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California School Dashboard Gets New Look
California School Dashboard 2.0 has been released, designed to make the state-level performance evaluation of a district and school more friendly and easy to understand. Also, the Dashboard will offer a Spanish version in January 2019, giving families complete access to all the information for those who speak and read Spanish (click on “en español” [...]

Food Service Menus Go Paperless with New App!
Food Services Department announced that their menus have gone paperless by introducing a new, free digital food application: Nutrislice! Nutrislice is an easy, convenient and paper-free digital food menu option that can help save approximately 72,000 pieces of paper printed every school year. It allows users to view digital menus including nutrition information, pictures, item [...]
New Student Enrollment is Now Open
New student enrollment is now open for those enrolling for the first time in Santa Barbara Unified School District and those interested in a school transfer. For those interested in transferring to a school that is not your neighborhood school, you must complete a transfer application by Friday, January 18, 2019. Applications can be found [...]

Board of Education Adopts Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement for Class of 2023
The Board of Education adopted an Ethnic Studies graduation requirement at their November 13, 2018 Board meeting. Ethnic Studies is a field of study in which students learn about the political, social, economic, and cultural experience of marginalized groups within and beyond the United States. SBUnified joins increasing numbers of districts throughout the state by [...]
EVENTS

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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