Santa Paula Elementary School District

The Santa Paula Elementary School District, founded in 1876 with the opening of the first elementary school[1] in Santa Paula, California, until its merger into the Santa Paula Unified School District on July 1, 2013,[2] governed the city's elementary schools and middle school. In 1935, the board approved a tax levy that raised more funds for earthquake repairs.[3]

Past members of the board of trustees and superintendents of the district were:

  • Cecil Foster,[4] trustee (1918-1926)
  • George Bond,[5] superintendent (circa 1938)
  • R.E. Denley,[6] superintendent (circa 1947)
  1. ^ "Santa Paula Elementary District holds farewell celebration". Santa Paula Times. June 19, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "History of Our District". Santa Paula Unified School District. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "S.P. School Board Votes Tax Boost". Ventura County Star. July 10, 1935. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Foster Resigns". Ventura County Star. April 21, 1926. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Storke Pledges Attempt to Get Santa Paula Funds". Ventura County Star-Free Press. November 17, 1938. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Mossberg, Midge (March 29, 1947). "School For Crippled Children At Santa Paula Shows Marked Progress". Ventura County Star-Free Press. Retrieved October 2, 2020.