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The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) has finalized agreements with several County of Sonoma departments to collaborate on providing timely support to students who may be a danger to themselves or others.

Jessica Hernandez, a teacher on special assignment in the Migrant Education program at Santa Rosa City Schools (SRCS), has been named the Sonoma County Teacher of the Month for March 2025.

All students at Harmony Elementary School and Salmon Creek School are safe and reunited with their families after the schools went into lockdown Monday because of a threat made on social media.

Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Amie Carter plans to offer additional support to Santa Rosa City Schools (SRCS) at their regular Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, March 12, as the district seeks to implement major changes ahead of the 2025-26 school year.

Credo High School science teacher Dr. Julian Shaw has been named the Sonoma County Teacher of the Month for February 2025.

The Sonoma County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) is holding an informational meeting for school families related to countywide special education services for the 2025-26 school year.

The recent loss of several young lives, two to suspected fentanyl overdoses, has deeply shaken many of Sonoma County’s school communities, young people, and families. To support our schools and families, we would like to share the following resources and guides.

Families of Sonoma County students with disabilities are encouraged to attend the 17th annual Sonoma County Transition Fair from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Sonoma County Office of Education, 5340 Skylane Blvd., in Santa Rosa.

Se alienta a las familias de los estudiantes con discapacidades del Condado de Sonoma a asistir a la 17 Feria Anual de Transición del Condado de Sonoma el martes 18 de febrero de 2025 de 3:00 a 6:00 de la tarde en la oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma, 5340 Skylane Blvd en Santa Rosa.

The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) recently published the inaugural issue of Sonoma County Youth Voice. The 82-page literary magazine features 44 poems from students at Sonoma County’s juvenile justice center, where SCOE operates the educational programs for youth in grades 7 to 12.

Lorez Bailey, the former publisher of the North Bay Business Journal and executive director of Santa Rosa’s Chop’s Teen Club, has been selected to lead fundraising and operations of SchoolsRule Sonoma County.

To realize the vision of Proposition 28 and ensure every Sonoma County student has access to a high-quality arts education, the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE), Creative Sonoma, and School Gig are teaming up to help schools and districts hire arts educators.

The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) and more than 140 participating schools want to hear the opinions of Sonoma County school families and students in this year’s YouthTruth surveys. The surveys, which are open through Friday, Jan. 31, are an important tool for schools and community partners to hear directly from students, school families, and employees about their needs.

Kasia Munski, an algebra and leadership teacher at Rancho Cotate High School praised for her deep involvement on the campus, has been named the Sonoma County Teacher of the Month for December 2024.

Mary Watts, representing Area 3, was sworn in as the newest member of the Sonoma County Board of Education on Friday, Dec. 13, and Area 1 Trustee Gina Cuclis was elected by her colleagues to serve as board president for 2025.

A consultant presented a study examining the feasibility of creating two unified K-12 school districts in the current footprint of the West Sonoma County Union High School District, finding that such a scenario likely would not meet two of the state's criteria for allowing school district mergers.

Mary Watts of Santa Rosa has been elected to the Sonoma County Board of Education, representing Area 3.

The California Department of Education on Thursday, Nov. 21, updated the California School Dashboard, the state’s accountability tool that measures school and district performance using a number of key benchmarks.

Yessica Moran-Valencia, an earth science and health teacher at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, is the Sonoma County Teacher of the Month for November 2024.

The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) recently published a reimagined Annual Report to the Community. The report outlines the role of SCOE and County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Amie Carter play in advising and supporting Sonoma County’s public schoools.

Sonoma County Board of Education Trustee Andrew Leonard has announced he will not be seeking reelection in November after serving nearly nine years in the role.

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors’ vote on Tuesday, April 18, to approve $250,500 in additional mental health funding for students delivers on a promise made to the voters who passed Measure O in 2020, said Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Amie Carter.