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Sacramento County Teachers of the Year 2011 to Be Announced September 1st

The Sacramento area’s biggest annual “back to school” event takes place Wednesday, September 1st. Local school district officials, civic leaders, parents and students will gather to honor 15 individuals chosen as school district Teachers of the Year 2011. Two of those educators will be selected as Sacramento County Teachers of the Year 2011 and will advance to the statewide competition. California’s Teachers of the Year will be announced in November 2010.

Congresswoman Matsui Announces $275,940 for Sacramento State University

Congresswoman Doris Matsui announced today that California State University, Sacramento’s Student Support Services (SSS) Program will receive an award of $275,940 from the Department of Education. These funds were awarded through a competitive grant program and provide support and assistance to low-income, first-generation, or disabled college students in order to ensure they remain in school and graduate. SSS Program services may include instruction in basic study skills, tutorial services, personal counseling, financial aid assistance, career guidance, and mentoring.

Sacramento County Office of Education Launches GO BACK TO SCHOOL Campaign

GO BACK TO SCHOOL is a radio public service campaign involving partnerships between SCOE and local radio stations serving the Sacramento County area. The announcements — available in English and Spanish — contain a resource number (916-228-2357) which people can contact for help in determining which local education agency can meet their needs.

Teens Need Your Help: Become a Mentor

If you have what it takes to help young people navigate life’s tough choices please consider serving as a mentor. The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is seeking adult mentors to serve as positive role models as part of the LINKS Mentoring Program for high school students for the 2010-11 school year.

CRPD to Host Discovery Kids for Preschool and Kindergarten Students

The Cordova Recreation and Park District is hosting an after school program for children ages three through six. Discovery Kids will begin on September 7th and will be held Monday through Friday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Riverview Elementary School, located at 10700 Ambassador Drive in room H.

EdFund’s Fund Your Future® Wins Award for Best Public Service Series

EdFund’s Fund Your Future® workbook received the Magnum Opus Award for Best Public Service Series. Creating outreach materials that work is one of the ways EdFund serves students and families who need information on how to finance a college education.

Golf Tournament Supporting At-Risk Youth Needs Golfers and Sponsors

Every year in Sacramento County hundreds of students are expelled from school because of involvement in on-campus violence. Many of these instances of violence involve weapons. In order for these students to be readmitted to their schools, especially in cases reaching the court system, they must successfully complete a sanctioned violence prevention program. Project SAVE (Safe Alternatives and Violence Education) is one such program. It is a program that needs the public’s help and support.

Former CHS Principal, Jacquelyn Levy, Elected to Sacramento County Board of Education

New officers were elected at the July 6, 2010, meeting of the Sacramento County Board of Education.

The Board elected Trustee Harold Fong to serve as Board President. Mr. Fong, the previous Vice President, is a resident of the Pocket area of Sacramento County. He has served as Area 7 Trustee since June 2000. Mr. Fong is a Program Manager for the California Department of Health Care Services and previously served two terms as Board Vice President. He also has served as chair of the Policy Committee and on the Budget Committee. Area 7 represents the communities of Freeport, Fruitridge, Greenhaven, Meadowview, Oak Park, Parkway, Pocket, and portions of Airport, South Land Park, and Valley Hi.

See Jane Engineer: Summer Engineering Program Exposes Middle School Girls to Engineering Activities, Careers

Watch out Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Larry Ellison—the future faces of engineering are changing, thanks to summer programs like the 2010 Gateway Academy in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD). The 2010 Gateway Academy was held at Mitchell Middle School in Rancho Cordova June 7-10, 2010. Sponsored by LEED-Linking Education and Economic Development, [...]