Giving Thanks for Educational Partnerships • Student Logo Contest Winners • Volunteer for Student Competitions • New Podcast Episode: School Libraries • Equity Conference Registration Now Open • Bringing Warmth for the Holidays • Youth Mental Health Conference • VCOE Hosts Student Art Exhibition • Upcoming Events and Workshops

Ventura County Schools are making improvements in attendance, graduation rates, academic performance, and other measures according to new data from the 2024 California School Dashboard released today by the California Department of Education. Highlights for Ventura County include:  GRADUATION RATE: Ventura County’s graduation rate of 89.3% for 2024 has improved by six percentage points since 2021 and is nearly three percentage points better than the statewide rate.   CHRONIC...

The first week of November isn’t one we’ll soon forget in Ventura County. On the same morning we were digesting the results of the bitterly contested national election, we woke to howling winds and hoped there would be nothing to spark a fire while the Santa Anas blew. But our worst fears were soon realized when the Mountain Fire erupted and quickly ballooned into an inferno that destroyed some 200 homes and other buildings. 

Ventura County’s popular academic competitions are seeking volunteers to help present these events for local students. The Ventura County Academic Decathlon, Science Fair, Battle of the Books, and Batalla de los Libros will be taking place between January and May of 2025. Nearly 300 volunteer judges and moderators are needed to support more than 1,200 students who participate.Please see below for additional information and links to online registration forms where you can sig...

The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) is pleased to announce the following winners of logo design contests for the 2025 Academic Decathlon, Science Fair, Battle of the Books, and Mock Trial. Approximately 180 entries were submitted by students from throughout Ventura County.    Academic Decathlon Sophia Thurman, Grade 11 Oak Park High School Oak Park Unified School District Science Fair Layla Ward, Grade 10 Thousand Oaks High School Conejo Valley ...

VCOE Launches New Education Podcast • Student Cell Phone Use Survey Results • Logo Contest Deadline is Oct. 18 • Students Invited to Enter Arts Showcase • Industry & Education Summit on Oct. 25 • Spelling Bee Registration Now Open • Supporting Students’ Emotional Wellbeing • Hispanic Heritage Month • Serving Young Adults with Disabilities • College Credit for High Schoolers • Spotlight on After-School Programs • Celebrating Our School Libraries • College Classes for Incarcerated Youth

A Back to School Message • New School Bookmobile Hits the Road • Financial Literacy for High Schoolers • High School Voter Education Weeks • Hands-On Learning at the LMNOP Lab • Take the Survey: Student Cell Phone Use • First-Ever Ethnic Studies Conference • Preparing Students for Local Jobs • California Community Schools Initiative • Upcoming Events and Workshops

Find out what's new for the 2024-25 school year from Dr. César Morales, Ventura County Superintendent of Schools.

A brand new mobile library dedicated to serving local students was unveiled today at the Ventura County Government Center. The School Mobile Library will visit schools throughout Ventura County, with a particular focus on those that do not have credentialed librarians on staff.  The School Mobile Library will offer books for students in multiple formats and languages, STEAM instruction and programs, homework support in alignment with school curricula, and access to technology and online res...

They started high school in their bedrooms and at kitchen tables in front of computers, taking classes over Zoom. They’re coming of age at a time when our nation is politically divided, our world is facing war and unrest, and artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of education and work. But the students graduating from Ventura County high schools in 2024 are not deterred. They’re facing the future with a sense of optimism that will take them far as they enter the next stage o...