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OCDE’s Educational Services revamps website to ensure easy access to resources

Nathaniel Martinez April 10, 2025

From classroom instruction to leadership development, the Orange County Department of Education’s Educational Services division offers a wealth of resources...

Registration is open for the sixth annual California MTSS conference

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2023

Educators, administrators, counselors and other school-based professionals are invited to register now for the 2023 CA MTSS Professional Learning Institute,...

VIDEO: Embraced across state, MTSS framework supported by OCDE ensures students are ready to learn

Vicky Nguyen November 16, 2022

Every morning, Principal Dr. Claudette Onumah makes sure she is the first person to greet students as they arrive at...

VIDEO: MTSS conference welcomes 2,500 educators to Orange County to learn academic, behavioral and social-emotional strategies

Vicky Nguyen July 12, 2022

Every student is unique, with their own abilities, challenges and learning styles that set them apart. Seeking to take in...

Statewide MTSS initiative produces positive student outcomes, receives additional state funding

Nichole Pichardo November 3, 2021

Five years into California’s MTSS implementation, academic scores are up, disciplinary measures are down and rates of bullying and harassment...

Q&A: Highlights from the fourth annual California MTSS Professional Learning Institute

Nichole Pichardo July 22, 2021

More than 2,500 educators from throughout California gathered virtually this week for a three-day Professional Learning Institute aimed at sharing...

Virtual colloquium on July 21 will discuss ethnic studies and California’s model curriculum

Nichole Pichardo July 14, 2021

A panel of educational leaders will define ethnic studies and discuss California’s model curriculum during an online forum presented by...

Educators, community members gather at OCDE forum to discuss tolerance in schools

Fermin Leal January 22, 2020

More than 200 educators, activists, law enforcement personnel and others gathered Wednesday for a forum aimed at combating incidents of...

forum attendees gather for roundtable discussion

Forum on preventing hate incidents in schools spurs conversations about tolerance

Fermin Leal January 8, 2020

Incidents of bullying, violence, discrimination and other hate-related cases have spread across schools nationally, including those in Orange County. So...

students gather around a classroom project

8 OC educational programs earn prestigious Golden Bell Awards

Fermin Leal December 9, 2019

The California School Boards Association presented prestigious Golden Bell Awards to eight educational programs in Orange County that improved technology,...