Welcome to the Black Oak Mine Unified School District Website!

The Black Oak Mine Unified School District joins with the Georgetown Divide Community to provide a high quality education in a healthy and safe environment. We are pleased to provide information about and resources to the parents and communities we serve, and to those considering moving to the Georgetown Divide.

We hope that you find this website helpful. Please contact school sites or the district office for more information about our exemplary educational system.

WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS

• Welcome Back! We hope the first day of school went well for you!  If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to search our website, or contact the front office staff at your school site - they will be happy to direct you to someone who can assist you! 

• New Superintendent Search Process - The Board of Trustees of Black Oak Mine Unified School District recently conducted a survey seeking input on characteristics the community feels important to consider in the selection of the new Superintendent.  Thank you to those who were able to attend the focus groups held at Golden Sierra High School and Northside School on August 20th.  The Board of Trustees will incorporate that input into the process for the selection of the new Superintendent.  Paperscreening will occur in closed session of the next regularly scheduled board meeting on September 11th.

• Two new grants awarded to the Black Oak Mine Unified School District
  The Black Oak Mine Unified School District is pleased to announce that it is one of only 12 grantees in the state of California to receive a grant award for elementary and secondary counseling in the 2008 funding year.  This federal grant from
  the Department of Education will bring about $500,000 per year to support counseling, mental health and other youth services for students and families on the Georgetown Divide over the next five years. 
  
  The second grant awarded to the district is a 21st Century Community Learning Center  grant that will provide afterschool programs at Georgetown School in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club.

• 100 Best Communities for Young People - 2nd year in a row!
  Click here to find out more!

• Construction has begun at Golden Sierra High School!  The new construction phase of the Measure G Bond project has begun.  Click here to learn more about Measure G!

photo by Don Smith June 30, 2008