NEWS
Summary of October 23 Board meeting and Upcoming Events
Mental Health in our Schools Community Forum, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at La Colina Junior High School, Cafeteria RSVP (Free): https://mentalhealthsbunified.eventbrite.com Childcare is provided. This forum is part of a series of community forums organized by Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Task Force for School Climate and Safety. Attendees will have the opportunity [...]
Preschool to 12th grade students: Drop! Cover! Hold on!
Santa Barbara Unified School District participates in nationwide Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill Santa Barbara Unified School District students in preschool through 12th grade participated in the nationwide Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill. Students practiced the model of “Drop, Cover, and Hold On,” a behavior that helps children develop muscle-memory so they will react quickly and correctly [...]
Multipurpose Room Renovation in the Spotlight
Santa Barbara Unified School District Celebrates Completion of a Bond-Funded Project with Ribbon Cutting at Harding University Partnership School Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education and Superintendent Cary Matsuoka celebrated the completion of a nearly $1 million, Measure J bond-funded multipurpose room renovation project at Harding University Partnership School. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was [...]
Santa Barbara Unified expands safety efforts, adopts standard response protocols
Comprehensive efforts balance age-appropriate, physical and psychological safety Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education took action to respond to the district’s focused priority: assess and enhance comprehensive school safety planning in kindergarten through 12th grade throughout the school district. The Board of Education formally adopted agreements with local public safety agencies to align [...]
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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As we close out 2025, this issue of Education Matters celebrates the impact made possible by our community.
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