Al Mijares, who retired as Orange County’s Superintendent of Schools last year, died Thursday after a battle with cancer.
Tag: Orange County Department of Education
The Orange County Department of Education isn’t a school district. It runs countywide programs, including alternative, special education and juvenile court schools, and reviews the budgets of the county’s 28 districts. We cover its spending, its programs and its elected leaders.
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Who Will Be Orange County’s Next Superintendent of School?
OC Board of Education members are expected to pick a new county superintendent of schools for the next two years after the current one announced his retirement in April.
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Meet the Candidates For Superintendent of OC Department of Education
The candidates include the current interim superintendent, a candidate who ran for the job and lost last election and a former south OC superintendent who was abruptly fired at the end of 2022.
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Orange County’s School Superintendent to Retire While Battling Cancer
While OC Department of Education Superintendent Al Mijares announced plans to return a few weeks ago, he now plans to retire by the end of June.
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Orange County Superintendent Quietly Misses a Year on Medical Leave
The Department of Education superintendent hasn’t been to a public meeting since December 2022 and officially went on medical leave last August, but some are asking why the leave wasn’t publicly announced.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Here’s Who Wants to Run your Public Schools and Community Colleges
Candidates are wrestling with classroom mask rules, charter schools, curriculum and taxpayer spending.
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2022 Primary Election Night Results: Who Will Run Orange County Education?
Three county board of education seats and the superintendent are up for election tonight, all of which will be decided tonight.
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OC Voters Asked To Pick Their County Schools Superintendent For First Time In Over Two Decades
The race could see major shifts in the county department of education that manages one of the largest education budgets in the state.
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Some OC School Districts Have Hundreds of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases After Winter Break
Local districts face staff shortages as Omicron is propelling Orange County’s fourth virus surge.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Renner: Conflicts of Interest Get Reappointed at the Orange County Board of Education
The Orange County Department of Education yet again puts partisan politics and personal grievances above the education of OC students. The Board reappointed Tim Shaw after his recent resignation, ignoring qualified candidates to replace him.
