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From Our Inbox: Letters to the Editor for the Week Ending Feb. 26, 2021

Housing and Development Newsletter
Santa Barbara is full of ownership opportunities, albeit expensive. In contrast, we need rental units, which are the focus of state legislation applied here and elsewhere. ADUs address rental housing needs in Santa Barbara, not homeownership as the commentary suggests.
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I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all of you who wrote to the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Trustees and spoke on the Thoreau Community School’s behalf on Feb. 23. From the number of attendees at the board meeting alone, we know that the Santa Barbara community is eager for our school. ....

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Santa Barbara Elementary Schools to Reopen March 1; Board Denies Charter for Thoreau School

Santa Barbara Elementary Schools to Reopen March 1; Board Denies Charter for Thoreau School
After nearly a year of virtual meetings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Barbara school board members meet in person Tuesday evening. (Courtesy photo)
By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
February 23, 2021
| 10:53 p.m.
On a day when the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to allow elementary school students to return to campuses, it also denied opening for up to 100 children the proposed Thoreau Community School.
District students, who have been learning remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin returning to buildings Monday, March 1, with all grades phased in by the end of that week. ....

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Amid Uncertainty Over Return to School Campuses, United Way Serves Students in Need

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For the fall semester, the United Way raised $681,000 and so far has raised another $710,000 for remote learning through April. The United Way hopes to offer the program to serve even more students through the end of the school year with additional funding.
We are thrilled to be a part of this crucial support for youth and families during this time, said Kristina Webster, director of programs for Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara.
Girls Inc. has space for 88 youths, including 16 spaces for seventh through 12th grades on its Goleta campus, 14 spaces for transitional kindergarten through sixth grade at its downtown location and another 58 spaces for transitional kindergarten through sixth grade at the Goleta campus. ....

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Santa Barbara School Board Says Teachers Will Be Given a Voice on Grade-Change Policy

Santa Barbara School Board Says Teachers Will Be Given a Voice on Grade-Change Policy
District officials propose eliminating Ds and Fs for secondary students to address student inequities that have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hilda Maldonado, Santa Barbara Unified School District superintendent, says she is looking forward to working with teachers to craft a change to grading that would eliminate Ds and Fs. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo)
By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
January 5, 2021
| 9:56 p.m.
Most teachers I know, they are already adjusting their practices, they are encouraging revision, they are stretching deadlines, they are providing extra tutoring and they are focusing on competency-based grading, board president Kate Ford said. I think changing board policy only acknowledged these changes, and gave them strength, and maybe provide a way forward. ....

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Goleta's Public Engagement Commission Tasked with Increasing Participation in Local Government | Local News

Goleta’s Public Engagement Commission Tasked with Increasing Participation in Local Government
The commission, created as part of the switch to district elections, recommended boosting council pay and scheduling meetings at night
When the Goleta City Council adopted a resolution changing to district elections, it also created a Public Engagement Commission. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland
December 26, 2020
| 6:13 p.m.
[Noozhawk’s note: This story is part of a series about Santa Barbara’s switch to district-based elections for the City Council.]
Santa Barbara was the first local city to hold district-based City Council elections, but when neighboring Goleta approved the change in 2017, the City Council also created a commission to recommend ways to increase participation in local government. ....

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