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Happy Holidays!
I hope you are looking forward to the LCOE Holiday party on the 19th. Click here for a reminder of the details. This is a great opportunity to get together and have a little fun!
Congratulations to the Literacy Task Force and The Taylor Observatory. Both received generous grants from the Wine Alliance. The Literacy Task Force received $1,600 for the Imagination Library and the Observatory received $15,000 for numerous projects and activities (see the article below for photos and more information). We are grateful for the support of the Wine Alliance for these two important programs.
Thanks and have a great week!
Wally
"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."
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Mike Thompson visits the Hub
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Mike Thompson and Wally Holbrook
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 Meet Candace Tkachenko LCOE Visiting Educator By Laurie Allen
Candy is one of the newer team members at the Lake County Office of Education. Shortly after having a hip replacement (about 1 week after!), she began her new position. Hobbling on one crutch, she still managed to attend the Common Core workshop at Marymount California University. She has a dual mission at LCOE: 1) to spend 50% of her time at Taylor Observatory developing a science center and the curriculum to support the center; 2) to spend 50% of her time supporting professional development for science educators and creating units for Common Core. Candy has a passion for science. She describes it using words and phrases like, "fun, interesting, stimulating for the mind... providing reasons why the world works... it engages students." After receiving her teaching credential from Fresno State she and her husband moved to Lake County where he worked at PG&E at the Geysers and she began her teaching career. She spent 30 years as a K-12 educator in Science, Math, History and English -- all in the Kelseyville District. Her passion for science is so deep she often plans travel and vacations around science locations. The Smithsonian is a favorite vacation memory, where she spent three days in the aeronautical museum before being dragged out. She claims no credit for it, but all three of her children are pursuing science careers in engineering. Her daughter is an Electrical Engineer at PG&E, her elder son is a Mechanical and Electrical Engineer at PG&E, and her younger son is working on an engineering career. I guess you could say that a love of science is hereditary in the Tkachenko family.
A small town girl at heart, raised in Tracey, she is happy to continue her career here in Lake County. She loves to play the piano (in private only, audiences give her hives) and is an avid reader during the summer break. Since her health no longer allows her to pursue skiing in her leisure time she has taken to painting her house. Apparently, she changes the colors so often that her husband tells her the rooms are getting smaller due to all the layers of paint. Candy has no plans to retire, but when the time comes she plans on taking art (painting, of course, and pottery) and music classes. |
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Let's Go Bowling!
Help us raise our annual LCOE Scholarship funds!
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 The Healthy Start News Fall 2013 Edition Click the link to read the latest news about our Healthy Start programs.
- Dental Sealant Clinics
- Nurturing Parenting Class Schedule
- Foster Youth Tutoring
- And more!
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Imagination Library 1st Anniversary
It is the 1st Anniversary of the Imagination Library, a program of the Lake County Literacy Task Force. With the help of our friends and donors, over 1168 books have been put into the homes of 161 of Lake County's youngest residents. That is 18% of Lake County residents, ages 0-4.
It only takes $25 to give a child a book each month for one year! This gift of literacy writes a lasting page in the book of literacy for each recipient. The Imagination Library, coordinated by the Lake County Literacy Task Force, sends a challenge and a request to Lake County to add a page to the book of Literacy for Lake County's youngest residents.
Your donation will provide an annual membership into the Imagination Library Program for a deserving child aged 0-4 who resides in Lake County.
This opportunity comes just in time for gift giving and the spirit of generosity toward others that lasts all year long. Gather up your co-workers and friends and write your page in the book being written to ensure that all children have books in their home and literacy in their lives. Gift cards commemorating your donation 'in honor' of a special person and tax deductible donation receipts will be mailed to all donors.
All questions about and donations for the Imagination Library can be directed to the Lake County Office of Education at 1152 S. Main St., Lakeport CA 95453. You may also email Stephanie Wayment at swayment@lakecoe.org or call 707-262-4128.
Click here for more information and to access the Imagination Library Donation Form.
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 There are still a few more days to complete our Hope Rising parent engagement survey and be entered into our December 20 drawing for a $100 Visa Gift Card. If you are parenting a child under the age of 18, please complete the survey, and share the link with your family, friends and colleagues. Click the link below to access the survey, or visit www.lakecoe.org/hoperising. If you would like to be involved in the Hope Rising task force, or for more information, please contact Shelly Mascari - smascari@lakecoe.org or call 707-262-4161.
Download Paper Drawing Entry Form | Download
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LCOE opens new Clearlake Workforce Training and Career Center in partnership with WorkForce Lake
The Workforce Training and Career Center opened on November 18 and is a partnership between the LCOE Career and College Readiness Department and WorkForce Lake. The new site is located at:
14092 Lakeshore Drive Clearlake (two doors down from the Main Street Bar & Grill).
We have a wonderful conference room, dedicated medical classroom, 14- station computer lab and an Employment Resource Lab.
Our Certified Nurse Assistant classes have already started utilizing their classroom and we hope to have the computer lab up and running very soon. The main focus of the computer lab is to improve skills to assist those in increasing their employ-ability and education. Students work with teacher guidance on a variety of topics including Microsoft Office Programs, GED preparation, general subjects and more.The Employment Resource Lab is a free service offered through WorkForce Lake. Tammy Serpa, LCOE Program Specialist, says of their first day, "It was full all morning with people searching for jobs and working on resumes." The Workforce Training and Career Center is the new home for LCOE staff members Amy Kiss, Kim Boles-Cravea and Tammy Serpa, who extend an open invitation for all to stop in and say hello. There is parking both in front and behind the building.
Workforce Training & Education Center 14092 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake Phone: 994-9001 Fax: 994-9008 Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30
A special "thank you" to Joel Miller, Robin Totorica, Wayne Martin and Juan Huerta for their support and help during this transition.
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Lake County Wine Alliance Distributes $90,000
Emphasis on Education
Five high schools, eight youth oriented programs and three other nonprofit organizations will share the $90,000 raised this year from September's Lake County Wine Auction. The funds were distributed last Wednesday evening at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville. This year, education was the emphasis. "Our commitment to this critical area will ensure that Lake County grows as a strong and healthy community for the next generation," said Kaj Ahlmann, president of the Lake County Wine Alliance. Read more.
 | Stephani Wayment,
LCOE Literacy Task Force |
 | Barbara McIntyre,
Taylor Observatory |
 | Richard Smith,
LCOE Literacy Task Force |
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ACSA 3.0 Leadership Summit
Launching our bold new future
The ACSA 2013 Leadership Summit was held November 7-9 in San Jose. This annual gathering of educators of all levels of administration is a celebration of the profession. This year Joan Reynolds (pictured at right), LCOE Healthy Start Director, presented a seminar entitled, "The Role of Community School Partnerships in Addressing the Achievement Gap and Supporting Student Success - Schools Can Not Do This Alone. "
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Clearlake Walmart donates
"Thank A Teacher" Gift Cards
Walmart Clearlake donated "Thank A Teacher" $50 gift cards for distribution to Lake County Teachers in recognition of the personal funds that so many educators use to buy supplies for their classrooms. Some of the recipients are pictured below receiving their cards!
 | | Deondra McGuire receives Walmart gift card from Lucerne Superintendent, Mike Brown |
 | | Angel Hayenga receives Walmart gift card from Pat Iaccino, Upper Lake Superintendent |
 | | Jasmin Harwell receives Walmart gift card from Upper Lake Union Elementary Superintendent, Valerie Gardner |
 | | Lori LaBrie receives Walmart Gift card from Andy Goodwin, Director, Community Schools, LCOE |
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 Mystery of the Christmas Star Taylor Observatory
Produced by Evans & Sutherland Digital Theater, Mystery of the Christmas Star allows audiences to journey back 2,000 years to Bethlehem as we seek to discover a scientific explanation for the Star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. This modern retelling of the Christmas story is sure to charm and captivate audiences of all ages. The planetarium is a perfect place to study this because of its ability to exactly reproduce the skies as seen from Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago.
Shows will be presented Saturdays from November 30, 2013 - January 4, 2014
Show Times: Hourly from 5pm - 8pm
Prices: $5/Adult & $3/Child under 12 years
No reservations required.
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Winter Holiday Schedule
The LCOE Office will be closed December 23, 24, 25 and January 1. |
LCOE Remembers Edith Perry
School Bus Route Coordinator for handicapped children
Edith Perry, 35 year resident of Lake County and LCOE retired employee, passed away on November 27. She was a LCOE School Bus Route Coordinator and spent 30 years teaching children in Kelseyville to swim. She had a soft spot in her heart for children, and especially for the handicapped.
Read her obituary in the Lake County Record Bee here. |
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 LCOE is on Facebook!
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December is ...
United Nations Human Rights Day December 10th
"As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, let us intensify our efforts to fulfill our collective responsibility to promote and protect the rights and dignity of all people everywhere." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Read more.
UNICEF Anniversary December 11th
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of
every child are realized. We have the global authority to influence
decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn
the most innovative ideas into reality.
National Poinsetta Day December 12th Dicken's A Christmas Carol published December 19, 1843 National Flashlight Day December 21st First Day of Winter December 21st |
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Calendar Highlights
LCOE Staff Christmas Party December 19, 2013 | 4:30 pm - ? | Soper Reese Theatre Lakeport, RSVP to Jan 1 (janb@lakecoe.org) | Read more.
Mystery of the Christmas Star December 7, 14, 21, 28, 2013 | 5:00PM - 8:00PM |
Taylor Observatory, 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville | Read more.
LCOE Family Fun Night January 14, 2014 (5:00PM - 7:00PM @Lakeport Family Fun Center | Read more.
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