Get up-to-date with latest news and information from the Placer County Office of Education and Placer County Superintendent of Schools Gayle Garbolino-Mojica. Explore photo albums, video clips and recent news media.
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September 2025 Special Edition: Student Voice & Choice Season 3, Episode 5 of Yours in Education is Available Now!
September 2025: PCOE Launches the Placer County Reads Literacy Initiative
The following press releases are official statements delivered to members of the news media for the purpose of providing information.
PCOE Awarded Grant to Co-Lead Statewide Literacy Work
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Claims 2026 Academic Decathlon Title
Oakmont High School Wins 2026 Placer County Mock Trial Competition
PCOE Leader Recognized by the Association of California School Administrators
POCE Honors Assistance League of Greater Placer
PCSBA Announces 2025 Trustee of the Year
PCOE Launches Placer County Reads Literacy Initiative
Inaugural Student Board Member Appointed to Placer County Board of Education
Two Community Partners Receive Gold in Education Recognition from PCOE
Placer County Office of Education Launches Inclusive, Play-Based Credential Program to Support California's Youngest Learners
2025 Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year Announced
Placer County Superintendent of Schools Honors Three Exemplary Teachers
2025 Placer County School Counselor of the Year Announced
Placer County Schools Recognized for Excellence in Positive School Climates
PCOE Secures Conservation of Clover Valley
2025 Placer County Spelling Bee Champions Announced
Rocklin High School Dominates Placer County Academic Decathlon for Fifth Straight Year
PCOE Announces Location Change - Headquarters Now in Rocklin
Award-Winning Communications in Placer County Education
2024 Placer County Teachers of the Year Announced
Nine Staff Honored as the 2024 Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year
Jaime Perry Named 2024 Placer County School Counselor of the Year
2024 Placer County Spelling Bee Champions Announced
PCOE Employee Receives Statewide Honor for Communication
PCOE Honors Three Community Partners in New Recognition Program
Rocklin High School Secures Fourth Consecutive Academic Decathlon Championship
2023 Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year Announced
Three Teachers Honored as 2023 Placer County Teachers of the Year
Kathryn Buchan Named 2023 Placer County School Counselor of the Year
Placer County Schools Receive Statewide PBIS Awards
2023 Placer County Spelling Bee Champions Announced
Placer County Superintendent of Schools Named ACSA Region 2 Outstanding Woman Leader
PCOE Completes Purchase of New Admin Space in Rocklin
Three-Peat Win for Rocklin High School 2023 Academic Decathlon Winners
PCOE to Host Two FREE Job Fairs
Petition for Territory Transfer Deamed Legally Sufficient
PCOE Employee Named Classified Administrator of the Year
Placer County Superintendent of Schools Launches Six-Part YouTube Series Yours in Education
PCOE Celebrates Mid-Year Graduates
2022 PCSBA Trustees of the Year Special Recognition Awards
Handle with Care Program Wins National Innovation Award
PCOE's Jennifer Hicks Receives Statewide Education Award for Efforts in Curriculum and Instruction
PCOE Leads $12.5M Statewide Educator Grant
2022 PCOE Employees of the Year Named at Back-to-School Celebration
Student Safety: A Joint Statement from the Placer County Sherriff's Office and PCOE
2022 Placer County Teachers of the Year Announced
2022 Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year Announced
From local to national news, people are talking about the Placer County Office of Education. Read the articles and editorials below, and find out why we are gold in education.
Gold Country Media: PCOE Honors Assistance League of Greater Placer as Gold in Education Partner
Placer Sentinel: PCOE Honors Assistance League of Greater Placer As Gold in Education Partner
Placer Sentinel: PCOE Celebrates Outstanding Employees of the Year
Gold Country Media: 2025 Placer County Classified School Employees of the Year Announced
Placer Sentinel: Two Community Partners Receive Gold in Education Recognition from PCOE
Placer Sentinel: 2025 Placer County Teachers of the Year Announced
Gold Country Media: Placer County Teachers of the Year announced for 2025
Gold Country Media: Placer County announces School Counselor of the Year
Placer Sentinel: Placer County Spelling Bee Champions Announced
ABC10: Clover Valley's Future Secured for Education Amid Final $2.37M Investment
MSN: Funding Secured to Conserve 402 Acres of Clover Valley, Create Outdoor Education Program
CBS13: Funding Secured to Conserve 402 Acres of Clover Valley, Create Outdoor Education Program
Roseville Today: PCOE Takes Lead in Preserving 402 Acres of Clover Valley in Rocklin
Placer Sentinel: Explore Careers at the Placer County Schools Job Fair
Gold Country Media Joint Guest Editorial from PCOE and PCSO: Social Media Threats to Schools are Always Serious Business – and We're Taking Action
EdSource: For Preschool Educators, Kids’ Paintings Give Them a Deep Brush with Themselves
Gold Country Media: PCOE Employee Receives Statewide Honor for Communication
Placer Sentinel: Rocklin High School Secures Fourth Consecutive Academic Decathlon Championship
EdSource: PCOE Weighs in on Funding for Juvenile Court and Community Schools
ACSA EdCal: Placer County School-Based Mental Health Efforts in Auburn Union
CA County Superintendents Take 5 Bright Spots & Promising Practices: Focus Arts Education and Placer County
KFBK: Yours in Education with Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Sacramento Business Journal: PCOE is Coming to Rocklin
Studio Sacramento: Back to School After the Pandemic Featuring Placer County Superintendent of Schools Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Sutter Health Vitals: Hurt from Trauma Can Impact Health Long Term, PCOE Handle with Care
Sierra Sun: Teacher Named 2022 Placer County Teacher of the Year
Roseville Today: Employee Nabs Placer County Awards
Daily Republic: State Crowns Elementary and Junior High Spelling Bee Winner
Gold Country Media: iLearn Students Give Back through Food Drive
Gold Country Media: Applications Accepted for Three Board Vacancies
Gold Country Media: County Board Redistricts and Seeks Appointee for Auburn-area Vacancy
Sacramento Bee: Placer School Leaders Ask CA to Keep COVID Vaccine Belief Exemptions
CBS News: Mask Exemptions in Placer County
Roseville Today: PCOE Host Education Fair for Families in Need
The Mercury: Placer County Classified Employees Announced
Comstock's Magazine: Educational Excellence
Style Magazine: Moms of the Year featuring Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Gold Country Media: Homeless Youth Benefit from New Grant Funds
California Schools Public Relations Association: PCOE Wins California Gold for Workplace Culture Communications Campaign
Center for the Future of Teaching & Learning at WestEd: Voices from the Field, Supporting Concurrent Learning
Gold Country Media: Vaccines for Educators in Placer County
Auburn Journal: PCOE Established Wellness Centers in Auburn Union Schools
ABC10: Placer County Superintendent Shares Successes and Challenges with Reopening Schools
Gold Country Media: Rocklin High School Wins County Academic Decathlon
Gold Country Media: Sergey Terebkov Selected as New County Board of Education Member
Gold Country Media: Placer iLearn Academy Leader is Principal of the Year
Auburn Journal: Education Among the Pandemic: Q&A with Superintendent of the Year
KFBK: Would Vaccinating Teachers Get Schools Open Faster?
Gold Country Media: Placer County Board of Education Vacancy
Gold Country Media: Lincoln School Campus Stay Open
Gold Country Media: South Placer School Districts Remaining Open
CBS News: PCOE Prevention Services Teams Up with Auburn Lions Club to Provides Desks to Students
CalMatters: COVID-19 Testing as California Schools Reopen
ABC10: What Placer County's Move from Purple to Red Means
CBS: COVID-19 Testing Causing Confusion to Reopen Schools
Sacramento Bee: Placer Off State Watch List. What Does This Mean for Schools?
ACSA Campus Tour: Return to School (View on Facebook)
The 74 Million: An Education System Divided, Internet Inequality
Bloomberg News: Layoffs Specter Spurs Schools, Colleges to Seek More Federal Aid
KCRA: County Responds to Increase in Child Abuse Calls
Fox 40: Placer County Seeks Families for Emergency Foster Care
Auburn Journal: Placer Co. Schools Close for Rest of Academic Year
KAHI Barry Stigers Video Interview: Discussion with Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
Gold Country Media: Placer County Schools Closed for 2019-2020 School Year
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento, Placer Schools Announce Physical Closure for Remainder of School Year
News Channel 8: Placer County School will Remain Closed for Rest of School Year
KAHI Radio: Placer Schools Closed Until May 1
Auburn Journal: Placer County School Closures Extended Through May 1
CBS Sacramento: Childcare and Preschool Guidance in Placer County
Sacramento Bee: Placer County Schools to Close for Three Weeks
Roseville Today: Placer County Schools Closed Over Coronavirus
KCRA: Placer County Schools to Close due to COVID-19
POLITICO: Coronavirus Quarantines Could Rob Rural Communities of Access
Comstocks Magazine: Learning Lot
Auburn Journal: Schools React and Plan in the Face of COVID-19
Sacramento Bee: How are Schools Reacting to COVID-19
Auburn Journal: PCOE Continues to Make Student Safety a Priority
Roseville Today: Placer County Schools Job Fair
Gold County Media: County Charter School Moves to Auburn
San Francisco Chronicle: Excess Property Taxes Should Stay in Placer County for Education
Auburn Journal: Safe Routes to School OpEd
Auburn Journal: Grandparents Day
Gold Country Media: Back-to-School Buzz
Auburn Journal: Fire Damages Auburn Building
Fox 40 News: Small Fire at Future School Site
Gold Country Media: PCOE Honored Classified School Employees
Lincoln News Messenger: Classified School Employee of the Year Office & Technical
Gold Country Media: Lennar Homes Internship
Inside California Education: Talk, Read, Sing
CCSESA Leadership Link: Member Feature
Roseville Today: Students Shine in Spelling Bee
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