SBCUSD News
![The Principals of San Bernardino City Unified School District’s newest California Distinguished Schools—Shannon Cabanas of Richardson PREP HI, James Espinoza of Middle College High, Dr. Christopher Jackson of Cajon High and Kathy Atencio of Rodriguez PREP Academy—hold star-shaped awards presented by the Board of Education.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":2200}])
Four SBCUSD campuses—Cajon High School, Middle College High School, Richardson PREP HI Middle School and Rodriguez PREP Academy Middle School—earned a 2026 California Distinguished School Award from the California Department of Education (CDE).
![A young boy is reading a hard-cover children's book outside, just in front of the playground equipment.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":2200}])
As nearly 44,000 students returned to San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) campuses for the start of the new school year on Monday, Aug. 3, the District’s School Police Department is urging motorists to exercise extra caution around schools and along student travel routes.
![The front of the San Bernardino High School campus with the words "SBHS" and "Cardinal City" painted in large letters that take up half the building]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":2200}])
As the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) prepares to welcome tens of thousands of students and employees back for the new school year, SBCUSD District Police have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for a series of copper thefts and acts of vandalism that impacted multiple school campuses.
![Belvedere Elementary School sixth-grader Felix Berumen holds his certificate and a bouquet of flowers, surrounded by the Board of Education members, Superintendent and Felix's family as part of receiving an Outstanding Student Award on May 19, 2026.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1783979469/sbcusdcom/ixh4l0nqimx30irbf7h8/BelvedereOAA2026May-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1783979469/sbcusdcom/ixh4l0nqimx30irbf7h8/BelvedereOAA2026May-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1783979469/sbcusdcom/ixh4l0nqimx30irbf7h8/BelvedereOAA2026May-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1783979469/sbcusdcom/ixh4l0nqimx30irbf7h8/BelvedereOAA2026May-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1783979469/sbcusdcom/ixh4l0nqimx30irbf7h8/BelvedereOAA2026May-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1783979469/sbcusdcom/ixh4l0nqimx30irbf7h8/BelvedereOAA2026May-1.jpg","width":2200}])
On Tuesday, May 19, the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education presented its May Outstanding Community Partner Award to San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC).
![Arroyo Valley High School (AVHS) AVID Coordinator Nicole Kelly stands in front of a classroom as she accepts the 2026 AVID Teacher Advocacy Award and large, $11,000 symbolic check on behalf of AVHS.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782327330/sbcusdcom/y1qofrio1vzkgldo77ab/20260507_AVIDCheck_ArroyoHigSchool-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782327330/sbcusdcom/y1qofrio1vzkgldo77ab/20260507_AVIDCheck_ArroyoHigSchool-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782327330/sbcusdcom/y1qofrio1vzkgldo77ab/20260507_AVIDCheck_ArroyoHigSchool-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782327330/sbcusdcom/y1qofrio1vzkgldo77ab/20260507_AVIDCheck_ArroyoHigSchool-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1782327330/sbcusdcom/y1qofrio1vzkgldo77ab/20260507_AVIDCheck_ArroyoHigSchool-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1782327330/sbcusdcom/y1qofrio1vzkgldo77ab/20260507_AVIDCheck_ArroyoHigSchool-3.jpg","width":2200}])
Arroyo Valley High School (AVHS) has been recognized as one of only three schools in California to receive the prestigious 2026 AVID Teacher Advocacy Award, a distinguished honor presented by the national AVID Center in recognition of the school’s exceptional commitment to student success, educational equity and college and career readiness.