The Joint Powers Agency (JPA) Board is the decision-making body for the SBCSELPA and derives its power from the statutes of the State of California and from a Joint Powers Agreement approved by all school districts in the county. It is the policy of the Board to encourage public participation in the Board's activities in order to fully promote communication with interested persons and entities in Santa Barbara County. All meetings of the JPA Board are public and accessible. Deliberations of the Board, except for those appropriate for closed sessions, shall be conducted openly and all actions taken in public session. The following is a summary of the organizational structure of the JPA Board.
SBCSELPA Joint Powers Agency (JPA) Board Membership is comprised of eight Santa Barbara County School District/local education agency superintendents that represent school districts by service type and area:
- North County Non-direct Service District Representatives
- South County Non-direct Service District Representatives
- North and South County Direct Service District Representative
- Santa Ynez Valley Special Education Consortium Non-direct Service District Representative
- 9th through 12th Grade High School District Representative
- Santa Barbara County Schools Representative
El Consejo de la Agencia de Poderes Unidos (JPA) es el cuerpo de toma de decisiones por SBCSELPA y deriva su poder de los estatutos del Estado de California y de un Acuerdo de Poderes Unidos aprobado por todos los distritos escolares del condado. Es la norma del Consejo fomentar la participación pública en las actividades del Consejo para promover plenamente la comunicación con las personas y entidades interesadas en el Condado de Santa Bárbara. Todas las reuniones del Consejo son públicas y accesibles. Las deliberaciones del Consejo, con excepción de aquellas apropiadas para sesiones cerradas, se efectuarán abiertamente y todas las acciones se tomarán en sesión pública. El siguiente es un resumen de la estructura organizativa del Consejo de la JPA.
El Consejo de la Agencia de Poderes Unidos (JPA, por sus siglas en inglés) de SBCSELPA está compuesta por ocho superintendentes de agencias educativas locales/Distritos Escolares del Condado de Santa Bárbara que representan a los distritos escolares por tipo de servicio y área:
- Representantes del Distrito de Servicios No directos del Condado Norte
- Representantes del Distrito de Servicios No Directos del Condado Sur
- Representante del Distrito de Servicios Directos del Condado Norte y Sur
- Representante del Distrito de Servicios No Directos del Consorcio de Educación Especial del Valle de Santa Ynez
- Representante del Distrito de Escuelas Secundarias Grados 9º al 12º
- Representante de Escuelas del Condado de Santa Bárbara
JPA Board Meeting Schedule:
2023-2024 SBCSELPA JPA BOARD MEETING DATES (All Monday Dates)
All meetings will begin at noon via Zoom or in the Jonata School Library unless otherwise announced. Should you wish to attend the SBCSELPA JPA Board Meeting via Zoom please contact Lindsay MacDonald, SBCSELPA Office Manager, to request Zoom login information. Lindsay MacDonald can be contacted via e-mail at lmacdonald@sbcselpa.org, or by calling the SBCSELPA Office at (805) 683-1424.
- July 2023 - No Meeting
- August 28, 2023* @ 9 a.m.
- September 2023 - No Meeting
- October 2, 2023
- November 6, 2023
- December 4, 2023
- January 2024 - Special Meeting TBD
- February 5, 2024
- March 4, 2024
- April 2024 - No Meeting
- May 6, 2024
- June 3, 2024
*Change from customary first Monday of the month.
**The JPA Board will be held at the Jonata Middle School Library, Buellton, CA, unless advised otherwise.
23-24 JPA Board Meeting Schedule Approved 8/28/2023
JPA Meeting Agenda
CURRENT AGENDA: October 2, 2023 JPA Agenda
Meeting Agenda Archives:
August 28, 2023 JPA Agenda
June 5, 2023 JPA Agenda
May 1, 2023 JPA Agenda
March 6, 2023 JPA Meeting
February 6, 2023 JPA Meeting
January 9, 2023_JPA Special Meeting
December 5, 2022 JPA Meeting
November 7, 2022 JPA Meeting
October 3, 2022 JPA Meeting
August 29, 2022 Meeting
August 5, 2022 Special Meeting
June 6, 2022 Meeting
May 2, 2022 Meeting
April 12, 2022 Special Meeting
March 7, 2022 Meeting
February 7, 2022 Meeting
January 18, 2022 Special Meeting
December 6, 2021 Meeting
November 1, 2021 Meeting
October 4, 2021 Meeting
September 13, 2021 Meeting
July 9, 2021 Special Meeting
June 7, 2021 Meeting
May 3, 2021 Meeting
March 1, 2021 Meeting
February 1, 2021 Meeting
JPA Board Members
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Dr. Anne Hubbard – Chairperson Hope School District |
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Dr. Randal Haggard – Vice Chairperson Buellton Union School District |
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Dr. Amy Alzina – Clerk Cold Spring School District |
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Dr. Holly Edds Orcutt Union School District |
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Mr. Antonio Garcia Santa Maria Joint Union High School District |
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Dr. Hilda Maldonado Santa Barbara Unified School District |
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Dr. Emilio Handall Guadalupe Union School District |
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Dr. Susan Salcido County Superintendent of Schools |