ICOEnnections e-Magazine for the month of July is out and it highlights: • Randi Ryan, Imperial County Teacher of the Year • The Curriculum and Instruction Department • The California STEAM Hub Initiative for After School Programs • SELPA Award Recipients • Migrant student college visits • and other topics... Each month, ICOEnnections pulls together stories from our programs, events, and Imperial County schools. Enjoy!

Imperial – First grade teacher from the Imperial Unified School District, Randi Ryan, has been selected as the Imperial County Teacher of the Year, for this coming school year.   

The Imperial County Office of Education Migrant Education Program serves migrant students and their families by providing supplementary programs such as school readiness, after-school tutoring, GED tutoring, summer camps, and university-based summer institutes. The Migrant Program also offers a variety of parent training, an Annual Speech and Debate Tournament, and a Regional Parent Conference. All the Migrant Program services are strategically designed to nurture migrant students’ curiosity and empower migrant parents as they support their children’s educational success.

This month's ICOEnnections e-Magazine for the month of June is out and it highlights:     Renato Montaño, ICOE's New Deputy Superintendent     A Visit from Mr. Anderson, former County Superintendent of Schools     Graduation Ceremonies at Valley Academy Schools and IVC Adult Life Skills Program     Classified School Employee Week     Curriculum Updates     and many other topics...

The Spring semester graduation dates have been released by local Imperial County high schools as well as Imperial Valley College and San Diego State University.  For more information and details about each graduation, contact each of the schools individually.

Some day in the not-too-distant future, every student in Imperial County will, with the flip of a switch, be able to connect to the Internet, leveling the academic playing field and sealing shut the homework gap. BorderLink is the Imperial County Office of Education's (ICOE) newest initiative to bring wireless Internet connectivity to K-12 students in several local communities as well as to students at Imperial Valley College.

This month's ICOEnnections e-Magazine for the month of May is out and it highlights:

This weekend, 30 MEP students from Imperial County participated in the Statewide Speech and Debate Tournament in Ventura, CA. Congratulations to the Spanish Debate Team from Calexico Unified who won First place in the Middle School Spanish Debate Category. In the Prepared English Speech category: 8th Grade: First place: Sabina Sandoval, BESD 9th Grade: Second place: Ashley Hernandez, CUHSD/CUHS 12th Grade: Third Place: Alejandra Vallejo, CUSHD/SHS

Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week 2019 and