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 Monday Dates)
All meetings will begin at noon on the first Monday of each month unless otherwise announced. The meeting locations are marked and detailed below.
2024
July 2024 – No Meeting
August 2024 – No Meeting
September 9, 2024 @ 9:15 a.m.*
October 7, 2024*
November 4, 2024*
December 9, 2024 - Jonata
2025
January 2025 – No Meeting
February 3, 2025 – Jonata
March 3, 2025*
April 2025 – No Meeting
May 5, 2025 – Jonata
June 2, 2025*
* - These dates the JPA Board will have 2 in-person meeting locations:
a. North County Location – Orcutt Union School District (OUSD) Technology Center, 500 Dyer Street, Orcutt, CA 93455
b. South County Location - Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO), 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 in either the Cabinet Conference Room or the Board Room.
Jonata - Meeting will be held at the Jonata Middle School Library, 301 Second Street, Buellton, CA 93427.
The public is welcome to attend any of the JPA Board meetings at the designated location for that meeting.
Approved: 06/03/2024
Updated: 07/18/2024
JPA Meeting Agenda
CURRENT AGENDA: 11-4-24 JPA Board Meeting Agenda
(REMINDER: The 11/4/24 JPA Board Meeting is being held at 2 in-person locations: (1) Orcutt Union School District Technology Center, & (2) Santa Barbara County Education Office, Board Room. If you would like additional information regarding the upcoming SBCSELPA JPA Board meeting, please contact the SBCSELPA Office at (805) 683-1424.