Miller Creek Elementary School District


The Miller Creek Elementary School District, formerly the Dixie School District, is a school district located in San Rafael, California that operates four schools in the northern portion of the city: Mary E. Silveira Elementary School in the Marinwood area, Vallecito Elementary School in the Terra Linda area, Lucas Valley Elementary School, and Miller Creek Middle School in the Marinwood area. All four are California Distinguished Schools.

History

The Miller Creek School District was named after a local creek and existing middle school. It was formerly named the Dixie School District after the Dixie Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1864. The Dixie school board voted in April 2019 to form a committee to choose a new name as many name changes were being considered during the George Floyd protests throughout the country after considering the association with the 11 states in the South that seceded from the U.S. to form the Confederacy.
The school board has five members., the interim superintendent is Becky Rosales, former superintendent of the Waugh School District in Petaluma. Dr. Lustig Yamashiro and Mr. Lohawasser were the predecessors.