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![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.