Welcome

Superintendent Jim Brown and Principal Maurene Donner welcome you to the College School District and invite you to become part of an outstanding small school district.  The District is committed to a quality education for every learner and to our slogan, Developing World Class Learners Every Day!

District One in Seven in the County to Meet California Distinguished School Requirements!

STAR Test results for Santa Ynez Elementary show most impressive gains in the Valley! more

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Congratulations

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and all faculty and staff, Jim is pleased with the District’s many accomplishments over the past several years, some of which include:

2011 Dr. Jim Brown receives  Statewide Superintendent/Principal of the Year Award

2011 Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Issues Resolution of Commendation to Dr. Brown

2009 Title One National Blue Ribbon Recognition Award Nominee

2008 Title One Achieving School Recognition Award

2007 Santa Barbara County’s Highest API Growth Recognition

2004 School Bond Measure Passage to Modernize all District Facilities

2002 California Distinguished School Award

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Character Counts

Character Counts

Character Counts Assembly

The First Day of School Assembly Character Counts,  encouraged positive character habits in a fun way.  We are a Character Counts School, we focus on one of the six pillars of character for each month. The Six Pillars of Characters are Responsibility, Respect, Trustworthiness, Citizenship, Caring, and Fairness.

 

January is Fairness: A person of character is fair and just, is impartial, listens, and is open to differing viewpoints.

February and March are Respect:  A person of character values all persons, lives by the Golden Rule, respects the dignity, privacy, and freedom of others, is courteous and polite to all, and is tolerant and accepting of differences.

April is Trustworthiness:  A person of character is trustworthy, lives with integrity, and is honest, reliable, and loyal.

May is Caring:  A person of character is caring, compassionate, kind, loving, considerate, and charitable.

June is Fairness and Citizenship.

 

 

 

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2012 Distinguished School

Congratulations Bobcats for Receiving the 2012 California Distinguished School Award

We are recognized as one of 387 California Elementary Distinguished Schools and one of seven schools in Santa Barbara County.  Our award is a direct reflection of the dedication, hard work, and vision of our school’s educational community! This is a great honor for Santa Ynez School and our College School District!

A celebratory event is being co-hosted by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Pacific Palms Hotel and Conference Center, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  At this time we will be awarded a Distinguished School Plaque and Flag.

We are also planning on having a school wide celebration for this special award. We will keep you posted to the date and time of our school event.

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