NEWS STORIES

  • Back-to-school dinner celebrates what’s right in education
    Posted on Sep 16, 2016 by William Roller BRAWLEY — The fourth annual Back-to-School Teacher’s Dinner honored outstanding teachers and supported them with the encouragement their profession warrants to make the most effective instructor they can be at Stockmen’s Club here on Thursday.

  • ICOEnnections September 2016
    Click here for our September 2016 community edition of the monthly ICOEnnections publication. The Imperial County Office of Education kicked off the new school year with an all-staff back to school event on August 18. Read about this and other valley-wide stories in this month's ICOEnnections (Click here)

  • ICOE's ECEP and City of Calexico's Housing Authority Hold Ribbon Cutting for Latest Center in Calexico
    Today, a ribbon cutting for ICOE's Early Care and Education Program Day Care Center, at 1840 Rockwood Avenue in Calexico, was held. This particular center is a joint effort with ICOE and the Housing Authority of the City of Calexico and will be located at one of the Housing Authorities properties. It is expected to serve up to 38 children and will likely employ 4 people as pre-school teachers and aides. ICOE operates 20 early care and education centers throughout Imperial County with a county-wide enrollment of 654 children.

  • Smarter Balanced Test Results Released!
    Student test results from this past school year (2015-2016) have been released and should be mailed to students and their families shortly.  This video does a great job of explaining all of the details about the test, the test results and what they indicate.  

  • Brawley Educator Wins National Award
    Brawley educator wins national award By WILLIAM ROLLER, Staff Writer Posted on Aug 18, 2016 by William Roller BRAWLEY — Jose Flores, civics and U.S. history teacher at Brawley Union High School, was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Council on Environmental Quality with a 2015-2016 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators.

  • ICOEnnections August 2016
    Click here for our August 2016 community edition of the monthly ICOEnnections publication. Imperial, CA - The Imperial County Office of Education kicked off the second year of the PRIME program with a week long training at Imperial Valley College. Read about this and other valley-wide stories in this month's ICOEnnections (Click here).

  • Imperial Pathways Charter School
    M E D I A    R E L E A S E   RE:  IMPERIAL PATHWAYS CHARTER SCHOOL   Thursday, August 11, 2016   Monalisa Vitela, Senior Director Alt. Ed. mvitela@icoe.org Office (760) 312-5500 https://www.icoe.org/alternative-education/imperial-pathways  

  • Education Matters
    Education Matters J. Todd Finnell, Ed.D. County Superintendent of Schools It’s back-to-school time in Imperial County! The opening days of school conjure up images of backpacks stuffed with notebooks and unsharpened pencils, bulletin boards freshly decorated by teachers, and students showing off their new clothes to old friends. It’s a wonderful time of year, which is why I’d like to share some information on a variety of topics affecting our schools and community in 2016-17.

  • Academic Training Elevates Teaching to Higher Plane
    Teaching’s best practices took another leap forward during Imperial County Office of Education’s weeklong training session for elementary and secondary teachers this week at Imperial Valley College. This was year two in the launch of Precision and Rigor in Mathematics Education, which is part of a three-year grant under California Math, Science Partnership, which is administered by the California Department of Education, noted Todd Evangelist, ICOE director of development and community relations.

  • ICOEnnections July 2016
    Click here for our July 2016 community edition of the monthly ICOEnnections publication.