SBCUSD News
![A Norton Elementary student leans into a planter to check the vegetables, while another student brings over some gardening tools.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749593752/sbcusdcom/pjzaquhj6co9pj0ajlxr/Norton-5A2A2451.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749593752/sbcusdcom/pjzaquhj6co9pj0ajlxr/Norton-5A2A2451.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749593752/sbcusdcom/pjzaquhj6co9pj0ajlxr/Norton-5A2A2451.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749593752/sbcusdcom/pjzaquhj6co9pj0ajlxr/Norton-5A2A2451.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749593752/sbcusdcom/pjzaquhj6co9pj0ajlxr/Norton-5A2A2451.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749593752/sbcusdcom/pjzaquhj6co9pj0ajlxr/Norton-5A2A2451.jpg","width":2200}])
Two SBCUSD campuses, Kimbark and Norton Elementary Schools, have been honored by the California Department of Education with a 2025 California Green Ribbon School Award.
![Fairfax Elementary School Principal Dr. Gregory Alexander and President of the Alpha Alpha Epsilon Sigma Alumni chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Dr. Robert Strong are surrounded by Alumni chapter members in their fraternity blazers and Fairfax cheerleaders.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749594730/sbcusdcom/yb4wmluausni325teosw/Fairfax-5A2A0186.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749594730/sbcusdcom/yb4wmluausni325teosw/Fairfax-5A2A0186.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749594730/sbcusdcom/yb4wmluausni325teosw/Fairfax-5A2A0186.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749594730/sbcusdcom/yb4wmluausni325teosw/Fairfax-5A2A0186.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749594730/sbcusdcom/yb4wmluausni325teosw/Fairfax-5A2A0186.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749594730/sbcusdcom/yb4wmluausni325teosw/Fairfax-5A2A0186.jpg","width":2200}])
Fairfax Elementary School is now the proud beneficiary of a powerful new partnership thanks to the adoption of the school by the distinguished, predominantly African-American fraternity Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
![SBCUSD Superintendent Mauricio Arellano accepts the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 12 Superintendent of the Year Award amid applause from those attending the May 19 Spring Awards Dinner.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748474203/sbcusdcom/qpbugomr2cwmwr4aitkx/ArellanoACSA5A2A1284.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748474203/sbcusdcom/qpbugomr2cwmwr4aitkx/ArellanoACSA5A2A1284.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748474203/sbcusdcom/qpbugomr2cwmwr4aitkx/ArellanoACSA5A2A1284.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748474203/sbcusdcom/qpbugomr2cwmwr4aitkx/ArellanoACSA5A2A1284.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748474203/sbcusdcom/qpbugomr2cwmwr4aitkx/ArellanoACSA5A2A1284.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748474203/sbcusdcom/qpbugomr2cwmwr4aitkx/ArellanoACSA5A2A1284.jpg","width":2200}])
Three distinguished SBCUSD leaders have been recognized by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 12 for their exceptional leadership, commitment to excellence and dedication to advancing equity in education.
![SBCUSD BREAKS GROUND ON THE NEW JAMES RAMOS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748031517/sbcusdcom/mrftrawopa8botr5ve9w/5A2A5315.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748031517/sbcusdcom/mrftrawopa8botr5ve9w/5A2A5315.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748031517/sbcusdcom/mrftrawopa8botr5ve9w/5A2A5315.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748031517/sbcusdcom/mrftrawopa8botr5ve9w/5A2A5315.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748031517/sbcusdcom/mrftrawopa8botr5ve9w/5A2A5315.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748031517/sbcusdcom/mrftrawopa8botr5ve9w/5A2A5315.jpg","width":2200}])
New $20M facility honors District alum and state leader deeply committed to safety, equity and student success
![A San Andreas student in the Growing Hope program checks one of multiple rows of lettuce being grown in the school's greenhouse.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":2200}])
San Andreas High School, in the San Bernardino City Unified School District, has been named a 2025 Model Continuation High School by the California Department of Education and the California Continuation Education Association Plus.