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Author Ian Hanigan

Ian Hanigan

Ian Hanigan serves as chief communications officer for the Orange County Department of Education, overseeing the Communications and Media Services unit. Along with producing stories and videos for the OCDE Newsroom, this team facilitates copywriting, video production, media relations, graphic design, web design and event support for OCDE. Prior to joining the department in 2015, Ian spent eight years as public information officer for the 30,000-student Irvine Unified School District. Before that, he was a local journalist, writing for the Long Beach Press-Telegram from 1999 to 2003 and the South Bay’s Daily Breeze newspaper from 2003 to 2006. His beats included education, city government, business and aerospace.

Superintendent Plutko and student

Placentia-Yorba Linda superintendent announces retirement after 35 years in education

Ian Hanigan
September 7, 2020
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Superintendent Dr. Greg Plutko has announced he'll retire from the district in December. Plutko, who was selected as PYLUSD's schools chief in 2016, shared the news with staff and... Read More
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Excessive heat warning issued for Southern California

Ian Hanigan
September 4, 2020
It's shaping up to be an absolute scorcher this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Southern California, which is expected to bake in the triple-digits on Saturday ... Read More
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OCDE makes plans for virtual academic competitions

Ian Hanigan
August 31, 2020
Like pretty much everything else, academic event season will look a little different this school year. Even as campuses are inching closer to reopening for in-person instruction, there are still no clear tim... Read More
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Weekly roundup: Football practice resumes, concerns about vaccination rates, and more

Ian Hanigan
August 28, 2020
The Beckman High football team was eager to finally participate in its first football practice of the season — even if it was a little light on football. Prep football games that were supposed to kick off th... Read More
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‘Schools on the Frontlines’ podcast features OC Superintendent Al Mijares

Ian Hanigan
August 20, 2020
In a new podcast out this week, Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares talks about decision-making and leadership during the pandemic and breaks down OCDE's role supporting school reopenings. The School... Read More
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Virtual conference will focus on enhancing interpretation and translation services

Ian Hanigan
August 20, 2020
Educators, parents and community members can learn how to further enhance school interpretation and translation services at OCDE’s fourth annual Interpreters and Translators Conference, which kicks off virtuall... Read More
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Districts must show how they’re addressing learning gaps with new plan

Ian Hanigan
August 19, 2020
This year, school districts won’t be expected to produce those long-range planning guides tied to budget projections, otherwise known as Local Control and Accountability Plans, or LCAPs. Instead, they’ll be ... Read More
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Cerro Villa Middle School club builds replica of the Wright brothers glider

Ian Hanigan
August 18, 2020
Some enterprising students from Cerro Villa Middle School have certainly earned their wings. Under the direction of STEM teacher Dan Baker, members of the Cerro Villa Makers Club have constructed a full-scal... Read More
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Mental health video made by La Quinta High students to air during Angels baseball games

Ian Hanigan
August 17, 2020
A mental health awareness video created by students from La Quinta High School in the Garden Grove Unified School District is set to air as a 30-second television commercial during Angels games on Fox Sports We... Read More
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Weekly roundup: OCDE educator talks distance learning; the latest on elementary waivers, and more

Ian Hanigan
August 14, 2020
An ABC7 News crew recently paid a visit to OCDE's Pacific Coast High School to talk to Principal Machele Kilgore about distance learning. OCDE's Machele Kilgore talks to ABC7 reporter Tony Cabrera about dis... Read More
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Orange County Department of Education
Al Mijares, Ph.D.
County Superintendent of Schools

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And if you’re a member of the media in need of information about the Orange County Department of Education, you can contact Communications Officer Ian Hanigan at ihanigan@ocde.us or 714-966-4008.

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