Communication Services develops and distributes news releases and public service announcements on issues, programs
and events related to the COE and county schools overall.
June 26, 2007
Graduation and Celebration
Forty-six Alternative Schools students overcame their personal challenges to graduate in June. Read the story; see photos of the event.
June 21, 2007
CELDT Results
California English Language Development Test results were released Thursday, June 20, 2007. View SCCOE staff analysis.
June 20, 2007
Food Program Guidelines
SCCOE Head Start program announces eligibility guidelines for the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
May 21, 2007
Classified Employees Week
The County Board of Education has passed a resolution acknowledging Classified School Employees Week.
May 17, 2007
'Silicon Valley Reads' Selection
"The Distant Land of My Father" by Cupertino author Bo Caldwell has been selected for Silicon
Valley Reads 2008.
May 17, 2007
Record 324 AVID Graduates
A record 324 Santa Clara County students were honored on Wednesday as graduates of the Advancement Via
Individual Determination program.
May 6, 2007
Alternative Hoop Dreams
A new basketball league is allowing nearly 100 students at Santa Clara County alternative schools to realize their hoop dreams.
April 18, 2007
11 County Schools Honored
Eleven Santa Clara County Schools were selected this week as 2007 California Distinguished Schools.
April 3, 2007
Process for Mah Appointment
The provisional appointment of Grace H. Mah to the county Board of Education would become effective in
a little less than a month, unless a petition calling for a special election and containing a sufficient
number of signatures is filed by April 27, 2007.
March 29, 2007
Board Appoints Grace Mah
Grace H. Mah of Palo Alto was provisionally appointed to the Santa Clara County Board of Education at
a special meeting.
March 27, 2007
SCC Schools' API Among Highest
Students in Santa Clara County once again have outperformed their peers statewide, according to an
analysis of 2006 API Base results.
March 20, 2007
AVID Writing Conference at UCSC
More than 400 AVID students and teachers representing 19 high schools from Palo Alto to King City
will participate in the 6th Annual Writers Conference on Friday at UCSC.
March 15, 2007
Board to Interview Candidates
Interviews for a provisional appointment to the Santa Clara County Board of Education will be held at a
special board meeting on Wednesday, March 28.
March 13, 2007
Teacher Roundtable Talk at SCCOE
A representative from the U.S. Department of Education will play host to a roundtable discussion
with teachers on March 22 at the SCCOE.
March 13, 2007
AVID Students in Write-Off
More than 200 AVID students and teachers will participate in the Sixth Annual Writers Conference on
Friday at The National Hispanic University.
March 7, 2007
Tech Academy Seeks Participants
The SVEC 2007 Tech Academy of Silicon Valley is seeking students and science and math
teachers to take part in its summer program. Information and applications are available
for students and teachers.
March 6, 2007
Palo Alto Wins Mock Trial
A team from Palo Alto High School is headed to the state mock trial championship later this month,
after winning the 2007 Santa Clara County Mock Trial competition.
March 3, 2007
Teacher Recruitment Fair
Credentialed teachers seeking a job mixed with representatives from numerous area school districts
on Saturday, March 17 at the annual Santa Clara County Teacher Recruitment Fair.
February 23, 2007
Revised CDE Data
The California Department of Education has released corrected September 2006 data for testing and other information.
February 8, 2007
Evers Resigns, Heads to D.C.
Williamson M. "Bill" Evers has resigned from the SCCOE board to take a position as the U.S.
Assistant Secretary of Education for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.
February 5, 2007
San Jose to Play Host To Bilingual Education Group
The SCCOE is a major sponsor of the 36th annual conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education.
January 25, 2007
New L.A. Hills District Rejected
A resolution to develop a new K-8 school district in Los Altos Hills was turned down Thursday evening by the Santa
Clara County Committee on School District Organization.
January 17, 2007
COE to Operate Classes For Students of Closing Charter School
The SCCOE is making arrangements to set up and operate classes for the students of Pathfinder High School.
December 19, 2006
Young Artists Work
Thirty-six student artists from throughout the county were honored recently when their work was
accepted for display at the COE.
December 14, 2006
Rummelhoff Named Board President
Gary Rummelhoff was named president, and Jane Howard was named vice-president.
December 13, 2006
Speaker List for Los Altos Hills Issue
View list of those signed up to speak at Jan. 25 County Committee meeting on resolution for new K-8 district in Los Altos Hills.
December 11, 2006
Mann Joins SCCOE Board
Craig Mann was sworn in prior to the board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13.
December 7, 2006
COE Committee defers decision on L.A. Hills school reorganization
A preliminary public hearing Thursday regarding a new K-8 school district in Los Altos Hills ended
with a decision to take up the issue again in January.
November 28, 2006
Alternative Schools Director Honored
Paula Mitchell, Director of Alternative Schools for the SCCOE, has received a "Service to Youth
Award" from the San Jose Job Corps.
November 28, 2006
Panel to Consider L.A. Hills Resolution
A hearing on a resolution regarding creation of a K-8 school district in Los Altos Hills area will be
held Thursday, Dec. 7.
November 13, 2006
SChoolCharts: Making Sense of the Data
A new system that provides easy, efficient way for schools to organize and analyze the massive amount
of data generated by testing has been introduced by the SCCOE.
November 8, 2006
Board Adds Mann; 2 Incumbents Re-elected
Incumbents T.N. Ho and Jane Howard were re-elected to the County Board of Education in the Nov. 7
election. Craig Mann, who ran unopposed, will join them on the seven-member board.
September 21, 2006
Grant for Teaching American History
A million-dollar grant to support the teaching of American history has been received by the SCCOE.
Teachers are being recruited to participate.
September 19, 2006
Head Start Meals
Policy announced for providing free and reduced-price meals to eligible children under state meal
program.
September 17, 2006
2006 Constitution Day
The Santa Clara County Office of Education has assembled lessons and resources
to help schools fulfill the requirement of having an educational program about the U.S. Constitution.
September 19, 2006
Teachers to be Honored
Thirty "Teachers of the Year" from Santa Clara County school districts will be honored at an annual
ceremony on Monday.
September 1, 2006
Accountability Report
The California Department of Education has released the 2006 Accountability Progress Report for
schools across the state. Overall, Santa Clara County schools improved their academic performance
scores and outperformed their peers statewide.
August 31, 2006
Election for School Organization Committee
On Nov. 30, an election will be held for two members of the Santa Clara County Committee on School District Organization.
August 22, 2006
CAHSEE Results
Santa Clara County 10-graders who took the California High School Exit Exam last school year passed at an 83 percent rate...
August 15, 2006
STAR Results
Students in Santa Clara County continued their trend of outperforming students statewide on the California Standards Tests.
August 2, 2006
All Staff In-Service
August 22, 2006 at the Flint Center in Cupertino.
Date last updated: September 17, 2008
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