Welcome to Duncan Russell Community Day School
meet the principal
Play, Work, Grow…as a Team!
As Principal of the TUSD Alternative Education Campus, home to Stein High School, Duncan Russell Community Day School, and Independent Study (9th-12th grades). I am honored to be the leader of a team serving on a unique, energetic, and individualized alternative education campus. A place for anyone in need of just one more chance.
School News
![students build a water wheel to test potential and kinetic energy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746125019/tracyk12caus/uijrqbq7fhn0wzh1mxmu/waterwheel_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746125019/tracyk12caus/uijrqbq7fhn0wzh1mxmu/waterwheel_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746125019/tracyk12caus/uijrqbq7fhn0wzh1mxmu/waterwheel_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746125019/tracyk12caus/uijrqbq7fhn0wzh1mxmu/waterwheel_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746125019/tracyk12caus/uijrqbq7fhn0wzh1mxmu/waterwheel_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746125019/tracyk12caus/uijrqbq7fhn0wzh1mxmu/waterwheel_1.jpg","width":2200}])
DR Science students learned about potential and kinetic energy by creating and testing their own water wheels. Ethan and Nestor were so excited that their designs worked on the first try!
![students and staff enjoyed a fun day in SF for STEM Day with the Giants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744302712/tracyk12caus/dzgbwh4sddpbc2haafvs/STEMdayinSF2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744302712/tracyk12caus/dzgbwh4sddpbc2haafvs/STEMdayinSF2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744302712/tracyk12caus/dzgbwh4sddpbc2haafvs/STEMdayinSF2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744302712/tracyk12caus/dzgbwh4sddpbc2haafvs/STEMdayinSF2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744302712/tracyk12caus/dzgbwh4sddpbc2haafvs/STEMdayinSF2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744302712/tracyk12caus/dzgbwh4sddpbc2haafvs/STEMdayinSF2.jpg","width":2200}])
DR staff and students enjoyed a day in San Francisco to celebrate STEM Day with the Giants.
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![students working together using hexagons]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743708795/tracyk12caus/rhahohurjffbadsbtb3i/hexagonalthinking.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743708795/tracyk12caus/rhahohurjffbadsbtb3i/hexagonalthinking.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743708795/tracyk12caus/rhahohurjffbadsbtb3i/hexagonalthinking.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743708795/tracyk12caus/rhahohurjffbadsbtb3i/hexagonalthinking.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743708795/tracyk12caus/rhahohurjffbadsbtb3i/hexagonalthinking.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743708795/tracyk12caus/rhahohurjffbadsbtb3i/hexagonalthinking.jpg","width":2200}])
DR Students did their math review using hexagonal thinking skills to make connections.
![students working together on their gem kits]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743708701/tracyk12caus/siugkmxdkhif0wtu1dx1/Gempainting.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743708701/tracyk12caus/siugkmxdkhif0wtu1dx1/Gempainting.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743708701/tracyk12caus/siugkmxdkhif0wtu1dx1/Gempainting.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743708701/tracyk12caus/siugkmxdkhif0wtu1dx1/Gempainting.jpg","width":1170}])
DR Students spent time collaborating and working together as teams while they painted their gem kits.
![staff and students on their UOP field trip]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743707810/tracyk12caus/ioifj8kkzjxihz5z97uc/UOPfieldtrip.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743707810/tracyk12caus/ioifj8kkzjxihz5z97uc/UOPfieldtrip.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743707810/tracyk12caus/ioifj8kkzjxihz5z97uc/UOPfieldtrip.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743707810/tracyk12caus/ioifj8kkzjxihz5z97uc/UOPfieldtrip.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743707810/tracyk12caus/ioifj8kkzjxihz5z97uc/UOPfieldtrip.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743707810/tracyk12caus/ioifj8kkzjxihz5z97uc/UOPfieldtrip.jpg","width":2200}])
DR Students and staff on their annual field trip to University of the Pacific.
![students dissecting a silicone frog]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743706609/tracyk12caus/xpx1tydx0cppqtrczpov/kindfrogs1_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743706609/tracyk12caus/xpx1tydx0cppqtrczpov/kindfrogs1_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743706609/tracyk12caus/xpx1tydx0cppqtrczpov/kindfrogs1_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743706609/tracyk12caus/xpx1tydx0cppqtrczpov/kindfrogs1_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743706609/tracyk12caus/xpx1tydx0cppqtrczpov/kindfrogs1_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743706609/tracyk12caus/xpx1tydx0cppqtrczpov/kindfrogs1_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Science students practiced humane and ethical science with a frog model used for dissection. Humane frog models were supplied by PETA.
![students and staff working on pollinator garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743702273/tracyk12caus/xvz33cky8m4o2ywoqegp/pollinatorgarden2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743702273/tracyk12caus/xvz33cky8m4o2ywoqegp/pollinatorgarden2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743702273/tracyk12caus/xvz33cky8m4o2ywoqegp/pollinatorgarden2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743702273/tracyk12caus/xvz33cky8m4o2ywoqegp/pollinatorgarden2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743702273/tracyk12caus/xvz33cky8m4o2ywoqegp/pollinatorgarden2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743702273/tracyk12caus/xvz33cky8m4o2ywoqegp/pollinatorgarden2.jpg","width":2200}])
Staff and students working on their composter and the pollinator garden.
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Board of Education is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying based on actual or perceived sex, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, sexual preference, ancestry, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, physical or mental disability, marital or parental status, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or sexual harassment in any district service, program and/or activity that receives or benefits from state financial assistance. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that unlawful discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities.
Complaints alleging noncompliance with this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the following personnel:
Title IX Coordinator – Jason Noll, 1875 W Lowell Ave, (209) 830-3280, jnoll@tusd.net
Section 504 Coordinator(students)– Jason Davis, 1875 W Lowell Ave, (209) 830-3274, jdavis@tusd.net
Section 504 Coordinator(staff)- Tammy Jalique, 1875 W. Lowell Ave, (209) 830-3260, tjalique@tusd.net
Title II/ADA: Jaime Quintana, 1875 W. Lowell Ave, (209) 830-3245, jquintana@tusd.net
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