The Sonoma Valley Unified School District is located in the rich agriculture area of Northern California, 45 miles northeast of San Francisco. The District's population of close to 4,500 students is served by the following schools: Five K-5 elementary, two 6-8 middle, two K-8 charter schools, one comprehensive, and one alternative high school. The geographic boundaries of the District (approximately 160 square miles) start in Glen Ellen at the north end of Sonoma Valley and run south through communities of Agua Caliente, Fetters Hot Springs, Boyes Hot Springs, Eldridge, Sonoma, Schellville, and Vineberg, with Hwy. 12 bisecting the Sonoma Valley from Glen Ellen to Schellville. The southern boundaries are the Napa/ Sonoma County line to the east, Hwy.37/ Hwy. 121 to the southwest and Hwy. 116 at Stage Gulch Rd. to the west. The Board of Trustees in committed to educational excellence. Staff, parents, and community members have been involved in the identification of academic standards in the areas of math, language arts, spelling, history, and science. Each school participates in the Site Council and staff leadership groups. Meaningful participation by parents is expected. The District is committed to meeting the needs of all students and in the inclusion of special needs students within regular programs.