10293 Bloomfield St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
The Los Alamitos Unified School District is the administrative body responsible for the community's six elementary…More schools, two middle schools, one comprehensive high school and one continuation high school. The elementary schools are Hopkinson, Lee, Los Alamitos, McGaugh, Rossmoor and Weaver. The two middles schools are McAuliffe and Oak. The high schools include Los Alamitos High and Laurel High continuation school. Scattered throughout Los Alamitos, Rossmoor and Seal Beach, the schools serve students from all three communities. Governed by a five-member elected school board, the district's elections are held in even years with about half the board's seats expiring each election year. School board meetings are typically held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. The school district offers several programs including special education, extended day care and the Gifted and Talented Education program.</p> <p>Gregory A. Franklin is the district's superintendent.</p>
3272 Shakespeare Dr, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
A winner of the Golden Bell Award, Rossmoor Elementary has repeatedly been named National Blue Ribbon School of…More Excellence as well as a California Distinguished School. The school serves approximately 627 students and has a knight as its mascot. The school's principal is Kiva Adele. The majority of the school's students outperform the state average on standardized tests. There are about 25 teachers at Rossmoor Elementary and teachers within the Los Alamitos Unified School District generally earn more than their counterparts statewide. Unique programs at the school include reading, arts and self-esteem programs.
223 1/2 Main St, Seal Beach, CA 90740
Established in 2000, The School News Roll Call is a free newspaper delivered to homes within the boundaries of the…More Los Alamitos Unified School District. Covering local schools and education issues, the paper offers regular features such as a messages from the school district's superintendent, county board of education officiails, local librarians and several of the school's principals. It is a truly local paper that is run by Founder and Publisher Kay Coop.</p> <p>The School News puts out zoned editions unique to each school district it covers, and it covers several throughout Southern California. The publication schedule is staggered depending on the school district being covered. For the Los Alamitos Unified School District, a new edition basically comes out every other month with a gap during the summer break. The School News can be found off Main Street in Seal Beach. The newsroom sits in an idealic setting in the small building at the back of Brita's Old Town Gardens.</p>