Contra Costa Office of Education releases annual report for the 2019-2020 school year

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY – The Contra Costa County Office of Education has issued its 2019-20 Annual Report to the Community and invites the community to explore it. The summary report for the agency includes information about the county’s Board of Education, how schools are funded, professional development courses offered, curriculum and instruction guides on teaching and learning, technical service, plus much more.

“We are very proud of the work we accomplished during this past school year, especially during the COVID-19 months, as we serve our county’s students and their families, as well as our school districts and educators,” Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools Lynn Mackey said. “I hope that the Annual Report will serve as a useful resource for people interested in learning more about the programs and services this agency provides to the communities it serves.”

In addition, the Annual Report has been translated into Spanish in order to reach even more of the communities served by CCCOE.

Both incumbents running for reelection to the CCCOE Board were apparently defeated although one race has not yet been called final.

In the election for the CCCOE Area 3 Board of Education trustee, former Martinez city councilwoman Anamarie Avila Frias unseated board president Vicki Chavez. Area 3 includes Pacheco and parts of Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. Chavez voted in favor of the Clayton Valley Charter renewal last December.

Dr. Fatima Alleyne, who cast the deciding vote to renew the Concord school’s charter, led the voting for many days after the Nov. 3 election but has been overtaken by about 400 votes by challenger Consuelo Lara from over 77,000 votes cast in Area 1.

For more info on the Contra Costa County Office of Education, visit their website or Facebook page.