December 2019
Welcome to the first edition of Life@LACOE. We've given our official newsletter a new look, starting with a new name that replaces Channels. Our goal is to give you information that is relevant to you in a way that's easier to navigate and more visually dynamic. We invite you to share ideas on people to be profiled and topics to be covered. Call 562-922-6360 or email us.
LACOE's top teacher inspires

¡Felicidades!   Congratulations to LACOE Teacher of the Year Dana Poskitt, a Spanish teacher at IPoly High School.

Watch the video  (3 min.)
Community Schools:
Our way of fighting poverty

Schools can't do it alone. We've launched an unprecedented partnership among LACOE, county agencies and school districts to improve students' academic, emotional and physical well-being.

Watch the launch of our Community Schools
(2-min. video)
Head Start Policy Council honored

LACOE recognized the outgoing 2018-19 Head Start Policy Council on November 22.

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Bravo!

Monica Sanchez, director of Friday Night Live/Comprehensive Prevention Services Unit in the Student Support Services Division was recently elected to the Pico Rivera City Council. She is the city's first councilwoman in eight years.
 
Read story in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune .
A path to success for LACOE student workers

Former and current student workers share how LACOE has changed their lives.

Watch the video  (4 min.)
Bravo!

Diana Velasquez, Curriculum & Instruction director, Division of Student Programs, and Jason Hasty, executive director of Educational Programs, have recently earned their Educational Doctorate Degree (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership from USC Rossier School of Education .
Year in review

In case you missed it: LACOE celebrates accomplishments in school year 2018-19.

Watch LACOE highlights presented at the recent Leadership Conference (3 min.)
Valdez promoted to
deputy superintendent

LACOE has announced the appointment of Arturo Valdez as deputy superintendent.
Communications has a new leader

Elizabeth Graswich  is LACOE's new executive director of Communications.
Carpio replaces Yamarone as GAIN director

Raul Carpio has been selected as GAIN Division director, replacing Steve Yamarone, who retired on September 13.

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BEST Project @ LACOE

Coming in 2020: The Business Enhancement System Transformation Project will begin rollout at LACOE. What's BEST all about? Find out in this information video.

Watch the video  (3 min.)
In Memoriam

Ken Shelton, LACOE's former assistant superintendent of Business Services, passed away on November 15. 
 
Dr. Robert Barner, a former top administrator at LACOE, passed away on October 26.
 
Family and friends recently gathered in fond remembrance of Anna Whalen McIntosh, LACOE's Grants Development manager, who passed away in November.

Trifari Smith, who had worked for LACOE as a paraeducator for more than 20 years, passed away on November 11.
Produced by LACOE Communications Dept.: Elizabeth Graswich, Executive Director; Nimfa Rueda, Editor; Margo Minecki, Contributing Writer; Timothy Cox, Graphic Design.
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