Santa Ana Education: Orange County Launches "10 Education Essentials" Podcast and Video Series for Families
SANTA ANA — Santa Ana is a city in Orange County, California. The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) and the Orange County Business Council launched a podcast and video series for parents, "10 Education Essentials," on October 1. According to the OCDE Newsroom, the series covers ten topics parents ask about most — course planning, reading habits, mental health, college readiness and campus safety among them — and is free to families countywide in short video and podcast formats.
OCDE said many parents, including newcomer immigrant families, are unfamiliar with how U.S. public schools work, and the series is designed to explain district policies, key dates and available resources in plain language. Episodes feature conversations with educators, school officials and community members, released through the department's website and social channels.
Santa Ana, the Orange County seat, is home to large Chinese- and Spanish-speaking communities. OCDE said parents can get episode links through school offices and the department website, and some content includes subtitles for families of different language backgrounds.
The Orange County Department of Education is the county-level arm of the state school system, providing teacher training, curriculum and fiscal support to districts across the county; the Santa Ana Unified School District, serving this city, is among the county's largest. OCDE said episode topics came straight from the questions parents submit most often, and each episode includes a resource list linking families to tutoring, meals and after-school programs. Episodes are hosted jointly by department staff and the Business Council's education-program leads, with principals and classroom teachers slated to appear later in the series. Parents can suggest topics through the contact page on OCDE's website, and the department says the most-requested subjects will be queued for the next season.
Photo: Old Orange County Courthouse, Santa Ana, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, Loco Steve
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Photo: 圣安娜老橙县法院，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 3.0，Loco Steve
