December
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Distributes
Flu Prevention Tips to Keep Students Healthy
News Release #90 - December 30, 2003
NAEP Study of Large Districts Shows
Improved Reading Scores for Fourth Grade English Learners at Los
Angeles Unified
News Release #87 - December 17, 2003
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell Comments on Approved Deficit
Reduction Plan
News Release #86 - December 12, 2003
California Department of Education Closes
2003 with a Top 10 List of Accomplishments
News Release #84 - December 29, 2003
National Blue Ribbon School Nominees
Announced for California
News Release #83 - December 5, 2003
Two California High School Students
are Chosen as Delegates to the U.S. Senate Youth Program
News Release #82 - December 4, 2003
November
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
Five California Teachers of the Year 2004
News Release #80 - November 26, 2003
Statement by Superintendent O'Connell
on Proposition 55
News Release #78 - November 21, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
Appointment of School Administrator to Intersegmental Coordinating
Committee
News Release #77 - November 17, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Hails
California Schools for Receiving National High Achievement Awards
News Release #70 - November 17, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces Four Appointments to his Executive Team
News Release #76 - November 14, 2003
National Report Card Shows California
Students' Scores Improve Significantly for Math; Unchanged for
Reading
News Release #75 - November 13, 2003
Fourth California Teacher
Receives Prestigious Milken Family Foundation National Educator
Award
News Release #69 - November 5, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
2003 Physical Fitness Results for California Students
News Release #74 - November 6, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Appoints Sacramento Parent to Reading First Advisory Panel
News Release #72 - November 4, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Appoints
Fresno Teacher to Reading First Advisory Panel
News Release #71 - November 4, 2003
Three Education Agencies Launch a Groundbreaking
Program to Help High School Students Enter College
News Release #73 - November 3, 2003
October
State Schools Chief Appoints UC Davis
Profession to Reading First Advisory Panel
News Release #68 - October 30, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Names
Academic Dean to CAPP Advisory Committee
News Release #65 - October 30, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
Help for Schools Affected by Wildfires
News Release #67 - October 28, 2003
State Superintendent O'Connell Announces
Nearly all California Schools Improved Academically Last Year
News Release #64 - October 24, 2003
Statement of State Superintendent O'Connell
on his Meeting with Governor-Elect Schwarzenegger
News Release #66 - October 23, 2003
Third California Teacher Receives Prestigious
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
News Release #63 - October 21, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Names
Superintendent to California Academic Partnership Program
News Release #62 - October 15, 2003
Two California Teachers Receive Prestigious
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards
News Release #61 - October 16, 2003
California Department of Education Releases
CAHSEE Results from the 2002-03 School Year
News Release #60 - October 10, 2003
O'Connell Names Oakland Education Advocate
to California Quality Education Commission
News Release #59 - October 3, 2003
El Presente Aviso se Hace Con la Finalidad
de Informar al Público Sobre Una Serie de Cambios de Importancia
Que Afectan al Programa de Exámanes GED de California
News Release #55 - October 1, 2003
New Generation of Spanish-Language GED
Tests to Begin in January
News Release #54 - October 1, 2003
September
State Superintendent Jack O'Connell Statement
on Oakland Unified School District Plan
News Release #58 - September 29, 2003
Programs of Excellence Award Recipients
Announced
News Release #57 - September 26, 2003
State Schools Chief Invites Public Input
on Instructional Resources for Foreign Language Textbooks
News Release #53 - September 25, 2003
California Elementary Schools Win National
NCLB - Blue Ribbon Schools Recognition
News Release #52 - September 17, 2003
O'Connell Announces National Service
Agency Award
News Release #50 - September 15, 2003
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces
Appointment of Dr. William J. Ellerbee, Jr. to Key Position
News Release #51 - September 12, 2003
O'Connell Announces Appointment of High
School Teacher to California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
News Release #49 - September 3, 2003
August
Schools Chief O'Connell Challenges California
Schools to Focus on Nutrition and Physical Fitness
News Release #47 - August 28, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
Results of 2003 California Alternative Performance Assessment
News Release #46 - August 27, 2003
Prepared Testimony* of State Superintendent
Jack O'Connell to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Opposition
of Proposition 54
News Release #91 - August 27, 2003
California SAT I Test Takers Make Impressive
Gains
News Release #45 - August 26, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Applauds
2003 STAR Results Showing Fifth Straight Year of Gains in Student
Achievement
News Release #43 - August 15, 2003
O'Connell Names Local School Superintendent to California Quality Education Commission
News Release #42 - August 6, 2003
July
Statement of State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Jack O'Connell on the Assembly Passage of the
Budget
News Release #41 - July 29, 2003
Release of the 2002 Base Adequate Yearly
Progress Report
News Release #40 - July 24, 2003
California Teachers Chosen as State
Finalists For 2003 Presidential Teaching Awards
News Release #38 - July 18, 2003
O'Connell to Ask State Supreme Court
to Break Budget Impasse
News Release #39 - July 17, 2003
Results of National Writing Assessment
Show Need for Improvement in California and the Nation
News Release #37 - July 10, 2003
June
State Study Shows Slight Increase in
Meals Served to Needy Children; Feeding Kids Still a Concern During
the Summer
News Release #36 - June 26, 2003
Statement by State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Jack O'Connell on Budget Announcement by the
State Controller
News Release #35 - June 25, 2003
Statement by Superintendent of Public
Instruction Jack O'Connell on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision
to Uphold Use of Race in College Admissions
News Release #34 - June 23, 2003
California Students' Performance Mixed
on National Reading Test
News Release #33 - June 19, 2003
Statement by State Schools Chief Jack
O'Connell on the Approval of California's NCLB Accountability
Workbook
News Release #32 - June 10, 2003
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Supports
Lowering of Voter-Approval Threshold for School Parcel Tax Elections
News Release #31 - June 4, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
State is Returning Full Local Control to Compton Unified School
District
News Release #30 - June 2, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Names
Seasoned Administrator to Lead Oakland Unified School District
News Release #29 - June 2, 2003
May
Schools Chief O'Connell Issues the "Superintendent's
Challenge"
News Release #28 - May 22, 2003
Statement
of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell on
State Budget Revision
News Release #27 - May 14, 2003
Statement by State Superintendent Jack
O'Connell on Utility Rate Reductions for Schools
News Release #26 - May 13, 2003
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jack O'Connell Comments on Release of HUMRRO Report
News Advisory #92 - May 1, 2003
April
O'Connell Announces Title I Achieving
Schools
News Release #25 - April 29, 2003
O'Connell Announces 2003 Model Continuation
High Schools
News Release #24 - April 22, 2003
California Day of the Teacher
News Release #22 - April 21, 2003
O'Connell Announces California's 2003
Distinguished Schools
News Release #21 - April 16, 2003
Schools Chief Announces Education Technology
Funding Opportunity for Grades Four Through Eight
News Release #23 - April 15, 2003
O'Connell Appoints Seven Individuals
to Statewide Agricultural Education Advisory Committee
News Release #20 - April 4, 2003
California Teachers Selected as Recipients
of 2002 Presidential Mathematics and Science Teaching Awards
News Release #17 - April 4, 2003
O'Connell Names Prominent California
Educator to the Federal No Child Left Behind Liaison Team
News Release #18 - April 3, 2003
March
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Encourages
the Observance of Labor History Week March 31 - April 4
News Release #19 - March 28, 2003
State Schools Chief Announces Significant
Gains in Percentage of English Learners Reaching English Proficiency
News Release #16 - March 25, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Names
Local Educator to Manage West Fresno Elementary School District
News Release #15 - March 19, 2003
CDE's Adult Education Office Launches
"Opening Doors, Delivering Success"
News Release #14 - March 14, 2003
State Schools Chief Announces Appointment
of Marsha A. Bedwell as CDE General Counsel
News Release #13 - March 14, 2003
Nine Grantees in 16 High Schools Receive
Funding from 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
News Release #12 - March 06, 2003
February
2002 Base Academic Performance Reported
for California Public Schools
News Release #11 - February 20, 2003
January
O'Connell Announces California's 2003
Model Middle Schools
News Release #10 - January 31, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Reinforces
Support for National School Counseling Week in California
News Release #09 - January 30, 2003
2002-03
National Blue Ribbon Schools Nominees Announced for California
News Release #08 - January 29, 2003
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
California Kids' 2002 Physical Fitness Results
News Release #07 - January 28, 2003
State Superintendent Jack O'Connell
Announces Voc-Ed Consultants Given Go-Ahead to Return to Field
Offices
News Release #06 - January 14, 2003
State Superintendent Jack O'Connell
Comments on Governor's K-12 Budget Proposal
News Release #05 - January 10, 2003
Statement by State Superintendent Jack
O'Connell Regarding Governor's State of the State
News Release #04 - January 8, 2003
Superintendent Jack O'Connell Announces
Key Education Staff
News Release #03 - January 8, 2003
Two California High School Students
are Selected as Delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program
News Release #02 - January 7, 2003
New Guide Links High Standards to School
Gardens
News Release #01 - January 2, 2003
