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![In the spotlight: Exceptional Santa Barbara County educators recognized at 12th annual “A Salute to Teachers” gala]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761581055/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/rdujnswrhglm6cr0dgtn/2025Salute.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761581055/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/rdujnswrhglm6cr0dgtn/2025Salute.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761581055/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/rdujnswrhglm6cr0dgtn/2025Salute.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761581055/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/rdujnswrhglm6cr0dgtn/2025Salute.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761581055/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/rdujnswrhglm6cr0dgtn/2025Salute.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761581055/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/sbceoorg/rdujnswrhglm6cr0dgtn/2025Salute.png","width":1632}])
![Educators, first responders, and safety experts gather for SBCEO’s countywide School Safety Symposium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760541803/sbceoorg/kn9gfpdj3lmn9kn50mhi/2025SchoolSafetySymposium.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760541803/sbceoorg/kn9gfpdj3lmn9kn50mhi/2025SchoolSafetySymposium.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760541803/sbceoorg/kn9gfpdj3lmn9kn50mhi/2025SchoolSafetySymposium.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760541803/sbceoorg/kn9gfpdj3lmn9kn50mhi/2025SchoolSafetySymposium.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760541803/sbceoorg/kn9gfpdj3lmn9kn50mhi/2025SchoolSafetySymposium.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760541803/sbceoorg/kn9gfpdj3lmn9kn50mhi/2025SchoolSafetySymposium.jpg","width":2200}])
![Recent Court School graduate named first recipient of Joe Howell Legacy Scholarship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760051459/sbceoorg/kjyrnxev44fz84jz8wbm/JHLSrecipientOct2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760051459/sbceoorg/kjyrnxev44fz84jz8wbm/JHLSrecipientOct2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760051459/sbceoorg/kjyrnxev44fz84jz8wbm/JHLSrecipientOct2025.png","width":800}])
![Piece Time celebrates 50 years of arts education in public schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759166812/sbceoorg/nhojnniqosxbghecrrfh/PieceTimeThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759166812/sbceoorg/nhojnniqosxbghecrrfh/PieceTimeThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759166812/sbceoorg/nhojnniqosxbghecrrfh/PieceTimeThumbnail.png","width":800}])
![Celebrating Classroom Leaders: Announcing Santa Barbara County’s 2026 Distinguished Educators]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756145821/sbceoorg/fop9wd0igglokckbe81l/DNE_DM_2026_pressreleasethumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756145821/sbceoorg/fop9wd0igglokckbe81l/DNE_DM_2026_pressreleasethumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756145821/sbceoorg/fop9wd0igglokckbe81l/DNE_DM_2026_pressreleasethumbnail.png","width":800}])
![Revisiting the Standard Response Protocol (SRP)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755288894/sbceoorg/nyaluub3ii9nqtofeezh/WebsiteNewsReleasethumbnails.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755288894/sbceoorg/nyaluub3ii9nqtofeezh/WebsiteNewsReleasethumbnails.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755288894/sbceoorg/nyaluub3ii9nqtofeezh/WebsiteNewsReleasethumbnails.png","width":800}])
![Summer tips for young learners from 2026 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year Natalie Wilkes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749581132/sbceoorg/caia2yp1fkk6l7jfolhr/54533612951_c2c23f81c7_k.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749581132/sbceoorg/caia2yp1fkk6l7jfolhr/54533612951_c2c23f81c7_k.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749581132/sbceoorg/caia2yp1fkk6l7jfolhr/54533612951_c2c23f81c7_k.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749581132/sbceoorg/caia2yp1fkk6l7jfolhr/54533612951_c2c23f81c7_k.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749581132/sbceoorg/caia2yp1fkk6l7jfolhr/54533612951_c2c23f81c7_k.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749581132/sbceoorg/caia2yp1fkk6l7jfolhr/54533612951_c2c23f81c7_k.jpg","width":2048}])
![Introducing the 2026 Santa Barbara Bowl Performing Arts Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748889076/sbceoorg/xhkvnvsu3v1yupuczdm5/PATOYwebsitethumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748889076/sbceoorg/xhkvnvsu3v1yupuczdm5/PATOYwebsitethumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748889076/sbceoorg/xhkvnvsu3v1yupuczdm5/PATOYwebsitethumbnail.png","width":800}])
![Eighteen Santa Barbara County educators honored for completing literacy credential program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748879463/sbceoorg/k93rlz1pnsodpbwhgltv/_2025ReadingandLiteracyAddedAuthorizationRLAAhonoreespicturedwithSantaBarbaraCountySuperintendentofSchoolsSusanSalcidoandotherSBCEOrepresentatives.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748879463/sbceoorg/k93rlz1pnsodpbwhgltv/_2025ReadingandLiteracyAddedAuthorizationRLAAhonoreespicturedwithSantaBarbaraCountySuperintendentofSchoolsSusanSalcidoandotherSBCEOrepresentatives.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748879463/sbceoorg/k93rlz1pnsodpbwhgltv/_2025ReadingandLiteracyAddedAuthorizationRLAAhonoreespicturedwithSantaBarbaraCountySuperintendentofSchoolsSusanSalcidoandotherSBCEOrepresentatives.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748879463/sbceoorg/k93rlz1pnsodpbwhgltv/_2025ReadingandLiteracyAddedAuthorizationRLAAhonoreespicturedwithSantaBarbaraCountySuperintendentofSchoolsSusanSalcidoandotherSBCEOrepresentatives.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748879463/sbceoorg/k93rlz1pnsodpbwhgltv/_2025ReadingandLiteracyAddedAuthorizationRLAAhonoreespicturedwithSantaBarbaraCountySuperintendentofSchoolsSusanSalcidoandotherSBCEOrepresentatives.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748879463/sbceoorg/k93rlz1pnsodpbwhgltv/_2025ReadingandLiteracyAddedAuthorizationRLAAhonoreespicturedwithSantaBarbaraCountySuperintendentofSchoolsSusanSalcidoandotherSBCEOrepresentatives.jpg","width":2200}])
From the Desk of Superintendent Salcido
![Thank you for supporting our Santa Barbara County schools and students!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755198649/sbceoorg/veiept3svhhjtooj7wj0/susancropped.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755198649/sbceoorg/veiept3svhhjtooj7wj0/susancropped.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755198649/sbceoorg/veiept3svhhjtooj7wj0/susancropped.png","width":800}])
As we enter the season of gratitude, let’s thank the students, educators, families, and community members who create welcoming and enriching learning environments across Santa Barbara County
Non-Profit Programs of SBCEO
![Children and Family Resource Services]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1688927312/sbceoorg/thbqpsultln7i7psyj9w/CFRS-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1688927312/sbceoorg/thbqpsultln7i7psyj9w/CFRS-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1688927312/sbceoorg/thbqpsultln7i7psyj9w/CFRS-2.jpg","width":799}])
Connecting families to resources, from health screenings to social services
![Children's Creative Project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1687975859/sbceoorg/xupkoyiveuc4ryyahaiz/080-AL2023_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1687975859/sbceoorg/xupkoyiveuc4ryyahaiz/080-AL2023_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1687975859/sbceoorg/xupkoyiveuc4ryyahaiz/080-AL2023_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1687975859/sbceoorg/xupkoyiveuc4ryyahaiz/080-AL2023_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1687975859/sbceoorg/xupkoyiveuc4ryyahaiz/080-AL2023_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1687975859/sbceoorg/xupkoyiveuc4ryyahaiz/080-AL2023_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Supporting TK-12 arts education in Santa Barbara County schools
![Partners in Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1688926898/sbceoorg/ntgivv0ogmq1fhvjlckc/mockinterviews-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1688926898/sbceoorg/ntgivv0ogmq1fhvjlckc/mockinterviews-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1688926898/sbceoorg/ntgivv0ogmq1fhvjlckc/mockinterviews-2.jpg","width":800}])
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