Sausalito Marin City School District

The Sausalito Marin City School District (SMCSD) is an elementary (K-8) district drawing its student population from Sausalito and Marin City.  The district has three schools:  Bayside Elementary, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy and Willow Creek Academy, a charter school.  District enrollment is 320 students.  Class size averages 15 students.  SMCSD students attend high school in the Tamalpais Union High School District.

The Sausalito Marin City School District is committed to providing a rigorous and challenging academic program for all children in a safe environment that values diversity.  The district is committed to a climate of mutual respect.  All services in the SMCSD focus on furthering student academic achievement and developing responsible citizens.

Academic Program
The Sausalito Marin City School District employs 17 teachers, a clinical psychologist, and a part-time certified nurse.  State special education, counseling and Title 1 services and GATE programs are provided for students with special needs.  Through partnerships with The Bay Model Association, and the Headlands Institute, the district schools are provided with enrichment programs in the visual and performing arts and physical sciences.  In partnership with Youth in Arts, which has been providing arts education to students in the Bay Area since 1970, the district also offers an after school intervention program.  Our Twilight After School Program, funded by a grant from the State Department of Education offers quality instruction in visual and performing arts, literacy and recreational sports.  STAR results are available at the district office or online at the California Department of Education’s website: http://star.cde.ca.gov

Parent Community Support
The Sausalito Marin City School District supports an active Parents Students Teacher Association helping to foster relationships between families, school administration, businesses, and community service organizations.  The SMCSD actively participates in community events such as the Caledonia Street Fair, Jazz & Blues by the Bay and Halloween festivities.  Sausalito Rotary Club members participate weekly; tutoring individual students and parents assist in the classrooms.  Such liaisons contribute to the quality of life in the wider community by involving students, parents and community members in community-service projects and enable school personnel to maximize resources, but they also increase public commitment and support for education and the Sausalito Marin City Schools.

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