Family Engagement
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Support & Resources

UPDATED 2023-2024 NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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Santa Barbara Unified’s Family Engagement Unit (FEU) is available to help families connect to the resources and information they need. Families can contact the bilingual support staff via the links below. 

HOTLINE:
805-696-2701 

EMAIL: feu@sbunified.org 

Community
RESOURCES 

Anti-racism for Families 

Mental
Health

 

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT UNIT PURPOSE
Our purpose is to engage, support, and celebrate families by fostering partnerships, between schools and communities. We recognize the important role families play in their students’ education. Which is why we take a collaborative approach in supporting families by offering; family programming, community resources and promoting family leadership to enhance the experience in family participation.

PARENT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
The Parent School Partnership (PSP) Institute comprises 9-week courses which aim to equip parents with the tools to support their children’s academic success and provide opportunities to build parents’ leadership skills.

THE LATINO FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT
The Latino Family Literacy Project (TLFLP) is a 7-week literacy program designated to establish reading routines for Spanish speaking parents and their children. It promotes family reading for parent involvement, vocabulary development, and English language development for parents and their children. The program reflects the experiences of Latino families, and is centered on universal themes such as family, learning creatively, feelings, numbers, and community.

PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY
As a school district we believe in the importance of addressing the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students and their families as a key to student success. Research has shown that children benefit from family/caregiver engagement in their education by; 

  • Receiving higher grades and test scores
  • Enrolling in higher-level programs
  • Attending school regularly
  • Increased graduation rates and postsecondary education

The Board approved Parent Engagement Policy (linked below) is our commitment to families as we continue to forge stronger partnerships with our families and community.

Family Engagement Liaisons (by site)

Site(s) Name Phone Email
Adams Elementary Kenya Catalan 805.377.7517 kcatalan@sbunified.org
Cleveland Elementary Antonio Bautista 805.518.2336 abautista@sbunified.org
District - Special Education Franky Viveros 805.721.6468 fviveros@sbunified.org
District - Emergent Multilingual & DEMLAC Janina Martinez 805.803.3148 jsmartinez@sbunified.org
Dos Pueblos High School Gloria Rodriguez 805.721.6564 grodriguez@sbunified.org
Franklin Elementary Vacant 805.963.4283  
Goleta Valley Junior High School Ricardo Mata 805.963.4331 ext. 2500 rmatavazquez@sbunified.org
Harding University Partnership Karen Reyes 805.617.8627 kreyes@sbunified.org
La Colina Junior High School Bianca Chaverin 805.967.4506 bchaverinsbunified.org
La Cuesta Junior High School Margarita Rodriguez 805-853-6728 mmrodriguez@sbunified.org
La Cumbre Junior High School Israel Vega 805.687.0761 ivega@sbunified.org
McKinley Elementary Rene Garcia 805.721.6563 rgarcia@sbunified.org
Monroe Elementary Paola Jimenez 805.367.1539 pjimenezchavez@sbunified.org
Roosevelt Elementary Valeria Padilla 805.329.1770 vpadilla@sbunified.org
San Marcos High School Eduardo Lara 805.329.1772 elara@sbunified.org
Santa Barbara Community Academy Kimberly Ruiz 805.806.9752 kiruiz@sbunified.org
Santa Barbara High School Maria Jimenez 805.966.9101 ext. 5140 mariajimenez@sbunified.org
Santa Barbara Junior High School Marcus Lopez 805.978.7534 mvlopez@sbunified.org
Washington Elementary Faha Banks 805.754.6080

abanks@sbunified.org

 

District - Special Education Franky Viveros 805.721.6468 fviveros@sbunified.org
District - Emergent Multilingual & DEMLAC Janina Martinez 805.803.3148 jmartinez@sbunified.org
District - Lead Peggy Ochoa 805.963.4338 ext. 6556 pochoa@sbunified.org