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Santa Barbara County Office of Education School District board meeting, Aug 13, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

County board approves memorandum of understanding with Olive Grove Charter School 11:14

  • The board approved unanimously a memorandum of understanding with Olive Grove Charter School, which a staff member said establishes the framework for the 5-year relationship between the school and the county board. 11:44
  • One board member asked whether the board had designated a representative to the charter school's board and suggested designating the superintendent or a designee as the point person. 17:11
  • The board approved reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses for board members to attend the California School Boards Association annual education conference December 3rd through the 5th in San Diego. 36:00

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening, roll call and board comments 0:00
    • Guy R. Walker thanked staff for sending information on CB SBCEO and Communify. 1:43
    • The speaker leading the meeting said some board members could not attend but the board still had a quorum. 2:20
    • No public comments were offered. ~3:17
  2. Superintendent's report 3:20
    • Guy R. Walker asked about enrollment figures, noting a start of 385 in January and 187 at the end of the year. 6:33
    • The speaker who responded said enrollment at Dos Puertas is very unpredictable, while Fitzgerald is slightly more predictable. 6:44
  3. Consent agenda 9:41
    • The consent agenda included minutes from July 9th, registration of credentials, acceptance of donations, a declaration of surplus and issuance of a high school graduation diploma. 10:44
    • The consent agenda passed unanimously. 11:14
  4. Charter school memorandum of understanding 11:14
    • A staff member said the memorandum sets oversight responsibilities, an annual site visit and meetings with the school's team biannually. 12:51
    • Judy Frost asked whether the school needed a memorandum under Santa Barbara Unified, and a staff member said the school was never authorized by Santa Barbara Unified but by the State Board of Education. 14:52
    • One board member suggested designating the superintendent or a designee as the point person for the charter school's board. 20:14
    • The memorandum of understanding was approved unanimously. 27:03
  5. Lease for early care office space 27:03
    • The item called for a lease of an additional suite on Ocean Avenue in Lompoc to house office space for the early care and education program. 27:03
    • The superintendent said the program is continually growing and is staying within its budget. 28:24
    • The presiding officer asked why some special education leases listed 2026 end dates, and a staff member said the dates had not been updated after an effort to put all leases on the same cycle. 29:07
    • The motion passed. ~31:12
  6. Reimbursement for county board conference 31:12
    • The board considered reimbursing expenses for board members to attend a California School Boards Association county board conference from September 25th through September 27th in Marina del Rey. 31:12
    • The superintendent said the September conference costs approximately $700 for registration and about $300 per night for hotels. 32:37
    • One board member said both conferences are learning opportunities and viewed the December conference as a way of supporting districts in the trustee area. 34:54
  7. Reimbursement for annual education conference 36:00
    • The superintendent said that conference costs about $900 per person, with hotels around $300 per person. 32:37
    • The motion covered expenses to attend the California School Boards Association annual education conference December 3rd through the 5th in San Diego. 36:00
    • The motion passed. ~36:56
  8. Public hearing on textbook compliance 36:56
    • The board held a public hearing on compliance with regulations on the availability of textbooks and instructional materials under the Williams case settlement, and no public comment was offered. 36:56
  9. Textbook compliance resolution 38:15
    • A staff member said juvenile court and community schools use character-based literacy for English language arts, with 6 novels a year, and integrated ethnic studies last year. 38:43
    • The staff member said the schools use Vista, Amplify, Prentice Hall and Discovery Science and have more than enough textbooks for all students. 38:43
    • One board member said they loved the presentation. ~41:42
    • Resolution Number 2701 passed on a roll call vote. 42:34
  10. Information items 43:34
    • The information items included a personnel report and a Williams complaint quarterly report, which the presiding officer said had no complaints, before the board moved to closed session. 43:34

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