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Today on International Womens Day, and every day,

Today on International Womens Day, and every day, OCDE celebrates our female leaders, teachers, educational support staff, office staff, parents, students and community members. Keep Inspiring. Keep Shining. Keep Empowering. Keep Leading. #InternationalWomensDay2021

1,038!! That is the number of educators and school

1,038!! That is the number of educators and school support staff who were vaccinated today at the OC School POD at La Quinta High School in the @gardengroveusd !

The results of the 2021 OC Spelling Bee are in and

The results of the 2021 OC Spelling Bee are in and it’s at T-I-E! And what’s more, the tie is between two students from the same school! Sophia Lin and Baominh Le, both from the @thepegasusschool in Huntington Beach, will on Tuesday compete virtually again for this year’s top spot and a chance to advance to the National Spelling Bee in June. Stay tuned!

Best of luck to our 2021 OC Spelling Bee finalists

Best of luck to our 2021 OC Spelling Bee finalists who are competing this morning in the championship round. Due to the pandemic, things are a bit different this year, and finalists are currently completing an online, 50-question spelling bee and vocabulary test from their homes. Stay tuned as a winner will be announced later this afternoon! #OCspellingbee2021

Court’s in session at Hicks Canyon Elementary Sc

Court’s in session at Hicks Canyon Elementary School in the @tustinusd Hicks Canyon kindergartner Ava came to school dressed as the late U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as part of “Dress Like a Famous American“ Day for Read Across America Week. This activity serves as good reminder that March is Women’s History Month! 📸 courtesy of @tustinusd

Congrats to our 2021 OC Spelling Bee 🐝 finalist

Congrats to our 2021 OC Spelling Bee 🐝 finalists! These super spellers are moving on to the championships! 👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉

#ICYMI: OCDE on Wednesday opened its second vaccin

#ICYMI: OCDE on Wednesday opened its second vaccination clinic for local educators, launching a new POD in partnership with @CapoUnified and the @ochealth.

A team of school nurses delivered shots throughout the afternoon and evening in the gymnasium at Capistrano Valley High School, processing about 370 school employees.

The first OC School POD opened on Feb. 18 at La Quinta High School in partnership with the @GardenGroveusd. A third POD will likely be added next week, with Anaheim as the most likely destination.

Learn more in our latest COVID-19 update (link in bio).

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Th

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond spent this morning - via Zoom of course - at Martin Elementary in the @santaanausd reading to students and celebrating #readacrossamericaday ! Thurmond read the book “Sofia Valdez, Future Prez” to third grade students in Mrs. Gomez class. 📚 @cadepted

“We need to commit to knowing the name, the face

“We need to commit to knowing the name, the face and the story of our students, and understand that the stories will look different." - Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, vice provost of enrollment management at @ucla

Additional highlights from yesterday's seminar in celebration of Black History Month can be found in the OCDE Newsroom (link in bio.)

Have you registered yet for our virtual colloquium

Have you registered yet for our virtual colloquium taking place this Thursday, Feb. 25 in celebration of Black History Month? If not, please visit our link in bio to join OC Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares and this impressive group of featured speakers for a very important conversation. We hope to see you there!

Featured speakers:

Willie L. Banks, Jr., Ph. D.
Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
University of California, Irvine @ucirvine

Letitia Clark
Mayor, City of Tustin

Youlonda Copeland-Morgan
Vice Provost, Enrollment Management
University of California, Los Angeles @ucla

Kevin Martin
Senior Vice President, Organizational Performance and Strategic Planning
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union @schoolsfirstfcu

Robert Sheffield
Director, Quality Schools and Districts
WestEd

Alyssa Simmons
Laguna Hills High School, Class of 2020 @saddlebackvalleyusd

Good news! On March 1, vaccinations will be avail

Good news! On March 1, vaccinations will be available to all school-based employees with appointments. Updated state guidance says that 30 percent of new vaccine shipments will be allocated for education and childcare workers along with the food and agriculture sectors.

And, OCDE is working with local school districts to set up additional vaccination PODs, with operational hours allowing school staff to participate outside their normal work schedules, including weekends. As these new sites come online, educators and support staff will be able to receive vaccinations at any location as long as they have an appointment.

More information can be found in the OCDE Newsroom (link in bio).

Register today! Join Orange County Superintendent

Register today! Join Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares this Thursday, Feb. 25 at 3:25 p.m. for a virtual event in recognition of Black History Month, with featured speakers set to discuss African American experiences, strategies for ensuring equity, and more.

Additional information, including a list of featured speakers and a link to register, can be found in the OCDE Newsroom (link in bio).

New state guidance for high school sports, vaccine

New state guidance for high school sports, vaccine shipping delays, and reopening plans for LA and Long Beach. All of these stories —plus a few more — are featured in this week's edition of the weekly roundup! Head to newsroom.ocde.us or click on our link in bio to read more.

Drum roll please! The winner of the 2021 Orange Co

Drum roll please! The winner of the 2021 Orange County Academic Decathlon is... University High School! Woodbridge High School, also in the @irvine_unified , took second place after winning the previous four years. For a full list of winners in each division, head to the OCDE Newsroom (link in bio). @oc_acadec @universityhighschool

As you know, we at OCDE are passionate about kindn

As you know, we at OCDE are passionate about kindness and take joy in seeing and sharing the stories that are taking place across Orange County. So please join us in celebrating #nationalrandomactsofkindnessday by tagging us in your posts and helping us to reach our goal of registering one billion acts of kindness! #kindness1billion 💙

Save the date! Join Orange County Superintendent o

Save the date! Join Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares next Thursday Feb. 25 for a virtual seminar to celebrate and honor Black History Month. More details to come. #blackhistorymonth

Months later, after the devastating Bond Fire clai

Months later, after the devastating Bond Fire claimed the home of OCDE’s @Insidetheoutdoors, kindness continues to pour in from the Orange County community. Head to the OCDE Newsroom to see how animals and staff from the OC Zoo @OCParks are lending a helping hand (link in bio).

#Repost @ovsdsupt Happy Lunar New Year 2021!
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Mrs. Kakimoto’s 2nd graders at Star View participate in learning activities for Tet 2021, Year of the Ox.

#tet2021 #yearoftheox

Albeit virtually, more than 200 young historians r

Albeit virtually, more than 200 young historians representing 25 schools will once again showcase their original work at the National History Day-Orange County competition hosted by the OCDE. This year’s theme is “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.

Info on upcoming competition dates and more can be found in the OCDE Newsroom (link in bio).

#ICYMI: A fifth-grader from Newhope Elementary Sch

#ICYMI: A fifth-grader from Newhope Elementary School in the @GardenGroveusd used her one wish to help others. Through @MakeaWishAmerica, Vivian Nguyen requested a new sound system to amplify the voices of student performers in her school’s multi-purpose room. You can read more about her selfless act of kindness in the OCDE Newsroom (link in bio). #kindness1billion

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April 21, 2016
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OCDE in 30 Seconds: Looking for meeting space? ‘We’ve got you covered’

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March 31, 2016
OCDE in 30 Seconds: Here’s a little known fact about OCDE’s Business Services division

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

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February 11, 2016
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