About MDUSD (Fast Facts)
Our School District:
Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) is honored to serve nearly 29,000 students at more than 50 school sites in Contra Costa County, in the cities of Clayton, Concord, Pleasant Hill, portions of Martinez, Pittsburg, and Walnut Creek, and the unincorporated communities of Bay Point, Lafayette, and Pacheco.
MDUSD offers award-winning, innovative programs in Career Technical Education (CTE), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), extensive visual and performing arts programs, rich foreign language and dual immersion offerings, and regional magnet programs. MDUSD is pleased to offer the only High School and Elementary School International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in Central Contra Costa County; efforts are underway to establish the program at other elementary schools and a middle school. Our College Now program enables high school juniors and seniors to take college classes at Diablo Valley College that allow them to meet high school graduation requirements while also earning college credits, one of only three such programs in the region. The nationally-renowned Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program is in place districtwide. The district also offers a Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program at more than 20 elementary school sites.
Our highly-acclaimed Adult Education program helps more than 7,500 adults each year achieve education, employment, and personal goals with extensive course offerings for career and technical education, adult basic education, high school diploma and high school equivalency, parent education, English as a Second Language, family literacy, citizenship, programs for adults with disabilities, and personal growth and enrichment. In addition, Adult Education supports one of the 10 regional American Job Centers of California Access Sites at its Loma Vista Adult Center, offering job readiness and career search workshops and resources
Our Leadership:
Keisha Nzewi, President, Area 3, Board of Education
Erin McFerrin, Vice President, Area 5, Board of Education
Cherise Khaund, Trustee Area 4, Board of Education
Debra Mason, Trustee Area 1, Board of Education
Linda Mayo, Trustee Area 2, Board of Education
Anahi Nava Flores, Student Trustee, Board of Education
Adam Clark, Ed.D., Superintendent
Our Strong Workforce:
MDUSD is the most competitive district in the region for employee compensation packages. In addition to competitive benefit packages and salaries, Mt. Diablo also offers an unparalleled and fully-paid teacher induction program, offering teachers the opportunity to obtain a Clear Credential with personalized, one-to-one support from a highly-trained Peer Coach, extensive professional development, and regular opportunities for networking and collaboration with other new teachers.
Our workforce represents approximately 3,232 full and part-time employees, including:
1,699 certificated teachers, librarians, psychologists, nurses, speech pathologists, and numerous Special Education positions both in the classroom and at the central office.
1,359 classified employees, including instructional assistants, clerical workers, custodians, bus drivers and mechanics, facility maintenance and operations, food service employees, and central office staff.
174 management personnel.
