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SBEF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Fund Administration: SBEF serves as the fiscal sponsor for a wide variety of important school district projects that address core educational issues and generate generous grant funding for programs. Current programs include Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute,
HIPPY Program,
Youth Violence Intervention and Prevention Program,
The Mobile Waterford English Competency Program,
SBJH Parent Project,
BRAVO!,
McKinley School's AVANCE,
and Harding Early Years Program (HEYP).
Measures Q and R: SBEF is proud to have led the marketing campaign for Measures Q & R, The voters overwhelmingly approved the authorization of $75,000,000 in general obligation bonds to be issued for the Santa Barbara secondary schools and $35,000,000 in general obligation bonds to be issued for the Santa Barbara elementary schools. These bonds will provide badly needed renovations at our schools in a fiscally responsible way. Our board members will continue to participate by sitting on the Oversight Committees. For more information on Q and R, click here »
KTB: Instrumental to Self Esteem: Instrument Purchase Project ($272,500): 2007 to present: The Santa Barbara Education Foundation has raised nearly $220,000 toward our goal to help fund after-school bands and purchase over 569 musical instruments to be used by over 1,000 students in the Santa Barbara School Districts Elementary Music programs. For more information on Keep The Beat, click here »
Measures H and I: (2008): SBEF led the 2008 marketing campaign for Measures. H & I which has brought over $6 million in funding to support of music, art, math, foreign language and science instruction in the schools. Our board members continue to participate by sitting on the Oversight Committees. For more information on H and I, click here »
Keep the Beat Project (KTB) ($200,000) 2003-2007: Critical aid to help preserve the Elementary Instrumental Music Program in the wake of devastating 2003-2004 budget cuts.
Classroom Resources Project ($100,000) 2001-2004: Purchased maps, globes and encyclopedia sets for 95 classrooms (grades 4-6).
Best Practices Project ($102,000) 1999-2001: Provided grants to teachers for the purpose of researching and implementing innovative literacy teaching methods.
Technology Tools Project ($35,000) 1997-1998: Provided internet-connected computers and printers to all junior high and high school libraries.
Library Materials Project ($35,000) 1997-1998: Provided books and reference material for all elementary and secondary school libraries.
Safe Playgrounds Project ($350,000) 1994-1999: Removed unsafe playground equipment on nine elementary sites, replacing it with new, safe and handicap accessible equipment.
Museum of Tolerance Project ($75,000) 1990-1998: Funded tours for all Santa Barbara School Districts' 8th grade students to visit the L.A. Museum of Tolerance, the continuation of which continues today under the sponsorship of the Beyond Tolerance Project.
Classroom Mini-Grants (225,000) 1986-1994: Through a grant submission process, teachers were awarded small classroom grants for the purchase of classroom and teaching aid materials.
Measures Q and R: SBEF is proud to have led the marketing campaign for Measures Q & R, The voters overwhelmingly approved the authorization of $75,000,000 in general obligation bonds to be issued for the Santa Barbara secondary schools and $35,000,000 in general obligation bonds to be issued for the Santa Barbara elementary schools. These bonds will provide badly needed renovations at our schools in a fiscally responsible way. Our board members will continue to participate by sitting on the Oversight Committees. For more information on Q and R, click here »
KTB: Instrumental to Self Esteem: Instrument Purchase Project ($272,500): 2007 to present: The Santa Barbara Education Foundation has raised nearly $220,000 toward our goal to help fund after-school bands and purchase over 569 musical instruments to be used by over 1,000 students in the Santa Barbara School Districts Elementary Music programs. For more information on Keep The Beat, click here »
Measures H and I: (2008): SBEF led the 2008 marketing campaign for Measures. H & I which has brought over $6 million in funding to support of music, art, math, foreign language and science instruction in the schools. Our board members continue to participate by sitting on the Oversight Committees. For more information on H and I, click here »
Keep the Beat Project (KTB) ($200,000) 2003-2007: Critical aid to help preserve the Elementary Instrumental Music Program in the wake of devastating 2003-2004 budget cuts.
Classroom Resources Project ($100,000) 2001-2004: Purchased maps, globes and encyclopedia sets for 95 classrooms (grades 4-6).
Best Practices Project ($102,000) 1999-2001: Provided grants to teachers for the purpose of researching and implementing innovative literacy teaching methods.
Technology Tools Project ($35,000) 1997-1998: Provided internet-connected computers and printers to all junior high and high school libraries.
Library Materials Project ($35,000) 1997-1998: Provided books and reference material for all elementary and secondary school libraries.
Safe Playgrounds Project ($350,000) 1994-1999: Removed unsafe playground equipment on nine elementary sites, replacing it with new, safe and handicap accessible equipment.
Museum of Tolerance Project ($75,000) 1990-1998: Funded tours for all Santa Barbara School Districts' 8th grade students to visit the L.A. Museum of Tolerance, the continuation of which continues today under the sponsorship of the Beyond Tolerance Project.
Classroom Mini-Grants (225,000) 1986-1994: Through a grant submission process, teachers were awarded small classroom grants for the purchase of classroom and teaching aid materials.