George Rodriguez, Ed.D. has been selected as administrator of TCOE’s New Teacher & Leadership Development (NTLD) program. Rodriguez joined TCOE in August 2024 as coordinator of the Golden State Pathways Program, a statewide technical assistance project awarded to the College and Career Readiness (CCR) program.

Prior to joining CCR, Rodriguez was a teacher, athletic director, program manager, and assistant principal for 15 years within the Selma Unified School District.

NTLD is an alternative certification program authorized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to provide coursework necessary to complete a variety of teaching and administrative credentials.

“NTLD is proud to support aspiring teachers and administrators in attaining credentials,” Rodriguez said. “In the coming months, we will advertise to our educational partners a way for teachers to add a Single Subject Teaching Credential to an existing Multiple or Single Subject Credential, in just a few short steps. Adding a new credential could help school districts with increasing course offerings, solve master scheduling issues, and could help teachers achieve the dream of teaching something new!”

For more information about the new NTLD IMPACT offering, contact program manager Courtney Kirchman at courtney.kirchman@tcoe.org.

For more information about all teaching and administrative credentials offered by NTLD, call (559) 624-1035, or visit tcoe.org/NTLD.

The softball team from Woodlake High School was crowned the CIF Southern California Division IV Regional champions on Saturday, June 7. No. 2 Woodlake defeated No. 1 Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) 4-3.

Audrina Rodriguez got the win on the mound after throwing all seven innings and recording four strikeouts. Hannah Lafferty and Ella Lara both had two hits and two RBIs for the team while Marriah Ellis also had a triple.

The state title is Woodlake’s third title of the season after also claiming the Central Section Division IV and East Sequoia League (ESL) crowns in May. They finished the season 30-1 with an undefeated ESL record.

For more on the Woodlake softball team, and the community support they’ve received, visit www.yourcentralvalley.com/sports/so-heartwarming-to-see-all-that-support-woodlake-softball-honored-with-parade.

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~ Woodlake High School softball poses for pictures after winning the CIF Southern California Division IV Regional Championship in Santa Maria on Saturday, June 7. 

Editor: Robert Herman, Communications Director
Contributors: Nayirah Dosu, Jennifer Fisher, Jaime Burnitzki, George Rodriguez

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