Get up-to-date with latest news and information from the Placer County Office of Education and Placer County Superintendent of Schools Gayle Garbolino-Mojica. Explore photo albums, video clips and recent news media.
April 2023: Welcoming Spring and What's to Come
Special Edition: Yours in Education Episode 2
Special Edition: Yours in Education Episode 1
January 2023: Hello New Year!
September 2022: An Unwavering Commitment to Placer County Students
June 2022: Celebrations for Placer County Students
January 2022: Committed to Education
The following press releases are official statements delivered to members of the news media for the purpose of providing information.
2023 Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year Announced
Three Teachers Honored as 2023 Placer County Teachers of the Year
Kathryn Buchan Named 2023 Placer County School Counselor of the Year
Placer County Schools Receive Statewide PBIS Awards
2023 Placer County Spelling Bee Champions Announced
Placer County Superintendent of Schools Named ACSA Region 2 Outstanding Woman Leader
PCOE Completes Purchase of New Admin Space in Rocklin
Three-Peat Win for Rocklin High School 2023 Academic Decathlon Winners
PCOE to Host Two FREE Job Fairs
Petition for Territory Transfer Deamed Legally Sufficient
PCOE Employee Named Classified Administrator of the Year
Placer County Superintendent of Schools Launches Six-Part YouTube Series Yours in Education
PCOE Celebrates Mid-Year Graduates
2022 PCSBA Trustees of the Year Special Recognition Awards
Handle with Care Program Wins National Innovation Award
PCOE's Jennifer Hicks Receives Statewide Education Award for Efforts in Curriculum and Instruction
PCOE Leads $12.5M Statewide Educator Grant
2022 PCOE Employees of the Year Named at Back-to-School Celebration
Student Safety: A Joint Statement from the Placer County Sherriff's Office and PCOE
2022 Placer County Teachers of the Year Announced
2022 Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year Announced
Placer County Schools Special Education Job Fair
SELPA Community Resource Fair
2022 Placer County Spelling Bee Champions Announced
Media Release: 2022 Placer County Spelling Bee
Andrew Tagg Appointed to Fill Area 2 Trustee Vacancy
R. Jan Pinney Appointed to Fill Area 4 Trustee Vacancy
Rocklin High School Takes Top Honors in County Academic Decathlon
Dr. Renee Regacho-Anaclerio Appointed to Fill Area 6 Trustee Vacancy
Placer County Board of Education Vacancies in Areas 2 and 4
Placer County Board of Education Vacancy in Area 6
Placer County School Board Trustees Honored
PCOE Launches Handle with Care Program to Support Youth Who Experience Trauma
Scammers Impersonate School Leaders in Community Mailers
Placer County 2021 Classified School Employees of the Year Announced
Placer County 2021 Teachers of the Year Announced
County Superintendent Recognizes Educators and School Employees in Honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day and Classified School Employees Week
Homeless Youth Receive Boost in Charitable Grants from PCF and CORE Construction
Rocklin High School Wins 2021 Placer County Academic Decathlon
Placer County Board of Education Selects Sergey Terebkov for Area 1 Provisional Appointment
County Superintendent Named Administrator of the Year
PCOE iLearn Academy Leader Named Elementary School Principal of the Year
Placer County Board of Education Vacancy, Trustee Area 1
Placer County Schools Win Statewide Education Program Recognition for Supporting Community - PBIS Community Cares Award Winners
Joint Statement with Placer County HHS Testing to Reopen Schools
Child Care Referral for Those Working in Essential Services
Website Launch to Support Educators in Making Distance Learning Accessible to Students with Disabilities
Placer County School Facilities Closed for In-Person Instruction for Remainder of 2019-20 Academic Year
Placer County Students Earn Individual Honors in the California State Academic Decathlon
Placer County School Closure Extended through May 1
Placer County School Leaders Move to Close Schools Amid COVID-19
Media Advisory: 2020 Placer County Spelling Bee Oral Competition and Grand Finals Event
2020 Placer County Academic Decathlon Winners Announced
PCOE's Pathways iLearn Academy Moves to Auburn: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Placer County School Boards Association Honors Trustees
The Future is Bright in Placer County: 2019 Community Leader Breakfast
Petition to Terminate RUSD Provisional Board Appointment Deemed Not Legally Sufficient
California Assessment of Student Performance and Test (CAASPP) Scores Announced - Placer County Student Outperform Statewide Scores and Make Progress in Closing the Achievement Gap Progress
PCOE 2019 Employees of the Year
Sarah Hendricks, Classified
Holly Justice, Certificated
Kerri Fulton, Management
Kristina Kress, Rookie of the Year
Chris Womack, Superintendent's Award
Building Skills with Lennar Homes
Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year
Foresthill Unions Names New Superintendent
Placer County Elementary School Teacher of the Year
Placer County Middle School Teacher of the Year
Placer County High School Teacher of the Year
Placer County Students Shined at Denim & Diamond Special Education Prom
PCOE and First 5 Celebrate Día del Niño
Rocklin Resident Joins PCOE as New Chief Communications Officer
Placer County Spelling Bee Champions
From local to national news, people are talking about the Placer County Office of Education. Read the articles and editorials below, and find out why we are gold in education.
KFBK: Yours in Education with Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Sacramento Business Journal: PCOE is Coming to Rocklin
Studio Sacramento: Back to School After the Pandemic Featuring Placer County Superintendent of Schools Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Sutter Health Vitals: Hurt from Trauma Can Impact Health Long Term, PCOE Handle with Care
Sierra Sun: Teacher Named 2022 Placer County Teacher of the Year
Roseville Today: Employee Nabs Placer County Awards
Daily Republic: State Crowns Elementary and Junior High Spelling Bee Winner
Gold Country Media: iLearn Students Give Back through Food Drive
Gold Country Media: Applications Accepted for Three Board Vacancies
Gold Country Media: County Board Redistricts and Seeks Appointee for Auburn-area Vacancy
Sacramento Bee: Placer School Leaders Ask CA to Keep COVID Vaccine Belief Exemptions
CBS News: Mask Exemptions in Placer County
Roseville Today: PCOE Host Education Fair for Families in Need
The Mercury: Placer County Classified Employees Announced
Comstock's Magazine: Educational Excellence
Style Magazine: Moms of the Year featuring Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Gold Country Media: Homeless Youth Benefit from New Grant Funds
California Schools Public Relations Association: PCOE Wins California Gold for Workplace Culture Communications Campaign
Center for the Future of Teaching & Learning at WestEd: Voices from the Field, Supporting Concurrent Learning
Gold Country Media: Vaccines for Educators in Placer County
Auburn Journal: PCOE Established Wellness Centers in Auburn Union Schools
ABC10: Placer County Superintendent Shares Successes and Challenges with Reopening Schools
Gold Country Media: Rocklin High School Wins County Academic Decathlon
Gold Country Media: Sergey Terebkov Selected as New County Board of Education Member
Gold Country Media: Placer iLearn Academy Leader is Principal of the Year
Auburn Journal: Education Among the Pandemic: Q&A with Superintendent of the Year
KFBK: Would Vaccinating Teachers Get Schools Open Faster?
Gold Country Media: Placer County Board of Education Vacancy
Gold Country Media: Lincoln School Campus Stay Open
Gold Country Media: South Placer School Districts Remaining Open
CBS News: PCOE Prevention Services Teams Up with Auburn Lions Club to Provides Desks to Students
CalMatters: COVID-19 Testing as California Schools Reopen
ABC10: What Placer County's Move from Purple to Red Means
CBS: COVID-19 Testing Causing Confusion to Reopen Schools
Sacramento Bee: Placer Off State Watch List. What Does This Mean for Schools?
ACSA Campus Tour: Return to School (View on Facebook)
The 74 Million: An Education System Divided, Internet Inequality
Bloomberg News: Layoffs Specter Spurs Schools, Colleges to Seek More Federal Aid
KCRA: County Responds to Increase in Child Abuse Calls
Fox 40: Placer County Seeks Families for Emergency Foster Care
Auburn Journal: Placer Co. Schools Close for Rest of Academic Year
KAHI Barry Stigers Video Interview: Discussion with Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Gold Country Media: Placer County Schools Closed for 2019-2020 School Year
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento, Placer Schools Announce Physical Closure for Remainder of School Year
News Channel 8: Placer County School will Remain Closed for Rest of School Year
KAHI Radio: Placer Schools Closed Until May 1
Auburn Journal: Placer County School Closures Extended Through May 1
CBS Sacramento: Childcare and Preschool Guidance in Placer County
Sacramento Bee: Placer County Schools to Close for Three Weeks
Roseville Today: Placer County Schools Closed Over Coronavirus
KCRA: Placer County Schools to Close due to COVID-19
POLITICO: Coronavirus Quarantines Could Rob Rural Communities of Access
Comstocks Magazine: Learning Lot
Auburn Journal: Schools React and Plan in the Face of COVID-19
Sacramento Bee: How are Schools Reacting to COVID-19
Auburn Journal: PCOE Continues to Make Student Safety a Priority
Roseville Today: Placer County Schools Job Fair
Gold County Media: County Charter School Moves to Auburn
San Francisco Chronicle: Excess Property Taxes Should Stay in Placer County for Education
Auburn Journal: Safe Routes to School OpEd
Auburn Journal: Grandparents Day
Gold Country Media: Back-to-School Buzz
Auburn Journal: Fire Damages Auburn Building
Fox 40 News: Small Fire at Future School Site
Gold Country Media: PCOE Honored Classified School Employees
Lincoln News Messenger: Classified School Employee of the Year Office & Technical
Gold Country Media: Lennar Homes Internship
Inside California Education: Talk, Read, Sing
CCSESA Leadership Link: Member Feature
Roseville Today: Students Shine in Spelling Bee
Comstock’s Magazine: Charting the Next Course
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