Trustee John C. Scribner (left) and Project Specialist Melinda Holt present a plaque of recognition to July Classified Employee of the Month Raymond Fox.
Sacramento County Board of Education Recognizes
July 2008 Employee of the Month
Posted June 30, 2008
The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is one of 58 county offices located throughout the state. Approximately 700 full-time and more than 2,500 part-time SCOE staff work year-round providing services which complement and supplement those offered by public school districts in the County of Sacramento. Over 230,000 K-12 students are served by public schools in Sacramento County.
July 2008 Classified Employees of the Month
Raymond Fox, a Web Developer, was nominated by Internet and Media Services (IMS) Department Director Andrea Willis for his contributions to the Sacramento County Office of Education. Working in SCOE's Internet and Media Services Department, Mr. Fox is responsible for designing and creating elements used in fostering educational programs. He develops Web-based and multimedia-based layouts, graphics, and animations for use in Web sites, multimedia projects, and DVDs. Mr. Fox also designs Web interfaces and technically complex HTML coding that enables SCOE to produce attractive and user-friendly projects. Among his other contributions are the designing and preparing of print-based materials using professional page layout and graphic design software tools. Mr. Fox operates video production equipment, such as video cameras and audio boards, in SCOE's video studio. In his work for SCOE, he has designed dozens of successful Web sites and multimedia projects, including the People of Sacramento Archives CD-ROM and the Where Ya Goin' Online Game Show, both of which received the coveted "Gold Addy Award." His exemplary graphics and coding skills brought life to the highly popular CalTeach (now Teach California) Web site, visited by nearly a million prospective teachers annually. Among his many other Web sites are the California Distance Learning Project, California Learning Resources Network, SCOE's Regional Occupational Program, USA Learns, and the new Lessons for Living Well site. According to Kris Marubayashi, director of the CalTeach project, "Raymond has been the lead graphics designer on our CalTeach (Teach CA) Web site since 2001. I've always been impressed with his ability to create attractive graphics and a user-friendly Web site that conveys the information that our site visitors are seeking, thereby enabling us to accomplish our project's goals." Mr. Fox has been a Sacramento County Office of Education employee since March 2005.
Contact Information
The Sacramento County Office of Education celebrates the accomplishments and exemplary service of its employees through the Employees of the Month Program. Parents, colleagues, and community members wishing to recommend a non-management staff member for consideration as a Sacramento County Office of Education Employee of the Month may receive a nomination form through the Communications Office by calling (916) 228-2416 or e-mailing Cathy Sapunor.
