May 24, 2023
Educators of the Year announced as part of the Chinese Cultural Center’s 27th Annual Confucius’ Birthday Celebration; Heather Albanez wins Brent Rast Award; Tulare student-athletes honored for their good sportsmanship; Around the County: Dinuba, Tulare FFA win state championships; Mental Health Awareness Month
May 17, 2023
Students compete in Regional Migrant Speech & Debate Tournament; Maestro, Caliber Customs win Best of Show at Slick Rock Student Film Festival; Reading Revolution competitions held for elementary and middle school teams; Around the County: Dinuba students help residents get over $483,000 back in tax refunds; Mental Health Awareness Month
May 10, 2023
Slick Rock Student Film Festival set for Friday, May 12; Brooke Doherty announced as College Night Scholarship Award recipient; Tulare County Young People’s Concerts return for 2024; Visalia student-athletes recognized for Pursuing Victory with Honor; Numerous programs partner to host first SEL Summit; Mental Health Awareness Month
May 3, 2023
Weeklong student internship available at Circle J-Norris Ranch; Vanessa Cantu named new administrative legal assistant, Shelly DiCenzo to retire; Local school boards association awards annual scholarships to Tulare County students; CHOICES’ Friday Night Live Lip Sync Battle brings live performance back to the convention center after three-year break; Fourteen books selected as exemplary in annual Young Authors’ Faire event; Around the County: Eight Tulare County student-athletes awarded scholarships for academics; Tulare Union graduate signs with Washington Commanders; Mental Health Awareness Month
April 27, 2023
Elementary students compete in Science Olympiad; UPHS robotics team competes in world championship
April 19, 2023
Red Carpet Awards showcase Step Up Youth Challenge grant-winning projects; Students compete at NHD-California state competition; Health pathway students attend Growing Health Leaders Conference; Around the County: El Diamante’s Tracy Beans announced as a 2022-23 CIF Model Coach Award winner
April 12, 2023
Winners in the Excellence in Education program announced; Family Engagement Resource Fair set for Saturday; Registration open for Theatre Company Summer Camp
April 5, 2023
Registration to first Social-Emotional Learning Summit now free, conference nearing capacity; Community Based Instruction students provide valuable service to Early Childhood Education; Exeter student wins prestigious Mock Trial award; Around the County: SoCal Edison selects two Tulare County seniors for $50,000 scholarships
March 29, 2023
TCOE school safety programs to be featured in upcoming Children First special on ABC30; Young Authors’ Faire now online; Educational Resource Services takes professional learning to a local school site; Harmony Magnet Academy medals at State Academic Decathlon; Students awarded Best of Show honors in annual Student Art Exhibition; Students with special needs enjoy athletic competition at Special Olympics; Around the County: Harmony Magnet Academy’s Elijah Garcia named a national Linked Learning Student of the Year
March 22, 2023
2023-24 Tulare County Farm Bureau Student Art Calendar unveiled; California Center on Teaching Careers co-hosting hybrid job fair Saturday in Bakersfield; University Preparatory High School robotics team qualifies for FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas
March 15, 2023
Poetry & Prose On-Stage boasts 1,500 students participating; Universal PreKindergarten offers new trainings to support districts in developing, strengthening their programs; Sarvadnya Kadam is the 2023 Spelling Champion
March 8, 2023
Free, statewide learning improvement conference set for Saturday; Gala for Porterville Art Show to be held tomorrow; Tulare student-athletes recognized for their good character; Sportsmanship scholarship offered to student-athletes; Top project selected to compete in California State Science Fair
March 1, 2023
Annual Student Art Exhibition opens today; Tulare County teams selected to compete at the NorCal Science Olympiad; Around the County: Jennah Creason wins county’s first-ever girls state wrestling title; Three county teams win section championships in basketball and soccer; College of the Sequoias breaks ground on new Applied Technology & Trades Complex at Tulare campus
February 22, 2023
Fun-filled STEAM Expo scheduled for March 4 at Mooney Administration Building; Palo Verde clinches Anti-Tobacco/Marijuana Bowl titles; Exeter Union High School wins Mock Trial
February 15, 2023
Support Staff Conference scheduled for April 26; Lip Sync returns with “Let’s Glow” theme, teams invited to register to compete; Circle J-Norris Ranch to host annual Biodiversity Festival March 11; Around the County: Two Tulare County high school seniors win $10K scholarships; Several Tulare County schools earn recognition from the California Department of Education
February 8, 2023
TCOE supports parents and districts countywide in Universal Transitional Kindergarten; Students explore “Frontiers in History” at National History Day – Tulare County, 42 project advance to state; Visalia students recognized for Pursuing Victory with Honor; Harmony Magnet Academy wins Tulare County Academic Decathlon; Expanded Poetry Live! event crowns Poetry Out Loud and first-ever Poet’s Own Voice champions; CVNIC College-Ready and CVNIC Mathematics hosts February convenings to share improvement progress
February 1, 2023
Circle J-Norris Ranch to hold Field Science Day February 17; Dr. Douglas Reeves and team to conduct Fearless Schools Summit March 1; Registration open for 38th Annual Tulare & Kings Counties Teacher Recruitment Fair
January 25, 2023
Educational Resource Services offers resources for teachers preparing for Black History Month; Registration open for Social-Emotional Learning Summit May 6 at SCICON; Around the County: Strathmore High School hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for new agricultural building
January 18, 2023
California Center on Teaching Careers receives $15 million grant to increase number of clinical social workers in Tulare County; Dixon chosen to lead ActVnet school safety program
January 11, 2023
Free workshop to explore use of funding to support art in schools; School Health Programs to host drug impairment training in April; Around the County: Columbine named a 2023 California Distinguished School
January 4, 2023
Tony Rodriguez sworn in as trustee for Tulare County Board of Education; Theatre Company to hold six weeks of classes this spring; Registration closes January 18 for three-day LCAP University; Center receives grant to expand residency program to include additional districts; Registration open for annual Literacy Conference
Tulare County Office of Education
Tim A. Hire, County Superintendent of Schools
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 733-6300