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Tulare County Office of Education

mailing address:
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091

physical address:
2637 West Burrel Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291-4511
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7000 Doe Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291-9287

phone: (559) 733-6300
fax: (559) 737-4378

Check the map.


Jim Vidak, County Superintendent of Schools
phone: (559) 733-6301
e-mail: jimv@tcoe.org

John Caudle, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services
phone: (559) 733-6474
e-mail: johnc@tcoe.org

Pansy Torres Ceballos, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services
phone: (559) 733-6328
e-mail: pansyc@tcoe.org

Jeanne Nava, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
phone: (559) 733-6306
e-mail: jeannen@tcoe.org

Marilyn Rankin, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Special Services
phone: (559) 730-2910 ext.5120
e-mail: marilynr@tcoe.org

Robert Herman, Public Information Officer
phone: (559) 733-6606
e-mail: robh@tcoe.org



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Tulare County Board of Education
Scot Townsend, President, Lindsay, Trustee Area 4
Pat Hillman, Vice President, Pixley, Trustee Area 7
Rod Burkett, Strathmore, Trustee Area 2
Joe Enea, Tulare, Trustee Area 5
Celia Maldonado-Arroyo, Dinuba, Trustee Area 1
Edward F. Peterson, Visalia, Trustee Area 3
Chris Reed, Porterville, Trustee Area 6


Kelley Petty, CHARACTER COUNTS! Coordinator
(559) 740-4303
Jim Kooler, Dr. PH, Administrator-California Friday Night Live Partnership
(559) 733-6496
Louie Perez, Director-Maintenance and Operations
(559) 730-2749

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Business Services Division
John Caudle, Assistant Superintendent-Business Services
(559) 733-6474
Patty Blaswich, Director-Internal Business Services
(559) 733-6691
Roger Smith, Director-Information Systems
(559) 730-2900 ext.1601
John Wilborn, Director-External Business Services
(559) 733-6338
vacant, Administrator-General Services
(559) 733-6601

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Human Resources Division
Jeanne Nava, Assistant Superintendent-Human Resources
(559) 733-6306
Enid Brinkman, Credentials and Retirement Supervisor
(559) 733-6327

Jeanne Nava, Executive Director, California Teacher Recruitment Program
(559) 733-6306

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Instructional Services Division
Pansy Torres Ceballos, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent-Instructional Services
(559) 733-6328
Tom Byars, Program Manager-CHOICES
(559) 651-0155 ext.3610
Ray Chavez, Administrator-Child Care Program
(559) 651-3022
Donna Glassman-Sommer, Intern Program Director
(559) 730-2549
Candy Hilvers, Program Manager-School Health Programs
(559) 651-0130 ext.3710
Ron Koop, Regional BTSA Cluster Consultant
(559) 730-2955
Ron Koop, BTSA Induction Program Director
(559) 730-2955
Rick Mitchell, Administrator-SCICON
(559) 539-2642
René Moncada, Administrator-Services for Education and Employment (SEE)
(559) 733-6963 ext. 208
Brian Roberts, Director-Theatre Company
(559) 651-1482 ext.3645
E. Sheli Silva, Administrator-Migrant Education Program
(559) 651-3035
Guadalupe Solis, Ed.D., Student Support and Academic Services Administrator
(559) 651-3831
Sara Sutton, Impact Center Supervisor
(559) 733-6871
Randy Wallace, Project Director-School-to-Career
(559) 733-6101

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Special Services Division
Marilyn Rankin, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent-Special Services and
Administrator-Severely Handicapped Program, Administrator-Specialized Assessment Services
(559) 730-2910 ext.5120
Scott Aldrich, Program Manager-Speech and Language Services
(559) 730-2910 ext.5146
Maxine Epperson, Program Manager-Bright Start Parent/Infant Program
(559) 740-4321 ext.6510
Donna Martin, Administrator-Occupational Training Program and Visalia area
(559) 733-1993 ext.6210
Bob May, Program Manager-L.B. Hill Learning Center and Porterville area
(559) 781-0843 ext.6310
Linda McKean, Administrator - Mild to Moderate Programs
(559) 730-2910 ext.5141
Ron Pekarek, Director-Bright Future Program
(559) 747-3984 ext.6811
Jill Santivanez, Program Manager-Maple Learning Complex, Yettem Learning Center and Tulare area
(559) 688-2868
Kaye van Gilluwe, Administrator-Student Support Services
(559) 730-2910 ext.5123
Angel Vazquez, Program Manager-Court/Community Schools
(559) 730-2910 ext.5122
Eileen Ankner-Wright, Ph.D., Director-Bright Future Program
(559) 747-3984 ext.6810
Xay Xiong, Technology Manager
(559) 730-2910 ext.5135


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Please consult our Staff Listing Page and our Staff Responsibilities Page for additional staff assignments.


Additional Contacts

Professional Organizations
Federal and State Legislators
Tulare County Board of Supervisors
Tulare County Committee on School District Organization
California State Board of Education
California Department of Education


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Jim Vidak
County Superintendent of Schools


Tulare County Office of Education
2637 West Burrel
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
phone: (559) 733-6300
fax: (559) 737-4378
TTY (hearing impaired): (559) 733-6307


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