Merced County Office of Education

Due to the spread of the coronavirus, 4 million students statewide are staying home from school. Locally, all 20 school districts in Merced County have made the decision together to close campus sites from March 19 through April 17. That’s about 11,500 students heading home and remaining away until classes reopen on April 20, after Spring…

Merced County Parent Institute held its seventh annual “Dream Big” conference last Saturday, March 7th at Golden Valley High School. The event…

Merced County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Tietjen unveiled the annual Merced County Schools Annual Education Report last week during a…

More than 1,200 students from about 17 local schools spent about 3-1/2 hours at Career Industry Day, which was hosted by the Merced County Office of Education (MCOE) and held at the Merced County Fairgrounds on the morning of Oct. 17. Janice Rogge, MCOE Program Specialist, explained, “We have an event we host every year at the Merced County…

Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in Merced County for about a month and the commemoration will continue through the end of October. Leading…

The Excellence in Education Awards ceremony, held on Oct. 3 at the Merced Theatre in Merced, recognized Rosbelina Ward, a fourth grade teacher at Farmdale…

Parents, students, educators and the community celebrated with educators, school employees and school administrators from across the county at the annual Excellence in Education awards on Oct. 3 at the Merced Theatre. Lance Brewster, a custodian/bus driver with the McSwain Union Elementary School District, was named school employee of the…

Dennis Haines wants people undergoing severe life challenges to know there’s hope at the end of the tunnel. Haines is a family social services supervisor…

The El Nido community and its school are an incredible gem to Lori Gonzalez, the new superintendent-principal of the El Nido School District. Gonzalez…

The Merced County Office of Education’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs are currently recruiting and enrolling families for the 2019-2020 school year. The goal is to ensure that all families in Merced County who qualify for services have access to the Head Start programs. Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive prenatal,…