California Center on Teaching Careers
Purpose
The California Center on Teaching Careers (The Center), housed at the Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE), has a long and successful history of collaboration across districts, county offices, community colleges, universities, and business and community organizations to develop and implement programs and services that share a vision of high-quality recruitment practices throughout the state of California. The Center has been highly successful in recruiting teachers who match the needs of schools in the Central Valley and other high-needs districts in the state.
Vision
The goal is to support a continuum of programs and services, integrated into a flexible technology-based system designed to recruit, retain, and advance a qualified, effective educator candidate pool for the state of California.
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Meet the Staff
Brooke Berrios, Coordinator
brooke.berrios@tcoe.org
Jasmin Polloni, Secretary
jasmin.polloni@tcoe.org
Leslie Kelly, Program Manager
leslie.kelly@tcoe.org
Jose Covarrubias, Senior Recruitment Specialist
jose.covarrubias@tcoe.org
Chai Phannaphob, Ed.D., Program Manager
chai.phannaphob@tcoe.org
Ashley Eastman, Program Recruitment Lead
ashley.eastman@tcoe.org
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Contact Information
Office: 800-336-6549
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Physical Address:
Tulare County Office of Education
6200 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93277
Non-Discrimination Policy
TCOE’s Educator Preparation Programs do not discriminate against or permit harassment of any applicant on the basis of the person’s actual or perceived race, religious creed, color, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, or sexual orientation.