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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.

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Red Ribbon Week: OCDE unveils virtual toolkit with activities and resources

Ian Hanigan
October 22, 2020
The Orange County Department of Education has put together a toolkit to help schools host virtual events aligned with Red Ribbon Week, which starts Sunday and continues through Oct. 31. Formally established... Read More
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Student contest aims to promote kindness and inclusivity — especially during the pandemic

Ian Hanigan
October 21, 2020
The Orange County Human Relations Commission is encouraging students to help create inspiring campaigns to curb hateful vibes and wrongful bias during the pandemic. Seven local middle and high school student... Read More
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OCDE partners with OC Health Care Agency to offer after-hours nursing support for schools

Ian Hanigan
October 20, 2020
As more campuses resume on-site instruction, OCDE has partnered with the OC Health Care Agency to hire a team of qualified nurses who will be on-call outside of regular business hours to assist schools with iso... Read More
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Weekly roundup: Project Hope Alliance, Mendez virtual groundbreaking, tutors in demand, and more

Ian Hanigan
October 16, 2020
Since March, Project Hope Alliance has put Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots in the hands of about 850 schoolchildren who are homeless and engaged in distance learning. Many are living in local motels — a fact that... Read More
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State organization recognizes OC Supt. Mijares as a ‘champion’ for students

Ian Hanigan
October 8, 2020
Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares has been presented with the Champions Award by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association. The association commonly known as CCSESA support... Read More
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Weekly roundup: Community bids farewell to FUHS gym, local schools start to reopen, and more

Ian Hanigan
October 2, 2020
A group of Fullerton Union High School alumni recently paid one last physically-distanced visit to their old gymnasium before it's razed in October. Closed for safety reasons in 2019, the 93-year-old gym has... Read More
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Fullerton’s Orangethorpe Elementary rocks new arts curriculum

Ian Hanigan
September 30, 2020
Students and staff from Orangethorpe Elementary School in the Fullerton School District recently got to rub virtual elbows with rock ’n’ roll royalty during a live-streamed chat about an arts education initiati... Read More
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Weekly roundup: NFL star surprises Santa Ana students, school reopenings, promoting tolerance, and more

Ian Hanigan
September 25, 2020
A Los Angeles Charger dropped by Heroes Elementary School in Santa Ana with a special delivery this week. Isaac Rochell, a defensive end who played in all 16 of the Chargers' regular season games last year —... Read More
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5 schools from OC earn National Blue Ribbon honors

Ian Hanigan
September 25, 2020
Five schools from Orange County have earned National Blue Ribbon status, considered the nation's highest educational honor. Laguna Road Elementary staff members celebrate their school's selection for Nation... Read More
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OCDE releases public schools directory for 2020-21

Ian Hanigan
September 24, 2020
The new Orange County Public Schools Directory is here. Each year, the Orange County Department of Education produces and distributes about 1,000 directories with contact information for all schools and dist... 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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