MISSION STATEMENT

Folsom Cordova Unified School District is committed to providing excellence in educational programs that carry high expectations for each student's achievement and success.

VISION STATEMENT

Guided by the highest expectations, Folsom Cordova Unified School District provides our students with a broad range of rigorous educational opportunities. Staff enables students to reach their full potential and successfully meet the demands and opportunities of a highly technological 21st century. 

Students graduate with a core of knowledge and skills that become the building blocks for lifelong learning. They graduate with a positive attitude and the leadership, character, and academic skills necessary to excel in a global arena. 

Families are an integral part of the educational process. In recognition of this important role, family involvement is actively sought, encouraged, and welcomed. 

Business and community partnerships greatly enhance students’ learning experiences and educational opportunities. Partnerships offer students opportunities to apply their learning to real-world situations. 

Schools serve as community hubs, places where the community gathers to celebrate and improve learning and to enjoy art, music, sports, public speaking, drama, and other school-related activities. The use of school facilities by the community is encouraged. 

Schools are a reflection of the entire community. We provide students with the educational tools to meet the demands of the future and the social skills to function in a culturally diverse society. 

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) serves approximately 19,500 students.  The District consists of nineteen elementary schools, four middle schools, three comprehensive high schools, two alternative high schools, one community day school, and one communitycharter school. The District’s boundaries include the cities of Folsom and Rancho Cordova, California, both of which adjoin Highway 50, northeast of downtown Sacramento.

Folsom’s population is approximately 63,000, similar to Rancho Cordova’s population of approximately 61,000. Both communities share characteristics of small towns with active parent groups, service organizations, and city councils. Business partnerships include national corporations and retailers Intel, GenCorp/Aerojet, Kaiser Permanente, Costco, and Sam’s Club, as well as numerous local and regional businesses.

FCUSD employs over 1,760 employees, many with significant longevity in the District. The District’s 860 classified employees support 900 certificated teachers, counselors, nurses, psychologists, and administrators. Highly-qualified and committed teachers are the key to FCUSD’s academic success. The District is proud to be home to the highest number of National Board Certified teachers in the region.

Over the last five years of testing, the district-wide Academic Performance Index (API) grew 55 points to 817, exceeding the state’s target of 800 for “high performing” districts and schools. Six FCUSD schools have now scored over 900 points, and 76% of the District’s comprehensive schools achieved or exceeded their 2008-09 API growth targets. The majority of FCUSD schools have also met the progressive federal standards for Annual Yearly Progress (AYP).

The District benefits from a strong and experienced Board of Trustees. The Board has managed the state’s budget crisis well and has committed to maintaining the 3% reserve. With the cooperation of employee groups, the District negotiated furlough days to help balance the budget for 2010-11. Even with employee concessions, the District had to reduce expenditures by over $14 million (11%)—a direct loss of services to students.

FCUSD has a rich tradition of staff development. The emphasis on continual improvement and coaching encourages employees to learn new and effective strategies necessary to address the diverse needs of all students. The District’s ethnic/racial makeup is: .9% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 16.2% Hispanic, 7.9% Black, 61.3% White, 11.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.4% Filipino, and .1% other.

A Short History of the Folsom Cordova Unified School District

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District enjoys a long history and reputation for excellence in all we do. Over 19,000 students attend our schools, and our team of outstanding faculty, staff and administration works hard daily to provide a great educational opportunity for each of them!

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District has a very colorful and interesting past.

In reading the old records at Granite, we find entries that go back to the turn of the century! Evidently, there was an original white wooden structure that looked similar to the typical one-room school pictured in historical records. Later, a three-room, brick building was added to the site. Both were razed to make way for the present building called Granite. The bonds for this building were sold in September 1914.

The Granite School District (as it was called then) served a wide area beyond the current boundaries of the district. High school students of the area attended San Juan High School. Eventually, it was decided to build Folsom High School, and students first attended Folsom High in 1924, with an enrollment of 75.

The two schools (Granite Elementary and Folsom High) were operated under two separate school boards with no superintendent. Mr. W. E. Mitchell, however, was principal of both schools. Under his leadership, the districts were unified in 1949 with 757 students. The district was called the Folsom Cordova Joint School District. It served parts of El Dorado County, Orangevale, and down river into what is now the Rancho Cordova area.

In 1967, the properties outside of the county and the Orangevale area were released, and the district's name was changed to Folsom Cordova Unified School District.

Mather Elementary School was opened in 1952, and in 1956, Rancho Cordova Elementary School opened. This resulted from the boom in construction in Rancho Cordova.

The secondary students from Rancho Cordova were bussed to Folsom until Mills Junior High School opened in 1958 and Cordova Senior High School opened in 1963. Mather secondary students were bussed to Folsom High School until 1988.

Rancho Cordova celebrated the opening of its newest school, Navigator Elementary School, in August 2006.

Folsom's school construction boom started in 1986 with the opening of Carl H. Sundahl Elementary School. Since that time, the number of Folsom schools has expanded with the opening of seven more elementary schools, the new site for Folsom High School in 1998, the conversion of the Folsom High School Riley Street campus into Sutter Middle School, and the opening of Vista del Lago High School in August 2007.

Today, Folsom Cordova Unified School District has a rich diversity of cultures and socio-economic populations. It includes a large Food Services Department, Transportation system, Student Support Services (including expanded programs for students with disabilities) Maintenance and Facilities support teams. Our Educational Technology & Information Systems Dept. has expanded the use of modern technologies to encompass not only all administrative and business services, but to rich, sophisticated uses of technology to improve instruction.

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Directions to the District Office

From East Bound Hwy 50:
Exit #23 towards FOLSOM, turn on Left FOLSOM BLVD (2.7 mi),11. Turn Right on NATOMA ST (0.5 mi), turn Right on RILEY ST (0.2 mi), turn Left on E BIDWELL ST (0.1 mi) - 125 E BIDWELL ST, FOLSOM.

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