Santa Maria-Bonita School District

Under Education Code Section 60119, the Governing Board of each school district receiving instructional materials funds is required to hold a public hearing on the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials. The public hearing must be held each fiscal year. Parents, teachers, community members, and bargaining unit leaders shall be encouraged to participate, and shall make a determination as to whether each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks and instructional materials in each subject that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the state board. Public Notice (Exhibit A) was posted in the Santa Maria Bonita District office Souza, on all the 21 school site's website and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District website. A resolution will be presented at the Board Meeting October 14, 2020 outlining compliance with Education Code Section 60119 and CCR, Title 5, Section 9531(C) Sufficiency of Instructional Materials.  At this point in the meeting, the Board of Education of the Santa Maria-Bonita School District will hold a Public Hearing regarding the sufficiency of instructional materials.

The Santa Maria-Bonita School District and surrounding school districts are providing breakfast and lunch at no cost to any child in the Santa Maria Valley community 18 years old and younger at the distribution sites listed below. Verification for the number of children receiving meals may be required. Families, care-givers, or those who pick up meals for children should still choose one location to receive meals. If you need to change the location where you pick-up meals, please tell a staff member at the new location you want to visit and they will give you a new form to get a new meal card. Supper is no longer being provided. Santa Maria Bonita School District - Monday - Thursday (double meals will be provided on Thursdays so children have food for Fridays). 7 a. m. - 8:30 a. m. Robert Bruce Elementary School front parking lot on Alvin Street (new location) 11:30 a. m. - 1 p. m. Alvin ElementaryArellanes Elem/JHBattles ElementaryEl Camino JHFairlawn ElementaryFesler JHJimenez ElementaryTommie Kunst JHMiller ElementaryOakley ElementaryOntiveros ElementaryRice ElementarySanchez ElementaryTaylor Elementary Tunnell Elementary 3:30 p. m. - 5 p. m.  Souza Center Side Parking Lot (708 S. Miller St. ) Orcutt School District  -  Monday - FridayJoe Nightingale/Patterson Road/Pine Grove    10:30-11:30 a. m. Olga Reed/OAK 8                                              10:30-11:30 a. m. Alice Shaw & Ralph Dunlap                              10:30 a. m. -12:00 p. m. Orcutt JH & Lakeview JH                                   11:45 a. m. -12:25 p. m. Orcutt Academy High School                            12:30 -1:10 p. m. Santa Maria Union High School - Monday- Friday11 a. m. -12:30 p. m. Ernest Righetti High SchoolPioneer Valley High SchoolSanta Maria High School 11:30 a. m. -12:30 p. m. Taylor & Currier intersectionAtkinson ParkMiller Street & Ceston St. intersectionRailroad Ave. & Cook St. intersectionSchool Ave. & Boone St. intersectionWestgate Rd. & Bethel Ln. Centennial Park4000 S. Blosser (trailer park) *All sites and schedules are subject to change.

Please click "Read More" to see flyers in English and Spanish with updated information on Pre-Kindergarten (preschool) registration for the 2020-21 school year. Pre-school will be provided through distance teaching and learning.  

The staff members of SMBSD’s districtwide library, the Instructional Media Center, have been working hard since they were able to return to work in person on July 16, after SB County Public Health approved the district office’s health and safety plan.   Over the summer, the IMC received 120 pallets (not boxes) of Amplify 6th grade through 8th grade science supplies which included teacher materials, bins of science resources, and student textbooks whichfilledthe cafeteria at Liberty School.   The IMC also received 173 pallets (not boxes) of Twig Kindergarten through 5th grade new science items which included teacher materials, resource bins, and student texts that filled the Taylor School cafeteria. The photos only show a small portion of the science materials that arrived. In order to get the new science materials out, library records, barcodes, and item kit labels were created for each item. Every teacher kit item was barcoded, item-number labeled, and covered with a clear barcode protector. After that, each kit had to be assigned, repackaged, labeled, and put on pallets to be delivered to the correct school and teacher. All barcodes were entered into the Destiny library software program and items were checked out to specific teachers. All of the science kits were delivered to schools by August 7.  Student books and materials were also delivered to schools and ready by August 7. The work that the IMC staff started on July 16 is work that usually begins the day after the last day of school the previous year and continues throughout the summer months. This year, that time was just 4 weeks. In 2015, the district approved a new Math program, and the IMC staff performed the same process to barcode, assign and distribute 17, 800 textbooks plus other materials. In 2017, the same process was done for a new Language Arts program. In 2019, all new Social Studies books and materials were purchased and provided to the whole district.   The Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and Science curriculums all have workbooks that the students use and write in throughout the year. That means that each year, before school starts, the IMC sends out more than 68, 000 new workbooks and other academic materials.   The IMC is currently working to send instructional materials and teachers’ editions to teachers who have moved to another school or who changed grade levels.  That job will be completed soon. This year, Covid-19 has proved to be a challenge in the district in several areas. However, the IMC has been working hard to get books and materials out to teachers and students.   The whole district appreciates the hard work of the IMC Team.  

Please click "Read more" to see some important questions and answers in English and Spanish.  Santa Maria-Bonita School District Distance Learning Frequently Asked Questions * Is my child enrolled for this school year? * If you have been receiving phone or text messages from the district, then your child is enrolled and will be able to start classes on the first day of instruction, which is August 31. * Will students start school online? * The 2020-2021 school year will begin online and continue online until further notice. * What should I do with the Chromebook if my child is changing schools? * Chromebooks will stay with your child if they change schools within the district. * Who will give me information about what to expect with distance learning? * Schools will be sending information out to parents regarding the start of the school year * What do I do if my child’s Chromebook doesn’t work anymore? * Contact your school for a replacement or let your child’s teacher know when you make the appointment to meet with them on campus. Also let the teacher know if you have concerns about your child’s experience with Distance Learning. * When will my child get his or her schedule? * When you meet with your child’s teacher, he/she will share the daily schedule with you so that you are aware of when your child should be online. Students will also receive their new textbooks and supplies at that meeting. * Can I go to the school to talk to someone about questions I have? * School campus visits are by appointment only, and safety and health procedures must be followed. Please call your child’s school if you have a question or concern. Distrito escolar de Santa Maria-Bonita preguntas y respuestas de aprendizaje a distancia   * ¿Está mi hijo inscrito para este año escolar? * Si ha estado recibiendo mensajes telefónicos o de texto del distrito, entonces su hijo ya está inscrito y podrá comenzar las clases el primer día de clases, que es el 31 de agosto. * ¿Los estudiantes comenzarán la escuela en línea? * El año escolar 2020-2021 comenzará en línea y continuará en línea hasta nuevo aviso. * ¿Qué debo hacer con la computadora portátil Chromebook si mi hijo se cambia de escuela? * El Chromebooks se quedará con su hijo si cambia de escuela dentro del distrito. * ¿Quién me dará información sobre qué esperar con la educación a distancia? * Las escuelas enviarán información a los padres sobre el inicio del año escolar. * ¿Qué hago si la computadora portátil de mi hijo ya no funciona? * Contacte a su escuela para un reemplazo o hágale saber al maestro de su hijo cuando haga la cita para reunirse con ellos en el campus. También hágale saber al maestro si tiene alguna preocupación sobre la manera en que su hijo se desenvuelve en el aprendizaje a distancia. * ¿Cuándo recibirá mi hijo su horario? * Cuando se reúna con el maestro de su hijo, él compartirá el horario del día con usted para que usted sepa cuándo su hijo debe estar en línea. Los estudiantes también recibirán sus nuevos libros de texto y materiales en esa reunión. * ¿Puedo ir a la escuela para hablar con alguien sobre las preguntas que tengo? * Las visitas al campus de la escuela son sólo con cita previa, y se deben seguir los procedimientos de seguridad y salud. Por favor llame a la escuela de su hijo si tiene alguna pregunta o preocupación.

The district has a telephone helpline available from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Monday through Friday. Assistance is available in English, Spanish and Mixtecto. You can get help, ask questions and find information regarding student technology, enrollment, completing important paperwork, accessing Google Classroom, setting up Aeries Parent Portal accounts and other topics.