This article is part of an ongoing series of how local schools and districts are applying the principles of California’s English Learner (EL) Roadmap.  See earlier articles on Live Oak School District’s work and introducing the EL Roadmap. Mission Hill Middle School is taking strides towards realizing the California English Learner Roadmap’s vision of allRead more about Navigating the EL Roadmap: Mission Hill Middle School[…]

SANTA CRUZ — The County Office of Education recently formed a partnership with locally-owned lumber company Big Creek Lumber to provide building materials and jobs for student inmates at some of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Facilities. The Career Technical Education Partnership, a program of the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, startedRead more about Office of Education partners with Big Creek Lumber[…]

LIVE OAK — It’s lunch period at Cypress Charter High School, and five seniors are working their way through the ethical implications of an emerging gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. “We’re getting dangerously close to eugenics,” offers Skye Hathaway, 18. “I disagree,” responds Ava Willis, 17, the team’s unofficial captain. “The purpose of this technology isRead more about Cypress Charter: First public school to win regional Ethics Bowl heading to national competition[…]

By Griselda Wall As a person with a strong will and a great deal of determination, I seek out a challenge in everything that I pursue. After graduating from Harbor High School in 1996, I was encouraged by family and friends to take part in the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), now known as the CareerRead more about A Career Technical Education Partnership Student Becomes a Lifelong Learner[…]

SANTA CRUZ — High school students countywide can learn about management, food service and obtain work experience while enrolled in the new Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation course taught at the Beach Boardwalk. The Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation course meets from 1-3 p.m. Thursdays at the Boardwalk for the length of the school year, from theRead more about Boardwalk Partners with Schools to Teach Hospitality Course[…]

by Bella Hayes When I was in my junior year of high school, I took my first Career Technical Education Partnership (CTEP) course, Health Careers. I was a little intimidated; at that point, I only dreamed about one day becoming a doctor and never thought of it becoming a reality. The moment that I steppedRead more about CTEP Programs Helped Launch a Student’s Career[…]

Over forty percent of Santa Cruz County’s students speak languages other than English at home.  The CA English Learner Roadmap lays out guiding principles to support educators in ensuring that all English learners attain high levels of English proficiency, mastery of grade-level standards, and opportunities to develop proficiency in multiple languages. This article focuses onRead more about Long-term Investment in Accountable Student Talk Paying Dividends in Local District[…]

With all the late rains this year, you may have noticed an extra burst of green in the landscape and gardens. It is a fitting metaphor for the new growth we see happening across our county’s school districts. Our County Science Initiative’s efforts to entwine environmental literacy with science are taking root and teachers areRead more about Our County Science Initiative’s Roots and Shoots are Growing![…]