Santa Barbara Unified School District hosts State of Our Schools event citing improvements in learning

The Santa Barbara Unified School District shared its improvements in student math and reading test scores, as well as the addition of coaching programs for teachers during its annual State of Our Schools event on Friday.  Superintendent Hilda Maldonado said the test score data speaks for itself. “Our data shows real progress, our students are recovering academic ground,” Maldonado said. “Our intervention models are delivering results for our lowest performing students.” The event was held at 8 a.m on Friday at the Cabrillo Recreation Center, where staff, teachers and activists listened to several presentations from the district. The district provided muffins, pastries and drip coffee. The district saw a 6.5% point gain in English language arts test scores compared to last school year, a 5.8% point increase in math scores and a 2.1% point gain in science, according to data presented at the event. Maldonado said the district was above the state average for English lan