Recipe for success

Jose Hernandez’s father Salvador labored in the fields of central California. He only had a third grade education, but he was a wise man.
When Jose told his father he wanted to be an astronaut, he did a double take, then told his son “let’s go to the kitchen.”
Going to the kitchen meant one of two [...]

2012 Kern County Regional Science Fair results

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION ― Grades 9-12 (First Place Finalists received $250 Awards)

APPLIED MECHANICS & AERODYNAMICS
(Student name, Student school)
First Place ― Alap Sahoo – Stockdale High
Second Place ― James Arias – Desert High
Third Place ― Gene Hoshino and Kenton Hoshino – Desert High
Honorable Mention ― Joshua Arreola – Frazier Mountain High,  Evan Goehring and James [...]

‘Calculus Diaries’ author to speak at Science Fair

Kern County Regional Science Fair students will have a chance on March 13 to hear from Jennifer Ouelette, author of “The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse.” She will address the approximately 650 students in grades 4-12 from 9-10 a.m., prior to their scientific [...]

Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes

View meeting agendas for the following organizations:
Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT)
Kern County Board of Education
Self Insured Schools of California (SISC)
Superintendent’s Executive Council of the Kern County Consortium SELPA
Kern County Committee on School District Organization
Human Resources Personnel Commission Agendas
County Superintendent/Exclusive Representative Initial Proposals 2013

Veterans Day has special meaning

(Editor’s Note: In the past decade a good number of our employees, their spouses, children and other family members have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The following is a story of yet another employee now in uniform. Veteran’s Day is this week and the holidays are fast approaching. Please take a moment to reflect on [...]

Division Phone Numbers

Kern County Superintendent of Schools
1300 17th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533
Directions to KCSOS
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OFFICE
Gaye Edwards, Executive Secretary II 636-4624
CALM
Office Assistant 872-2256 ex. 10
CHILD DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SERVICES
Erin Bramlette, Admin. Secretary 861-5217
Child Development
Gloria Zepeda, Secretary II 835-7288
Child & Family Services
Martha Gomez, Secretary II 636-4481

COMMUNICATIONS
636-4500
FCMAT
Hazel Fields, Admin. Secretary II 636-4308
FISCAL SERVICES
School District Admin. Advisory Services
Karen Brown, [...]