N. California Braille Challenge (Special Education)
Students from MCOE’s Visually Impaired Program distinguished themselves in the Northern California Braille Challenge on March 3 in San Jose. Placing or receiving honorable mention were: Janie Brunson, Alex Aguilar, Giovanni “Rocco” Romeo, Monserath Espinola-Ramirez, Melina Mendoza, Tyler Riley, and brothers Luis and Manuel Castillo, former MCOE students currently attending the California School for the Blind in Fremont.

 Ready-Set-Play! (Special Education)
MCOE Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) preschoolers and Toro Park kindergarteners are spinning, pulling, rocking, climbing and sliding together! Outdoor play is important to young children’s development. The exercise of large muscles provides coordination, and balance, which are necessary for using the hands and eyes at the same time. The Toro Park Preschool Playground Project was funded by a sizable grant from our friends at the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, as well as donations from several faithful benefactors.