Santa Paula Unified School District
Angela Bautista, M.A., is an experienced high school counselor currently working at Santa Paula Unified School District since August 2022. Previously, Angela served as a 9th Grade Transition Counselor at Denver Public Schools from July 2018 to July 2022, where responsibilities included supporting student transitions from middle to high school and implementing targeted interventions to promote academic and social-emotional success. Angela’s extensive background in education features roles in career counseling, academic tutoring, and youth mentorship, with a focus on equity in student achievement and college readiness. Angela holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and Career Development from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Child Development from California State University, Chico.
Santa Paula Unified School District
Santa Paula Unified School District The Santa Paula Unified School District was approved by the voters in November 2012, and began operation on July 1, 2013. The new District operates an early childhood education program, six K-5 elementary schools, one 6-8 middle school, one comprehensive high school and one continuation high school. Approximately 535 certificated and classified employees serve 5,500 students on a budget of $55 million. Santa Paula Unified is proud to be the home of the National MESA Champions, the Migrant Speech/Debate Winners, a CSBA Golden Bell Award recipient, two award winning academic academies, and a National Blue Ribbon School (Grace Thille Elementary). In addition, both high schools were recently awarded six year accreditations as well as a new track and field facility and a state of the art science/technology building on the campus of Santa Paula High School.