Thank you to our classified employees. The Board of Education recognized Classified School Employee Week during its board meeting on May 16. CSEA President Becki Hadley received the honor from Board Vice President David Gomez Serena and Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nancy Kotowski.
On April 26, the Monterey County School Boards Association held its annual organizational dinner meeting at Rancho Cielo Youth Campus in Salinas.
Monterey County Superintendent Dr. Nancy Kotowski joined MCSBA President Erica Padilla-Chavez and outgoing MCSBA Treasurer Don Reynolds and MCSBA Vice President Bettye Lusk.
The Monterey County School Boards Association helps governance teams fulfill their school district’s educational missions by providing information and training on governance standards and current issues.
On April 26, the Monterey County School Boards Association bestowed its Excellence in Education award to Big Sur International Marathon's JUST RUN program.
JUST RUN is a free, website-based program designed to assist schools and other youth agencies in the promotion of fitness and healthy lifestyles while combatting childhood obesity and its related illnesses. This year 43 schools and more than 6,880 Monterey County students have participated. More than 155,950 miles have been logged. Since 2005, more than 36,000 students have participated and more than 1.1 million miles logged.
JUST RUN representatives Mike Dove, Susan Love, Wayne Richey, Julie Armstrong and Buzz Joseph received the award at Rancho Cielo in Salinas.
English Language Arts, English Language Development and New Common Core Standards: MCOE and the California Department of Education will conduct an ELA and ELD Standards Focus Group to spearhead the revision of the current ELA and ELD Standards as required by AB 124. The focus group will be held on the afternoon of June 4 at MCOE in Training Rooms A/B at 901 Blanco Circle in Salinas. Contact MCOE's Educational Services division at 755.0364.
Dr. Nancy Kotowski, Monterey County Superintendent of Schools, and Byrl Anderson-Smith, President, Monterey County Board of Education, presented a resolution recognizing the Day of the Teacher to Karen Aguirre, MCOETA representative, at the May 2 board meeting.
May 9 has been designated as Day of the Teacher in California to honor and the thousands of women and men who have chosen the education profession, have accepted jobs in public schools, and who are building exemplary careers in this field.
A big thank you to the MCOE bus drivers that participated in transporting 750 walkers during the Big Sur International Marathon in late April. The drivers shuttled walkers the 10.6 miles from Fisherman's Wharf to Rocky Point.
