WSSNews | Volume 39 No. 45

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026

SBCUSD's Kimbre Sargent And Angela Quinlan Honored

The SBCUSD Board of Education and Superintendent Mauricio Arellano presented Pacific High School Career-Technical Education Teacher Angela Quinlan with an award at the January 20, 2026, Board meeting in honor of her being named 2025 Biomedical Science Teacher of the Year by the national non-profit Project Lead the Way. (Photo by Corina Borsuk and provided courtesy of SBCUSD)

SAN BERNARDINO, CA---- The San Ber- nardino City Unified School District (SB- CUSD) Board of Education recognized staff members Kimbre Sargent, Director of Cat- egorical Programs, and Angela Quinlan, Pa- cific High School Career-Technical Education and Demonstration Teacher, at the January 20, 2026, Board meeting.

The Board of Education recognized Sargent for being the California Association of Ad- ministrators of State and Federal Education Programs (CAASFEP) 2025 District State & Federal Leader. Sargent, a former SBCUSD principal, was selected by CAASFEP mem- bers based on her exemplary leadership, dedi- cation and impact in implementing and man- aging state and federal education programs at the school district level.

Announced in October 2025 as part of CAAS- FEP's inaugural awards program, the District State & Federal Leader Award recognizes Sar- gent's strong commitment to advancing equi- table and effective state and federal education programs in the service of students, educators and school communities in her role as direc- tor of Categorical Programs. SBCUSD's Cat- egorical Programs department helps monitor and implement District and school budgets and state and federal programs, including the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) and the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). The Categorical Programs depart- ment also oversees the School Site Council (SSC), a decision-making body that represents school and community partners at every SB- CUSD campus.

Quinlan was recognized by the Board of Edu- cation for being the National Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Biomedical Science Teacher of the Year. Quinlan was one of just seven teach- ers and administrators nationwide recognized by PLTW for the 2025-2026 school year. PLTW honored her, in part, because "As lead of the Biomedical Pathways [at Pacific], chair of the Biomedical Advisory Board and a TIP mentor, Quinlan empowers students and col- leagues alike with a passion for transforming the future."

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