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The District provides high-quality education for all students, including those with disabilities. All individuals with disabilities have the right to receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). The District provides special education instructions and services in accordance with the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).

After following our district process and developing an Individual Education Plan (IEP), students with special educational needs and disabilities are placed in the least restrictive environment that meets their needs. Our programs and resources include the following:

Resource Center 
The Resource Center provides supplemental instruction in a small group setting. Students work to meet their IEP goals, increase academic performance, develop learning strategies and learn advocacy skills for success in mainstream classes. Resource Centers are located at each of our school sites.

Learning Center 
The Learning Center provides direct instruction in a self-contained setting for academic subjects such as English and math. Students work to meet their IEP goals in the area of academics, behavioral/social and transitional. The District operates a K-5 Learning Center located at the Hidden Valley campus and a middle school Learning Center at White Hill Middle School.

Designated Instructional Services 
Designated Instructional Services are supplementary student services that are related to their identified disabilities. Examples include speech and language services, occupational therapy and services for the hard of hearing or visually impaired.

School Psychologists 
Our school psychologists are responsible for conducting all assessments for students when they are initially referred for special education, as well triennial reviews for students with IEPs. Each school site has a psychologist who provides these assessment services and also provides staff consultation services.

Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed at an IEP meeting that includes the active participation of the student (when appropriate) and parents. The IEP team together develops a written IEP that:

describes the student’s special needs
describes student progress and defines academic, social and behavioral goals
explains how the student, school and parents will work together to meet these goals
is an offer of District services, not a guarantee that goals and objectives will be accomplished

For more information on IEPs, download our Parent Guide to RVSD Special Education Programs and Services.

This page includes the latest photos and news on our District-wide facilities expansion and new classroom construction project. Archives of previous updates are availble below.

Construction Update July 24, 2015: Wade Thomas Elementary Classrooms

The modular's are in and bolted down. The crew installing the modular's will be working on Saturday to catch up due to delayed delivery of the final modular last Friday.

As of today, all of the temporary portables will be off the campus! This will now leave a clean slate for the new asphalt which will take 2-3 days to complete later in the project. The District leased portable was picked up a few weeks ago and the District was able to find an agency who took the two District owned portables off our hands...wait for it....at NO COST TO THE DISTRICT!! This saved the District $12,000 to $15,000 as we did not have to demolish or remove them!

On Monday, they will be back-filling soil against the modular's and begin the landscape/hardscape portion while the modular's crew continues to do the finish work on the interior of the buildings.

The playground equipment is scheduled to arrive on August 10th and the furniture on August 17th.

We are adding a repair to the scope of the project. There is a failing sewer pipe that runs underneath the parking lot. Given that we are adding two restrooms to the campus, we feel compelled to protect the tax payer/school district assets by making this repair. We will use Deferred Maintenance funds and expect the repair will not exceed $35,000. We expect this repair to take a week or less and a portable trailer restroom will be available for use while work is underway.

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Construction Update July 6, 2015: Wade Thomas Elementary Classrooms

The construction of three new classrooms and set of restrooms is moving forward and on schedule to be completed before the start of the 2015-16 school year.

The exciting part of the project will be occurring July 13-17 as the modular classroom buildings are being delivered and set in place. Each modular section is 12 feet wide and two sections will arrive each day starting on Monday, July 13th. A crane will then set the components in place and be connected together during the next phase of the construction. There will be large, oversized trucks and equipment in the neighborhood. The District and contractors have kept San Anselmo officials and police informed to ensure a smooth delivery.

Within the next 3-4 weeks, the new playground structure will be installed, the blacktop portion of the play yard will be re-paved, and finally, new landscaping will complete the project!
The project is funded through the voter approved MEASURE A Bond Funds. The District thanks the community for their support of our students!

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Construction Update August 2013: White Hill Middle School Nearing Completion

In about 11 weeks, the new 7th- and 8th-grade buildings will be turned over to the District for move-in preparations. The exteriors of both buildings are almost complete and the developer is now concentrating on interior finishes, including acoustical treatments in the music rooms and casework and furnishings in the classrooms and learning centers.

The developer has also started the remaining exterior landscaping and 'hardscaping,' which will pull the campus spaces together into a cohesive whole. The amphitheater walls are being formed and next month the walkways and pervious pavement installation will start.

In addition to building and exterior construction, our IT group has been busy installing an improved and robust networking infrastructure. This new network foundation includes new data transmission swtiches that improve both Internet access and speed, allowing teachers to project and integrate Internet-based information and digital curriculum tools into classroom instruction.

At the end of the last school year, the Board of Trustees approved the Brookside Elementary School project. The other three projects are on hold until the most current assessments are complete and Bonds can be issued to raise the necessary funding.

2012-13 Construction Updates

Construction Update: June 2013
Construction Update: March 2013
Construction Update: January 2013

2011-12 Construction Updates

Construction Update: January 2012
Construction Update: October 2011
Construction Update: July/August 2011
Construction Update: June 2011
Construction Update: May 2011
Construction Update: April 2011

The Bond Team is responsible for managing the construction and development project being funded by the District's $41 million bond measure. The team works on-site at the District Office and will stay together for the duration of the project.

George Baranoff

George Baranoff comes to Ross Valley School District with over 30 years experience in commercial, government and residential construction serving as a Project Manager and Civil Engineer. George has a degree in civil engineering and has worked for large corporations such as Bechtel and United State Steel and small local companies designing and managing both large and small projects. George has spent the last 10 years working in school construction. He worked for the Ross Valley School District from 2001-2006 implementing the District's last Facilities Bond program. In additional to project management of the $21 Million dollar program, he was instrumental in securing grants and oversaw the $2.1 million district wide solar project. George served as Bond Program Manager and Senior Director of Facilities and Modernization for the Tamalpais Union High School District from 2006-2010 implementing their $80 million Facilities/Bond Program.

The Ross Valley School District operations, from Human Resources to Student Services, are run by dedicated professionals with in-depth experience in their areas of expertise. All departments are located at the District Office.

Ross Valley School District Office

Location

110 Shaw Drive
San Anselmo, CA 94960

(415) 454-2162
(415) 454-6840 fax

Hours

Monday through Thursday

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

In November 2010, the communities of San Anselmo and Fairfax overwhelmingly voted yes on a $41 million bond measure for the construction of new classrooms and facilities to meet the District's expanding student enrollment.

The first project undertaken by the district using these funds is the construction of two new 7th- and 8th-grade buildings at White Hill Middle School. Slated to open for students in early November, these new buildings meet all the needs of a 21st-century learning environment. They are fully wired for mobile instructional and learning technology and are designed to promote collaboration and communication between teachers and students, as well as among students. The White Hill project will be followed by new classroom construction at our elementary schools, starting with Brookside.

A Citizen's Oversight Committee of seven members reviews and reports on all spending of taxpayer funding for this construction.