Local school district trustees will be elected on a by-area basis rather than an at-large system beginning in 2022 as districts adopt a new election process to comply with state voting rights guidelines.
On Tuesday, the Santa Maria high school district board agreed to cease production of any new representations of its ship logo on business cards, mastheads, or other district supplies that have traditionally featured the image, and tasked Superintendent Antonio Garcia with creating a timeline and plan for the development of a new logo.
Substitute teachers within the Lompoc Unified School District will continue receiving an extra $50 COVID bonus each day for their services, according to school board officials who met on September 7 and agreed to maintain the increase established in October of 2020 due to the extra challenges caused by the pandemic.
When Farm Day rolls around Saturday, residents of the Santa Maria Valley will be able to take a free self-guided tour of local farms to see how their vegetables, fruits and berries are grown, beef cattle are raised and fine wine is made.
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