Taking Action on Hunger
Dear community member, Food insecurity affects students’ ability to learn and grow, impacting concentration, memory, mood, and so much more. We know that about 1 ...
Attendance Awareness and Resources
Dear community member, Last month I shared the sobering statistics around chronic absenteeism across California’s schools, including here in Santa Cruz County. Today is the ...
Connect With Computer Science
Dear community member, Expanding equitable access to computer science education is a core priority for the Santa Cruz COE, part of our work to build ...
Countywide School Safety
Dear community member, We’ve been thrilled to welcome our students back to school this week here at the COE and across most Santa Cruz County ...
Help Us Stuff the Bus!
Dear community member, I hope you’ve been enjoying a fun and recharging summer! Today I am thrilled to share with you that one of our ...
Avoiding Summer Learning Loss
Dear community member, As we head into the summer break, I am so proud of our graduates and all that our school community has accomplished ...
Congratulations, Graduates!
Dear community member, The end of the school year is always a moment of closing one chapter, and opening a new one. This is especially ...
Understanding Our Enrollment Trend
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 ...
Raising the Rainbow Flag
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 ...
Recognizing Our Educators
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, ...
Importance of Environmental Education
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 ...
COVID-19 Testing Availability
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 ...