Absenteeism

by webmaster@slocoe.org | Jan 29, 2018 | Educational Support Services

In the release of the California School Dashboard data in December, chronic absenteeism was included as a status-only indicator.  The data showed that, as a state, 1 in 10 students are chronically absent from school.  Looking at different groups of students showed the... read more

Improve and Maximize Programs so All Children Thrive (IMPACT)

by Lauren Thorne | Jan 22, 2018 | Educational Support Services

SLOCOE is proud to be part of the First 5 IMPACT (Improve and Maximize Programs so All Children Thrive) grant. IMPACT is an innovative approach that forges partnerships between First 5 California and counties to achieve the goal of helping children ages 0 to 5 and... read more

The Assessments are Coming!

by Traci Theis | Jan 16, 2018 | Educational Support Services

Welcome to the new calendar year.  With that comes the whirlwind of testing frenzy, from Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics to AP testing and more.  This year there are two new assessments that are being added to the mix,... read more

Raising a Reader Program

by Lauren Thorne | Jan 8, 2018 | Educational Support Services

SLOCOE is proud to be part of the  Raising a Reader Affiliate Network. Our agency, with the help of Community Foundation and First 5 SLO, supports 30 Raising a Reader sites throughout the county. These sites serve over 500 children; 0-6 years old. Raising a Reader is... read more

Educational Broadcast – Connecting Our Community

by Michael Garrett | Jan 3, 2018 | Educational Support Services

Since 2000, SLOCOE has served as the educational grantee of San Luis Obispo County’s PEG (Public, Education, and Government) Access Grant. In this capacity, SLOCOE manages the broadcast and curates the programming of COETV on Charter Cable (now Spectrum). Over... read more

SLOCOE Hosts History-Social Science Publisher Fair: January 10, 2018

by webmaster@slocoe.org | Jan 3, 2018 | Educational Support Services

The State Board of Education adopted the History-Social Science Framework on July 14, 2016. The new framework models the diversity of our great state and is rewritten to include new research that reflects the inclusionary objectives of the State Board of Education... read more