In response to the questions about the demographics, the Thoreau proponents responded: It is the intention of this petition to serve a similar proportional demographic as exists in the SBUSD. While it is clear that professional, middle-class and predominantly Caucasian families are eager to educate their children in more progressive, learner-centered learning environments, it is harder to attract families who have no experience with such environments. To remedy this, we will have a lottery approach with weighted criteria.
The district also questioned how the curriculum would motivate students to learn outdoors.
Thoreau said the teachers would be instrumental in encouraging students to continually learn tasks.
Chronic absenteeism poses a problem, and the district sees a drop in enrollment of more than 400 By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
December 15, 2020
| 10:24 p.m.
Elementary school students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District have experienced a 15% increase in reading test scores, but a drop of 8% in math test scores, according to data presented at Tuesday night s school board meeting.
Chronic absenteeism is also up at two schools, Cleveland Elementary and Harding University Partnership. At Harding, absenteeism jumped about 6% from the year prior.
At the junior high and high school levels, the number of students with three or more Ds or Fs has increased from the year prior.