The Communications Department provides a wide variety of communications and public relations services to county school districts, COE sites and programs.

SCOE Communications Team Honored

In May, the California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) honored the SCOE Communications staff with the following awards at its annual "Excellence in Communications" conference in San Diego:

• Award of Excellence Annual Report: Annual Report to the Community

• Award of Excellence Staff Newsletter: County Connection  

• Award of Merit Community Newsletter: Report to the Community   

• Award of Merit Community Newsletter: SCOE Key Communicator

• Award of Merit Multi-Media Communication: Making the Grade Television Program

• Award of Merit Multi-Media Communication: Back to the Future Kickoff Video

• Award of Merit Special Event: 2006 Staff Kickoff “Back to the Future”

• Award of Merit Special Event: 2006 Fitness Challenge

• Award of Merit Website: SCOE Website

The CalSPRA Excellence in Communication Awards program recognizes outstanding achievement in communication and public relations for K-16 educational professionals and institutions.

CalSPRA, which works to create a climate for better public understanding, commitment and support of public education, received more than 115 entries in 15 categories from education agencies throughout California. 

Entries are evaluated individually against specific criteria reflecting the four-step Public Relations process, as well as quality standards for each of the 15 categories.  The entries were judged by professional members of the New York School Public Relations Association.

The Communications Contest is geared to recognizing the successful efforts of education agencies and their communications professionals to produce materials and services that meet the information needs of our communities. Thirty-two Awards of Excellence and 31 Awards of Merit were presented and of the 32 Awards of Excellence, six were awarded the California Gold, the top statewide recognition that honors superior educational public relations programs.