Manteca Unified School District, California

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Manteca Unified School District
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San Joaquin County, California
District details
Superintendent: Clark Burke
# of school board members: 7
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Manteca Unified School District is a school district in California.

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Superintendent[edit]

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Clark Burke is the superintendent of the Manteca Unified School District. Burke was appointed interim superintendent in May 2018 and full superintendent in June 2018.[1][2] Burke's previous career experience includes working as the district's deputy superintendent, a brigade staff officer in the United States Army, and the director of human resources of the Eureka Union School District.[3][4]

Past superintendents[edit]

  • Jason Messer was the superintendent of the Manteca Unified School District from 2008 to 2018. Messer's previous career experience included working as a teacher, dean of students, and director of elementary instruction.[5]

School board elections[edit]

The Manteca Unified School District school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms.[6]


Office Name Date assumed office
Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 1 Eric Duncan Sr. 2016
Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 2 Kathy Howe 2015
Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3 Melanie Greene December 11, 2020
Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 4 Marie Freitas 2018
Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 5 Cathy Pope-Gotschall 2018
Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 6 Stephen Schluer 2015
Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 7 Marisella Guerrero December 11, 2020

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Election dates[edit]

See also: Manteca Unified School District elections in 2014, 2016, 2018, & 2020

Members of the Manteca Unified School District school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election on a staggered basis every even-numbered year in November.

A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020.

Public participation in board meetings[edit]

The Manteca Unified School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]

Public Participation

Members of the public are encouraged to attend Board meetings and to address the Board concerning any item on the agenda or within the Board's jurisdiction. So as not to inhibit public participation, persons attending Board meetings shall not be requested to sign in, complete a questionnaire, or otherwise provide their name or other information as a condition of attending the meeting.

In order to conduct district business in an orderly and efficient manner, the Board requires that public presentations to the Board comply with the following procedures:

1. The Board shall give members of the public an opportunity to address the Board on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, either before or during the Board's consideration of the item. (Education Code 35145.5, Government Code 54954.3)

2. At a time so designated on the agenda at a regular meeting, members of the public may bring before the Board matters that are not listed on the agenda. The Board shall take no action or discussion on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except as authorized by law. (Education Code 35145.5, Government Code 54954.2)

3. Without taking action, Board members or district staff members may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the public about items not appearing on the agenda. Additionally, on their own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, a Board or staff member may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his/her own activities. (Government Code 54954.2) Furthermore, the Board or a Board member may provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, ask staff to report back to the Board at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or take action directing staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Government Code 54954.2)

4. The Board need not allow the public to speak on any item that has already been considered by a committee composed exclusively of Board members at a public meeting where the public had the opportunity to address the committee on that item. However, if the Board determines that the item has been substantially changed since the committee heard the item, the Board shall provide an opportunity for the public to speak. (Government Code 54954.3)

5. A person wishing to be heard by the Board shall first be recognized by the president and shall then proceed to comment as briefly as the subject permits.

Individual speakers shall be allowed three (3) minutes to address the Board on each agenda item. Individual speakers shall be allowed five (5) minutes during public comment. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. With Board consent, the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation, depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard. The president may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional persons speak only if they have something new to add.

6. The Board president may rule on the appropriateness of a topic. If the topic would be more suitably addressed at a later time, the president may indicate the time and place when it should be presented.

The Board shall not prohibit public criticism of its policies, procedures, programs, services, acts, or omissions. (Government Code 54954.3) In addition, the Board may not prohibit public criticism of district employees.

The Board president shall also encourage the complainant to file a complaint using the appropriate district complaint procedure.

(cf. 1312.1 - Complaints Concerning District Employees) (cf. 9321 - Closed Session Purposes and Agendas)

7. The Board president shall not permit any disturbance or willful interruption of Board meetings. Persistent disruption by an individual or group shall be grounds for the president to terminate the privilege of addressing the Board.

The Board may remove disruptive individuals and order the room cleared if necessary. In this case, members of the media not participating in the disturbance shall be allowed to remain, and individuals not participating in such disturbances may be allowed to remain at the discretion of the Board. When the room is ordered cleared due to a disturbance, further Board proceedings shall concern only matters appearing on the agenda. (Government Code 54957.9)

When such disruptive conduct occurs, the Superintendent or designee shall contact local law enforcement.[8]

Budget[edit]

From 1993 to 2013, the Manteca Unified School District had an average of $152,799,190 in revenue and $153,541,619 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $38,249,095 in outstanding debt. The district retired $645,952 of its debt and issued $5,002,905 in new debt each year on average.[9]

Revenue[edit]

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal
Year
Local State Federal Revenue Total
Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue
2010$60,583,00031.56%$114,109,00059.45%$17,250,0008.99%$191,942,000
2011$58,180,00029.02%$122,105,00060.91%$20,178,00010.07%$200,463,000
2012$53,621,00027.11%$124,756,00063.07%$19,439,0009.83%$197,816,000
2013$57,644,00029.18%$122,382,00061.95%$17,508,0008.86%$197,534,000
Avg.$45,342,28629.30%$97,819,52464.76%$9,637,3815.94%$152,799,190

Expenditures[edit]

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

  • Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
  • Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
  • Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
  • Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
  • Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
Expenditures by Category
Fiscal
Year
Instruction Support Services Capital Spending Debt & Gov. Payments Other Budget
Total
Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget
2010$102,138,00056.74%$59,408,00033.00%$10,110,0005.62%$6,111,0003.39%$2,239,0001.24%$180,006,000
2011$102,468,00058.16%$58,924,00033.45%$6,421,0003.64%$5,448,0003.09%$2,911,0001.65%$176,172,000
2012$104,218,00057.96%$61,341,00034.11%$6,138,0003.41%$4,862,0002.70%$3,251,0001.81%$179,810,000
2013$103,922,00051.43%$63,382,00031.37%$26,529,00013.13%$4,783,0002.37%$3,443,0001.70%$202,059,000
Avg.$77,588,81051.69%$45,535,14330.04%$24,988,81014.55%$2,548,7621.33%$2,880,0952.39%$153,541,619

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal
Year
Retired Issued Outstanding
2010$305,000$0$72,998,000
2011$1,806,000$0$71,192,000
2012$1,444,000$0$60,427,000
2013$2,165,000$32,000,000$90,262,000
Avg.$645,952$5,002,905$38,249,095

Teacher salaries[edit]

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2019[10] $54,455 $104,246

Academic performance[edit]

Proficiency assessments[edit]

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

Mathematics[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[12]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 29 42 18 23 ≤10 38 38
2017-2018 28 41 17 23 20-29 40 36
2016-2017 25 39 16 19 11-19 32 31
2015-2016 25 39 14 20 11-19 29 30
2014-2015 24 38 15 20 15-19 28 30
2013-2014 56 65-69 35-39 51 40-59 40-59 63
2012-2013 50 64 36 44 45-49 50-54 57
2011-2012 50 63 34 45 50-54 45-49 56
2010-2011 49 63 36 44 50-54 55-59 55

Reading/language arts[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[12]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 48 60 34 43 30-39 55 55
2017-2018 46 60 31 40 30-39 55 53
2016-2017 41 57 28 36 30-39 48 49
2015-2016 39 56 27 34 30-39 41 45
2014-2015 35 49 26 30 35-39 37 42
2013-2014 48 55-59 40-44 43 40-59 40-59 57
2012-2013 48 60 41 42 45-49 45-49 57
2011-2012 49 61 39 43 45-49 50-54 59
2010-2011 49 62 42 42 50-54 45-49 57

Graduation rates[edit]

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[12][13]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2017-2018 93 96 90-94 94 ≥50 ≥80 93
2016-2017 93 ≥95 85-89 93 ≥50 ≥80 94
2015-2016 93 ≥95 80-84 93 ≥80 ≥80 94
2014-2015 92 ≥95 90-94 93 ≥80 ≥80 92
2013-2014 93 ≥95 90-94 92 ≥80 ≥50 94
2012-2013 92 ≥95 85-89 92 ≥80 60-79 92
2011-2012 89 90-94 80-84 87 ≥80 ≥50 92
2010-2011 88 90-94 80-84 86 ≥80 ≥50 91


Student enrollment[edit]

Year[14] Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2018-2019 23,588 -0.6
2017-2018 23,722 1.4
2016-2017 23,406 1.0
2015-2016 23,169 0.1
2014-2015 23,156 0.5
2013-2014 23,052 -0.7
2012-2013 23,210 -0.3
2011-2012 23,282 -0.4
2010-2011 23,376 0.4
2009-2010 23,292 1.0
2008-2009 23,054 -2.1
2007-2008 23,560 -0.4
2006-2007 23,643 -0.6
2005-2006 23,781 0.4
2004-2005 23,693 4.7
2003-2004 22,627 7.5
2002-2003 21,052 -1.2
2001-2002 21,309 7.9
2000-2001 19,746 7.7
1999-2000 18,332 10.0
1998-1999 16,666 2.1
1997-1998 16,329 3.1
1996-1997 15,841 4.9
1995-1996 15,094 3.1
1994-1995 14,642 2.5
1993-1994 14,290 3.0
1992-1993 13,877 0.9
1991-1992 13,760 3.0
1990-1991 13,356 1.4
1989-1990 13,177 5.2
1988-1989 12,523 5.8
1987-1988 11,842 3.1
1986-1987 11,485 -


About the district[edit]

Manteca Unified School District is located in San Joaquin County, California.
Manteca Unified School District is located in San Joaquin County, California. It is classified as a small suburban school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 23,588 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 30 schools.[15]


During the 2018-2019 school year, 59.8% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 23.1% were English language learners, and 15.4% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[16]

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019
Race Manteca Unified School District (%) California K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.3 11.7
Black 6.1 5.4
Hispanic 56.3 54.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.0 0.5
Two or More Races 3.5 4.5
White 18.4 22.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Noteworthy events[edit]

2016: Failed recall attempt[edit]

See also: Manteca Unified School District recall, California (2016)

Efforts to recall Alexander Bronson, Ashley Drain, and Sam Fant from their respective positions as representatives of Areas 6, 2, and 1 on the Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees did not make it to the ballot. Both Bronson and Drain resigned before the efforts could move forward. The recall effort against Fant continued after their resignations, but recall supporters were unable to gather enough signatures to get it on the ballot.[17]

Bronson and Drain faced criminal election fraud charges over accusations that they lied about their addresses on election forms.[18] While Bronson resigned from the board on May 12, 2015, the accusations continued for Drain and Fant.[19] Both were named in the San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury's report that outlined inappropriate behavior by board members. Fant and Drain were accused of using “perceived power to inappropriately achieve their ends.” On August 11, 2015, the board voted to accept the report.[20][21]

Drain resigned from her Area 2 position effective August 25, 2015. According to the district's administrative assistant Chelo de Leon, Drain gave no reason for her resignation.[22]

In September 2015, leaders of the recall effort said they would continue their push to recall Fant, but that effort ended when they did not turn in enough signatures by December 24, 2015.[17][23] In 2018, Drain was sentenced to 15 months of home detention for election fraud.[24]

Contact information[edit]

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Manteca Unified School District
2271 W. Louise Ave.
Manteca, CA 95337
Phone: 209-825-3200

See also[edit]

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External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Manteca Bulletin, "Burke picked as interim MUSD leader," May 31, 2018
  2. Recordnet.com, "Manteca Unified promotes interim chief to top job." June 13, 2018
  3. LinkedIn, "Clark Burke Ed.D.," accessed November 6, 2019
  4. Manteca Unified School District, "Superintendent / Dr. Clark Burke," accessed November 6, 2019
  5. Manteca Unified School District, "Superintendent," accessed December 3, 2014
  6. Manteca Unified School District, "Board and Superintendent," accessed June 25, 2016
  7. Manteca Unified School District, "Board Bylaws: Meeting Conduct," accessed June 9, 2021
  8. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  9. United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
  10. Manteca Unified School District, "Certificated Salary Schedule - 2019," accessed June 9, 2021
  11. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
  13. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "Four-Year Adjusted-Cohort Graduation Rates - School Year 2017-18 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  14. National Center for Education Statistics, "ElSi tableGenerator," accessed March 8, 2021
  15. National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
  16. National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021
  17. 17.0 17.1 Recordnet.com, "Recall effort against Fant fails," January 22, 2016
  18. ABC 10, "Manteca school board members charged with election fraud," April 25, 2015
  19. ABC 10, "Manteca school trustee resigns, another facing recall," May 13, 2015
  20. Recordnet.com, "Fear and loathing in Manteca Unified," June 3, 2015
  21. Manteca Bulletin, "Manteca board accepts scathing Grand Jury report," August 12, 2015
  22. Recordnet.com, "Trustee Drain resigns," August 25, 2015
  23. Manteca Bulletin, "Recall effort against Fant will continue," September 15, 2015
  24. Manteca Bulletin, "Drain gets 15 months home detention for election fraud," September 5, 2018

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