Housing and Development Newsletter
By June 1970, CALM was formed with supporters (the Santa Barbara Medical Society Auxiliary, the local medical world, and residents) and yes! a grant from the Board of Supervisors allowing their nonprofit status.
CALM became the first child abuse prevention organization in the nation. Instead of removing abused children from homes and sending parents to jail, CALM supported abusive parents, who were also stressed and needed help.
Early on, the agency focused on four work efforts. Director Enid Pike and two assistants answered the 24-hour hotline phone (there were no cellphones or answering machines then) and referred callers to services, medical options and personal help. Trained volunteers dealt with traumatic problems and domestic violence.
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English and Spanish will be taught to kindergartners at McKinley Elementary School next fall.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Students who attend McKinley Elementary School will soon learn in two languages, as the Santa Barbara Unified School District is set to start a dual-language immersion program.
Next fall, English and Spanish will be taught to all kindergartners on campus.
According to McKinley principal Elena Garcia-Yoshitomi, it aims to teach children a second language while maintaining their native tongue.
“We have so much enthusiasm for dual language immersion,” she said. “This has been a long road coming.
“Imagine students speaking in two languages,” Santa Barbara Unified executive director of diversity, equity, and family engagement programs Maria Larios-Horton said. “Being able to learn and collaborate no matter what their background.
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Due to school s landmark status, city s Historic Landmarks Commission must review project for authenticity
A window replacement project is proposed for Santa Barbara High School, which has original windows from its construction in the 1920s and ’30s. (Santa Barbara Unified School District photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
April 4, 2021
| 8:15 p.m.
The Santa Barbara Unified School District is looking to replace 102 windows at the Santa Barbara High School campus, a move that would cost the district about $1.26 million.
Funding for the project would come out of Measure I bond funds.
The school board was set to vote on the project on Feb. 9, but it was removed from the agenda so the project could be reviewed by the Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission.