Weekly roundup: Santa Ana student artwork to be displayed on school bus, database for reporting positive COVID cases, and more Nichole Pichardo October 9, 2020A student from Saddleback High School in the Santa Ana Unified School District has won an art contest sponsored by...
OCDE helps local districts create positive school-wide behavior Nichole Pichardo October 7, 2020For more than 15 years, the OCDE Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports team has been working with local districts to...
OCDE and City of Westminster to host virtual groundbreaking of park honoring historic Mendez v. Westminster case Nichole Pichardo October 1, 2020The Orange County Department of Education is partnering with the City of Westminster to present a virtual groundbreaking of a...
OC students begin return to in-person learning Nichole Pichardo September 28, 2020Many students from across Orange County headed back to school campuses last week for the first time in over six...
Weekly roundup: NFL star surprises Santa Ana students, school reopenings, promoting tolerance, and more Ian Hanigan September 25, 2020A Los Angeles Charger dropped by Heroes Elementary School in Santa Ana with a special delivery this week. Isaac Rochell,...
OCDE is paving the pathway for career education across Orange County Nichole Pichardo September 23, 2020Since 2014, OCDE’s award-winning OC Pathways initiative has been creating self-sustaining partnerships to expand career pathway opportunities for Orange County...
Weekly roundup: The power of esports in schools, reversing reopening plans, and more Nichole Pichardo September 18, 2020Need some convincing about the power of esports in schools? In a recent article authored for District Administration, OCDE Executive...
Inside the Outdoors offers virtual field trips and traveling scientist programs; registration now open Nichole Pichardo September 15, 2020A lot has changed since March, and while OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors may be shifting its “hands-on” approach to environmental...
Q&A: OC Children’s Book Festival director inspires families to find joy in reading Nichole Pichardo September 9, 2020As reported in the OCDE Newsroom last month, the 17th annual Orange County Children’s Book Festival kicks off virtually on...
Weekly roundup: Tustin Unified partners with OC Rescue Mission, local districts plan for reopening, and more Nichole Pichardo September 4, 2020The Orange County Rescue Mission is gearing up for another school year, albeit with distance learning, thanks to the continued...
