January 2017
Approach to teaching incarcerated youth expands statewide

LACOE's award-winning Road To Success Academy model of instruction has been adopted by the California Division of Juvenile Justice and the El Dorado County Office of Education. 

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Early childhood educators honored

LACOE's Head Start Division has honored Irma Delgado of Pomona USD and Bertha Blanco of Mountain View SD for providing individualized instruction, showing dedication to children and creating a positive environment. 
Educators build capacity to engage parents

More than 80 educators from 30 districts and charter schools are participating in a series of workshops to learn research-based strategies for developing effective school-family partnerships. 

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Transitional kindergarten resources available online

LACOE's TK educator development program is focused on results. "There is no better investment in our children than focused professional development for teachers that leads to high-impact, relevant and sustainable change," said Daniel Orosco,  project director.

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Special ed symposium set for  March 9 at LACOE

Learn from district representatives and other experts about best practices aimed at improving educational outcomes for students of all abilities at this first-ever countywide special education event.

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Feb. 10 event to focus on addressing gang violence 

Gangs are present in almost every California school. A one-day workshop at LACOE will examine gang trends and discuss strategies and solutions, focusing on collaboration among schools, parents, law enforcement, community agencies and policy makers. 

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All K-12 California teachers are invited to submit photographs for the CaliforniaStreaming contest following the theme of "Exploration." At least six student winners and up to two teacher winners will be chosen. Photos will be incorporated into a poster to be distributed statewide. Submission deadline is March 3.

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Debra Duardo, M.S.W., Ed.D., Superintendent 

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

Produced by LACOE Communications Dept.: Frank Kwan, Director; Margo Minecki, Editor; Kostas Kalaitzidis and Nimfa Rueda, Contributing Writers; Timothy Cox, Graphic Design.

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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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