Welcome

Welcome to the Mammoth Unified School District website. Mammoth Unified School District’s geographic location, in the beautiful Eastern Sierra, continues to make the school district highly attractive for all professional positions.

Mammoth School District is a progressive public school system located in the destination resort community of Mammoth Lakes, California. The District serves approximately 1,200 students in 5 schools--one K-5 school, a “California Distinguished” 6-8 middle school, a 9-12 high school, a 9-12 charter high school, and a 9-12 continuation high school.

The mission of Mammoth Unified School District is to provide each student with an equal opportunity to succeed by promoting intellectual growth, creativity, self-discipline, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, democratic responsibility, economic competence, and physical and mental health so that each student can achieve his or her maximum potential.

Superintendent's Message

June 15 2009 Recap of 2008-09 and Challenges of 2009-10

As I complete my first year as Superintendent of Schools, I am very proud of what an outstanding school district we have in Mammoth Lakes. The talented teachers, support staff, and leaders who work with our students every day, and the care and concern our parents and community show for our schools is remarkable. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to Mammoth Schools!

Together, in spite of the fiscal crisis in the state, we have accomplished a great deal. At all grade levels our students are achieving at high proficiency levels. They are being prepared to meet our new graduation requirements, and moreover, to be successful after they leave our care. A great majority of our graduating seniors are now on their way to major 2 year and 4 year colleges and universities. Our students are safe, secure, and nurtured. Our parents are informed, involved, and incredibly supportive. Our community is a wonderful place for children.

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May 15, 2009: Education is Suffering Everywhere and

California Leads the Way

No one needs to remind the community that our fiscal problems continue around the United States. In the education arena thirty-six states have cut education or proposed such cuts because they face massive, devastating budget deficits in this recession. The combination of rising unemployment, declining consumer spending, declining asset values, and foreclosures has led to declining state revenues. And the number of people in poverty is growing, adding costs to state budgets for programs such as Medicaid and social services. Education is by far the largest component of state budgets. Some 46 percent of all state general fund expenditures is devoted to elementary, secondary, and higher education. Nearly all states are required to balance their general fund budgets. When large budget deficits develop, education often is cut deeply.

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What Do Our Schools Need In The Future?

It is time to take a serious look at our school property assets and how they can be used to improve our educational system in Mammoth. Comprehensive planning ensures the most efficient and cost effective use of taxpayer dollars. School facility planning should be a natural part of ongoing planning discussions, but all too-frequently it is not undertaken.
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“Mammoth Schools Now”

For many years to come, we will have to make difficult school finance decisions. We have to address the needs of an ever-growing, increasingly diverse population with constantly dwindling funds. Even now, although lower class sizes in the primary grades promise districts the ability to address the educational needs of students in an atmosphere more conducive to their success, monies for a variety of needs from classroom equipment to materials designed for older students are still in short supply. For this reason, public school districts are turning increasingly to foundations to support programs which are no longer possible due to decreasing expenditure on education by the state.
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