What should a student athlete in California do when facing a disciplinary violation or administrative issue at their college or university or with the NCAA? VIDEO

Student athletes in California are uniquely situated at their college, university, or high school. Student athletes put their blood, sweat, and tears into their sport and their academics. That is why it is troubling when they are treated unfairly or do not have independent support when facing a disciplinary violation such as academic misconduct or Title IX sexual misconduct or an administrative issue at their school conference, or with the sports governing body. Coaches, athletic directors, and NCAA administrators, for example, often do what's in the program's or their best interest and not what's in the student athletes best interest.

Student athletes must have an experienced attorney advocate guide them when a disciplinary or compliance issue arises, and the student-athlete faces an investigation or administrative proceedings with their California school or sports governing body. Issues unique to student athletes can include sports-related dismissals and suspensions, inappropriate or abusive behavior by coaches, eligibility hardship and scholarship issues, transfer disputes, NCAA administrative appeals, and issues related to injuries, concussions, and sports litigation.

You must take the necessary precautions before discussing any issues or concerns with your school or administrators. You must also understand your rights and responsibilities. An experienced attorney advisor will level the playing field, and they should be in your corner from as early as possible in the process.

California colleges and universities where Joseph D. Lento can help as your or your student athlete's advisor during investigations, hearings, and appeals include, but are not limited to, the following schools:

  • Academy of Art University
  • Allan Hancock College
  • American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles
  • American Conservatory Theater
  • American Jewish University
  • American River College
  • American University of Health Sciences
  • Antelope Valley College
  • Argosy University Inland Empire
  • Argosy University Los Angeles
  • Argosy University Orange County
  • Argosy University San Diego
  • Argosy University San Francisco Bay Area
  • Art Center College of Design
  • Azusa Pacific Online University
  • Azusa Pacific University
  • Bakersfield College
  • Barstow Community College
  • Berkeley City College
  • Bethesda University of California
  • Biola University
  • Brooks Institute
  • Bryan University
  • Butte College
  • Cabrillo College
  • California Baptist University
  • California Christian College
  • California College of the Arts
  • California College San Diego
  • California Culinary Academy
  • California Institute of Technology
  • California Institute of the Arts
  • California Lutheran University
  • California Maritime Academy
  • California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
  • California State Polytechnic University Pomona
  • California State University Bakersfield
  • California State University Channel Islands
  • California State University Chico
  • California State University Dominguez Hills
  • California State University East Bay
  • California State University Fresno
  • California State University Fullerton
  • California State University Long Beach
  • California State University Los Angeles
  • California State University Monterey Bay
  • California State University Northridge
  • California State University Sacramento
  • California State University San Bernardino
  • California State University San Marcos
  • California State University Stanislaus
  • Canada College
  • Cerritos College
  • Cerro Coso Community College
  • Chabot College
  • Chaffey College Rancho
  • Chapman University
  • Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
  • Citrus College
  • City College of San Francisco
  • Claremont McKenna College
  • Coastline Community College
  • Cogswell College
  • Coleman University
  • College of Alameda
  • College of Marin
  • College of San Mateo
  • College of the Canyons
  • College of the Desert
  • College of the Redwoods
  • College of the Sequoias
  • College of the Siskiyous
  • Columbia College
  • Columbia College Hollywood
  • Community Christian College
  • Concordia University Irvine
  • Contra Costa College
  • Copper Mountain Community College
  • Cosumnes River College
  • Crafton Hills College
  • Cuesta College San Luis
  • Cuyamaca College
  • Cypress College
  • De Anza College
  • Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre
  • Design Institute of San Diego
  • DeVry University California
  • Diablo Valley College
  • Dominican University of California
  • East Los Angeles College
  • East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program
  • El Camino College Compton Center
  • El Camino Community College District
  • Epic Bible College
  • Everest College Anaheim
  • Everest College City of Industry
  • Everest College Ontario Metro
  • Everest College Reseda
  • Everest College West Los Angeles
  • Evergreen Valley College
  • Expression College for Digital Arts
  • Fashion Careers College
  • Feather River Community College District
  • FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles
  • FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Orange County
  • FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Diego
  • FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Francisco
  • Folsom Lake College
  • Foothill College
  • Fresno City College
  • Fresno Pacific University
  • Fullerton College
  • Gavilan College
  • Glendale Community College
  • Golden West College
  • Golf Academy of America Carlsbad
  • Grossmont College
  • Hands on Medical Massage School
  • Hartnell College
  • Harvey Mudd College
  • Heald College Concord
  • Heald College Fresno
  • Heald College Hayward
  • Heald College Modesto
  • Heald College Roseville
  • Heald College San Francisco
  • Heald College San Jose
  • Heald College Stockton
  • Holy Names University
  • Hope International University
  • Horizon College San Diego
  • Humboldt State University
  • Humphreys College Stockton and Modesto Campuses
  • Imperial Valley College
  • International Academy of Design and Technology Sacramento
  • International Professional School of Bodywork
  • Irvine Valley College
  • ITT Technical Institute Clovis
  • ITT Technical Institute Concord
  • ITT Technical Institute Corona
  • ITT Technical Institute Culver City
  • ITT Technical Institute Lathrop
  • ITT Technical Institute Oakland
  • ITT Technical Institute Orange
  • ITT Technical Institute Oxnard
  • ITT Technical Institute Rancho Cordova
  • ITT Technical Institute San Bernardino
  • ITT Technical Institute San Diego
  • ITT Technical Institute San Dimas
  • ITT Technical Institute Sylmar
  • ITT Technical Institute Torrance
  • ITT Technical Institute West Covina
  • John Paul the Great Catholic University
  • King's University
  • La Sierra University
  • Laguna College of Art and Design
  • Lake Tahoe Community College
  • Laney College
  • Las Positas College
  • Lassen Community College
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Pasadena
  • Life Pacific College
  • Lincoln University
  • Long Beach City College
  • Los Angeles City College
  • Los Angeles College of Music
  • Los Angeles Harbor College
  • Los Angeles Mission College
  • Los Angeles Pierce College
  • Los Angeles Southwest College
  • Los Angeles Trade Technical College
  • Los Angeles Valley College
  • Los Medanos College
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Marymount College
  • Mendocino College
  • Menlo College
  • Merced College
  • Merritt College
  • Mills College
  • MiraCosta College
  • Mission College
  • Modesto Junior College
  • Monterey Peninsula College
  • Moorpark College
  • Moreno Valley College
  • Mount St. Mary's College
  • Mt Sierra College
  • Mt. San Antonio College
  • Mt. San Jacinto Community College District
  • Musicians Institute
  • Napa Valley College
  • National University
  • Newschool of Architecture and Design
  • Norco College
  • Notre Dame de Namur University
  • Occidental College
  • Ohlone Community College
  • Orange Coast College
  • Otis College of Art and Design
  • Oxnard College
  • Pacific College of Oriental Medicine LLC San Diego
  • Pacific States University
  • Pacific Union College
  • Palo Verde College
  • Palomar College
  • Pasadena City College
  • Patten University
  • Pepperdine University
  • Pitzer College
  • Platt College Los Angeles
  • Platt College Ontario
  • Platt College San Diego
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • Pomona College
  • Porterville College
  • Professional Golfers Career College
  • Providence Christian College
  • Reedley College
  • Rio Hondo College
  • Riverside City College
  • Sacramento City College
  • Saddleback College
  • Sage College
  • Saint Marys College of California
  • San Diego Christian College
  • San Diego City College
  • San Diego Mesa College
  • San Diego Miramar College
  • San Diego State University
  • San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus
  • San Francisco Art Institute
  • San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  • San Francisco State University
  • San Joaquin Delta College
  • San Joaquin Valley College Bakersfield
  • San Joaquin Valley College Fresno
  • San Joaquin Valley College Fresno Aviation
  • San Joaquin Valley College Hesperia
  • San Joaquin Valley College Modesto
  • San Joaquin Valley College Online
  • San Joaquin Valley College Rancho Cordova
  • San Joaquin Valley College Rancho Cucamonga
  • San Joaquin Valley College Temecula
  • San Joaquin Valley College Visalia
  • San Jose City College
  • San Jose State University
  • Santa Ana College
  • Santa Barbara Business College Bakersfield
  • Santa Barbara Business College Santa Maria
  • Santa Barbara Business College Ventura
  • Santa Barbara City College
  • Santa Clara University
  • Santa Monica College
  • Santa Rosa Junior College
  • Santiago Canyon College
  • Scripps College
  • Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
  • Shasta College
  • Sierra College
  • Simpson University
  • Skyline College
  • Soka University of America
  • Solano Community College
  • Sonoma State University
  • Southern California Institute of Architecture
  • Southern California Institute of Technology
  • Southern California Seminary
  • Southwestern College
  • Stanford University
  • SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
  • Taft College
  • Taft University System
  • The Art Institute of California Hollywood
  • The Art Institute of California Inland Empire
  • The Art Institute of California Los Angeles
  • The Art Institute of California Orange County
  • The Art Institute of California Sacramento
  • The Art Institute of California San Diego
  • The Art Institute of California San Francisco
  • The Art Institute of California Sunnyvale
  • The Master's College and Seminary
  • The National Hispanic University
  • Thomas Aquinas College
  • Touro College Los Angeles
  • Trident University International
  • Unitek College
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of California Davis
  • University of California Irvine
  • University of California Los Angeles
  • University of California Merced
  • University of California Riverside
  • University of California San Diego
  • University of California Santa Barbara
  • University of California Santa Cruz
  • University of La Verne
  • University of Phoenix Bay Area Campus
  • University of Phoenix Central Valley Campus
  • University of Phoenix Sacramento Valley Campus
  • University of Phoenix San Diego Campus
  • University of Phoenix Southern California Campus
  • University of Redlands
  • University of San Diego
  • University of San Francisco
  • University of Southern California
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of the West
  • Vanguard University of Southern California
  • Ventura College
  • Victor Valley College
  • West Coast Ultrasound Institute
  • West Coast University Los Angeles
  • West Coast University Ontario
  • West Coast University Orange County
  • West Hills College Coalinga
  • West Hills College Lemoore
  • West Los Angeles College
  • West Valley College
  • Westmont College
  • Westwood College Anaheim
  • Westwood College Inland Empire
  • Westwood College Los Angeles
  • Westwood College South Bay
  • Whittier College
  • William Jessup University
  • Woodbury University
  • Woodland Community College
  • World Mission University
  • Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
  • Yuba College

California high schools where Joseph D. Lento can help as your student athlete's advisor during investigations, hearings and appeals include, but are not limited to, the following school districts:

A

  • ABC Unified School District
  • Acalanes Union High School District
  • Ackerman Charter District
  • Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
  • Adelanto School District
  • Alameda Unified School District
  • Albany Unified School District
  • Alexander Valley Union School District
  • Alhambra Unified School District
  • Alisal Union School District
  • Allensworth Elementary School District
  • Alpaugh Unified School District
  • Alpine County Unified School District
  • Alpine Union School District
  • Alta Loma School District
  • Alta Vista Elementary School District
  • Alta-Dutch Flat School District
  • Alum Rock Union School District
  • Alview-Dairyland Union School District
  • Alvina Elementary School District
  • Alvord Unified School District
  • Amador County Unified School District
  • Anaheim City School District
  • Anaheim Union High School District
  • Anderson Union High School District
  • Anderson Valley Unified School District
  • Antelope Elementary School District
  • Antelope Valley Union High School District
  • Antioch Unified School District
  • Apple Valley Unified School District
  • Arcadia Unified School District
  • Arcata Elementary School District
  • Arcohe Union Elementary School District
  • Arena Union Elementary School District
  • Armona Union Elementary School District
  • Aromas-San Juan Unified School District
  • Atascadero Unified School District
  • Atwater Elementary School District
  • Auburn Union Elementary School District
  • Azusa Unified School District

B

  • Baker Valley Unified School District
  • Bakersfield City School District
  • Baldwin Park Unified School District
  • Ballard Elementary School District
  • Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District
  • Bangor Union Elementary School District
  • Banning Unified School District
  • Banta Elementary School District
  • Barstow Unified School District
  • Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District
  • Bassett Unified School District
  • Bayshore Elementary School District
  • Bear Valley Unified School District
  • Beardsley School District
  • Beaumont Unified School District
  • Bella Vista Elementary School District
  • Belleview Elementary School District
  • Bellevue Union Elementary School District
  • Bellflower Unified School District
  • Belmont-Redwood Shores School District
  • Belridge School District
  • Bend School District
  • Benicia Unified School District
  • Bennett Valley Union School District
  • Berkeley Unified School District
  • Berryessa Union School District
  • Beverly Hills Unified School District
  • Big Creek Elementary School District
  • Big Lagoon School District
  • Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District
  • Big Pine Unified School District
  • Big Springs Union Elementary School District
  • Big Valley Joint Unified School District
  • Biggs Unified School District
  • Bishop Joint Union High School District
  • Bishop Union Elementary School District
  • Bitterwater-Tully Union School District
  • Black Butte Union Elementary School District
  • Black Oak Mine Unified School District
  • Blake School District
  • Blochman Union School District
  • Blue Lake Union School District
  • Bogus Elementary School District
  • Bolinas-Stinson Union School District
  • Bonita Unified School District
  • Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District
  • Bonsall Union School District
  • Borrego Springs Unified School District
  • Bradley Union School District
  • Brawley Elementary School District
  • Brawley Union High School District
  • Brea Olinda Unified School District
  • Brentwood Union School District
  • Bret Harte Union High School District
  • Bridgeville Elementary School District
  • Briggs School District
  • Brisbane School District
  • Brittan School District
  • Browns Elementary School District
  • Buckeye Union School District
  • Buellton Union School District
  • Buena Park School District
  • Buena Vista School District
  • Burbank Unified School District
  • Burlingame School District
  • Burnt Ranch School District
  • Burrel Union Elementary School District
  • Burton School District
  • Butte Valley Unified School District
  • Butteville Union Elementary School District
  • Buttonwillow Union School District
  • Byron Union School District

C

  • Cabrillo Unified School District
  • Cajon Valley Union School District
  • Calaveras Unified School District
  • Calexico Unified School District
  • Caliente Union School District
  • Calipatria Unified School District
  • Calistoga Joint Unified School District
  • Cambrian School District
  • Camino Union School District
  • Campbell Union School District
  • Campbell Union School District
  • Camptonville School District
  • Canyon School District
  • Capay Elementary School District
  • Capistrano Unified School District
  • Cardiff Elementary School District
  • Carlsbad Unified School District
  • Carmel Unified School District
  • Carpinteria Unified School District
  • Caruthers Unified School District
  • Cascade Union Elementary School District
  • Casmalia School District
  • Castaic Union School District
  • Castle Rock Union Elementary School District
  • Castro Valley Unified School District
  • Cayucos Elementary School District
  • Center Joint Unified School District
  • Centinela Valley Union High School District
  • Central School District
  • Central Unified School District
  • Central Union School District
  • Central Union High School District
  • Centralia School District
  • Ceres Unified School District
  • Chaffey Joint Union High School District
  • Charter Oak Unified School District
  • Chatom Union School District
  • Chawanakee Unified School District
  • Chicago Park School District
  • Chico Unified School District
  • Chinese Camp Elementary School District
  • Chino Valley Unified School District
  • Chowchilla School District
  • Chowchilla Union High School District
  • Chualar Union School District
  • Chula Vista Elementary School District
  • Cienega Union School District
  • Cinnabar School District
  • Citrus South Tule Elementary School District
  • Claremont Unified School District
  • Clay Joint Elementary School District
  • Clear Creek School District
  • Cloverdale Unified School District
  • Clovis Unified School District
  • Coachella Valley Unified School District
  • Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District
  • Coast Unified School District
  • Coffee Creek Elementary School District
  • Cold Spring School District
  • Colfax Elementary School District
  • College School District
  • Colton Joint Unified School District
  • Columbia School District
  • Columbia Union School District
  • Columbine Elementary School District
  • Colusa Unified School District
  • Compton Unified School District
  • Conejo Valley Unified School District
  • Corcoran Joint Unified School District
  • Corning Union Elementary School District
  • Corning Union High School District
  • Corona-Norco Unified School District
  • Coronado Unified School District
  • Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
  • Cottonwood Union School District
  • Covina-Valley Unified School District
  • Cox Bar Elementary School District
  • Cucamonga School District
  • Cuddeback Union School District
  • Culver City Unified School District
  • Cupertino Union School District
  • Curtis Creek School District
  • Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District
  • Cutten Elementary School District
  • Cuyama Joint Unified School District
  • Cypress School District

D

  • Davis Joint Unified School District
  • Death Valley Unified School District
  • Dehesa School District
  • Del Mar Union School District
  • Del Norte County Unified School District
  • Del Paso Heights School District
  • Delano Joint Union High School District
  • Delano Union School District
  • Delhi Unified School District
  • Delphic Elementary School District
  • Delta View Joint Union School District
  • Denair Unified School District
  • Desert Center Unified School District
  • Desert Sands Unified School District
  • Di Giorgio School District
  • Dinuba Unified School District
  • Dixie School District
  • Dixon Unified School District
  • Dos Palos-Oro Loma Joint Unified School District
  • Douglas City School District
  • Downey Unified School District
  • Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District
  • Duarte Unified School District
  • Dublin Unified School District
  • Ducor Union Elementary School District
  • Dunham Elementary School District
  • Dunsmuir Elementary School District
  • Dunsmuir Joint Union High School District
  • Durham Unified School District

E

  • Earlimart School District
  • East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District
  • East Side Union High School District
  • East Whittier City School District
  • Eastern Sierra Unified School District
  • Eastside Union School District
  • Edison School District
  • El Centro Elementary School District
  • El Dorado Union High School District
  • El Monte City School District
  • El Monte Union High School District
  • El Nido Elementary School District
  • El Rancho Unified School District
  • El Segundo Unified School District
  • El Tejon Unified School District
  • Elk Grove Unified School District
  • Elk Hills School District
  • Elkins School District
  • Elverta Joint Elementary School District
  • Emery Unified School District
  • Empire Union School District
  • Encinitas Union School District
  • Enterprise Elementary School District
  • Escalon Unified School District
  • Escondido Union High School District
  • Esparto Unified School District
  • Etiwanda School District
  • Eureka City Schools District
  • Eureka Union School District
  • Evergreen Elementary School District
  • Evergreen Union School District
  • Exeter Union School District
  • Exeter Union High School District

F

  • Fairfax School District
  • Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
  • Fall River Joint Unified School District
  • Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
  • Fallbrook Union High School District
  • Farmersville Unified School District
  • Feather Falls Union Elementary School District
  • Ferndale Unified School District
  • Fieldbrook Elementary School District
  • Fillmore Unified School District
  • Firebaugh-Las Deltas Joint Unified School District
  • Flournoy Union School District
  • Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
  •  Fontana Unified School District
  • Foresthill Union School District
  • Forestville Union Elementary School District
  • Forks of Salmon Elementary School District
  • Fort Bragg Unified School District
  • Fort Ross Elementary School District
  • Fort Sage Unified School District
  • Fortuna Union Elementary School District
  • Fortuna Union High School District
  • Fountain Valley School District
  • Fowler Unified School District
  • Franklin Elementary School District
  • Franklin-McKinley School District
  • Fremont Unified School District
  • Fremont Union High School District
  • French Gulch-Whiskeytown Union Elementary District
  • Freshwater School District
  • Fresno Unified School District
  • Fruitvale School District
  • Fullerton School District
  • Fullerton Joint Union High School District

G

  • Galt Joint Union Elementary School District
  • Galt Joint Union High School District
  • Garden Grove Unified School District
  • Garfield School District
  • Garvey School District
  •  Gateway Unified School District
  • Gazelle Union Elementary School District
  • General Shafter School District
  • Gerber Union Elementary School District
  • Geyserville Unified School District
  • Gilroy Unified School District
  • Glendale Unified School District
  • Glendora Unified School District
  • Gold Oak Union Elementary School District
  • Gold Trail Union School District
  • Golden Feather Union Elementary School District
  • Golden Plains Unified School District
  • Golden Valley Unified School District
  • Goleta Union School District
  • Gonzales Unified School District
  • Gorman School District
  • Grant Elementary School District
  • Grass Valley School District
  • Gratton School District
  • Gravenstein Union School District
  • Graves Elementary School District
  • Green Point School District
  • Greenfield Union School District
  • Grenada Elementary School District
  • Gridley Unified School District
  • Grossmont Union High School District
  • Guadalupe Union School District
  • Guerneville School District
  • Gustine Unified School District

H

  • Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
  • Hamilton Unified School District
  • Hanford Elementary School District
  • Hanford Joint Union High School District
  • Happy Camp Union Elementary School District
  • Happy Valley School District
  • Happy Valley Union Elementary School District
  • Harmony Union School District
  • Hart-Ransom Union School District
  • Hawthorne School District
  • Hayward Unified School District
  • Healdsburg Unified School District
  • Heber Elementary School District
  • Helendale School District
  • Hemet Unified School District
  • Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District
  • Hesperia Unified School District
  • Hickman Community Charter School District
  • Hillsborough City School District
  • Hilmar Unified School District
  • Hollister Elementary School District
  • Holtville Unified School District
  • Hope Elementary School District
  • Horicon School District
  • Hornbrook Elementary School District
  • Hot Springs Elementary School District
  • Howell Mountain Elementary School District
  • Hueneme School District
  • Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District
  •   Hughson Unified School District
  • Huntington Beach City School District
  • Huntington Beach Union High School District
  • Hydesville Elementary School District

I

  • Igo, Ono, Platina Union Elementary School District
  • Imperial Unified School District
  • Indian Diggings School District
  • Indian Springs Elementary School District
  • Inglewood Unified School District
  • Irvine Unified School District
  • Island Union Elementary School District

J

  • Jacoby Creek Charter School District
  • Jamestown Elementary School District
  • Jamul-Dulzura Union School District
  • Janesville Union Elementary School District
  • Jefferson Elementary School District
  • Jefferson Union High School District
  • John Swett Unified School District
  • Johnstonville Elementary School District
  • Julian Union School District
  • Julian Union High School District
  • Junction City Elementary School District
  • Junction Elementary School District
  • Jurupa Unified School District

K

  • Kashia Elementary School District
  • Kelseyville Unified School District
  • Kentfield School District
  • Kenwood School District
  • Keppel Union School District
  • Kerman Unified School District
  • Kern High School District
  • Kernville Union School District
  • Keyes Union School District
  • King City Joint Union High School District
  • King City Union School District
  • Kings Canyon Unified School District
  • Kings River Union School District
  • Kings River-Hardwick School District
  • Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District
  • Kingsburg Joint Union High School District
  • Kirkwood School District
  • Kit Carson Union School District
  • Klamath River Union Elementary School District
  • Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District
  • Kneeland School District
  • Knights Ferry Elementary School District
  • Knightsen School District
  • Konocti Unified School District

L

  • La Cañada Unified School District
  • La Grange School District
  • La Habra City School District
  • La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District
  • La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
  • Lafayette School District
  • Laguna Beach Unified School District
  • Laguna Joint School District
  • Lagunita Elementary School District
  • Lagunitas School District
  • Lake Elementary School District
  • Lake Elsinore Unified School District
  • Lake Tahoe Unified School District
  • Lakeport Unified School District
  • Lakeside Joint School District
  • Lakeside Union Elementary School District
  • Lakeside Union School District
  • Lammersville Elementary School District
  • Lamont School District
  • Lancaster School District
  • Larkspur School District
  • Las Lomitas Elementary School District
  • Las Virgenes Unified School District
  • Lassen Union High School District
  • Lassen View Union Elementary School District
  • Laton Unified School District
  • Latrobe School District
  • Lawndale Elementary School District
  • Laytonville Unified School District
  • Le Grand Union Elementary School District
  • Le Grand Union High School District
  • Leggett Valley Unified School District
  • Lemon Grove School District
  • Lemoore Union Elementary School District
  • Lemoore Union High School District
  • Lennox School District
  • Lewiston Elementary School District
  • Liberty School District
  • Liberty Union High School District
  • Lincoln School District
  • Lincoln Unified School District
  • Linden Unified School District
  • Lindsay Unified School District
  • Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District
  • Little Lake City School District
  • Little Shasta Elementary School District
  • Live Oak School District
  • Live Oak Unified School District
  • Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
  • Livingston Union School District
  • Lodi Unified School District
  • Loleta Union School District
  • Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District
  • Lompoc Unified School District
  • Lone Pine Unified School District
  • Long Beach Unified School District
  • Loomis Union School District
  • Los Alamitos Unified School District
  • Los Alamos School District
  • Los Altos School District
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Los Banos Unified School District
  • Los Gatos Union School District
  • Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
  • Los Molinos Unified School District
  • Los Nietos School District
  • Los Olivos School District
  • Lost Hills Union Elementary School District
  • Lowell Joint School District
  • Lucerne Elementary School District
  • Lucerne Valley Unified School District
  • Lucia Mar Unified School District
  • Luther Burbank School District
  • Lynwood Unified School District

M

  • Madera Unified School District
  • Magnolia School District
  • Magnolia Union Elementary School District
  • Mammoth Unified School District
  • Manchester Union Elementary School District
  • Manhattan Beach Unified School District
  • Manteca Unified School District
  • Manton Joint Unified School District
  • Manzanita Elementary School District
  • Maple Creek Elementary School District
  • Maple Elementary School District
  • Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary School District
  • Maricopa Unified School District
  • Mariposa County Unified School District
  • Mark Twain Union Elementary School District
  • Mark West Union School District
  • Martinez Unified School District
  • Marysville Joint Unified School District
  • Mattole Unified School District
  • Maxwell Unified School District
  • McCabe Union School District
  • McCloud Union Elementary School District
  • McFarland Unified School District
  • McKinleyville Union School District
  • McKittrick School District
  • McSwain Union Elementary School District
  • Meadows Union Elementary School District
  • Mendocino Unified School District
  • Mendota Unified School District
  • Menifee Union School District
  • Menlo Park City Elementary School District
  • Merced City School District
  • Merced River Elementary School District
  • Merced Union High School District
  • Meridian Elementary School District
  • Mesa Union School District
  • Middletown Unified School District
  • Midway School District
  • Mill Valley School District
  • Millbrae School District
  • Millville Elementary School District
  • Milpitas Unified School District
  • Mineral School District
  • Mission Union Elementary School District
  • Modesto City Schools
  • Modoc Joint Unified School District
  • Mojave Unified School District
  • Monroe Elementary School District
  • Monrovia Unified School District
  • Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary School District
  • Montague Elementary School District
  • Monte Rio Union Elementary School District
  • Montebello School District
  • Montebello Unified School District
  • Montecito Union Elementary School District
  • Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
  • Montgomery Elementary School District
  • Moorpark Unified School District
  • Moraga School District
  • Moreland School District
  • Moreno Valley Unified School District
  • Morgan Hill Unified School District
  • Morongo Unified School District
  • Mother Lode Union School District
  • Mount Baldy School District
  • Mount Diablo Unified School District
  • Mount Pleasant Elementary School District
  • Mount Shasta Union School District
  • Mountain Elementary School District
  • Mountain Empire Unified School District
  • Mountain House School District
  • Mountain Union School District
  • Mountain Valley Unified School District
  • Mountain View School District
  • Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District
  • Mountain View-Whisman School District
  • Mulberry Elementary School District
  • Mupu School District
  • Muroc Joint Unified School District
  • Murrieta Valley Unified School District

N

  • Napa Valley Unified School District
  • National Elementary School District
  • Natomas Unified School District
  • Needles Unified School District
  • Nevada City School District
  • Nevada Joint Union High School District
  • New Haven Unified School District
  • New Hope Elementary School District
  • New Jerusalem School District
  • Newark Unified School District
  • Newcastle Elementary School District
  • Newhall School District
  • Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District
  • Newport-Mesa Unified School District
  • Nicasio School District
  • Norris School District
  • North County Joint Union School District
  • North Cow Creek School District
  • North Monterey County Unified School District
  • Northern Humboldt Union High School District
  • Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
  • Novato Unified School District
  • Nuestro Elementary School District
  • Nuview Union School District

O

  • Oak Grove School District
  • Oak Grove Union School District
  • Oak Park Unified School District
  • Oak Run Elementary School District
  • Oak Valley Union Elementary School District
  • Oak View Union Elementary School District
  • Oakdale Joint Unified School District
  • Oakland Unified School District
  • Oakley Union Elementary School District
  • Ocean View Elementary School District
  • Ocean View School District
  • Oceanside Unified School District
  • Ojai Unified School District
  • Old Adobe Union School District
  • Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District
  • Ophir Elementary School District
  • Orange Center School District
  • Orange County Department of Education School District
  • Orange Unified School District
  • Orchard Elementary School District
  • Orcutt Union Elementary School District
  • Orick Elementary School District
  • Orinda Union Elementary School District
  • Orland Joint Unified School District
  • Oro Grande Elementary School District
  • Oroville City Elementary School District
  • Oroville Union High School District
  • Outside Creek Elementary School District
  • Owens Valley Unified School District
  • Oxnard Elementary School District
  • Oxnard Union High School District

P

  • Pacheco Union Elementary School District
  • Pacific Elementary School District
  • Pacific Grove Unified School District
  • Pacific Unified School District
  • Pacific Union School District
  • Pacifica School District
  • Pajaro Valley Unified School District
  •  Palermo Union Elementary School District
  • Palm Springs Unified School District
  • Palmdale School District
  • Palo Alto Unified School District
  • Palo Verde Unified School District
  • Palo Verde Union Elementary School District
  • Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
  • Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
  • Panoche School District
  • Paradise Elementary School District
  • Paradise Unified School District
  • Paramount Unified School District
  • Parlier Unified School District
  • Pasadena Unified School District
  • Paso Robles Joint Unified School District
  • Patterson Joint Unified School District
  • Peninsula Union School District
  • Perris Elementary School District
  • Perris Union High School District
  • Petaluma City Elementary School District
  • Petaluma Joint Union High School District
  • Piedmont Unified School District
  • Pierce Joint Unified School District
  • Pine Ridge Elementary School District
  • Piner-Olivet Union Elementary School District
  • Pioneer Union Elementary School District
  • Pittsburg Unified School District
  • Pixley Union Elementary School District
  • Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
  • Placer Hills Union Elementary School District
  • Placer Union High School District
  • Placerville Union Elementary School District
  • Plainsburg Union Elementary School District
  • Planada Elementary School District
  • Plaza Elementary School District
  • Pleasant Grove Joint Union School District
  • Pleasant Ridge Union School District
  • Pleasant Valley Elementary School District
  • Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary School District
  • Pleasant Valley School District
  • Pleasant View Elementary School District
  • Pleasanton Unified School District
  • Plum Valley Elementary School District
  • Plumas Lake Elementary School District
  • Plumas Unified School District
  • Point Arena Joint Union High School District
  • Pollock Pines Elementary School District
  • Pomona Unified School District
  • Pond Union Elementary School District
  • Pope Valley Union Elementary School District
  • Porterville Unified School District
  • Portola Valley Elementary School District
  • Potter Valley Community Unified School District
  • Poway Unified School District
  • Princeton Joint Unified School District

R

  • Raisin City Elementary School District
  • Ramona City Unified School District
  • Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District
  • Ravendale-Termo Elementary School District
  • Ravenswood City Elementary School District
  • Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary School District
  • Ready Springs Union School District
  • Red Bluff Joint Union High School District
  • Red Bluff Union Elementary School District
  • Redding Elementary School District
  • Redlands Unified School District
  • Redondo Beach Unified School District
  • Redwood City Elementary School District
  • Reed Union Elementary School District
  • Reeds Creek Elementary School District
  • Reef-Sunset Unified School District
  • Rescue Union Elementary School District
  • Rialto Unified School District
  • Richfield Elementary School District
  • Richgrove Elementary School District
  • Richland Union Elementary School District
  • Richmond Elementary School District
  • Rim of the World Unified School District
  • Rincon Valley Union Elementary School District
  • Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District
  • Rio Dell Elementary School District
  • Rio Elementary School District
  • Rio Linda Union Elementary School District
  • Ripon Unified School District
  • River Delta Joint Unified School District
  • Riverbank Unified School District
  • Riverdale Joint Unified School District
  • Riverside Unified School District
  • Roberts Ferry Union Elementary School District
  • Robla Elementary School District
  • Rockford Elementary School District
  • Rocklin Unified School District
  • Rohnerville School District
  • Romoland Elementary School District
  • Rosedale Union Elementary School District
  • Roseland Elementary School District
  • Rosemead Elementary School District
  • Roseville City Elementary School District
  • Roseville Joint Union High School District
  • Ross Elementary School District
  • Ross Valley Elementary School District
  • Round Valley Joint Elementary School District
  • Round Valley Unified School District
  • Rowland Unified School District

S

  • Sacramento City Unified School District
  • Saddleback Valley Unified School District
  • Salida Union Elementary School District
  • Salinas City Elementary School District
  • Salinas Union High School District
  • San Antonio Union School District
  • San Ardo Union Elementary School District
  • San Benito High School District
  • San Bernardino City Unified School District
  • San Bruno Park Elementary School District
  • San Carlos Elementary School District
  • San Diego Unified School District
  • San Dieguito Union High School District
  • San Francisco Unified School District
  • San Gabriel Unified School District
  • San Jacinto Unified School District
  • San Jose Unified School District
  • San Juan Unified School District
  • San Leandro Unified School District
  • San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
  • San Lucas Union School District
  • San Luis Coastal Unified School District
  • San Marcos Unified School District
  • San Marino Unified School District
  • San Mateo Union High School District
  • San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District
  • San Miguel Joint Union School District
  • San Pasqual Union Elementary School District
  • San Pasqual Valley Unified School District
  • San Rafael City Elementary School District
  • San Rafael City High School District
  • San Ramon Valley Unified School District
  • San Ysidro Elementary School District
  • Sanger Unified School District
  • Santa Ana Unified School District
  • Santa Barbara Elementary School District
  • Santa Barbara High School District
  • Santa Barbara Unified School District
  • Santa Clara Elementary School District
  • Santa Clara Unified School District
  • Santa Cruz City Schools
  • Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
  • Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District
  • Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
  • Santa Paula Elementary School District
  • Santa Paula Union High School District
  • Santa Rita Union School District
  • Santa Rosa City Schools
  • Santa Rosa Elementary School District
  • Santa Rosa High School District
  • Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District
  • Santee School District
  • Saratoga Union Elementary School District
  • Saucelito Elementary School District
  • Saugus Union School District
  • Sausalito Marin City School District
  • Savanna Elementary School District
  • Scotia Union School District
  • Scott Valley Unified School District
  • Scotts Valley Unified School District
  • Sebastopol Union Elementary School District
  • Seeley Union Elementary School District
  • Seiad Elementary School District
  • Selma Unified School District
  • Semitropic Elementary School District
  • Sequoia Union Elementary School District
  • Sequoia Union High School District
  • Shaffer Union Elementary School District
  • Shandon Joint Unified School District
  • Shasta Union Elementary School District
  • Shasta Union High School District
  • Shiloh Elementary School District
  • Shoreline Unified School District
  • Sierra Sands Unified School District
  • Sierra Unified School District
  • Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District
  • Silver Fork Elementary School District
  • Silver Valley Unified School District
  • Simi Valley Unified School District
  • Siskiyou Union High School District
  • Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School District
  • Snowline Joint Unified School District
  • Solana Beach Elementary School District
  • Soledad Unified School District
  • Solvang Elementary School District
  • Somis Union School District
  • Sonoma Valley Unified School District
  • Sonora Elementary School District
  • Sonora Union High School District
  • Soquel Union Elementary School District
  • Soulsbyville Elementary School District
  • South Bay Union School District
  • South Fork Union Elementary School District
  • South Pasadena Unified School District
  • South San Francisco Unified School District
  • South Whittier Elementary School District
  • Southern Humboldt Unified School District
  • Southern Kern Unified School District
  • Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District
  • Southside School District
  • Spencer Valley Elementary School District
  • Spreckels Union School District
  • Springville Union Elementary School District
  • Standard Elementary School District
  • Stanislaus Union Elementary School District
  • Stockton Unified School District
  • Stone Corral Elementary School District
  • Stony Creek Joint Unified School District
  • Strathmore Union Elementary School District
  • Sulphur Springs School District
  • Summerville Elementary School District
  • Summerville Union High School District
  • Sundale Union Elementary School District
  • Sunnyside Union Elementary School District
  • Sunnyvale School District
  • Sunol Glen Unified School District
  • Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District
  • Susanville Elementary School District
  • Sutter Union High School District
  • Sweetwater Union High School District
  • Sylvan Union Elementary School District

T

  • Taft City School District
  • Taft Union High School District
  • Tahoe-Truckee Joint Unified School District
  • Tamalpais Union High School District
  • Tehachapi Unified School District
  • Temecula Valley Unified School District
  • Temple City Unified School District
  • Templeton Unified School District
  • Terra Bella Union School District
  • Thermalito Union Elementary School District
  • Three Rivers Union Elementary School District
  • Tipton Elementary School District
  • Torrance Unified School District
  • Tracy Joint Unified School District
  • Traver Joint Elementary School District
  • Travis Unified School District
  • Tres Pinos Union Elementary School District
  • Trinidad Union School District
  • Trinity Alps Unified School District
  • Trinity Center Elementary School District
  • Trinity Union High School District
  • Trona Joint Unified School District
  • Tulare City School District
  • Tulare Joint Union High School District
  • Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District
  • Turlock Unified School District
  • Tustin Unified School District
  • Twain Harte-Long Barn Union Elementary School District
  • Twin Hills Union Elementary School District
  • Twin Ridges Elementary School District
  • Twin Rivers Unified School District
  • Two Rock Union School District

U

  • Ukiah Unified School District
  • Union School District
  • Union Hill School District
  • Union Joint Elementary School District
  • Upland Unified School District
  • Upper Lake Union Elementary School District
  • Upper Lake Union High School District

V

  • Vacaville Unified School District
  • Val Verde Unified School District
  • Valle Lindo Elementary School District
  • Vallecito Union School District
  • Vallecitos Elementary School District
  • Vallejo City Unified School District
  • Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District
  • Valley Home Joint Elementary School District
  • Ventura Unified School District
  • Victor Elementary School District
  • Victor Valley Union High School District
  • Vineland Elementary School District
  • Visalia Unified School District
  • Vista Del Mar Union School District
  • Vista Unified School District

W

  • Walnut Creek Elementary School District
  • Walnut Valley Unified School District
  • Warner Unified School District
  • Wasco Union Elementary School District
  • Wasco Union High School District
  • Washington Colony Elementary School District
  • Washington Unified School District
  • Washington Union Elementary School District
  • Washington Union High School District
  • Waterford Unified School District
  • Waugh School District
  • Waukena Joint Union Elementary School District
  • Weaver Union School District
  • Weaverville Elementary School District
  • Weed Union Elementary School District
  • West Contra Costa Unified School District
  • West Covina Unified School District
  • West Fresno Elementary School District
  • West Park Elementary School District
  • West Side Union Elementary School District
  • West Sonoma County Union High School District
  • Western Placer Unified School District
  • Westminster Elementary School District
  • Westmorland Union Elementary School District
  • Westside Elementary School District
  • Westside Union School District
  • Westwood Unified School District
  • Wheatland Elementary School District
  • Wheatland Union High School District
  • Whitmore Union Elementary School District
  • Whittier City School District
  • Whittier Union High School District
  • William S. Hart Union High School District
  • Williams Unified School District
  • Willits Unified School District
  • Willow Creek Elementary School District
  • Willow Grove Union School District
  • Willows Unified School District
  • Wilmar Union Elementary School District
  • Wilsona Elementary School District
  • Windsor Unified School District
  • Winship-Robbins School District
  • Winters Joint Unified School District
  • Winton School District
  • Wiseburn Elementary School District
  • Woodlake Union Elementary School District
  • Woodlake Union High School District
  • Woodland Joint Unified School District
  • Woodside Elementary School District
  • Woodville Union Elementary School District
  • Wright Elementary School District

Y

  • Yosemite Unified School District
  • Yreka Union Elementary School District
  • Yreka Union High School District
  • Yuba City Unified School District
  • Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District

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