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Author Nichole Pichardo

Nichole Pichardo

ACCESS staff with backpacks

Drive-through school supply giveaway serves local families and students in need 

Nichole Pichardo
October 23, 2020
OCDE staff, along with local community members, gathered Wednesday to keep a back-to-school tradition alive. While COVID-19 may have altered traditional plans, the annual Back-to-School supply event hosted b... Read More
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OCDE staff unite to raise awareness about bullying prevention

Nichole Pichardo
October 21, 2020
In light of National Bullying Prevention month, OCDE today joins millions of people from across the country to celebrate Unity Day. OCDE's Bullying Prevention Team are spreading a message of unity, even as ... Read More
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5 facts to make you more ACEs aware

Nichole Pichardo
October 19, 2020
An acronym that has been used by healthcare professionals for decades has recently become a common term for educators who are observing an uptick in student stress, anxiety and other extreme barriers to learnin... Read More
ACCESS back to school night event

OCDE’s ACCESS program hosts outdoor back to school night

Nichole Pichardo
October 15, 2020
Staff members from OCDE’s ACCESS program, in partnership with Mariners Church, hosted a one-of-a-kind back to school night this week. With social distancing and other safety measures in place, local families... Read More
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Weekly roundup: Santa Ana student artwork to be displayed on school bus, database for reporting positive COVID cases, and more

Nichole Pichardo
October 9, 2020
A student from Saddleback High School in the Santa Ana Unified School District has won an art contest sponsored by JFK Transportation, and soon her artwork will be displayed on a school bus. Jazmin Suare... Read More
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OCDE helps local districts create positive school-wide behavior

Nichole Pichardo
October 7, 2020
For more than 15 years, the OCDE Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports team has been working with local districts to create school environments that are positive, predictable, safe and equitable. Offer... Read More
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State Department of Education secures 500,000 devices for students in need

Nichole Pichardo
October 6, 2020
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recently announced that the California Department of Education has teamed up with technology companies to make more than 500,000 computing devices availa... Read More
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OCDE and City of Westminster to host virtual groundbreaking of park honoring historic Mendez v. Westminster case

Nichole Pichardo
October 1, 2020
The Orange County Department of Education is partnering with the City of Westminster to present a virtual groundbreaking of a new park and monument to honor the legacy of the historic Mendez v. Westminster case... Read More
Back to school inperson learning

OC students begin return to in-person learning

Nichole Pichardo
September 28, 2020
Many students from across Orange County headed back to school campuses last week for the first time in over six months after the pandemic forced closures in March. Students from the Tustin, Irvine, Fountain ... Read More

OCDE is paving the pathway for career education across Orange County

Nichole Pichardo
September 23, 2020
Since 2014, OCDE’s award-winning OC Pathways initiative has been creating self-sustaining partnerships to expand career pathway opportunities for Orange County students. This countywide consortium made up of OC... Read More
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Orange County Department of Education
Al Mijares, Ph.D.
County Superintendent of Schools

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