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OCDE to host Orange County Schools Career Fair on April 6

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Are you considering a career in education or seeking a new opportunity to serve students?

You might want to check out the Orange County Schools Career Fair, hosted by OCDE from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.

The free event is open to job-seekers who register at link.ocde.us/career-fair.

The upcoming fair will take place on OCDE’s main campus at 200 Kalmus Drive in Costa Mesa and will include a number of Orange County school districts looking for teachers, speech and language professionals, instructional assistants, paraeducators, clerical support staff, custodial and operational staff, and more.

Experienced educators seeking a career change and newer candidates who are just beginning their searches are all encouraged to register by the March 22 deadline.

New O.C. charter school offers a path to graduation and much more

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OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy offers a path to graduation and much more

Kirstie Suarez’s family moved several times when she was in high school, bouncing between California, North Carolina and Florida before Suarez took her final classes at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana.

Somewhere along the way, she fell two classes short of graduating.

Five years later, Suarez has made up that ground, and rather quickly, thanks to the College and Career Preparatory Academy, a brand new charter school approved by the Orange County Board of Education to assist young adults in need of a diploma or a path to higher learning. Continue reading→

5th Annual OC Safe Schools Conference set for July 30 through Aug. 1

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MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Arthur Cummins, Ed. D, 714-327-1071, Orange County Department of Education

Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714-904-7042, Orange County Sheriff’s Department

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA (July 24, 2014) – In response to the Sandy Hook tragedy and other incidents of violence in the nation, there has been a call to reduce gun violence and protect children and communities. Many agencies have realized the importance of creating safer school climates and have proposed solutions, such as hiring additional school resource officers, counselors and mental health professionals, and promoting collaboration between schools and law enforcement in developing comprehensive emergency plans, which include hands-on training.

Orange County law enforcement agencies and educators have responded to this call to action. The Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC), which is operated by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) have launched the School Assessment Project, a united effort to collect information from every school in Orange County to ensure the safety of all students. The data being collected includes school emergency plans, evacuation routes, maps, and other details that will be provided to first responders during school emergency situations. Continue reading→

Dr. Mijares is already making a difference as our new Supt. of O.C. Schools

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“Dr. Al Mijares has stepped into his new role as Orange County’s new Superintendent of Schools. On Wednesday, Marian Bergeson, retired California legislator and former California secretary of education, administered the oath of office to Dr. Mijares, who was selected by the Orange County Board of Education,” according to OC Metro Magazine.

I emailed Dr. Mijares today and asked him to please consider adding a translator tool to the O.C. Department of Education’s website.  His predecessor, Bill Habermehl, blew me off when I made the same suggestion to him.  But Mijares came through! Continue reading→

The 2012 O.C. Dept. of Education, Area One, Social Media Report Card

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Art Pedroza for the Orange County Board of Education, Area One

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2012
Contact: Art Pedroza, 714-606-7622, Website: www.votepedroza.com

The 2012 O.C. Dept. of Education, Area One, Social Media Report Card

SANTA ANA – Public school officials often talk about the need to connect with parents, but do our local public school districts really walk the walk, when it comes to communicating with parents?

Art Pedroza, a candidate for the Orange County Board of Education, Area One, noticed in 2010 that the Santa Ana Unified School District’s website did not include a common, and popular, tool for instantly translating their site to other languages.  The district corrected that oversight once Pedroza brought up the issue during his campaign in 2010 for the SAUSD School Board. Continue reading→

Sarah Rafael Garcia receives the Outstanding Contribution to Education Award

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Our readers selected Sarah Rafael Garcia, an author and the founder of the Barrio Writers program, as our 2010 Woman of the Year.  This month the Orange County Department of Education followed suit as they honored her with an Outstanding Contribution to Education Award, which was presented to her by OCDE Trustee Long Pham.

The Barrio Writers is a creative-writing program that encourages students to grow through exposure to the cultural arts and the written word, according to the O.C. Register.

The Outstanding Contributions to Education Awards Program recognizes the contributions of individuals, groups, and organizations whose unique efforts have impacted the education of Orange County students. Awards are presented at the Orange County Board of Education meetings, followed by a reception for honorees and guests.

You can buy the Barrio Writers book at Santa Ana’s Calacas.  Click here to visit their website.  And you can sign up for Garcia’s email list by clicking here.

Great Park wants kids to picture the park

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Orange County Great Park Corporation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2010
CONTACT: JENN STARNES 949-724-6574

Great Park Wants Kids to Picture the Park
Free Imagination Celebration event gets kids to discover the park through arts, gardening and ecology crafts

IRVINE – The many aspects of the Orange County Great Park will come into focus with “Picture the Park,” an activity-filled event that helps kick of OC’s Imagination Celebration. The free family fun event is designed to entertain ages 5 – 12, but families are encouraged to create functional art together at numerous activity stations.

In the Farm & Food Lab, UC Extension Master Gardeners will encourage junior gardeners through art and planting projects. Team Kids will be on hand to demonstrate the water cycle and provide recycled-art craft activities. Other activities throughout the Park will encourage kids to “Picture the Park” through crafts. Continue reading→