April 2016
New county superintendent named

Debra Duardo, Ed.D., LAUSD's executive director of Student Health and Human Services, has been appointed superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

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LACOE looking to revamp special education services

In spite of the trend for local control, the Office is working to preserve and expand its special education offerings by making them more relevant to districts' current needs with a new director on board.

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Education budget, civic learning among topics of LACOE TV show

The latest edition of LACOE's public affairs program "School on Point" features California State Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas.
(30-min. video)
Business system transformation project reaches milestone

A request for proposal has been issued in LACOE's major effort to modernize and upgrade its financial software systems that serve more than 135 educational agencies in L.A. County.

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What's the buzz?

"Memorabilia" was the winning word for a 6th-grader from La Ca�ada Elementary who took first place in the 2016 L.A. County Spelling Bee. 
Young scientists shine at the fair

More than 900 students displayed their projects and competed for awards in the L.A. County Science and Engineering Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center on March 17-19.

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All children to be eligible
for Medi-Cal

LACOE is helping districts enroll children in the new Health4All Kids program, which provides health coverage regardless of immigration status.

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Model programs named

Four local school attendance programs are among nine across California recognized by state superintendent Tom Torlakson for using innovative approaches to keep students in school. 

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Also recently named were the state's 37 Model Continuation High Schools for 2016, eight of which are in L.A. County.

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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