Tulare County Office of Education

Services

| Co-Op Schools | Categorical Program Monitoring | Equipment Repair |
| ERSportal Inservices | Grant Development |
| Learning Resource Display Center (textbooks) |
| Library Contracts | Library Media Workshops | Media Contracts |
| Pickup and Delivery | Professional Library |
| Standards and Assessment |
| Teacher Resource Center | Technology Classes | Textbook Information |
| Textbook Showcases | Tulare County Electronic Mathematics Network |

Co-Op Schools

The Tulare County Cooperative for State and Federal Projects is composed of nineteen small districts. The county office coordinates centralized services for these districts regarding grants and entitlement monies contained in the Consolidated Application.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM)

CPM is a service provided by county office consultants to districts who belong to the Tulare County Co-Op. Technical assistance is provided to these districts on all aspects of the Categorical Program Monitoring process.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Equipment Repair

The Classroom Equipment Repair Center at ERS provides equipment repair services for schools that contract with ERS. We repair most audio, video, computer and projection equipment used in the classroom. Repairs are picked up by our vans weekly at your site and returned to you when completed.

For more information, contact the repair shop by phone at (559) 651-3031.

ERSportal Inservices

ERS staff will come to your site and provide inservice training highlighting the materials and services schools receive when they contract for Media Plus services. This inservice also includes a hands-on class in your computer lab on logging into ERSportal, using the media, and booking materials on the ERS library website. The presentation takes approximately one hour.

For more information or to set up training at your site, contact ERS at (559) 651-3031.

Grant Development

Grant development is a group of services offered to all schools and other nonprofit organizations who provide services to the youth of Tulare County. Services include: training in grant development and proposal writing; prospect research; grants resource center; and individual consultation and assistance.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Learning Resource Display Center (textbooks)

Educational Resource Services houses the California Learning Resources Display Center, one of 23 in the state. All textbooks for grades kindergarten to eight that have been adopted by the State Board of Education are housed here for the public to view. Teachers come from all over the region to select materials from these for use in their classrooms. Although the items do not check out, sample copies can be ordered from the publishers. ERS hosts a yearly textbook showcase day to allow publishers to demonstrate their adopted materials to teachers.

For more information, contact Steve Woods by e-mail at stevew@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3077.

Library Contracts

A library contract allows teachers to borrow core and extended literature titles, kits with multiple copies of titles, big books, multicultural, reference, professional, and non-fiction materials. Schools that contract for library services will also receive consultant services from professional librarians relative to the selection and implementation of technology, instructional materials, development of library programs, library facility planning, and training of library personnel. A meeting developed just for library contracting schools is held each month at a different site and is filled with ideas and practical suggestions for best practices in library media centers. Finally, for those schools without professional librarians, our staff becomes their "librarian-of-record" for those all-important state funded projects that require a professional librarian in order to remain in compliance with state regulations.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Library Media Workshops

A workshop for library staff from library contracting schools is held each month to discuss current legislation, develop bibliographies for ordering, selection criteria, ideas for literature projects, technology suggestions, and a host of other exciting ideas.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Media Contracts

An audio-visual contract allows teachers to borrow from a collection of approximately 9,000 videos, house an on-site collection of approximately 500 videos, a portion of which is updated annually, access to CD-ROM and computer software, source documents, simulations, sound recordings, and art prints. These materials may be ordered over the phone, on the Internet, or in person, and will be delivered and picked up by our ERS delivery staff. Each school is eligible to receive consultant services relative to the selection and implementation of technology, use of multimedia materials, and classroom instruction techniques. Teachers may have non-copyright videos that are pertinent to the curriculum duplicated for the cost of the cassette tape.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Pick up and Delivery

Our ERS drivers pick up and deliver each week from over 110 school sites that have a contract with us. Books and media are dropped off at a central location at each school and materials to be returned are picked up. County mail and flyers for coming events are also delivered.

For more information, contact ERS at (559) 651-3031.

Professional Library

ERS has a broad collection of professional materials including magazines, videocassettes, and books. They are cataloged and interfiled with our collection that is available to those with a library contract.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Standards & Assessment

Monthly updates on the latest developments in the state's Standards and Assessment system are provided to the field. Services also include dissemination of instruments from other county offices and school districts as well as curriculum alignment workshops.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Teacher Resource Center

ERS has developed a place for teachers to create classroom resource materials. Ellison and Accu-cut die cuts, lamination, color copies, and many, many ideas are available at our Teacher Resource Center. A library contract allows teachers to use most of the materials at no cost. There is a minimal charge for specialty papers, lamination, and color copies.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Technology Classes

The technology lab contains 24 PC computers for use by teachers. ERS staff teaches a series of classes on various software applications throughout the year, which are available to teachers at a nominal cost. Classes for beginners to experts are offered. Additional information can be found on the Teacher Events page.

For more information, contact Steve Woods by e-mail at stevew@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3077.

Textbook Information

The staff at ERS can help teachers and administrators with their textbook selection and purchasing questions.

For more information, contact Lupe Solis by e-mail at gsolis@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3031.

Textbook Showcases

Once a year, ERS holds a special day to introduce the latest state textbook adoption to teachers and other school staff.

For more information, contact Steve Woods by e-mail at stevew@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3077.

Tulare County Electronic Mathematics Network

The Tulare County Electronic Mathematics Network is for teachers and administrators who are interested and concerned about what is happening in mathematics education at the local, regional, state, and national level. Through this electronic network, participants share information regarding current issues affecting mathematics education today. These issues involve mathematics textbook adoptions, the High School Exit Exam, STAR testing, alignment of standards and curriculum, current legislation, conferences and workshops, relevant grant information, and other mathematics related issues and opportunities.

For more information, contact Julie Joseph by e-mail at jjoseph@tcoe.org or by phone at (559) 651-3641.

Tulare County Office of Education
Educational Resource Services
7000 Doe Avenue, Suite A
Visalia, CA 93291

Guadalupe Solis, Ed. D.,
Student Academic Services Administrator
(559) 651-3031
fax: (559) 651-1012

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