Bolinas-Stinson
The Bolinas-Stinson Union School District is a K-8 elementary district serving the West Marin communities of Bolinas and Stinson Beach. The district has two campuses. The Stinson Beach campus serves kindergarten through second graders. The Bolinas campus houses grades 3-8 as well as the district office, library, cafeteria, learning center and nationally recognized “Art Shop.”
District enrollment is 100 students. Class sizes average 15 students. Bolinas-Stinson Union School District students also reside in the Tamalpais Union High School District. The office of the Bolinas-Stinson Union School District is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Support Services
The Bolinas-Stinson Union School District has a resource specialist, part-time aides, a librarian and special support aides for kindergarten through eighth grades. The Marin County Office of Education provides a part-time speech therapist, a psychologist and a nurse. In addition, our school provides the services of two part-time counseling interns.
Student Achievement
Students are assessed through observation, tests and periodic review of collected work. All students receive report cards that rely on teacher comments and non-traditional grades in grades K-5 and traditional grades in grades 6-8. The California Standards Tests (CSTs) are utilized as one indicator of student performance in reading, language arts, mathematics, history/social science and science for grades 2-8. According to Tamalpais High School personnel, students from the Bolinas-Stinson School are well prepared for the academic rigors of the secondary school. STAR results are available at the district office or online at the California Department of Education’s website: http://star.cde.ca.gov.
Community Involvement
The Bolinas-Stinson Union School District benefits from strong parent and community support. Parents volunteer in the classroom, provide transportation for field trips and contribute their expertise in specific areas of instruction. Parents, graduates, teachers, community members and organizations support the local school through financial contributions and participation in a variety of school-related programs and after school sports.
Bolinas-Stinson School
Grades: Kindergarten – 8
100 students
8:25 to 3:00 (Grades 3 – 
Stinson Beach campus:
9:00 to 3:00 (Kindergarten)
8:25 to 3:00 (Grades 1 – 2)
Library hours:
8:00 to 3:00
Bolinas-Stinson School is located on two sites. The Bolinas campus serves grades 3-8. The Stinson site, situated one mile north of Stinson Beach, offers elementary education for kindergarten through 2nd grade.
The sites share a common literature based curriculum that includes language arts/reading, mathematics, science, health, history/social studies, physical education, art, crafts, music and computer education. The staff includes 9 certificated teachers and 5 part-time classroom aides. Classes average 15 students for 2006-2007.
Lawrence H. Enos – Superintendent
Leo Kostelnik – Principal
Bolinas-Stinson School, 125 Olema-Bolinas Road, Bolinas, CA 94924