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  • How do Students Choose a College in the Time of COVID-19?

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  • Thousands of Students Now Have Access to Santa Barbara Library Materials

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    SOURCE: Molly Wetta for  City of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) activated more than 6,000 Student Success Library Cards for students of Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) this week. Click to view [...]

  • COVID-19 and College Admissions

    Source: Cassie Lancaster, Mission Scholars   As the coronavirus upends our daily lives, weighs down our health-care system, and threatens our most vulnerable citizens, the subject of college admissions might seem trivial. We all have [...]

  • So how do students learn music, art, and STEAM through remote learning?

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  • Mission Scholars: College Acceptances & Updates

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  • Important Announcement and Resources for SB Unified Families and Staff

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District   Dear Santa Barbara Unified School District families, students and staff, The closure of all schools in Santa Barbara Unified School District will extend through the end of the [...]

  • What Does Remote Learning Look Like?

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  • Wednesday, April 1: Our First Day of a New Kind of School

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District   Welcome back message Spanish/EnglishDear Families of SB Unified: We extend our heartfelt care and concern to you as we navigate this global crisis together. We can announce that [...]

  • Valerie Galindo Selected as the New Principal of Roosevelt Elementary

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District The Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Valerie Galindo as the next principal for Roosevelt Elementary, effective July 1, 2020. Ms. Galindo has [...]

  • Important message from Superintendent Cary Matsuoka

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    Dear SB Unified Families and Staff, These are truly unprecedented times for all of us.  In my lifetime, I have experienced a significant moment about every twenty years – the assassination of JFK (1963), the [...]

  • Matthew Dittman Hired as SB Unified’s New Director of Food Services

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District We are pleased to announce the hiring of Matthew Dittman as SB Unified’s new Director of Food Services. Dittman has been in the restaurant industry for nearly 20 years, [...]

  • Important Message: Resources to Support Learning at Home During School Closure

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District   Dear SB Unified Families, Thank you for your patience in these uncertain times. Our district office team has been actively formulating short- and long-term plans for instruction that [...]

  • Lunch Provided to SB Unified Students During School Closure

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District MEALS PROVIDED DURING SCHOOL CLOSURE SE VA A PROVEER COMIDA DURANTE CLAUSURA DE LAS ESCUELAS Beginning Monday, March 16th, all schools within Santa Barbara Unified School District will be [...]

  • Covid-19: Important Notice Regarding School Closure

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District   Attention families, staff and students of SB Unified: We are forwarding you an important message from Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Salcido that reflects the [...]

  • Santa Barbara County Schools Cancel Non-Essential Travel & Events Due to COVID-19 Concerns

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District   Attention SB Unified families and staff, We are providing you with an important message from Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Salcido that reflects the collaboration [...]

  • SBUSD High School Mock Trial Teams Head into Semifinals

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    San Marcos, Santa Barbara, and Dos Pueblos high school Mock Trial teams are progressing into the next round of the 37th annual Mock Trial competition, to be held this Saturday, February 29, at the Santa [...]

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