96
Other information
Websitebousd.us

Brea Olinda Unified School District is the school district serving the City of Brea in Orange County, California, United States. It also serves portions of the nearby cities of Fullerton, Yorba Linda and La Habra.

The school district consists of:

History

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In 1994, the school district had the lowest dropout rate of all the districts in Orange County at 13 students, making up 0.5% of the district's students.[2]

District Leadership

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Board of trustees

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The Brea Olinda Unified School District has a five-member board. Each member is elected to serve a four-year term of office. The current trustees are:[3]

  • Deana Miller - Board President
  • Paul Ruiz - Board Vice President/Clerk
  • Chris Becerra, Ed.D. - Board Trustee
  • Carrie Flanders - Board Trustee
  • Gail Lyons - Board Trustee

The Board of Trustees is responsible for policy making for the school district.

Deana Miller is the 2023 president and leader.

The Superintendent

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The Board of Trustees appoints a professional to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school district. The current Superintendent of Schools is Brinda C. Leon, who acts as the chief executive officer of the school district as well as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. She has three Assistant Superintendents: Dr. Valerie Rogers for Human Resources, Rick Champion for Business Services, and Dr. Phil D'Agostino for Educational Services.

Schools

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Brea Olinda Unified consists of 10 schools: six elementary schools, one junior high school, one high school, one continuation high school and one online academy (K-6).

Elementary schools

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Online Elementary School

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Junior High School

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High School

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Continuation High School

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District Achievements

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California Distinguished Schools

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  • Arovista Elementary School
  • Brea Country Hills Elementary School
  • Brea Online Academy
  • Mariposa Elementary School
  • Olinda Elementary School
  • Brea Junior High School
  • Brea Olinda High School

California Gold Ribbon Schools

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  • Arovista Elementary School
  • Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation & Career Exploration
  • Falcon Academy of Science & Technology

Title I Academic Achievement Award (CDE)

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  • Arovista Elementary School
  • Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation & Career Exploration

National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence

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  • Brea Olinda High School
  • Olinda Elementary School

Golden Bell Award

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  • Brea Olinda Unified School District (Career Technical Education)
  • Laurel Magnet School Career Exploration Program (Community Schools Through Partnerships & Collaboration)

Model Continuation School

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Brea Canyon High School

API Scores

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  • Eight of Brea Olinda's nine schools are now over 800 with their API scores.

Orange County Teachers of the Year

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  • Jeff Sink, Brea Olinda High School (1998)
  • Scott Malloy, Brea Olinda High School (2000)

California Teacher of the Year

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  • Scott Malloy, Brea Olinda High School (2000)

Athletic Achievements

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National Championships

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  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1994 (USA Today), 2009 (MaxPreps)
  • Cheer - 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 (USA), 2020 (UCA)

California State Championships

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  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2016
  • Brea Olinda High School Boys Cross Country, 2014, 201515

CIF Championships

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  • Brea Olinda High School Football, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 (A-Division), 2001
  • Brea Olinda High School Boys Soccer, 1986, 2001
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Basketball, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
  • Brea Olinda High School Cross Country, 2010, 2013, 2014
  • Brea Olinda High School Girls Swimming, 1987,1988, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002
  • Brea Olinda High School Boys Swimming 1988
  • Brea Olinda High School Boys Golf, 2008
  • Brea Olinda High School Cheer, 2020

Brea Education Foundation

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History

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The non-profit Brea Education Foundation (BEF), a community of parents, neighbors, and business leaders, was activated in 2005 to support all students in the Brea Olinda Unified School District (BOUSD). In these times of shrinking school budgets, the foundation is focusing on funding three main areas: technology, science and the arts.[4]

Board of directors

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  • Ric Clough, Chair
  • Diana Maldonado, Co-Chair
  • Abhishek Tiwari, Secretary
  • Andrew Todd, Treasurer
  • Paul Ruiz, School Board Representative
  • Shirley Lee
  • Lori Sherman
  • Brandie Runner
  • Nicole Colon
  • Brinda Leon, Advisor

Brea Education Foundation. "Board of Directors". Retrieved 2015-02-18.</ref>

References and notes

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  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Brea-olinda Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Ko, Mimi (22 March 1995). "Brea Olinda School District Boasts O.C.'s Lowest Dropout Rate". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ Brea Olinda Unified School District. "Brea Olinda USD - Board of Education". Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  4. ^ "Brea Education Foundation". Brea Education Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

See also

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