Santa Paula Unified School District
Claudia Pardo is a Digital Arts Media Teacher at Santa Paula Unified School District since 2021, bringing extensive experience in both education and the arts. Claudia has been a Contributing Writer for VC Reporter and Santa Barbara Magazine since 2012, focusing on environmental stories and ethical business practices. Prior roles include Project/People Manager at DuPuis from 2015 to 2020, where skills in creative vision and branding strategy were demonstrated through successful presentations. Claudia also served as Arts Adjunct Faculty at Oxnard College and Cal State University Channel Islands from 2005 to 2012, teaching courses in Art Appreciation, Studio Art, and Art History. Claudia holds both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in Art from California State University.
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.