School News & Information

Jan 12th	2011 Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Wrap up for The Peabody Elementary School District
2012	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates, San Roque Neighborhood, School News & Information

The main areas for the Peabody Elementary School District encompass the neighborhoods of San Roque, some of the Santa Barbara Foothills and a stretch of Downtown Santa Barbara West of State Street.  For many people here in Santa Barbara, San Roque has become one of the quintessential "family neighborhoods" and has often been voted for as "Best Neighborhood" in a local paper's poll. Much of the housing in The San Roque area consists of older character single family homes.  Many of these homes are smaller in size running in the 900 to 1400 sqft range, although there are plenty of larger homes as well.  One... Read more

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Dec 9th	2011 Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Update for The Monroe Elementary School District
2011	Categories: Buyer's Resources & Advice, Campanil Hill Neighborhood, Downtown Neighborhood, Santa Barbara, School News & Information, The Mesa Neighborhood

The main areas of the Monroe Elementary School District encompass the neighborhoods of The Mesa, Campanil Hill and Yankee Farm and then stretches over and grabs a small swath of Downtown. The Mesa area in Santa Barbara stretches from the Santa Barbara City College on the east and extends two and one-half miles to Arroyo Burro County Beach (or "Hendry's/The Pit" to locals).  The Mesa is an extremely desirable neighborhood and has often been voted the "Best Neighborhood" in a local paper's poll. The Mesa would be considered by most "a family neighborhood" although... Read more

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Dec 5th	2011 Santa Barbara Real Estate Market for The Adams Elementary School District
2011	Categories: Buyer's Resources & Advice, Market Statistics / Updates, Samarkand Neighborhood, School News & Information, Seller's Resources & Advice

The main areas of the Adams Elementary School District encompass the neighborhoods of Samarkand, San Roque Gardens and Hidden Valley.  All 3 of these areas in Santa Barbara would be considered by most "family neighborhoods".  Most of the housing in these 3 areas are single family homes, but there are definitely a few condo and apartment complexes as well as some scattered income properties (duplexes / triplexes). In the Samarkand area of the Adams School District, the average price for a single family home tends to be between $700,000 and 1.1 million.  So far this year (through the end of November) there... Read more

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Sep 10th	Santa Barbara Independent Schools List
2010	Categories: School News & Information

Looking for the option of an independent school here in the Santa Barbara area...but need more information?  What is an independent school? An independent school is a pre-collegiate, non-profit learning institution governed by a board of trustees and supported by tuition revenue, charitable contributions, and endowment income. There are more than 2,000 independent schools, each with its own distinct mission, vision, values, and methods of teaching. Accreditation standards for independent schools are rigorous and are validated by a national commission. Independent Schools . . . • Set high academic standards and encourage excellence • Motivate students to be enthusiastic, creative learners • Offer... Read more

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Oct 10th	Santa Barbara, California Home Schooling Program
2008	Categories: Santa Barbara, School News & Information

Having my little boy start just this last month at The Waldorf School, I have been looking into all options for education here in the Santa Barbara, California area.  One option that is becoming much more prominent here in the last years in Santa Barbara is the home schooling approach to education.  Rob Kuznia, a staff write from Noozhawk wrote a great article below that outlines where Home School Santa Barbara is at.  I have simply kept everything Rob Kuznia wrote here below.  Noozhawk staff writer Rob Kuznia can be reached at ... Read more

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May 12th	Home Schooling Options for Santa Barbara Families
2008	Categories: Santa Barbara, School News & Information

Impacted by the recent budget cuts in funding for our local schools, Santa Barbara announced plans this week to hold informational meetings for families that are interested in home schooling.  Colby Frazier, from The Santa Barbara Daily Sound, wrote an informative article this week if you would like more information about the exact plans the school district has for home schooling in the Santa Barbara area. Further Reading: Santa Barbara School Information - Research Santa Barbara Area Schools Healthier Food Coming to Santa Barbara Area Schools Search the Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito MLS for Free Santa Barbara Schools Hit Hard with Budget Cuts For information on Real Estate here... Read more

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Apr 25th	Santa Barbara CA Schools Hard Hit With Budget Cuts
2008	Categories: School News & Information

Members of the Santa Barbara School Board came together this last week to deal with the unfortunate and hard issue of the historic statewide budget cuts for our public schools.   Ethan Stewart wrote an article in The Independent this week that summed up what took place during the meetings.  With the magnitude of this issue, KEYT news also has been covering the story as well as shown in this video posting. Further Reading: Santa Barbara School Information - Research Santa Barbara Area Schools Home School Options for Santa Barbara Families Healthier Food Coming to Santa Barbara Area Schools Search the Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito MLS for... Read more

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Feb 7th	Healthier Food Coming to Santa Barbara Area Schools
2008	Categories: Green Housing & Living, School News & Information

School districts in Santa Barbara are changing school menus in an extended effort to provide healthier food to our children.  They are also trying to combat a well recognized obesity epidemic among young people in our country.   The Director of Nutrition Services says, "the old menu was made up of foods that were high in salt, fats and sugars."  To apply some of these changes, the districts are also reaching out to local growers and markets to provide a supply of fresh produce. View Schools in the Entire Santa Barbara Area View Local Video Broadcast on Healthier Food in Santa Barbara Schools Further Reading: Santa... Read more

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Jan 22nd	Westmont College Expansion Approved in Montecito, CA.
2008	Categories: Montecito, School News & Information

Westmont College, located in high-end residential area of Montecito, CA., won a ruling in Superior Court on Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 to allow the expansion of its master plan.  In the first stage, the plan calls for 165,000 sqft. of new building starting with The Adams Center for the visual arts, The Winter Hall for science and mathematics, a residence hall and a chapel.  Over the coming 20 years, current plans call for an additional 200,000 sqft. of building.  Construction of the first stage is scheduled to start in November 2008.  Scott Craig, spokesman for the Westmont College said, "I think this is a huge... Read more

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