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Last fall I took a short bus tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District.  The tour was led by the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Maurice Ghysels. Below is a short video where Dr. Ghysels discusses Huff Elementary School.

FYI, Huff Elementary school’s Growth API score for 2008 was 936.

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Last fall I took a short bus tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District.  The tour was led by the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Maurice Ghysels. Below is a short video where Dr. Ghysels discusses Bubb elementary school.

FYI, Bubb Elementary’s 2008 API score was 866

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The Mountain View Whisman School district receives the core of its financing based on the average daily attendance of it’s students.  In short, it is a Revenue Limit funded district. 
Revenue limit income is a combination of local property taxes and state money.  As property taxes increase, they are offset by a reduction in state money.  A district [...]

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In part two of the Magical Mystery (bus) Tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD),  Dr. Maurice Ghysels, the Superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District, shares his thoughts about the district’s core values.  It’s these core values of (1) academic excellence, (2) a strong collaborative community and (3) a broad world view that make the MVWSD so successful!
Note: I [...]

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I was fortunate to attend the Magical Mystery (bus) Tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District.  Below is one (of many) video clips taken during a morning tour of the district.  Our tour guide was Dr. Maurice Ghysels, the Superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District.  In this video, he shares some of his thoughts about Crittenden Middle [...]

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