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More Schools to Reopen as Ventura County Moves to Red Tier

3/16/2021 1:43:00 PM

More public schools will be reopening to in-person instruction now that Ventura County is moving to the less restrictive red tier in the State’s coronavirus monitoring system. The move from the purple to the red tier will take effect this Wednesday, March 17, as COVID-19 rates decline in Ventura County and after the State eased the threshold ...

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Ventura County Teacher of the Year Applications Being Accepted

3/5/2021 9:54:00 AM

The Ventura County Office of Education is now accepting applications for the 2021 Ventura County Teacher of the Year. The competition is open to all TK-12th grade teachers at Ventura County public, charter and private schools. Nominees are selected by schools and professional organizations, but members of the public can suggest a teacher for consid...

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Governor Newsom Visits VCOE Vaccination Site

3/3/2021 10:40:00 AM

California Governor Gavin Newsom visited the vaccination site at the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) in Camarillo Tuesday evening where thousands of local educators are being immunized against COVID-19. The Governor received a tour of the site from VCOE Deputy Superintendent Dr. Cesar Morales and Ventura County CEO Mike Powers.In remarks ...

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Ventura County Mock Trial Winners Announced

3/1/2021 4:34:00 PM

Trinity Pacific Christian School in Thousand Oaks is the first and second place winner of the 2021 Ventura County Mock Trial with Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley taking third place. The winning teams were announced this evening after seven days of competition that were held entirely online for the first time ever due the COVID-19 pande...

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Vaccinations for Educators to be Accelerated in Ventura County

2/24/2021 3:17:00 PM

The County of Ventura today announced a new goal of providing school employees with their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, which is significantly sooner than had originally been anticipated. This will be accomplished by working with local health care providers to administer vaccinations to educators in addition to using the C...

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More Elementary Schools Permitted to Reopen as Educator Vaccinations are Set to Begin

2/22/2021 3:30:00 PM

Ventura County has reached a COVID-19 case rate that allows all elementary schools to resume in-person instruction as early as today if they choose to do so and have taken required safety measures. At the same time, the County of Ventura will begin vaccinating teachers starting next Monday. “These two developments are encouraging steps i...

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2021 Ventura County Academic Decathlon Winners

2/8/2021 4:41:00 PM

The Ventura County Office of Education is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Ventura County Academic Decathlon, which was held virtually over the past few weeks for the first time ever due the COVID-19 pandemic. The three teams with the highest overall scores this year are: 1st Place: Westlake High School Team A 2nd Place: Adolfo Camarillo...

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Reopening Postponed for VCOE-Operated Schools

1/12/2021 10:57:00 AM

Plans to begin reopening schools operated by the Ventura County Office of Education for in-person instruction are being postponed. This was a difficult decision that came after careful evaluation of the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and expected delays in the distribution of the vaccine. For the time being, we feel it is safest to continue servin...

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Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Stan Mantooth Announces Retirement

12/15/2020 9:01:00 AM

Stan Mantooth today announced his intention to retire from his position as Ventura County Superintendent of Schools effective February 1, 2021. Mantooth has served as Superintendent of Schools since he was appointed to the position in 2008. He was then elected to the office by voters three times in 2010, 2014 and 2018. “After more than 45 yea...

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AmeriCorps Volunteer Helping Promote Environmental Education in Ventura County

10/6/2020 9:09:00 AM

The effort to expand environmental education for Ventura County students is getting a boost from the national AmeriCorps volunteer program. Kate Bilse has joined the Ventura County Office of Education as an AmeriCorps volunteer for the 2020-21 school year. Bilse is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she organized volunteer events for loc...

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