Santa Barbara Unified School District

The Santa Barbara Unified School District (Spanish: Distrito Escolar Unificado de Santa Bárbara)[6] is the main public school district that serves Santa Barbara and Goleta, California. On January 12, 2011, the board of education unanimously approved a resolution to reorganize the Santa Barbara Elementary and Secondary School Districts into a single unified school district. The changeover began July 1, 2011.[7]

Santa Barbara Unified School District
Spanish: Distrito Escolar Unificado de Santa Bárbara[1]
Location
Santa Barbara
Goleta
United States
District information
TypePublic
EstablishedJune 6, 1866[2]
BudgetUS$19,397,597 (2010)[3]
Students and staff
Students14,335[4]
Teachers775[5]
Other information
Teachers' unionsSanta Barbara Teachers Association
California Teachers Association
Websitewww.sbsdk12.org

Because the state provides a fiscal incentive for school district that unify, unification will result in $6 million of ongoing revenue the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

History

First attempts at creating public schools began in Santa Barbara after the founding of the Presidio in the 1790s, with mixed success. But as Robert Christian wrote in his thesis on the history of the district, "...on June 6, 1866, the Santa Barbara School District was formed. The schools were no longer administered by the County Superintendent, but in complete control of the electorate of the city. In 1866, Alpheus B. Thompson, County Superintendent reported that there were three school districts in the County: San Buenaventura, Montecito, and Santa Barbara. The census showed that there were 1,243 children between the ages of five and fifteen residing in the County, with only 325 pupils enrolled in schools, plus forty-one enrolled in private schools. Each district had two schools, with the length of the school year varying from three to five months. The teachers’ salaries varied from $30 to $50 per month, with the Santa Barbara district paying a total of $1,165.25."[8]

Schools

Elementary schools
  • Adams
  • Cleveland
  • César Chávez Charter
  • Franklin
  • Harding
  • McKinley
  • Monroe
  • Open Alternative
  • Peabody Charter
  • Roosevelt
  • Santa Barbara Charter School
  • Washington

Secondary schools

References
  1. SB Unified - Español
  2. "News - Tuesday, October 19, 2010". Santa Barbara School Districts. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  3. "2010-11 Combined Districts Budget" (PDF). Santa Barbara School Districts. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Santa Barbara School District Benefits, Salaries Below Average, Noozhawk Review Finds". Noozhawk. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  5. "Contrary to Perception, Santa Barbara School District Not Top Heavy with Salaries, Staff". Noozhawk. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  6. SB Unified - Español
  7. ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2012-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) School district’s name change goes into effect>
  8. Christian, Robert (January 1963). A Study of the Historical Development of the Santa Barbara School District (PDF). p. 30.
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