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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.

Campers sitting on the grass

VIDEO: Inside the Outdoors summer camps nurture a natural curiosity — and kindness

Ian Hanigan
August 7, 2019
Did you know OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program offers summer camps? From late June through early August, ITO offers a series of week-long day camps for kids, led by the program’s fie... Read More
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: Future farmers send animals to sanctuaries, educators gather to talk equity, and more

Ian Hanigan
August 2, 2019
Five Fullerton students who are part of a Future Farmers of American program decided the slaughterhouse wouldn’t be the final stop for three goats and a pair of sheep they raised. Instead, they took the rare... Read More
Educators outside with U.S., German and Canadian flags

OC teacher finds innovative practices, common purpose during tour of German schools

Ian Hanigan
July 29, 2019
STEM teachers pose in front of the 18th-century Karlsruhe Palace during their two-week tour of Germany. Organized by the Transatlantic Outreach Program, the trip afforded North American educators a chance to l... Read More
Long Beach Convention and Events Center

Can’t attend the 2019 California MTSS institute? Here’s how to watch the keynotes live

Ian Hanigan
July 25, 2019
Thousands of educators and school-based professionals will gather for three days in Long Beach next week to discuss practices that support the academic, behavioral and social-emotional success of all students. ... Read More
School campus rendering

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified forms new academy, air quality testing in Huntington Beach, and more

Ian Hanigan
July 19, 2019
The Santa Ana Unified School District announced this week that it has combined the Romero Cruz Elementary and Spurgeon Intermediate school communities into a single academy intended to expand educational opport... Read More
Former California Secretary of Education Dave Long

Educators, law enforcement officials gather in OC for school safety conference

Ian Hanigan
July 18, 2019
More than 500 educators, school workers and law enforcement representatives convened in Orange County this week for the 10th annual Safe Schools Conference. Presented by former California Secretary of Educat... Read More
Students at Sunburst Youth Academy

Student profile: Marisol and fellow cadets get a fresh start at Sunburst Youth Academy

Ian Hanigan
July 16, 2019
In our latest OCDE Student Profile, we bring you the story of Marisol, a cadet who recently graduated from the Sunburst Youth Academy. For those who might not have heard it, Sunburst is a community high school... Read More
Kids using screen devices

Screen time for kids: How soon and how much?

Ian Hanigan
July 3, 2019
Recent news reports have had a lot to say about screen time for kids. The interest is understandable. Because digital media has ramped up so quickly and become so ubiquitous, there are a lot of unresolved qu... Read More
Dozens of students at Boeing

Local high school students pair up with Boeing engineers in summer internship program

Ian Hanigan
July 1, 2019
Dozens of scholars gather at the Boeing Co.'s Huntington Beach campus to start the company’s High School Internship Program. (Photo courtesy of Eric Eichinger, Boeing Company) Some 75 local high schoolers a... Read More
SVUSD students and staff members

Trabuco Hills High School earns state award for special education

Ian Hanigan
June 27, 2019
A Trabuco Hills High School program established to promote inclusion on the field and in the classroom has earned a special state accolade that recognizes exemplary practices in special education. Last week,... 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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