“My philosophy is to look beyond the existing barriers, whether academic or personal, to see the potential in all students for success.” –Jackie Valadez  

The Consulate of Mexico in Calexico and El Centro, CA bestowed one of its highest honors to Dr. Sandra Kofford; the prestigious National Ohtli Award. The Ohtli Award recognizes Mexican, Mexican-American, or Latino leaders whose efforts have contributed significantly to the empowerment of Mexican communities abroad. Ohtli is a Náhuatl word that means "pathway" in English, or "camino" in Spanish.

El Centro – The Imperial County Office of Education is hosting a community event to showcase The Kinsey African-American Art and History Collection on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 6pm in the SHS Jimmie Cannon Theater.  Both Mr. Bernard Kinsey and his wife Shirley will be in attendance and will speak on the topic of where art and history intersect. 

BRAWLEY — The fall term has just begun yet high school seniors are filling out applications for college and Imperial County Office of Education is leading the way with their semi-annual Higher Education Week range of activities to stress the importance of college and career readiness.

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.

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)

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.

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 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.

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).