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  • How do SB Unified students continue to build healthy relationships remotely?

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  • New Principal Named at Santa Barbara Junior High

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District We are pleased to announce the naming of James Koenig as the next principal of Santa Barbara Junior High. Koenig comes to us by way of Oxnard Union High [...]

  • Denise Granger Named Washington Elementary School Principal

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District We are pleased to announce the appointment of Denise Granger as the next principal of Washington Elementary, effective July 1, 2020. With her current experience as assistant principal at [...]

  • Arielle Curry Appointed as the New Assistant Principal at Washington and Franklin Elementary Schools

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District Join us in congratulating Arielle Curry in being appointed as the new Assistant Principal at Washington and Franklin elementary schools. With 11 years of experience as an SB Unified [...]

  • How do you Continue to Support SB Unified’s Underserved Youth Remotely?

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  • Local Music Teacher Wins Santa Barbara Bowl Award

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    Source: CoastalView.com   Liz Caruso lives in Carpinteria and has been teaching music for 13 years, the last nine of which have been at Monroe Elementary School in Santa Barbara. Nominated by her colleagues and [...]

  • How Do Students Struggling with Reading Learn Remotely?

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  • Proposal for Grading Policy during COVID-19 Pandemic to go before School Board on Thursday

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    Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District At a special board meeting on Thursday, the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education will consider a district staff proposal on how students are to be graded [...]

  • Mission Scholars Student Selected for Gates Scholarship

    On April 20th, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation selected Dos Pueblos High School senior Kathy Ramirez-Gijon as a recipient of its prestigious Gates Scholarship. Her selection as a Gates Scholar is the culmination of [...]

  • 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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    [vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3" shape_divider_position="bottom"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_link_target="_self" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" width="1/1" tablet_width_inherit="default" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][vc_column_text]Although our community is currently facing an unprecedented set of challenges, we hope you will [...]

  • 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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