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About Us
Welcome!
San Marin is committed to providing students with the highest quality education, rigor, and opportunities to explore interests in academic, athletic, artistic, and extracurricular areas. Our goal is to provide rigorous and challenging curricula in all programs that align with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards in a supportive learning environment for all students. San Marin also provides a safe and nurturing environment within which to learn, explore, create and think. San Marin maintains high behavioral expectations for all students. These expectations are clearly communicated and reinforced throughout the year with consistency and fairness in order to create the best learning environment possible.
School Profile
San Marin High is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Novato Unified School District. Recognized with a California Gold Ribbon Award Program and honored for our smART (San Marin Arts and Technical Arts) program as an Exemplary Arts Program, San Marin takes pride in its many exceptional academics, athletics, and fine arts programs. Many San Marin students have been recruited by major colleges and universities and have been the recipients of numerous scholarships, and many graduates attend the most prestigious and outstanding colleges and universities in the country.
Participants in our drama and music programs, among the finest in Northern California, have recently performed throughout the state of California and were awarded numerous honors. San Marin also maintains a comprehensive slate of champion athletic program that involves more than half our students on twenty-five (25) teams. All of these exceptional programs are a result of strong support from the San Marin students, staff, administration, parents, and the community.
Our Mission
San Marin High School is committed to providing an environment that promotes critical thinking, optimal learning, and achievement for all students. Our goal is that all students will become:
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- Pursue academic excellence.
- Acquire reliable and valid information from print, electronic media, and personal interviews.
- Interpret, understand, and analyze information from the above sources, evaluating source bias and credibility.
- Appreciate, integrate, and apply knowledge across multiple subject areas Apply information and knowledge to influence choices and decisions resulting in positive personal and social behavior.
- Extend knowledge in our core academic areas through attendance at a post-secondary institution, work-based learning opportunity, or career exploration.
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- Carefully read or listen and comprehend information.
- Write logically and clearly using standard academic English across all disciplines.
- Speak and present with poise, clear enunciation, and command of standard academic English.
- Understand and use up-to-date technology to assist in communication, presentations and writing, and research.
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- Successfully work, write, and present information in teams and groups. Effectively manage time and resources.
- Demonstrate a strong work ethic.
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- Understand various viewpoints, belief systems, lifestyles, and cultures. Appreciate, critically evaluate, and participate in the arts.
- Take responsibility for their own health and wellness.
- Understand how their behavior affects themselves and others in the community
- Contribute their time, energies, and talents to improve the quality of life in our schools, communities, nation and world.
- Learn living skills and establish and accomplish personal goals.
Student Support
It is the goal of San Marin High to assist students in their social and personal development as well as academics. The school gives special attention to students who experience achievement problems, difficulty coping with personal and family problems, trouble with decision making, or handling peer pressure. The counselor to pupil ratio is 1:350.
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San Marin High provides special education services to students who are assessed and found to be eligible for special education. Programs and services designed to meet the student’s needs are identified in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The Resource Specialist Program serves students with exceptional needs who are able to function in the regular classroom for the majority of the day. They receive individual, small group, or classroom instruction designed to meet their identified needs. Currently, San Marin offer a co-teaching program and ELA and math serving students enrolled in ELA 9, Algebra I, and Geometry.
Special Day Classes are available to students who require special education more than 50% of the school day. San Marin hosts the Social Cognition program for students experiencing serve cognitive delays. The Counseling Enriched Classroom offers services for emotionally disturbed students. Students participate in counseling services offered by the school psychologist. Designated Instructional Services are provided to students who are eligible for Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, or other services.
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San Marin High School has created an EL program to support English Learners. The school’s library, staffed by a Library Media Clerk, provides an extensive variety of reference and special interest materials, in addition to hundreds of educational and recreational books.
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Intervention programs offered at San Marin High School include tutoring during lunch and after school, as well as after-school tutoring that is available to all students. Students have the opportunity to be enrolled in the AVID program. Tutoring is also available through the Biotechnology Academy. The Restorative Justice program offers alternatives to suspension and provided peer support groups to assist in counseling students. The program meets during lunch.
Advanced Placement Courses
San Marin High encourages students to continue their education past high school. San Marin High offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses for those students seeking to qualify for college credit. Sophomore, Juniors and Seniors achieving a score of three, four, or five on the final AP exams qualify for college credit at most of the nation’s colleges. San Marin offers eighteen (18) different AP courses within the schedule.
Electives & Extracurricular Activities
San Marin offers award-winning drama and music programs and champion athletic programs with more than half our students on twenty-five (25) teams. In addition, San Marin's Art and Technical Arts (smARTt) Program is an innovative, integrated group of University of California approved classes which include:
Many of these unique courses are taught at night and after school, so students can still fit AP, honors classes and other UC-approved electives into their regular schedule, and students can do many electives concurrently i.e., Drama, Music, and Journalism, or Drawing & Painting and Tech Theatre.
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- Art & Design
- Drawing & Painting
- Advanced Art
- AP Art
- Sculpture & Ceramics I & 2
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- Theatre
- Drama 1 - Beginning Drama
- Drama 2 - Intermediate Drama
- Drama 3 - Advanced Drama
- Drama 4 - Honors Drama
- Musical Theatre
- Music
- Concert Band 1 & 2
- Intermediate Jazz Band
- Advanced Jazz Band
- Jazz Band Honors
- Contemporary Music/ String Orchestra
- Concert Choir
- Show Choir
- Jazz Choir
- Recording Club
- Theatre
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- Technical Theatre
- Film Club
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- Multimedia Design
- 1 - Intro to Multimedia
- 2- Media Production
- 3- Portfolio Development
- AP Computer Science Principles
- Multimedia Design
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- Speech and Debate
- Mock Trial
- Recording Club
- Film Club (coming soon)
College & Career Center
We promote pathways to post-secondary education for all students, with an active College & Career Center that helps students prepare for life after high school through a variety of programs including these:
- Rotary Scholars – mentors from Rotary work with 15-20 students and their parents on a yearly basis to recruit and support first-generation college-bound students.
- Representatives from colleges, vocational and technical schools, and military recruiters advise students to requirements and opportunities for post high school education.
- School-to-Career Program provides mock interviews and resume-writing workshops.
- One hour of orientation to the opportunities available in the College and Career Center.
- The College and Career Center works in collaboration with the Marin Educational Foundation and 10,000 Degrees to support college-bound students.
Parent Engagement
We warmly encourage parents to become active participants in our school's learning community. Events like Back to School Night provide excellent opportunities for parents to connect with staff and support their child's academic journey. By attending or volunteering at performances and events, parents can further engage with the school community.
Our English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) meets once a month, offering parents a platform to contribute to the educational experience of English learners. For those interested in shaping our educational programs and financial planning, our School Site Council actively welcomes parental input.
We prioritize open and frequent communication through weekly updates in the San Marin Sun and our Principal's messages. Additionally, regular communication via ParentSquare helps keep families informed and involved in all school activities.
Facilities
San Marin High School was originally constructed in 1968 and is comprised of 50 classrooms, 2 dedicated physical science laboratories, 2 gyms, a student center, library, college and career center, computer lab, school cafeteria, and athletic facilities. Recent remodeling modernized nearly every building on campus.
The school’s library, staffed by a Library Media Clerk, provides an extensive variety of reference and special interest materials, and hundreds of educational and recreational books. Students visit the library on a daily/weekly basis with their classes.
In addition, several new facilities are under construction at San Marin High, with funding from Bond Measure G. A brand new 18,000 square foot STEM classroom/laboratory building was completed in Fall 2020. A new 7,800 square foot Performing Arts Center was started in September 2019 and should be complete in Winter 2021. And in June 2021, we began modernizing outdoor athletic facilities, converting the existing softball and baseball fields to synthetic turf and updating the backstop, dugouts, bullpens, and batting cage.
Technology Resources
Students in grades 6–12 are assigned individual Chromebooks that they use both at school and at home. These devices support educational learning across all grade levels.
All teaching classrooms are equipped with a comprehensive teacher toolkit that includes a flat-screen TV, an Apple TV and/or Chromebox, and an iPad to enhance instruction and facilitate technology-driven learning experiences. Additionally, all classrooms, libraries, and administrative buildings are fully connected to the internet with campus-wide Wi-Fi access, ensuring seamless connectivity. NUSD students and teachers use Google Workspace for Education to collaborate, communicate, and create. This platform supports everything from classroom assignments and shared projects to email and secure data storage.
To safeguard online learning, NUSD employs a robust content filtering system, a next-generation firewall, and additional cybersecurity measures to protect students, staff, and the integrity of the district’s digital infrastructure.
