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Twin Rivers Unified reports higher enrollment and broad operational push as new school year begins
Summary
District staff told the board the 2024–25 school year opened with more than 24,000 students (up about 850 from last year), 284 new hires, expanded CTE and dual‑enrollment participation, and large first‑day meal and textbook distributions as operations and transportation adjusted for the launch.
The Twin Rivers Unified Board of Trustees received a detailed opening‑of‑school briefing that emphasized enrollment gains and extensive summer operational preparations.
Superintendent Martinez and executive directors told the board the district welcomed over 24,000 students on the first day of school, an increase of about 850 students from the prior year. District staff said human resources hired 284 new employees across certificated, classified and management roles and that 1,200 staff participated in summer professional development. The presenters reported that 950,000 textbooks and curriculum materials were delivered to school sites and that backpacks and headphones were made available to students.
Staff highlighted career and technical education (CTE) and dual‑enrollment growth: the district runs 35 CTE pathways with roughly 3,000 students and reported 647 students enrolled this fall for 966 dual‑enrollment classes through the local ARC partnership. Nutrition services served roughly 4,500 breakfasts and more than 17,000 lunches on the first day, and facilities teams completed HVAC, roofing and cafeteria projects at multiple campuses, including work at Norwood and Northlake.
District staff also described supports in student services, including immunization clinics run with community health partners that served more than 500 students and attention to foster‑youth and homeless‑student enrollment processes. Transportation staff said route assignments are in flux during the first two weeks as new students are added and travel patterns settle; board members asked for follow‑up on vacancy and classified‑staff numbers.
Why it matters: the presentation packed operational detail that trustees praised as evidence of progress on facilities, staffing and student supports. Trustees asked for additional data on classroom vacancies and the district agreed to follow up on specific staffing and transportation counts.
The board took no formal action on the presentation; it moved on to other agenda items including disciplinary cases and governance resolutions.
