Curriculum and Instruction
2024 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year Greg Wolf
2023 Santa Barbara County Elementary Spelling Bee Winners
2022 A Salute to Teachers
2023 Clear Administrative Services Credential (CASC) Year 2 graduating cohort
2023 Battle of the Books
2023 Mock Trial
2023 Bill Cirone Heart of Education Awardee Eduardo Gonzales-Ramos honored at Education Celebration by former County Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone
The Curriculum and Instruction division oversees a wide range of programs and services that support professional learning, leadership and continuous improvement of instructional practice in our local districts and schools.
- We provide two-way connection and advocacy between the CDE/State Board and our districts; between researchers and practitioners; and between the community and innovative educators.
- We process information, policy, research, and resources into usable knowledge and tools for teachers and administrators.
- We support educators’ career pathways through professional learning, credential programs, networking, grants, and recognition.
- We help our districts build and implement equitable, excellent instructional programs for all students in their local contexts.
- We sponsor and host county-wide academic events and competitions.
This division's programs include:
- Credential Programs (BAP, CASC, PASC, TIP)
- LCAP and Accountability
- Professional Learning
- Curriculum Council
- English Learner and Multilingual Support
- Educational Technology Services (ETS)
- Student Events
- Teacher Programs and Support (Teachers’ Network)
- STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics)
Contacts
Ellen Barger
Associate Superintendent
ebarger@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5066
Patricia Noronha
Administrative Support Supervisor
pnoronha@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5289
Lauren Aranguren
Director, Equitable Learning Systems
laranguren@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5435
Noelle D. Barthel
Director, School & District Support
nbarthel@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5065
Shawn Carey
Director, School and District Support
scarey@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5229
Tiffany Carson
Director, School and District Support
tcarson@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5205
Rachel Fauver
Director, School & District Support
fauver@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5214
Melissa Garcia
Coordinator, Language Education Services
mgarcia@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5219
Jean Gradias, Ed.D.
Coordinator, Curriculum & Instruction
jgradias@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5005
Steve Keithley
Director, Teacher Programs and Support
skeithley@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5281
John Merritt
Director, Teacher Induction Program
jmerritt@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5248
Cristina Ortega
Director, Early Learning Support
cortega@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5471
Carlos Pagán, Ed.D.
Director, Literacy & Language Support
cpagan@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5436
Jonathan Reyes
Coordinator, Curriculum & Instruction
jreyes@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5004
Anne Roundy-Harter, Ed.D.
Director, Leadership Support Services
aroundyharter@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5407
Megan Tice
Coordinator, Instructional Support
mtice@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5373
Marith Utterback
Coordinator, Teacher Induction Program
mutterback@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5426
Elsy Villafranca
Director, Leadership Support Services
evillafranca@sbceo.org
(805) 964-4710, ext. 5247