The Lagunitas School District is a kindergarten through 8th grade district on two adjoining campuses: Lagunitas Elementary School and San Geronimo Valley Elementary School. Both sites are located in the center of the San Geronimo Valley, which includes the towns of Forest Knolls, Lagunitas, San Geronimo and Woodacre. District enrollment is 288 students. Class sizes average 20 students per teacher in grades K-3 and 28 or less in grades 4-8. Lagunitas School District students reside in the Tamalpais Union High School District. The Lagunitas School District office is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Support Services
The Lagunitas School District offers parents a choice of two educational programs for elementary age children: Public Montessori (K-5) and the Open Classroom (K-6). The programs differ in their philosophical approach but contain the same core curriculum. The Middle School integrates children from both elementary programs. Support staff includes resource specialists, a counselor, classroom aides and office personnel. The Marin County Office of Education also provides a part-time speech and language specialist, educational psychologist and a school nurse. Special Education services are available for students with special needs. A Healthy Community Collaborative program helps to coordinate school-based community services.

Student Achievement
Achievement for elementary grades is evaluated and reported in a different manner for each of the academic programs. Middle School students receive letter grades and portfolio assessment. Lagunitas is part of the Educational Task Force and participates in Educational Task Force assessments to monitor student achievement. STAR results are available at the district office or online at the California Department of Education's website: http://star.cde.ca.gov

Mary Buttler, Interim Superintendent
Lagunitas School District
P. O. Box 308, San Geronimo, CA, 94963
(415) 488-4118 Fax: (415) 488-9617

http://lagunitas.marin.k12.ca.us/