The Ballard School came into being three years after the founding of the town of Ballard, the first town in the Santa Ynez valley and the seventh in Santa Barbara County. With the town growing rapidly in its early years, the need for a school became readily apparent and the Ballard School District was officially formed in 1882.
Benjamin Foxen Elementary School is located in Santa Maria, CA and is one of 2 schools in Blochman Union Elementary School District. It is a public school that serves 151 students in grades K-8.
Buellton Union School District is a K-8 district with an enrollment of approximately 700 students. It is currently served by two schools. Oak Valley Elementary includes grades K-5, while Jonata School serves students in grades 6-8. Both are rural, neighborhood schools located within a few blocks of one another in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, approximately 40 miles north of the city of Santa Barbara. The Buellton Union School District has high expectations and offers a wide range of programs and services for our students. Some examples of these programs are counseling, speech and resource services, help for English Learners, Drug Free Club, after school tutoring, a music & band program, and after school sports and activites.
The Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) provides public education services to students in the Carpinteria Valley, with district boundaries reaching south to the Ventura County line and north to the community of Summerland. The District, serving approximately 2300 grades K-12 students, has nine schools – one comprehensive high school, two small alternative high schools, one middle school, and four elementary schools. Eight of the nine schools are located within the Carpinteria city limits. One elementary school is located in Summerland.
The Cold Spring School District began legally on April 5, 1889 when a small plot of ground, a portion of Lot 162 of Old Pueblo Land of Santa Barbara was set aside for a school on the south side of Sycamore Canyon Road. Cold Spring School began legally in 1889, but five years passed before a building was ready for use in 1894. The first school property was deeded to the School District on October 18, 1889 and the second section was deeded on December 4, 1889. This property was deeded to the Union Realty Company on January 26, 1927, at the time of the building of the present school.
Cuyama Joint Unified School District serves a dynamic, rural community centrally located in the beautiful Cuyama Valley. It is our philosophy that education is a journey, where everyone along the way is an educator. Some are more formal and some are more obscure than others. Knowledge acquired is meant to be shared. It is our goal that everyone involved in our learning community is treated with respect, that all are supported for their efforts, and celebrated with in their successes. That every student who leaves our learning community is not limited, but goes forward with the skills and ability to make powerful and important decisions about his or her future.
The Board of Trustees has entrusted me with the task of ensuring a safe, positive learning environment for all students and staff. Parents are encouraged to get involved at their child’s school and support the district’s efforts by assisting as much as possible with homework and promoting excellent attendance at school. Parental guidance and support is a critical element to the success of our students. Working together, we can make Guadalupe a model school district, where student learning is our number one priority.
Our mission is to develop in children the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to instill a lifelong love of learning and to become productive and contributing individuals in a changing society.
The Lompoc Unified School District offers an outstanding educational program for its 9,800 students. Quality leadership, teaching and support staff are just some of the reasons. The District serves K-12 students living in the City of Lompoc, Vandenberg Village, Mesa Oaks, Mission Hills, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and rural areas adjacent to these communitites. The District offers a wide range of programs for students with special needs.
The Los Olivos School District is a dedicated partnership of students, families, teachers, staff, administrators, school board, and community members that creates a safe and positive learning environment.
This partnership develops the full potential and promotes the well being of all students, enabling them to meet the challenges of our ever changing world.
The Montecito Union School District is a public elementary school district with one school serving children in grades Kindergarten through Sixth Grades. In 1998, the school was awarded the State of California's "Distinguished School" status. Montecito Union is governed by a five-member board of trustees and administered by a district Superintendent, a Chief Academic Officer and Dean of Students. Enrollment has risen from 264 students in 1983/84 to over 400 students today.
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Orcutt Union School District is to ensure the educational success of all students by maintaining high expectations, a safe learning environment, a commitment to excellence, and comprehensive programs which empower children to reach their fullest potential as responsible and productive citizens in a continuously changing world.
Our MissiOn: Service and Leadership
The Santa Barbara County Education Office is an intermediate agency between the California
State Department of Education and the 22 school districts that are located within the county’s boundaries.
K–12 enrollment for 2009 is 66,040 students.
It is our office mission to provide service and leadership in the areas of students, teachers, and finance.
The Santa Barbara County Education Office Regional Occupational Program (ROP) offers high quality career technical education courses, career education, career development and workforce preparation to approximately 3,500 high school students per year in the Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria communities.
The Santa Barbara County Special Education Local Plan Area, SELPA, is a group of 23 school districts and the County Education Office that have joined together to provide Special Education programs and services.
The SELPA is organized as a Joint Powers Agency which is technically an independent governmental agency. The governance of the JPA is described in detail in the Joint Powers Agreement.
Welcome to the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, established in 1891 and one of the first high school districts in California. Located in the beautiful coastal community of Santa Maria, the district provides educational opportunities for students in grades 9-12. The district has three comprehensive high schools, one continuation school, and a variety of excellent alternative educational programs.
Solvang School provides each child with a broad range of learning experiences, the primary focus of which is the academic areas of reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, social studies, and science. In addition to placing strong emphasis on the mastery of basic skills, attention is given to higher level thinking skills and a comprehensive fine arts program including visual arts, music, drama, and movement. We have Spanish speaking liaisons that aid and counsel our Spanish- speaking children and their families.
Vista del Mar Union School District, established in 1923, is a single-school district located in the unincorporated area of Gaviota, approximately 30 miles north of scenic Santa Barbara on the central coast of California. The District Office and its K-8 school, Vista de Las Cruces, are surrounded by foothills covered with twisting sycamore and oak trees and fragrant coastal sage. The school and its surrounding communities embrace the valley's rich history into its curriculum, providing a warm atmosphere and creative educational experience for each of its students.