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Good news!
I am pleased and proud to announce grant funds from Redbud Health Care District (RBHCD) for core services through LCOE's Healthy Start Program. RBHCD, as in years past, provides much needed funding for Healthy Start to increase access to health care for students and families in the Konocti and Middletown School Districts. We are grateful to have RBHCD as our partner in providing much needed resources. We appreciate RBHCD's long-term commitment to the children and families of Lake County.
LCFF/LCAP
School Districts and LCOE continue to move forward in implementing Local Control Accountability Planss on a very tight timeline. The implementation of the new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) requires all School Districts and County Offices to develop a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) aligned to their budget. Both plans require School Board approval prior to being submitted to the County Office for review. While our timeline is extremely tight in this first year of implementation, it will allow us to decide at the local level, clearly what we want to do with the resources we have available. All LCAPs are now being developed after significant input from various constituencies. Participants include: parents, parent groups, students, staff, employee groups, and community members. It is truly exciting to have the opportunity to implement new ideas and initiatives in education. Thank you to all who have participated in this new and exciting process.
Thanks and have a good weekend!
Wally
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Lower Lake High School Automotive Program Receives Donation from LCOE
The students in the LLHS automotive repair program are excited about bringing life back to the car formerly utilized by Superintendent, Wally Holbrook. When it was discovered that repairs to keep the car running exceeded the value of the car, Brock Falkenberg offered it to LLHS Teacher, Bill Gabe, for a student project. They assured us that they are up for the challenge!
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Staff Directory Updates
Your Action is Needed
The Staff Directory feature on the LCOE website is not currently functioning due to our conversion from Zimbra to Gmail. This is the most frequently accessed page on our website, and we are anxious to have it up and running again. In order to do so, we are asking every employee to complete the following form, which will take no more than 3 minutes of your time.
Click here to access the Staff Directory Form and add your information to our online Staff Directory.
*Your information will be reviewed by Human Resources for accuracy.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, or need additional assistance, please contact Shelly Mascari at [email protected] or Blaze King at [email protected].
Thank you for your help and cooperation in this process!
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 Children's Festival & Advocacy Walk April is Child Abuse Awareness Month Help raise awareness on child abuse prevention and the importance of quality early childhood education. How? Join us in the Advocacy Walk, Saturday, April 12 at 10:00 am in Library Park, Lakeport Walk as a team, a family or an individual. Click here to register. Stay for the Children's Festival, Saturday, April 12 at 10:30 am in Library Park, LakeportEntertainment and fun activities for children and families! Other opportunities to support this important work:
Raise Your Hands Posters Approximately 2,000 posters are being distributed throughout the county to be decorated by children. Their beautiful artwork is then displayed in businesses and organizations all month long throughout the county to help raise awareness on child abuse prevention and the importance of early childhood education. If you have a program that serves young children and would like a supply of blank posters, or if you would like to display the posters in your office or business, contact [email protected]. For all the information go to the Children's Council Website at www.lakecountychildrenscouncil.com. |
 Thank You Lakeport Taco Bell Supporting Child Abuse Awareness and After School Programs Lakeport Taco Bell, partnering with Lake County Children's Council, First 5 Lake, the Lake County Child Care Planning Council, is featuring student artwork on their placemats (pictured above) for the entire month of April, in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month! Stop by for a taco and thank them for their support! Contest winners will be honored at a special ceremony lunch at Lakeport Taco Bell. Watch for more information on date and time of this event.
Congratulations to our featured artists!
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 | Artist: Georgia S., 3rd Grade
Upper Lake Elementary After School Program |
 | Artist: Paige S., 4th Grade
Lucerne Elementary After School Program |
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2014 Provider Appreciation and Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award Night - May 9, 2014 - Click here to RSVP!
For more information contact [email protected] or visit www.lakecountychildcareplanning.com
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Lake County Family Resource Guide is Now Available
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 Meet Victoria Garrison AmeriCorps Specialist By Laurie Allen
In the words of her peers she is passionate, stubborn, witty, dependable, and overachiever. In her own words, if she believes in something (or someone) she cannot be budged! We've decided to explore these "Victoria" attributes.
Passionate About her kids - she is the mother of 5 and the grandmother of 6. About her work - Victoria's journey to an AmeriCorps staff member began as a volunteer in her son's school. That led to going back to school to become a teacher. "In 2006, a dear friend recommended AmeriCorps. My first year I served at Oak Hill Middle school and I was hooked. AmeriCorps brought me out of my shell, although the jury is still out if that is a good thing or not." Her AmeriCorps service started with tutoring students in school and after school, then she became a team leader helping other members be successful at their sites, and now she is training (plus a whole list of other duties as needed). "Two years ago, when the opportunity to become staff presented itself, it seemed too good to be true. This is my dream job and I am grateful to do what I love!" Stubborn
Victoria was on her own at 13 and a mother at 17. "Growing up in poverty and abuse taught me I had nothing to give. Through much work, I have learned that I am not bound by the restrictions of my past and that I can change and become a person that contributes to society. But much more than that, I can help other women know that they have value and can be whatever they want to be. I want to make sure other women come along with me."
Do not tell her that you have nothing to contribute or you have no purpose, because Victoria is just stubborn enough to help you find both.
Witty
Perhaps it's all the reading she loves to do, or the brain games she plays, but I think it just comes naturally to Victoria. When asked, "Why Lake County?" she replied, " Why not Lake County? Circumstances brought me here when our youngest son was one month old. But I believe you should grow where you are planted, and I am happy that Lake County has welcomed me and given me a chance to work with such a wonderful group of people." She credits AmeriCorps for moving her from the back of the room, shy and quiet, to the middle of the crowd and now sometimes at the forefront of the group.
Dependable
Hands down, you can count on her - that's common knowledge. She trains, does the office work, sets up new members, support the members, and manages multiple 'hats' every day. She is always looking for ways to mesh her work with other agencies and maximize the efforts of all. Cindy Adams, LCOE Child Development Director has this to say: " Victoria has a strong work ethic and takes initiative to complete tasks and assignments, often staying long past her work day. She works diligently to ensure her supervisor's success. She does not need reminders from her supervisor on what needs to be done, often she is the one reminding. Victoria finds ways to make things happen no matter how high the hurdles are in front of her."
Overachiever
As if what you have learned so far is not enough, there's more. She loves to volunteer: Emergency Services to help in a crisis, Tango-Mike, church, Lake County Fair (handles admissions for the fair), committee after committee...... She once dreamed of being a teacher working with older kids, now if she were to grow beyond her current job she could see herself being a social worker. In her spare time there's reading (loves her Kindle), crafting, sewing, crocheting, raising chickens, playing brain games and watching movies.
Our exploration has confirmed that passionate, stubborn, witty, dependable and overachiever with a pinch of joyful, loyal, creative, and dreamer = Victoria Garrison.
For more in formation on Lake County Americorps click here.
Check out one of Victoria's current projects below --
The Friday Night Live Town Hall Meeting!
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Move More 20-14
Update from Kandee Stolesen,
LCOE Move More Motivator
Lake County Office of Education is still going strong on the Move More Campaign 2014! Week #9 total activity minutes reported was a whopping 5,045 minutes from 43 individuals! Grand total of minutes report to me for our group to date: 31,214.50 minutes! Way to go LCOE team!!!
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 Spring Newsletter From Healthy Start Get the latest information on the LCOE Summer Leadership Program, Foster Youth Services Santa Rosa Junior College Tour, Priority Registration Eligibility and more. Read More |
Tech Tip of the month
Making the most of your Google Apps- FORMS
Google Forms is a useful tool to help you plan events, send a survey, give students a quiz, or collect other information in an easy, streamlined way. A Google Form can be connected to a Google spreadsheet. If a spreadsheet is linked to the form, responses will automatically be sent to the spreadsheet. You can create a form from your Drive or from any existing spreadsheet.
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 Deadline for 2013-2014 purchase orders May 2, 2014
All purchase orders for the 2013-2014 fiscal year must be submitted by May 2. Purchase orders created after this date will default to the 2014-2015 fiscal year. If you have any questions please contact Jette Everhart at 707-262-4126. |
 Lake County Children's Council Launches New Website www.lakecountychildrenscouncil.com
In honor of April, as Child Abuse Prevention Month - our new Children's Council web site is LIVE! Click here to visit the site! |
 April is Earthquake Preparedness Month Are you ready?
April is Earthquake Preparedness Month, it has been recognized since the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and continues to be supported by the State Assembly urging all Californians and government agencies to engage in education, evaluation of seismic hazards, mitigation, safety activities, and the exchange of information related to earthquake preparedness with other states and nations. Surprisingly, many Californians don't consider themselves at risk unless they live on or near the line of a well-known fault, such as the San Andreas or Hayward Fault. This misconception leaves millions of Californians unprepared for an earthquake. Read More Get tips and information from CalOES
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 LCOE is on Facebook!
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Calendar Highlights
Advocacy Walk and Children's Festival April 12 | 10:00AM - 2:00 PM | Library Park, Lakeport
www.lakecountychildrenscouncil.com for more information
0-8 Task Force Meeting April 15, 2014 | 3:30PM - 5:00PM | LCOE Board Room | For more information contact [email protected]
STEAM: First Annual Exhibition of Student Work May 03 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Terrace School,Lakeport
Bullying, Cyberbulling and Student Free Speech May 05, 2014 1:00PM - 4:00PM | LCOE Kesey Room
Healthy Start Collaborative and Children's Council Meeting May 07, 2014 | 11:00AM - 2:30PM LCOE Kesey Room
Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award Night May 09, 2014 5:30PM - 10:30PM | Pine Crest Farms, Cobb | Click here to RSVP |
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