Congrats to Young Writers' Project and Director Julia Ciapella for receiving a proclamation from the Mayor and Council of the City of Santa Cruz

Celebrating the brilliant career of Ellen Moir who is retiring. She co-founded the New Teacher Center which currently prepares 8% of all teachers in the US.

Joining the 1st Nest Flight event linking youth in our community to careers. So proud to support Jacob Martinez & the Digital Nest in their quest to show the world the talents of our youth and open up boundless opportunities #becomewhoyouare #nestflight

Celebrating our LGBTQ Community at the 2018 Diversity Center Gala. Congrats to Sharon Papo and her amazing team! #diversitycenter

Michael Watkins was recognized tonight by the 58 County Superintendents of California for his outstanding and visionary leadership

Did you know this area is one of the most active for sex trafficking in the US? With Assemblymember Mark Stone discussing what schools, legislators, & the District Attorneys office can do to address this epidemic in Santa Cruz County #AAUW

Art is about uplifting student voice. At the Vets Hall in Watsonville, with children's authors Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson who are reading their beautiful book: Carmella Full of Wishes

Attending the Trans Rights are human Rights Event in Santa Cruz. Proud to stand up for our trans community #transrightsarehumanrights

2018 first-time and future voter party at the MAH in Santa Cruz

With Michael Watkins, enjoying the deep talent at Dance Around the World at Ohlone School, thanks to Tandy Beal and all the 3rd grade teachers and staff who inspire our students to express themselves so creatively

Inspired by a powerful panel of students who are discussing how we can create schools that are safe and welcoming of all students #LGBTQ #safeSchoolsInitiative

So much fun being a mystery reader at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts. Read: My Shoes and I, and wrote student names in Arabic. Talked about diversity and asked students how to make school better (Get rid of Bullying & trash) #wcsa

Joining the 4th year birthday celebration at #DigitalNest... a shining hub for opportunity and innovation for our youth in Watsonville and now Salinas.

Visiting students in Ms. Pfeiffer's Biotech class at Harbor High. True NGSS, Real world skills for high demand, high paying careers. I didn't learn how to isolate and replace DNA in high school. Did you?

Celebrating the power of the Arts at the COE at the first student art exhibition with a jazz quartet. Thanks to our student artists, their parents, and art teachers. Special thanks to COE Arts Coordinator Audrey Sirota for organizing this wonderful event.

Enjoying being at the Watsonville Charter School of the Arts "Winter Wonders" student performance at the Mello Center

Celebrating outstanding spellers, 81 students from all over Santa Cruz County at our Annual Spelling Bee at UCSC

How can the COE support Day Workers of Santa Cruz County? Education, job training, communication skills... Inspiring stories and exciting opportunities of this dedicated group #santacruzcoe

Stepping up! Our staff receiving CPR, DeFib and First Aid training by our own in-house trainer Christina Valentin #santacruzCOE

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