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Our mission is to provide students with foundational skills by balancing technology with rich content curriculum through explicit teaching of complex thinking skills needed to compete in the global economy, by ensuring students learning is relevant to the world around them.
NORTON ELEMENTARY NEWS
![Lytle Creek Elementary student Noah Chavez stands at the mic as he prepares to spell a word as fellow competitors look on during SBCUSD's Districtwide Spelling Bee.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771959650/sbcusdcom/ujsuowslvugvdmljvgja/DistrictSpellingBee2026Jan-48-small.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771959650/sbcusdcom/ujsuowslvugvdmljvgja/DistrictSpellingBee2026Jan-48-small.jpg","width":432}])
Six middle school students took top honors at the SBCUSD Spelling Bee on Jan. 28 at Indian Springs High School. Each of the eight participating elementary and middle schools were allowed to send up to their three top spellers to compete for the honor of being the Districtwide Spelling Bee Champion.
![SBCUSD Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Ana Applegate stands at the podium, holding the Golden Bell aloft, as Board of Education Vice President Mary Ellen Grande looks on.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771623263/sbcusdcom/xv6xfssbutmezizpgrbl/IMG_1773.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771623263/sbcusdcom/xv6xfssbutmezizpgrbl/IMG_1773.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1771623263/sbcusdcom/xv6xfssbutmezizpgrbl/IMG_1773.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1771623263/sbcusdcom/xv6xfssbutmezizpgrbl/IMG_1773.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771623263/sbcusdcom/xv6xfssbutmezizpgrbl/IMG_1773.jpg","width":1536}])
The San Bernardino City Unified School District has been selected by the California School Boards Association as a 2025 Golden Bell Award recipient for its innovative Pathway to Biliteracy program. This honor recognizes the District’s strong commitment to world languages and its long-standing investment in preparing students to graduate as confident, capable communicators in more than one language.
![Pacific High School Career-Technical Education Teacher Angela Quinlan stands front and center, holding her award, as she is flanked by SBCUSD Board of Education and Superintendent Mauricio Arellano]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769201197/sbcusdcom/xgarfx1raidjtyxan5o7/2026Jan20AngelaQuinlanAward-6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769201197/sbcusdcom/xgarfx1raidjtyxan5o7/2026Jan20AngelaQuinlanAward-6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769201197/sbcusdcom/xgarfx1raidjtyxan5o7/2026Jan20AngelaQuinlanAward-6.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1769201197/sbcusdcom/xgarfx1raidjtyxan5o7/2026Jan20AngelaQuinlanAward-6.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1769201197/sbcusdcom/xgarfx1raidjtyxan5o7/2026Jan20AngelaQuinlanAward-6.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1769201197/sbcusdcom/xgarfx1raidjtyxan5o7/2026Jan20AngelaQuinlanAward-6.jpg","width":2200}])
The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education recognized staff members Kimbre Sargent, Director of Categorical Programs, and Angela Quinlan, Pacific High School Career-Technical Education and Demonstration Teacher, at the January 20, 2026, Board meeting.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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650 North Del Rosa Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92410
Join the SBCUSD Team and work for the BEST!
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Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room, Board of Education Building 777 North F St. San Bernardino, CA 92410
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4030 Georgia Blvd., San Bernardino, CA 92407
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777 North F Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410
Join us for the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) meeting.
QUICKFACTS
747 North Mt. View Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92401
$16,245
Expenditures per Pupil
K-6
Grades Served
1
Technology Device per Student
474
Total Enrollment
28
Teachers
31.2%
English Language Learners
37
Classified Employees
96%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
