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Joanna Pascoe Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Board of Directors
SANTA BARBARA, CA, September 12, 2019 – Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Joanna Pascoe to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District teacher representative. Pascoe is an alumnus of Azusa Pacific University, where she received both a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Music. [...]

Kelly Fresch Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Board of Directors
SANTA BARBARA, CA, September 6, 2019 –Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Kelly Fresch to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District principal representative. Fresch stepped into the role of principal at Adams Elementary School in 2017. She has dedicated her 24-year career in education to the progress and well-being of her [...]

District rolling out “CrisisGo” software to streamline communications during school emergencies
Getting the right information to the right people at the right time is paramount when it comes to navigating a school crisis. Santa Barbara Unified School District will soon begin training teams of staff and teachers to use CrisisGo, an innovative safety platform that will help make that possible with a few clicks on a [...]

SB Unified Developing Plan for Multilingual Pathways
Santa Barbara school officials have taken to heart the call to action from state education leaders to join them on the road to a multilingual California. The Global California 2030 initiative challenges state schools to develop opportunities for students to acquire multiple languages that will prepare them for the 21st century economy, broaden their perspective and understanding of [...]
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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) will host Wealth of Knowledge, a free financial literacy workshop designed specifically for educators, on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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Education Matters
As we close out 2025, this issue of Education Matters celebrates the impact made possible by our community.
From a powerful story highlighting the lifelong influence of music education to key insights from Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado’s State of Our Schools address, this newsletter reflects a year of growth and opportunity across Santa Barbara’s public schools.
You’ll also meet SBEF’s newest board member and join us in thanking a longtime leader for his dedicated service.

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