February 2016
Preschool teachers honored

Head Start educators from Norwalk-La Mirada USD and the Children's Institute were recently recognized by LACOE with Golden Apple awards for excellence.

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Federal law is focus of workshop

More than 200 administrators packed the LACOE Conference Center on Feb. 1 to get an overview of the recently reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act and legislative changes to Title I and other ESEA programs. 

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Training to help keep students safe

San Bernardino USD Police Chief Joseph Paulino will be the keynoter at a Feb. 29 training at LACOE to help prepare districts and schools in dealing with bomb threats and active shooter situations.

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Educator builds partnerships on China visit

Lisa Sherman-Colt, assistant principal of LACOE's L.A. County High School for the Arts, was one of 150 education leaders nationwide chosen for the College Board's 2015 Chinese Bridge Delegation.

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Local educator is finalist for top teaching honor

Daniel Jocz, a social studies teacher at Downtown Magnets High in L.A., has been named one of four finalists for 2016 National Teacher of the Year, to be named in April by the Council of Chief State School Officers.

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Students build anti-smoking advocacy skills

The Youth Tobacco Advocacy Leadership Conference on Jan. 12 drew more than 200 teens focused on developing anti-tobacco projects in their schools and communities.

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Scholarships for L.A. County students

The California Credit Union is awarding 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to college-bound high school seniors, community college students transferring to a 4-year university and adults returning to college. Deadline to apply is March 18.

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Arturo Delgado, Ed.D., superintendent

Los Angeles County Board of Education
Thomas A. Saenz, President
Douglas R. Boyd, Vice President
Katie Braude, Gabriella Holt, Alex Johnson, Monte E. Perez, Rebecca J. Turrentine

Produced by LACOE Communications Dept.: Frank Kwan, Director; Margo Minecki, Editor
The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is the nation's largest regional education agency, providing a range of programs and services to support the county's 80 school districts
and more than 2 million preschool and school-age children.
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