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Arts & Culture Commissioner Gethsemane Moss running for school board

September 7, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich 2 Comments

With more than 20 years of educational experience and a child about to graduate high school in the spring, Gethsemane Moss is ready to serve Benicia and its youth in another big way. She wants to be a school board trustee. Moss is running for a seat on the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified […]

Filed Under: Education, Election 2018, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: 2018 election, Arts & Culture Commission, Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, Gethsemane Moss, school board, Solano County Office of Education

Letter: High school diplomas for war veterans

February 8, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

High school diplomas for war veterans According to the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers, 17 percent of World War II veterans, 11 percent of Korean War veterans, and 5 percent of Vietnam War veterans do not have a high school diploma. The Solano County Office of Education is proud to participate in “Operation […]

Filed Under: Letters, Opinion Tagged With: letters, opinion, Solano County Office of Education, veterans

Solano County Educator of the Year nominees announced

April 23, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

BHS math teacher, BMS campus supervisor in running The Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) announced its nominees for the county’s Educators of the Year Award. Two Benicia Unified School District employees are in the running. This year, 13 employees from each of the county’s school district are eligible, including teachers and support staff. Representing […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Angela Porter, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Educators of the Year, Lee Anne Aidt, Solano County Office of Education

Solano County encourages students to promote attendance awareness through poster contest

September 7, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

In honor of September being Attendance Awareness Month, the Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) is working to make sure students show up to school as much as they possibly can. The way it has opted to raise that awareness is by allowing students to be creative with how they get that message out. Once […]

Filed Under: All Topics, Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Attendance Awareness Month, poster contest, September, Solano County Office of Education

County Superintendent Jay Speck announces retirement

July 5, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

  Jay Speck, the Solano County Superintendent of Schools, announced Friday morning that he would be retiring after 40 years with Solano County Office of Education. The retirement will be effective Saturday, Dec. 31. “The decision to retire was a difficult one, but I feel it is the right time for my family, for me […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Fairfield, Jay Speck, retirement, Solano County, Solano County Office of Education

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