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COE to Honor Santa Cruz County Educators of the Year

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education (Santa Cruz COE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Santa Cruz County Educator of the ...
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First ShiftED cohort to showcase digital literacy plans for California schools

The first cohort of ShiftED, a partnership between the Santa Cruz County Office of Education (Santa Cruz COE) and the California Department of Education (CDE), ...
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SLV Teachers Showcase Power of Lesson Study

Five 1st grade teachers from the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (SLVUSD) recently demonstrated the effectiveness of Lesson Study, a professional development approach that ...
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Teacher Leadership Institute for Sustainability Celebrates First Cohort

“I have never felt so inspired and proud to be an educator,” said Brian Boyce, teacher at Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School. From a look ...
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Overdose Prevention: Event Aims to Get Naloxone to Teens, Parents

Youth are increasingly impacted by the national opioid epidemic, yet often lack access to the tool they need to prevent overdoses and save lives.  To ...
ThingBig! 2023

ThinkBig! Your Future Awaits – A Career Exploration Event

We invite all Santa Cruz County educators, students, and community members to our Spring ThinkBig! event from 4:30–6:45 p.m. April 12th. Sponsored by the Santa ...
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STEAM Expo Canceled Due to Storm Impacts

The 2023 Santa Cruz County STEAM Expo has been canceled due to weather-related access issues and the need to use Fairgrounds space for evacuees in ...

COE announces 2023 Poetry Out Loud results

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education (Santa Cruz COE) is pleased to announce the results of the 2023 Santa Cruz County Poetry Out Loud ...
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Top Spellers Crowned at Santa Cruz County Bee

The 2023 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee champions have been crowned, with Bayview Elementary student Liesl Hildebrand taking first place in the Elementary Division and ...
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Achievement and Resilience: Celebrating Our School Community

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education is pleased to invite you to our upcoming annual celebration. With student performances, speakers, local data, and food ...
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Watch the CalKIDS Town Hall — Free Funds for College and Career

Catch up on last week’s town hall on CalKIDS, a new statewide program providing a free kickstart to college and career savings.   State Treasurer ...
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Computer Science Education Week ’22

Santa Cruz COE spotlights Computer Science Education with week of events and activities. Computer science education creates career opportunities and has been shown to make ...