Santa Cruz
City Schools

Santa Cruz, California – September 14, 2017 – Trustee Alisun Thompson resigned from the Santa Cruz City Schools Board of Education as of Thursday, August 24, 2017. As per Education Code, it is now the Governing Board’s duty to fill the vacancy.

Santa Cruz City Schools, the Santa Cruz Education Foundation and ETR (Education, Training and Research) have been awarded a 2-year, $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to address disparities, bolster computer science education and expand computer science pathways for K-8 students in Santa Cruz public schools.

On February 23, 2017, Santa Cruz City Schools successfully sold the first installment of Measure A and Measure B bonds. The bond measures were approved by voters in November 2016 to fund improvements to schools throughout the district.

The Personnel Commission of Santa Cruz City Schools District is in process of conducting a district-wide classification and compensation study for positions in the classified service.

Santa Cruz City Schools is pleased to announce that all four of our comprehensive elementary schools have been selected as California Gold Ribbon Schools!

Senate Bill (SB) 172 (Liu), signed by Governor Brown on October 7, 2015, suspended the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE). The law also requires districts to grant a diploma of graduation to any student who completed grade twelve from 2004 to 2015 school years, and has met all applicable graduation requirements other than passing the CAHSEE high school exit examination. This law took effect on January 1, 2016; with this in mind, Santa Cruz City Schools is now permitted to issue diplomas to eligible students.