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Mission Viejo is one of the most successful master planned communities in the United States. Renowned for its beautiful parks and tree-lined boulevards, modern business and commercial centers and exceptional quality of life, the city has carefully combined its residential, commercial and recreational opportunities to produce a community second to none.
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Mission Viejo Education
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Saddleback Valley Unified School District is the county’s fourth largest school district. The District provides a highly regarded educational program to over 35,000 students from its attendance area that encompasses over 95 square miles. Saddleback Valley Unified School District has twenty-six Elementary Schools, four Intermediate Schools, four High Schools, one Continuation High School, one Independent Study High School, and one Special Education School. Saddleback Valley Unified School District students continued to achieve in state testing. The District overall showed 4 points of 2009 API growth, while SVUSD schools averaged 4.3 in API growth. The biggest gains were made by Gates (27 API Growth) and Trabuco Mesa (28 API Growth). This is another example of our dedicated teachers using effective instructional practices to reach the needs of all of their students. This is also an example of our students filtering out the distractions of cuts to education in order to get down to the business of learning. More information about the tests and the results can be found here: http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2009/.
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Mission Viejo Employment
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The area offers a wide variety of emplioyment oppotunities in the technology, travel, entertainment, automotive and retail industries.
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Mission Viejo History
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City Government Structure The City of Mission Viejo was incorporated March 31, 1988, following a vote for incorporation on November 3, 1987, thereby becoming Orange County's twenty-seventh city. Mission Viejo is a general law city and, as such, is governed by the statutes of the State of California and has a council-manager form of government.
The council-manager form of government combines the political leadership of elected officials with the managerial experience of a professional local government administrator. The City Council establishes the policies and laws of the City, and the City Manager is responsible for their implementation and execution.
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Mission Viejo Housing
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The city offers single family residences, condominiums, townhomes, and apartment rentals. Prices range from $200,000 to $10,000,000 depending upon the type of home you are seeking.
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Mission Viejo Lifestyle
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The area offers many venues for entertainment. Close to Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Dana Point for beach communities. Orange Coast Plaza and The Sops at Mission Viejo Mall for shopping. Lots of specialty and "Mom and Pop" restaurants for dining. Only a short drive to the South Coast Performing Arts center.
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Mission Viejo Nature
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Regional Parks abound offering surfing, strolls on the beach, camping, hiking and other outdoor activities.
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Mission Viejo Recreation
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Regional Parks abound offering surfing, strolls on the beach, camping, hiking and other outdoor activities. The communities have several golf clubs and public courses to delight the avid golfer.
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Mission Viejo Transportation
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Only minutes from John Wayne Airport and an hour's driving from Los Angles International Airport with several regional airports also available this is a perfect location for local, national and interanational travel.
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Mission Viejo Weather
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