This week, three Tulare County district employees received notification that they were the winners in the annual Excellence in Education Awards program. The winners are Administrator/Manager of the Year Philip Pierschbacher of the Tulare City School District, Teacher of the Year Stacy Trapletti of Cherry Avenue Middle School in Tulare, and School Employee of the […]
TCOE recently held its first Virtual Learning Conference for educators and parents. Organized by Educational Resource Services, the free conference attracted over 1,600 registrants and featured 41 sessions conducted virtually through Zoom. Hour-long sessions began at 8:00 a.m. and concluded at 4:00 p.m., with up to seven presentations running concurrently. TCOE Instructional Services and Special […]
Fresno Pacific University is adding detail to its reopening plan as leaders consider personal safety and educational access while looking forward to fall 2020. The university is returning to a mostly face-to-face curriculum, with exceptions as needed to protect the health of each member of the university community. “To our new and returning students, faculty […]
The Special Services Division has two new managers to oversee AcCEL Programs in the Porterville and Visalia areas. In Porterville, TCOE veteran teacher Katrina Smith will take over for administrator Cathy Machado who retired this year. In Visalia, Special Services welcomes Brian Cordero who replaces Carrie Stephens. Ms. Stephens has returned to Visalia Unified as administrator […]
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program at Fresno Pacific University has received accreditation for 10 years, the maximum available. Accreditation was awarded June 4, 2020, by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). The school received a “clean approval,” passing all four standards for the full 10 years. The CCNE Board of Commissioners […]
Every spring, the Tulare County Office of Education invites students to participate in the annual Young Authors’ Faire (YAF). This student event offers budding writers in grades K-8 an opportunity to showcase their work at the county level and be recognized in a variety of genres. Typically, exemplary submissions from county schools are displayed at the […]
A press release from VUSD VISALIA, CA – Visalia Unified School District will hold in-person alternative graduation ceremonies at their high school sites and broadcast virtual ceremonies via the web and local television channel KSEE 24. The in-person ceremonies will utilize a drive-through format and will be held at each high school. High school graduates […]
The St. Aloysius School Parents’ Club has awarded two $500 college scholarships to current graduating high school seniors who are alumni of St. Aloysius School, the Tulare-based Junior Kindergarten through eighth grade Catholic school. The recipients were chosen from a pool of impressive candidates, and their selection was based not only on academic achievement, and […]
The public is invited to watch the Slick Rock Student Film Festival awards special airing on ABC30 Sunday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. Traditionally, the awards program for Central California’s largest student film festival has been held at the Visalia Fox Theater. While the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Tulare County Office of Education to cancel the […]
This month, the TCOE Theatre Company launched its Masterclass Series. This ongoing series of Zoom-based presentations allows students to speak with TCOE Theatre Company alumni, staff, and guest speakers to see how they utilize their collegiate training, how they prepare for auditions, and what it’s like to work professionally on famous stages. Next week, Carly […]