The Ross Valley School District implements power saving technology including the use of solar power. Solar power not only reduces our facilities' carbon footprint but also saves the district money. We are designing and buliding all new construction to be energy efficienct. For example, the new White Hill buildings are fully insulated to help reduce heating and cooling costs.

When the existing solar energy system was installed, it was paid for by contributions from the 1999 Facility Bond and grants from the California Energy Commission and PG&E.  All school sites were evaluated for solar energy potential.   White Hill, Hidden Valley, and Manor were selected for the initial installation of Photo Voltaic panels.  The systems are designed to produce electricity in a quantity as near to the demand as possible, as the ultimate goal is to negate the need to purchase energy from the utilities. To this end, the system design at each site took into account many factors including; the amount of sun versus shade, the amount of electricity needed, and the structural capacity of the site to support the panels.

The solar panels include monitoring systems that measure the amount of electricity being generated by the solar system and the amount of energy being taken from or sent to the utility.  The monitoring system contains a student learning component, allowing students to access the data.

The District's Facilities Department is responsible for cleaning, maintaining and updating the grounds and buildings of our four elementary schools and one middle school. Bret Joyner, director of the department, has been with RVSD for more than 10 years and has managed of the District's previous school construction and modernization projects.

The District's school facilities are avaliable to community groups and organizations for rental. For more information see Facilities Use.

The District's fields, gyms and multi-purpose rooms are available for rent to the community. Organizations, clubs or associations, such as parent teacher organizations, the YES Foundation or the San Anselmo Recreation Department, that promote youth and school activities my use the facilities free of charge. The faciliities are available to other groups, such as public agencies and sports leagues, for a fair rental value.

Hours of Availability

Weekdays 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Weekends/School Holidays 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Additional hours may be approved on a case-by-case basis.