December
New Legislation Affecting California
K-12 Education
News Release #112 - December 30, 2004
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Sends
New Year's Message to Students: Stay Safe
News Release #111 - December 30, 2004
O'Connell Lists Top 10 Education Accomplishments
from 2004 and Offers Resolutions for 2005
News Release #110 - December 28, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell to Convene
P-16 Council to Improve Preschool Through College Education
News Release #109 - December 22, 2004
Fourth California Educator Receives
Prestigious National Award For Excellence
News Release #108 - December 8, 2004
Third California Educator Receives Prestigious
National Award For Excellence
News Release #107 - December 8, 2004
O'Connell Releases First Title III Accountability
Reports
News Release #106 - December 7, 2004
Two Exceptional High School Students
Will Represent California in U.S. Senate Youth Program
News Release #105 - December 2, 2004
November
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Statement
on State Board Appointment of Catherine Barkett as Executive Director
News Release #104 - November 30, 2004
Thirty-Five California
Schools Nominated for National NCLB -- Blue Ribbon Honors Program
News Release #103 - November 30, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
2004 Physical Fitness Test Results for California Students
News Release #102 - November 24, 2004
O'Connell Selects Five Extraordinary
Teachers of the Year; Chooses One for National Competition
News Release #95 - November 22, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Offers Students
Tips to Minimize Flu Season's Impact on Health and Learning
News Release #99 - November 18, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
on LAO Recommendation to Limit Funding for Proposition 98
News Release #101 - November 17, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Issues
Statement on the Nomination of New U.S. Secretary of Education
News Release #100 - November 17, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell
Issues Statement on Ruling to Uphold State Takeover of Oakland
Unified
News Release #96 - November 16, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell,
State Board Of Education Ask for NCLB Waiver to Protect Classroom
Instruction Time for Kindergarten and 1st Grade English Learners
News Release #98 - November 10, 2004
School's Chief Jack O'Connell Honors
Six California Teachers for Math and Science Awards
News Release #97 - November 10, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Praises
Governor's Appointment of Tom Campbell to Head Finance
News Release #94 - November 4, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
on Approval of Local School Bonds
News Release #93 - November 3, 2004
October
State Superintendent O'Connell Releases
API Growth Results, Seeks Renewed Focus on Teaching State's Rigorous
Standards
News Release #92 - October 28, 2004
O'Connell and Westly Send Joint Letter
to Sinclair Broadcasting Group
News Release #91 - October 20, 2004
O'Connell Issues Statement on Cal EPA
News Release Concerning Air Pollution Near Schools
News Release #90 - October 19, 2004
California's 11th Graders Get Early
Signal of Their Math and English Proficiency
News Release #89 - October 13, 2004
O'Connell Releases List of Schools and
School Districts Identified for Federal Program Improvement
News Release #88 - October 13, 2004
Second California Teacher Receives Prestigious
National Educator Award For Excellence
News Release #87 - October 8, 2004
California Teacher Receives Prestigious
National Educator Award for Excellence
News Release #86 - October 5, 2004
Health Instructional Materials
For Grades K-8 Now Available For Public Input
News Release #85 - October 4, 2004
September
O'Connell Awards Grant to Imperial County
Office of Education to Manage K-12 High-Speed Network
News Release #84 - September 20, 2004
O'Connell Announces Gates Foundation
Grant for the Superintendent's High School Summit
News Release #81 - September 17, 2004
California Schools Win National
Recognition For Academic Superiority and Student Achievement
News Release #83 - September 17, 2004
O'Connell Statement on Signing of AB
2909
News Release #82 - September 13, 2004
O'Connell Announces Hiring Of New School
Facilities Planning Director, Kathleen Moore
News Release #80 - September 13, 2004
O'Connell Offers Top 10 Tips to Help
Students Go Back to School
News Release #79 - September 3, 2004
California Department of Education Wins
National Award
News Release #78 - September 1, 2004
August
Verbal and Mathematics Scores on SAT
Reasoning Test Show Increases by California SAT I Test Takers
News Release #77 - August 31, 2004
O'Connell Releases Data Showing Most
California Schools Improve API Scores; Meet Federal AYP Criteria
News Release #76 - August 31, 2004
O'Connell Statement On California ACT
Scores Rising
News Release #75 - August 17, 2004
O'Connell Releases 2004 STAR and CAHSEE
Results
News Release #72 - August 16, 2004
Statement of State Schools Chief O'Connell
on the Williams Case
News Release #74 - August 13, 2004
Statement by O'Connell in Support of
SB 1276
News Release #73 - August 11, 2004
O'Connell Announces $6 Million Federal
Grant Awarded to California Department of Education
News Release #70 - August 9, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Calls for
Expansion of California Charter Academy Audit
News Release #69 - August 9, 2004
State Superintendent Jack O'Connell Subpoenas
California Charter Academy Records
News Release #68 - August 5, 2004
Ten Grantees in 13 High Schools Receive
Funding From 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
News Release #67 - August 3, 2004
July
Statement by State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Jack O'Connell on Passage of Budget
News Release #66 - July 29, 2004
State Schools Chief Jack
O'Connell Releases Tips for Getting Kids Back on the Learning
Track
News Release #65 - July 22, 2004
State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Jack O'Connell Statement on AB 152
News Release #71 - July 19, 2004
O'Connell Congratulates Four California
Teachers Chosen as State Finalists for 2004 Presidential Teaching
Awards
News Release #60 - July 14, 2004
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Urges
UC Regents To Oppose Or Postpone Vote On Eligibility Criteria
News Release #61 - July 13, 2004
School's Chief Jack O'Connell Releases
New Student Report
News Release #59 - July 9, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
On Budget Negotiations Affecting California's Teachers
News Release #64 - July 7, 2004
O'Connell Outlines Framework of Department
of Education's Review Into Narconon Anti-Drug Program
News Release #57 - July 2, 2004
O'Connell Restores Local Control to Emery
Unified School District; Touts District's Accomplishments
News Release #55 - July 1, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell's Paper
Reduction Initiative Successfully Reduces Burdens On Schools
News Release #58 - July 1, 2004
June
California Department Of Education Receives
$75 Million Federal Charter School Grant
News Release #56 - June 29, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Appoints
State Administrator for Vallejo School District
News Release #54 - June 22, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Urges Legislature,
Governor to Restore Funding for UC Merced
News Release #53 - June 21, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
on Passage of Bills to Assist Vallejo School District; Reform
Fiscal Assistance Process
News Release #52 - June 17, 2004
Attorney General Lockyer and Superintendent
of Public Instruction O'Connell Award School Community Policing
Partnership Grants
News Release #51 - June 17, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces
Partnership in Investigation of California Charter Academy
News Release #50 - June 8, 2004
Statement by State Schools Chief Jack
O'Connell on West Contra Costa School District Refinancing
News Release #49 - June 3, 2004
Statement By Schools Chief Jack O'Connell
On Education Trust-West Special Report
News Release #48 - June 3, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
on the Retirement Of CHP Commissioner Spike Helmick
News Release #47 - June 1, 2004
May
O'Connell Announces Grantees Qualified
to Receive $27 Million In Federal Grants for Before- and After-School
Programs
News Release #46 - May 25, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
On CPEC Study Showing Increase In UC Eligibility Among High School
Graduates
News Release #44 - May 19, 2004
O'Connell Awards $14 Million in Grants
to Agencies to Help Improve Teacher Quality
News Release #41 - May 18, 2004
Statement by Schools Chief Jack O'Connell
on Governor Schwarzenegger's May Revision to the Budget
News Release #43 - May 13, 2004
O'Connell Issues Statement On Newly Elected
State Board of Education Officers
News Release #42 - May 12, 2004
California Schools Chief Jack O'Connell
Urges Congress to Support Changes to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Law
News Release #40 - May 6, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces
First Step of Approval for High Performing High School Bill Package
News Release #39 - May 5, 2004
April
O'Connell Announces California
Title I Achieving Schools
News Release #38 - April 27, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell
Unveils New California Department of Education Web Site
News Release #35 - April 26, 2003
School Chief Jack O'Connell Releases
Data on School Lunch Nutrition; Calls for Healthy Options for
Students
News Release #37 - April 23, 2004
California Day of the Teacher 2004
News Release #36 - April 22, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
Recipients of 2003 Presidential Mathematics and Science Teaching
Awards
News Release #32 - April 22, 2004
O'Connell Announces California's 2004
Distinguished Schools
News Release #34 - April 21, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell Takes High
Performing High School Bill Package to Senate
News Release #33 - April 20, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
2004 Model Continuation High Schools
News Release #31 - April 15, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Celebrates
Return of Emery Unified School District to Local Control
News Release #30 - April 1, 2004
March
California Schools Chief
Jack O'Connell Comments On Latest Federal Policy For Calculating
Participation Rates Under NCLB
News Release #29 - March 29, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell
Convenes Obesity Task Force
News Release #28 - March 26, 2004
More Than a Dozen State
Schools Chiefs Join California Superintendent O'Connell to Fight
for Changes to No Child Left Behind Act
News Release #27 - March 24, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell
Comments on California Charter Academy Recommendation
News Release #26 - March 19, 2004
State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces
Significant Gains In Percentage Of English Learners Reaching Proficiency
News Release #23 - March 18, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Asks CSU,
UC to Support Plan to Improve High School Student Achievement
News Release #25 - March 16, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Issues Statement
on New No Child Left Behind Policies
News Release #24 - March 16, 2004
California Department of Education Celebrates
Adult Education Week
News Release #22 - March 15, 2004
Superintendent O'Connell Releases 2003
API Base, Growth Targets, School Rankings
News Release #20 - March 9, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
on Approval of Proposition 55
News Release #19 - March 3, 2004
February
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces
Proposed Changes to California's NCLB Accountability Workbook
News Release #18 - February 25, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Sponsors
Legislative Package to Improve High School Student Performance
News Release #17 - February 23, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
on LAO Budget Report
News Release #16 - February 18, 2004
O'Connell Announces California's 2004
Model Middle Schools
News Release #15 - February 13, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Delivers
State of Education Address: Calls for Reforms to Improve High
Schools, Reduce Bureaucracy, Increase Student Achievement Gains
News Release #14 - February 11, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Congratulates
Fabian Nuñez on Selection as Speaker of the Assembly
News Release #13 - February 9, 2004
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments
on Oakland Schools
News Release #11 - February 4, 2004
January
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Statement
on the Death of Bob Keeshan, "Captain Kangaroo"
News Release #10 - January 23, 2004
Summer Food Service Program Applications
are Now Available
News Release #08 - January 30, 2004
Statement From Schools Chief Jack O'Connell
on Appointment of Members to State Board of Education
News Release #07 - January 29, 2004
School Chief Jack O'Connell Urges Students
to Attend "Cash for College" Workshops, Apply for Cal Grant Awards
News Release #06 - January 23, 2004
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jack O'Connell Comments on LAO Report on Charter Schools
News Release #05 - January 20, 2004
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jack O'Connell Statement on Release of Governor's January Budget
Proposal
News Release #04 - January 9, 2004
Statement by Superintendent of Public
Instruction Jack O'Connell on Governor's Proposed Education Budget
News Release #03 - January 9, 2004
Paso Robles Earthquake-Damaged Middle
School to Receive Emergency Portable Classrooms, Assistance With
Funding Issues
News Release #02 - January 8, 2004
O'Connell Comments on State Board of
Education Temporary Waiver of Graduation Rule Affecting Santa
Cruz Students
News Release #01 - January 9, 2004
