Superintendent Updates

Dear community member, This week I want to highlight an important trend in public K-12 enrollment in Santa Cruz County, the topic of my recent …

Dear community member, Next week, the Santa Cruz COE will be conducting our 3rd Annual Rainbow Flag Raising ceremony on May 9 to celebrate Harvey …

Dear community member, Do you know there are more than 6,000 amazing people working across public K-12 education in Santa Cruz County? They are your teachers, …

Dear community member, Tomorrow is Earth Day, an opportunity to reflect on our role in stewarding the environment, both here in the Monterey Bay and …

Dear community member, On Monday, President Biden signed legislation immediately ending the national COVID-19 emergency, and the national public health emergency is set to end …

Dear community member, It is unthinkable that I must write to you in the wake of another horrific mass shooting, this time at an elementary school …

Dear community member, Every year, the COE hosts students from across our community at the Santa Cruz County Science Fair. This longstanding tradition provides an …

Dear community member, The COVID-19 State of Emergency declared in California is set to end on February 28, 2023, marking a milestone moment in the …

Dear community member, Behavioral health issues impacting our students were already at crisis levels before the pandemic, and by many metrics those issues have only …

Dear community member, I want to share my gratitude for the hundreds of people who attended our celebrations of the Santa Cruz County school community …

Dear community member, We are heartbroken by the recent loss of a student, a young man who attended the COE’s Oasis High School who was recognized by …

Dear community member, On behalf of Santa Cruz County’s school community, I want to extend our deepest sympathies and support to our neighbors in Half …