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COVID-19 update: Health officials issue new guidance on wearing face coverings in public

April 2, 2020

OCDE continues to track the latest developments related to the COVID-19 respiratory illness while working closely with partner agencies including the Orange County Health Care Agency and local school districts.... Read More

County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year

Al Mijares

April 1, 2020

On Friday, March 13, school districts across Orange County made the difficult decision to temporarily dismiss students in response to COVID-19 fears and calls for social distancing. At the time we found it nece... Read More

Q&A: How does a school closure work?

Ian Hanigan

March 13, 2020

RELATED CONTENT These OC districts are offering grab-and-go meals at a campus near you Here’s a rundown of OC school closure dates With school districts across California making the call to temporari... Read More

Weekly roundup: Drone program takes off, the origins of MLK Day, a closely watched SCOTUS case, and more

Ian Hanigan

January 24, 2020

With drones becoming increasingly more prevalent in photography, construction, journalism and other career fields, Fullerton College has a program that offers basic and advanced drone-piloting classes, along wi... Read More

Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more

Fermin Leal

November 22, 2019

At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building trades class to design a building. Instead, she's designing and printing prosthetic hands and... Read More

Updated 2019 state bill tracker: 9 proposed laws that could impact education in OC

Fermin Leal

October 24, 2019

The California State Legislature was busy this session that just concluded considering dozens of proposed education bills that could affect everything from charter schools and mental health support to when the ... Read More

New report shows how OCDE measures up against eight strategic goals

Ian Hanigan

June 18, 2019

Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares has released a new report outlining OCDE’s progress toward its strategic goals. “Measuring Up: Strategic Priorities and Key Performance Indicators” can be accessed... Read More

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond high-fives children

VIDEO: Jordan Elementary in Orange welcomes state schools chief on Read Across America Day

Ian Hanigan

March 9, 2019

Celebrating Read Across America Day, the state's new schools chief paid a visit to Jordan Elementary in the Orange Unified School District on March 1. While he was there, California Superintendent of Public ... Read More

25 Orange County campuses honored as 2019 California Distinguished Schools

Ian Hanigan

February 26, 2019

Twenty-five Orange County middle and high schools have earned the state’s highest level of recognition as 2019 California Distinguished Schools. The local campuses are among 162 secondary schools statewide t... Read More

VIDEO: Getting to know the California School Dashboard

Ian Hanigan

January 29, 2019

There was a time when a batch of standardized test scores was considered a passable snapshot of a school's performance. But those numbers never really told the whole story, leaving out key measures that reflect... Read More

COVID-19 update: Health officials issue new guidance on wearing face coverings in public

County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year

Q&A: How does a school closure work?

Weekly roundup: Drone program takes off, the origins of MLK Day, a closely watched SCOTUS case, and more

Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more

Updated 2019 state bill tracker: 9 proposed laws that could impact education in OC

New report shows how OCDE measures up against eight strategic goals

VIDEO: Jordan Elementary in Orange welcomes state schools chief on Read Across America Day

25 Orange County campuses honored as 2019 California Distinguished Schools

VIDEO: Getting to know the California School Dashboard

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COVID-19 update: Health officials issue new guidance on wearing face coverings in public

County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT team keeps district computers running with backup servers

OCDE in 30: Does your school have an Academic Pentathlon team?

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners unit offers resources and guidance

OCDE in 30 Seconds: OCDE provides services for infants with hearing loss

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Resources and networking opportunities available to OC families

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Career technical education offers STEM opportunities for all students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: PAL program built on the philosophy of students helping students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Friday Night Live empowers youth to be leaders in their communities

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Credential and Fingerprinting Services

OCDE in 30 Seconds: The OCDE print shop makes business cards, books, brochures and more

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Nutrition programs focus on ‘the whole child’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Now in its 40th year, the VSA Festival is ‘Soaring to Greater Heights’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Looking for meeting space? ‘We’ve got you covered’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Here’s a little known fact about OCDE’s Business Services division

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A quick look at the National History Day program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT division supports the technology needs of Orange County schools

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A brief look at the ‘Move More Eat Healthy’ program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: We break down the Orange County Academic Decathlon in half a minute