Desert Sands Unified
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Location Map La Quinta, CA 92253 Riverside County
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District Poverty Rate 13.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 84.8% (data source)
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Last Updated December 2, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (34)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Amelia Earhart Elementary School Of International Studies
Amistad High (Continuation)
Andrew Jackson Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Carrillo Ranch Elementary
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
Desert Ridge Academy
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy
George Washington Charter
Gerald R. Ford Elementary
Harry S. Truman Elementary
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Horizon
Indio High
Indio Middle
James Earl Carter Elementary
James Madison Elementary
James Monroe Elementary
John Adams Early Childhood Learning Center
John F. Kennedy Elementary
John Glenn Middle School Of International Studies
La Quinta High
La Quinta Middle
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary
Martin Van Buren Elementary
Palm Desert Charter Middle
Palm Desert High
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Shadow Hills High
Summit High (Continuation)
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Middle
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School District Policy
Policy Notes
California State Law School districts may allow students to be released for religious study, but they may also not allow it.
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Launch Steps History
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Step 4
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October 20, 2025
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October 6, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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September 19, 2025
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August 17, 2025
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August 8, 2025
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July 27, 2025
Step 4
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July 23, 2025
Step 1
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April 26, 2024
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