The High School Inc. program at Valley High School in Santa Ana may have raised a few eyebrows when it announced that students who entered as sophomores had posted a near-perfect graduation rate of 98.5 percent in 2014.
But graduation statistics only tell part of the story. What’s perhaps most unique is this school-within-a-school’s approach to blending college and career readiness. Click through to learn more.
All schools in Orange County will be back in session in September, making it a great time to emphasize the importance of not missing school.
It is critical that schools intervene early to identify and address the issues that contribute to chronic absenteeism. [...]
Thousands of students that had been unable to graduate due to the cancellation of the July California High School Exit exam are now exempt from that requirement.
Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 725. [...]
The Orange County Department of Education and Code.org are hosting a free workshop for K-5 educators interested in teaching computer science.
The one-day workshop will take place on September 12 at the OCDE offices in Costa Mesa. [...]
Perhaps you've been following the story of eight students from Santa Ana who earned the rare opportunity to be interns at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
On the day before they completed the program, we dispatched a video crew to talk about their experiences.
As school districts in California continue their transition to new educational standards, they may be purchasing new instructional materials for students, and many are looking at digital materials.
While the way instructional materials are delivered may change, what hasn’t changed are the laws that require those materials be distributed equitably – along with the California Constitution’s guarantee of a free public education.[...]
As part of a strategic effort to strengthen collaboration and engagement, "OCDE is in the process of enhancing and expanding its communications presence by leveraging the latest media platforms to deliver news and information that is accessible, relevant, compelling and credible," writes Dr. Al Mijares, Orange County superintendent of schools.
Click through to read the superintendent's latest column.
