Lagunitas Elementary School students read in their classroom in San Geronimo on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Following a name change earlier this year, the school is now called the Lagunitas Community School. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)
After a tumultuous year that climaxed with the controversial merger of two programs, Lagunitas School has rebooted with a new name and a stronger partnership with San Geronimo Valley Community Center.
The newly named Lagunitas Community School is “a child- and family-focused, community-supported public school,” said Laura Shain, school principal and Lagunitas School District superintendent.
The school, which had struggled with enrollment declines during the pandemic, has rebounded for the new school year with a total 162 students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade on two campuses.
“The exciting…
