Napa County Office of Education

09/01/2026

September is Su***de Prevention Month. It’s an important moment to talk about connection, being there for each other, and su***de prevention (even more than we usually do).

All month, we’ll be sharing posts about 988 and how to break the ice and keep the conversation going with the youth in your life. Thank you to our online community for helping spread the message.

***dePreventionMonth

09/01/2026

September is Attendance Awareness Month! NCOE—in partnership with our neighboring Napa County school districts—encourages every student to "Start Strong. Show Up. Shine."

We believe that each student has the potential to excel, but success starts with being in the classroom. School attendance is a shared community effort, and we are calling on families, employers, and educators to work together to ensure students are present and ready to learn. Missing just ten percent of the school year—which breaks down to only two days each month—can make it significantly harder for students to keep up with lessons and stay on track for graduation.

For resources to help your student build great attendance habits visit napacoe.org/attendance.

Let’s work together to help every student SHINE this year! ✨

Napa Valley Unified School District
Calistoga Joint Unified School District

08/27/2026

NCOE’s CalBloom program works in coordination with the Desired Results Access Project to provide a framework of instructional practices for inclusive preschool classrooms. Napa County Superintendent of Schools Josh Schultz welcomed the CalBloom coaches and their leadership teams when they convened in Napa for two days of planning and training with the goal of providing the supports needed for a future where all children and those that support them thrive.

08/26/2026

Apply today and spend your year serving, growing, and making a difference for Napa students! 🧡

🍂 Fall into service with AmeriCorps EXL! 🍂

Looking for meaningful part-time work in Napa that fits alongside school, another job, or your other goals? Our AmeriCorps EXL team is recruiting Part-Time Mentors to serve local elementary and middle school students beginning October 6, 2026! 🎃✨

🍎 Serve Monday–Friday, 12:00–5:30 PM
Need some flexibility? Still apply — schedule adjustments may be possible!

As an EXL Mentor, you’ll work directly on a school campus supporting students through:
• Active recess
• After-school programming
• Academic intervention
• Mentoring & relationship building

And while you’re making an impact, you’ll also receive a monthly living stipend + an education award for completing your AmeriCorps service term. 💰🎓

This is a great opportunity for Napa locals, college students, recent grads, future educators, or anyone looking for meaningful part-time experience working with youth.

🍁 Start Date: October 6, 2026
📍 Napa, California
🗓️ Service Term: October 2026–July 2027

Ready to make this fall count? Apply today and spend your year serving, growing, and making a difference for Napa students! 🧡

08/25/2026

The NCOE Foundation and First 5 Napa County are grateful to Dolly Parton for her vision to begin the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which has provided more than 332 million free books to children around the world. The Napa County Imagination Library began in 2025 and has already distributed over 15,000 books to young children in our county.

Thank you, Ms. Parton, for all you have done for children around the world. ️♥️

Keep the magic of reading growing in Dolly’s honor. Sign up a Napa County child today at napaimaginationlibrary.org.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

08/20/2026

Thank you to the Providence Queen of the Valley Maternal Infant Center nurses for their generous donation, in loving memory of Vicki Sue Heminger, to the Napa County Imagination Library.

The Napa County Imagination Library – a local affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library - fosters a love of reading for children from birth to 5 years old by providing them with high-quality, age-appropriate books monthly at no cost to families.

Visit napaimaginationlibrary.org to register your little reader today.

08/17/2026

Napa County Superintendent of Schools Josh Schultz recently attended a ribbon cutting for the new location of the Teacher Resource Center of the North Bay (TRCNB). This relocation happened with the support of Leadership Napa Valley and The Cottages at Silverado HOA Board – a great example of community partnership supporting our local schools. Local educators interested in accessing the TRCNB resources visit https://www.teacherresourcecenter.org/.

08/14/2026

Napa County Superintendent of Schools Josh Schultz and the Camille Creek Community School team enjoyed a kick-off to the school year with breakfast and connection.

08/12/2026

NCOE’s Early Learning Services team kicked off the new school year with four days of training and connecting. We are ready to welcome new little ones to our program!

08/11/2026

The Napa County Imagination Library is featured in the latest issue of Napa Valley Marketplace Magazine! Flip to our article to learn how this program is bringing free books to local kids.

Have a child under 5 living in Napa County? You can sign them up for this FREE program today at napaimaginationlibrary.org.

Digital issue:
isu.pub/6vLHWGt

First 5 Napa County