Bob Keatinge, longtime educator and administrator for the local school district, was honored last week for his 32 years as a boardmember for the Santa Barbara California Student Opportunities and Access Program (Cal-SOAP). Keatinge played an integral role in bringing the program—which helps underserved and underrepresented students with accessing post-secondary education—to the Santa Barbara area in 1984 and has since served on its governing board.
Reflecting on his retirement from the board, Keatinge expressed that he is proud of the work Cal-SOAP has done to help students who would not have otherwise thought to attend college. Prior to Cal-SOAP’s arrival, UCSB had been providing Financial Aid Assistance and presentations to the schools, but their programs were very scattered. “Bill Cordero thought it would be a good idea to bring Cal-SOAP in to help manage all the services pertaining to college access,” recalled Keatinge. “He approached me because at the time I was the State and Federal Projects Coordinator and could provide the data that was needed to ask for funding.”
The Santa Barbara Cal-SOAP consortium began reaching out to an increasing number of students, and provided information and academic support to under-achieving students. Keatinge announced at end of the 2015-2016 school year that he would be retiring and stepping down from the Cal-SOAP Governing Board. His many years of dedication were celebrated on Dec. 2 at the Twelv35 Teen Center in downtown Santa Barbara.
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