VIDEO: County Supt. Al Mijares offers words of encouragement to parents, teachers and staff Ian Hanigan April 17, 2020With a month of distance learning in the books, Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares offered some words of encouragement for...
Timeline: One month of distance learning, grab-and-go meals, and other adjustments for OC schools Fermin Leal April 13, 2020It’s been one month since Orange County school district leaders announced the closure of all campuses to students as a...
VIDEO: OCDE curates distance learning resources for educators, counselors and families Ian Hanigan April 10, 2020As school districts across Orange County pivot to distance learning models in real time, OCDE’s Educational Services division has developed...
This year’s AVID scholarship winners celebrated virtually Ian Hanigan April 6, 2020Since 2009, more than 1,000 high school seniors have been awarded college scholarships of up to $25,000 each — and...
County superintendent recommends keeping campuses closed to students, focusing on distance learning this school year Al Mijares April 1, 2020On Friday, March 13, school districts across Orange County made the difficult decision to temporarily dismiss students in response to...
Here’s how internet providers are working to offer service to students in need Fermin Leal April 1, 2020Orange County’s major internet service providers have began programs to offer free or reduced internet access for families so students...
Cal State Fullerton program honors three educators from OCDE, Westminster School District Ian Hanigan March 27, 2020An associate superintendent and two alternative education teachers at the Orange County Department of Education were among dozens of educators...
OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center shows ‘virtual doesn’t have to be impersonal’ Staff reports March 26, 2020Up until recently, students at OCDE’s Harbor Learning Center had been working in a sustainable garden with teacher Marianne Taylor,...
Santa Ana educator nominated for National History Day’s top teacher honor Fermin Leal March 25, 2020Erik Peterson, a teacher at Santiago Elementary in Santa Ana Unified School District, has been nominated for National History Day’s ...
Check out what distance learning looks like across Orange County Fermin Leal March 24, 2020School districts and teachers have been working to build virtual classrooms pretty much from scratch over the past week to...
