Hey, what ever happened to the Suggestion Box?

Last week, at our monthly "Meet and Confer" meeting, someone asked about what happened to the little black Suggestion Box that was in the mail room next to the copier. It dawned on me that right after I was elected, I saw the box, didn't know what is was for and took it to my office. I am sorry to say it has been sitting there for four years!

I will make sure the Suggestion Box is back up and available for constructive suggestions from LCOE staff. The Suggestion Box will be placed in a spot that insures accessibility and anonymity.

This might be a good opportunity to make use of the Suggestion Box to generate cost and energy savings ideas throughout LCOE.

Suggestions will be reviewed regularly at our "Meet and Confer" meetings.

Thanks and have a good week!
Wally

 

The Staff Directory feature on the LCOE website is not currently functioning due to our conversion from Zimbra to Gmail.  This is the most frequently accessed page on our website, and we are anxious to get it up and running again.  In order to do so, we are asking every employee to complete the following form, which will take no more than 3 minutes of your time.

Click here to access the Staff Directory Form and add your information to our online Staff Directory.

*Your information will be reviewed by Human Resources for accuracy.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, or need additional assistance, please contact Shelly Mascari at smascari@lakecoe.org or Blaze King at bking@lakecoe.org.

Thank you for your help and cooperation in this process!

Joan Reynolds, Healthy Start Director, knew exactly what she was doing when she recruited Mari Valdez. Following years of serving our community in positions at Behavioral Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Services, and Lake Family Resource Center she has applied her passion and appreciation for working with teens working with LCOE Healthy Start for the last 7 years. Currently at Lower Lake High School, Mari is a women on fire for our youth. 

On any given day Mari is darting between dental clinics, home visits, student appointments, going to Social Services, setting up medical services for youth, meetings at Planned Parenthood, medi-cal student sign-ups, vision clinics, case management, foster youth services, probation student services, McKinney-Vento services, and taking students to colleges for visits.  In a nutshell, Mari is a full-time advocate for youth, managing resources, referrals and mentoring. When we spoke she was working on selecting "You are a Trojan Hero"  appreciation awards for her students.  Each week she takes the time to find three deserving students to present with an award certificate. Oh, and in her spare time she teaches Nurturing Parenting to Spanish Language Learners. Why all this attention on the youth and their families?  "These teens face challenges and obstacles in their daily life that distract them. If I can help remove those challenges they can focus on school."  

Students gathered at Mendocino College Lakeport Campus on Saturday, February 22nd to explore their future.  Over 90 students from Lake and Mendocino Counties attended the free workshop that was made possible by a partnership between Mendocino College and the Lake County Office of Education, with additional funds provided by a grant from the Air Force Association. Students in grades 7-12 from both counties were invited to attend a variety of workshops that included career exploration, financial literacy, and employment among others. 

Lake County Office of Education is committed to providing ongoing opportunities for professional development. Check out the LCOE website for current opportunities.

 

Rocky working Zumba class with Bonny Parrot

Update from Kandee Stolesen, 

LCOE Move More Motivator

 

 

 Have you tried it yet? Have you shared a document or file on your 

Google Drive? With Google Drive, you can share files - like documents, images, and PDFs - without having to email them as attachments. Sharing is as easy as indicating which email addresses or mailing lists should have access to a given file.   

 

Before they commit years of their lives and thousands of dollars to a school, they should be sure they're choosing a place that is a good match for their personality and interests. You can't get the "feel" of a school from any guidebook.

 

You can look at the virtual tours and watch the marketing videos produced by the candidates. Nothing, though, can match walking down a shady, tree-lined walkway on a fresh, sunny morning on a college campus that can become their temporary home.  A college tour is informative, stress relieving, enlightening, convenient, affordable, and a whole lot of fun!

 

The Lake County Office of Education Foster Youth program strives to address the unique educational needs of foster youth by working collaboratively with youth, caregivers, schools and other service providers.  Our program is a resource for collaborative partners to support the academic achievement of foster youth; enhancing their overall success.

 

This year so far, we've taken students to tour Sacramento State University and Santa Rosa Junior College.  We also have an upcoming San Francisco field trip planned for late April.  The culture of San Francisco is major and diverse in terms of arts, music, cuisine, museums, and architecture. San Francisco's diversity of cultures along with its eccentricities are so distinct that it offers a great opportunity for our students to explore.

 

The goal of the FYS Program is to support academic achievement, attendance, and positive school behaviors of foster youth living in Lake County by: 

• Providing individualized case management to support academic achievement, attendance and positive school behavior; 
• Providing high school to college transitional support services;
• Providing individual school or community-based tutoring services for foster youth students;
• Designating FYS Liaisons to link foster youth to support, resources and a caring adult.

 

For more information regarding the Foster Youth Program please contact the FYS Program Coordinator Doreen Gilmore at 994-0669.

 

 

 

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