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Foster makes history as the first female principal of La Colina Junior High. Jennifer FosterSanta Barbara Unified School District Board of Education selected Jennifer Foster as La Colina Junior High School’s next principal. Foster, an [...]

By Marissa Garcia, Santa Barbara Education Foundation The Santa Barbara Education Foundation announced the awardees of their Educator Grant Program in mid-December and distributed over $85,000 in grants to local teachers. After reaching out to [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Wendy Sims-Moten to its Board of Directors. Sims-Moten is the Executive Director of First 5 Santa Barbara Country. She has worked for the County for 23 years and [...]

Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education named Bradley Brock as principal of La Cumbre Junior High School. Brock, an administrator at Irving STEAM Magnet Middle School, will begin his service at La Cumbre [...]

By Claire Krock, Literacy Specialist, Santa Barbara Unified School District Equity is the latest buzzword in education. These conversations revolve around closing the achievement gap, racial equity, and utilizing technology to level the playing field. Yet, [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Mat Gradias to its Board of Directors. Gradias is an Associate Architect with Kruger Bensen Ziemer Architects with a focus on educational facilities. With the exception of some [...]

Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education elected their 2019 leadership and welcomed two newly elected board members Kate Ford and Rose Muñoz at the school board meeting on December 11, 2018. Officers who [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Adams Elementary School, a part of Santa Barbara Unified School District, received the high honor of being recognized as a 2018 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished School. This recognition was formerly called [...]

Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Cary Matsuoka reported positives, negatives, and future plans during his annual State of Our Schools presentation, hosted by the Santa Barbara Education Foundation. Speaking to a packed house at [...]

Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education celebrated the dedicated public service of Kate Parker and Ismael Paredes Ulloa at the November 13, 2018 Board of Education Meeting. Ismael Paredes Ulloa joined the Board [...]

HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE Map your future! November 28, 2018 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m Earl Warren Showgrounds Event is FREE, parking is FREE This event is designed to provide prospective high school students with information [...]

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 [...]