Tulare County Board of Education
Board Description: The Tulare County Board of Education has resumed its in-person monthly meetings. In compliance with Tulare County Public Health Department directives, visitors will be subject to COVID-19 screenings, must wear masks, and must follow all social distancing protocols. The current board agenda and minutes can be found at the links below.
Tom Link
President
Trustee Area 3
Mr. Link was born and raised in Visalia. He attended Visalia schools and College of Sequoias, and graduated from Fresno State with a B.S. degree in Marketing. He served six years in the Air National Guard. He is retired from his family
business, Link's Men's & Women's Wear. Mr. Link's wife is a retired Visalia elementary school teacher of 35 years. His two daughters both teach for Visalia Unified School District. Mr. Link has served on the Advisory Board for the Superintendent
of Visalia Unified, is a past board member for the College of Sequoia's Foundation, and a past recipient of the Phi Delta Kappa "Friends of Education" Man of the Year. He is also past chairman of the Visalia Parks and Recreation Commission and past
chairman of the California State Parks and Recreation Board of Trustees.
Trustee Area No. 3 includes all the area embraced in the following school district: Liberty; a portion of Visalia Unified.
Term expires December 2024.
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Joe Enea
Vice President
Trustee Area 5
Joe Enea is a resident of
Visalia. He is retired after a career in law enforcement at the federal, state and local levels. He holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Public Administration. He is an adjunct instructor at College of the Sequoias and at West Hills College.
Mr. Enea has served as foreman of the Tulare County Grand Jury. He volunteers with the Celebrant Singers, an international Christian music ministry.
Trustee Area No. 5 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Buena Vista, Oak Valley Union, Palo Verde Union, Pleasant View, Rockford, Saucelito, Tipton, Waukena Joint Union; the southwest portion of Visalia Unified, the northern portion of Pixley Union.
Term expires December 2024.
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Judy Coble
Trustee Area 4
Mrs. Coble is retired from the Tulare Joint Union High School
District, where she served as the director of state and federal programs. At the district, her experience included coordinating all categorical projects, serving as administrator for the agricultural department, directing all alternative education
placements and heading the expulsion committee. Mrs. Coble also served as a member of the Tulare Pro Youth Board and the Tulare Volunteer Bureau. She and her family have lived in the Sundale Union School District for over 40 years. Her daughter,
Jenna, attended Sundale and is now an ag teacher at Farmersville High School. Her granddaughters currently attend Sundale Union. Mrs. Coble and her husband, Vergil, enjoy traveling to the central coast and spending time with their granddaughters.
Trustee Area No. 4 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Allensworth, Alpaugh Unified, Burton, Columbine, Ducor Union, Earlimart, Hope, Richgrove, Sundale Union, Sunnyside Union, and Terra Bella Union; the southern
portion of Pixley Union, the western portion of Porterville Unified.
Term expires December 2022.
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Pat Hillman
Trustee Area 7
Pat Hillman was born and
educated in Tulare. She earned dual teaching credentials at Fresno State University and taught in both Fresno and Tulare. She is the mother of four grown children. She has volunteered in many community activities including 25 years as a member
of the Tulare City School Board.
Trustee Area No. 7 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Tulare City, Woodville Union.
Term expires December 2022.
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Debby Holguin
Trustee Area 2
Debby Holguin is a resident
of Woodlake. She is a retired Certified Coding Specialist, having worked at several area hospitals. She is married and has two adult children. Debby has previously served on the Woodlake Union High School Board and on several of her husband's and
childrens' clubs, including POWA, PTA, School Site Committee, swim teams, Little League, YMCA judo, 4-H, and City of Woodlake Planning Commission. Debby is currently a volunteer for the Exeter Union High School girls vollyball team. In her spare time,
she loves to sew and crochet.
Trustee Area No. 2 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified, Farmersville Unified, Lindsay Unified, Monson-Sultana Joint Union, Outside Creek, Stone Corral, Strathmore Union, Three Rivers Union, Woodlake Unified; portions of Exeter Unified, Visalia Unified.
Term expires December 2024.
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Chris Reed
Trustee Area 6
Chris Reed is a longtime
resident of Porterville. She has served TCOE for more than 30 years, including as a county board member, as the board liaison for the federal Head Start program (operated by the Early Childhood Education Program) and as a board member for the Eleanor
Roosevelt Community Learning Center, which serves families with home-schooled children. She also volunteers at Sierra Vista Hospital as a Pink Lady.
Trustee Area No. 6 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Alta Vista, Citrus South Tule, Hot Springs, Sequoia Union, Springville Union, Strathmore Union; a majority of Exeter Unified, a majority of Porterville Unified; that portion of Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union lying within Tulare County.
Term expires December 2024.
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Minutes of Dec. 2021 Minutes of Jan. 2022 | January 12, 2022 |
Minutes | February 9, 2022 |
Minutes | March 9, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF |
April 13, 2022 at SCICON, 10:00 a.m. 41569 Bear Creek Road, Springville | |
| April 20, 2022 (CANCELLED) |
May 11, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF | |
June 8, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF | |
July 13, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF | |
August 10, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF | |
September 14, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF | |
October 12, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF | |
November 9, 2022 TCOE Administration Building Redwood Conference Center, Rooms CDEF | |
December 12, 2022 (Monday) |
Tulare County Office of Education
Tim A. Hire, County Superintendent of Schools
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 733-6300