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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture and Pianos on State have announced the artists and organizations selected to participate in Pianos on State 2018. In its ninth year, the interactive musical exhibition [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Debbie Arnesen to its Board of Directors. Arnesen was a fund development professional for 30 years serving nonprofit organizations and institutions throughout the tri-county area. As a consultant [...]

Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education, Superintendent Cary Matsuoka, and San Marcos High School held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the San Marcos High School pool deck resurfacing project. [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Diana Ciontea to its Board of Directors. Ciontea leads Financial Planning and Analysis at FastSpring, an eCommerce platform headquartered in downtown Santa Barbara. She has experience guiding financial [...]