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Patricia Martellotti
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Unified School District has just been awarded over $4.5 million in California Community Schools Partnership Grants.
The grants will provide funding over the next five years to four schools.
The schools include: Harding University Partnership School, La Cuesta Continuation High School, La Cumbre Junior High School, and McKinley Elementary School.
These grants range from about $700,000 to $1.4 million per school.
The grants will support the development of community school models.
Key priorities include Integrated Student Services, Active Family and Community Engagement and Expanded and Enriched Learning Time and Opportunities.
The primary goal of these grants is to help each school work towards serving their communities.
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