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Inside the gym at Lindsay High School on Saturday,
March 14, students earnestly presented their science fair
projects to judges just as Tulare County students had done
for the past 30 years. Outside the quiet gym, the campus
was abuzz with science activities. Students were
programming robots, learning about computer coding,
marveling at the Tulare County Sheriff’s remote-
controlled bomb retrieval vehicle, building track cars and
having fun. This year, the Tulare County Science &
Engineering Fair was reimagined by the Educational
Resource Services staff as the STEM Expo – an engaging,
nonstop learning experience. STEM is an educational
approach that integrates science, technology, engineering
and mathematics in a hands-on way.
In addition to the bomb retrieval vehicle, the Tulare
County Sheriff’s Office also brought its new mobile crime
lab to show students the science behind crime
investigations. Students were fascinated with the
technology within the vehicle to help investigators quickly
collect and analyze crime scene evidence. Read more at tcoe.org/NewsGallery.
Science Fair reimagined as celebration of science, technology, engineering & mathematics
New STEM Expo, a non-stop learning experience
T H E N E W S L E T T E R o f T H E T U L A R E C O U N T Y O F F I C E o f E D U C A T I O N
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(upper photo) Students at the first annual STEM Expo enjoyed plenty of hands-on activities, including robotics programming. (lower photo) Ryan Ruesch of Westfield Elementary in Porterville reviews his award-winning project, “DIY Fuel Cells,” with judges during the science fair portion of STEM Expo.
April 2015
ERS collection recatalogued for improved access, services added
Library & Media Center see useage rates tripleThis past year has seen a
number of updates and
improvements to the services
offered at Educational
Resource Services’ Library
and Multimedia Center. The
center supports teachers and
students with a robust
collection of digital, print,
and multimedia resources,
along with training on
accessing and using the
materials and building digital
literacy skills.
To facilitate the
improvements, Library
Media Supervisor Shelley
Chappell reports that the staff
recataloged the entire
collection in order to
increase accessibility and
search capabilities. “With the
library’s One Search feature,
users can now locate books,
videos, websites and
databases with a single search term,” she said. The entire library staff also became trainers, traveling throughout the
service area to demonstrate how to use these resources. Overall usage statistics have more than tripled because of this
focus on supporting teachers.
Also this year, the “Check This Out” subscription was introduced for teachers at contracting schools. This free service
allows teachers to request materials online to be tailored to either a theme, reading level, genre, material type or subject
area. Each month, the library team will put together a customized set of materials. Books, art, prints, videos, kits, and
realia, along with lesson plans and digital resources are bundled and sent directly to the school, then picked up when it’s
time for the next delivery. Currently, over 100 Tulare and Kings County teachers are “Check This Out” subscribers
receiving monthly kits.
The online Library and Multimedia Portal for digital resources features high-quality databases, ebooks and streaming
video for research and educational support. These include Discovery Education, Education City, ProQuest SIRS
Discoverer and eLibrary, Tumble Books and Tumble Readables, Teaching Books and World Book.
For more information on how your school can take advantage of these resources, please contact Shelley Chappell,
Library Media Supervisor, at (559) 651-3042 or [email protected].
One of the new services that grew out of the update to Educational Resource Services’ Library and Multimedia Center was the “Check This Out” service. Teachers in contracting schools can request materials online to be tailored to either a theme, reading level, genre, material type or subject area. Each month, the library team puts together books, prints, videos, and realia, along with lesson plans and digital resources for delivery to the school.
April 2015
Popular children’s storybook characters come to life in spring musical
Theatre Company heads to The Woods
Beginning this month, middle and high
school teachers will have the opportunity to
learn a piece of World War II history from a
man and woman who experienced it
themselves. Saburo and Marion Masada were
among the 110,000 Japanese Americans
interned in U.S. camps during World War II.
The Masadas will be part of a history/social
science training offered through a program
entitled Legacy Voices: The World War II Japanese
American Experience. The Tulare County Office
of Education is a partner with the National
Parks Service, the San Joaquin County Office
of Education and the Fred T. Korematsu
Institute in presenting three free workshops on
April 11, June 13 and July 30.
Read more at tcoe.org/NewsGallery.
Read more at www.tcoe.org
Living history training on the WWII internments offered to Tulare County teachers
Japanese Americans tell their stories
The Theatre Company is preparing its spring
musical – a production full of familiar children’s
storybook characters. Beginning April 30,
audiences can enjoy “two productions in one”
with first- through sixth-grade students
performing the adorable Winnie the Pooh Kids,
while middle and high school students present Into
the Woods. Over 110 students have spent the
semester rehearsing for the production.
Production director Charlotte Garcia Da Rosa
reports that Winnie the Pooh Kids was written by
the same composers who wrote the music for
Frozen. “It’s a wonderful musical and we are
fortunate to have phenomenally talented young
leading actors playing the beloved animal friends
of Christopher Robin.”
“The challenge for students in Into the Woods was to
re-imagine famous fairy tale characters as real life
people with real life problems,” said Ms. Garcia
Da Rosa. Read more at tcoe.org/NewsGallery.
Marion Masada (left) and Saburo Masada (right) will be presenters in the Legacy Voices: The World War II Japanese American Experience teacher trainings on the U.S. internment program.
(l-r) Familiar storybook characters sharing the stage in the Theatre Company’s spring production include Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk), played by Andrew Cantelmi of Green Acres Middle School; Cinderella, played by Kaley McConnaughey of Redwood High School; Tigger, played by Tessa Hemphill of Hurley Elementary School; and Pooh, played by Anu Perry of Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center.
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(photo 1) Last month, 34 middle and high school teams participated in the annual Science Olympiad for a chance to represent Tulare County at the NorCal Science Olympiad competition April 18 at California State University, Stanislaus. The middle school teams that qualified for the state competition include Palo Verde Union School (Tulare), Green Acres Middle School (Visalia), St. Aloysius School (Tulare) and Live Oak Middle School (Tulare). The high school teams advancing to NorCal include Exeter Union High School, University Preparatory High School (Visalia), Tulare Western High School and Tulare Union High School. (photo 1) Tulare Western’s Kassie Reynolds and Jakeb Light built a mechanical time-keeping device for the “It’s About Time” competition segment. The CHOICES Prevention Programs’ Anti-Tobacco Challenge Bowl was held March 3 with a record number 29 sixth-grade teams competing. Students prepared for the competition by studying a curriculum which, in addition to tobacco facts, this year included a greater number of facts about the dangers of marijuana use. Perennial champions from Kohn Elementary in Tulare returned to capture the top two trophies, with first place going to Kohn Team A. (photo 2) The winning team included (l-r) Seth Borba, Gwendalynn Peck, Aaron Bales, Emma Woodward and Christopher Wilson. The team’s coach was Jennifer Orr. (photo 3) Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Jim Vidak proudly poses with students from his high school alma mater, Orosi High School. The school had the most winners in the annual Farm Bureau Student Art Calendar contest. Pictured (l-r) are Karina Arenivaz (11th grade), Janette Madrigal (11th grade), Jessica Ostrea (12th grade), Jim Vidak, Cutler-Orosi Superintendent Yolanda Valdez, Francisco Fernandez (12th grade), Orosi High School art teacher Elise Whited, and Gabriella Adame (11th grade). Copies of the calendar are available at the front desk of TCOE’s Burrel Avenue office while supplies last. This year, 670 seventh- and eighth-grade students from public and private schools in Tulare and Kings Counties competed in the annual Math Super Bowl. (photo 4) Pictured are members of the seventh-grade Sundale Union School team working together on the Team Bowl portion of the competition. The team, which included Chastine Grant, Jaci Maze, Sarah Mancebo, Jacob Fernandes and Paige Cross, earned a superior ribbon for their efforts. For a complete list of competition winners in the three event categories, visit tcoe.org/MathSuperBowl. (photo 5) CHARACTER COUNTS! and CHOICES Prevention Programs Project Coordinator Kathleen Green-Martins was chosen as the state Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Confidential Employee of the Year in the organization’s annual Administrator of the Year Awards competition. Mrs. Green-Martins will be honored at ACSA’s Leadership Summit in Sacramento on November 4.
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Tulare County Board of Education
News Gallery CommitteeEditor: Robert Herman, Public Information OfficerContributors: Marlene Moreno, Jennifer Fisher, Lorena White, Shelly DiCenzo, Paula Terrill, Shelley Chappell, Sara Torabi, Kate Stover,
Charlotte Garcia Da Rosa, Nicole Zweifel and Vicky Contreras.
The News Gallery is published monthly with the exception of double
issues printed for July/August and December/January. If you would like to receive The News Gallery, visit www.tcoe.org/GetTheGallery
or contact Jennifer Fisher at (559) 733-6172, or at [email protected].
The 23rd Annual Support Staff Conference is scheduled for Friday, May 8. The conference celebrates the role of school support staff members in shaping the good character of students and coworkers. As an added feature this year, attendees have the opportunity to nominate a colleague for the first Champions for Character Award. At the conference, six individuals will be recognized for exemplifying one of the six CHARACTER COUNTS! Pillars of Character. Nominations will be accepted until April 10. To register for the conference and to make a nomination, visit tcoe.org/Support.
Student-athletes who will be 2015 graduates of a Tulare County high school are invited to apply for the annual Pursuing Victory With Honor (PVWH) Scholarship. The PVWH Scholarship will provide up to four seniors with $500 in support as they attend an accredited college/ university as a full-time student during the 2015-16 academic year. Applications are due April 17. For information, visit tcoe.org/pvwhscholarship, or call Kelley Petty at (559) 740-4303. Last month, the Professional Latin American Association of Kings County presented TCOE’s Deputy Superintendent Dr. Guadalupe Solis with its Educational Leadership Award. Dr. Solis is a member of the Lemoore Union High School Board of Trustees. The PLAA is an organization dedicated to raising scholarship funds for Kings County students and serving as mentors for the county’s youth.
The CHOICES Prevention Programs has partnered with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies on a new three-year, $2.1 million grant entitled Closing the Circle (CTC) to Reduce Crime and Delinquency. Other partners in the grant include the Tulare County Public Defender’s Office, Exeter Police Department, Farmersville Police Department, and ProYouth HEART. CTC has two components: prevention and education which is geared toward youth, and crime suppression which focuses on young adults. Read more at tcoe.org/NewsGallery.
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Jim VidakPresident: Joe Enea, Trustee Area No. 5
Vice President: Chris Reed, Trustee Area No. 6; Trustees: Celia Maldonado-Arroyo, Trustee Area No. 1; Debby Holguin, Trustee
Area No. 2; Tom Link, Trustee Area No. 3; Judy Coble, Trustee
Area No. 4; and Patricia Hillman, Trustee Area No. 7
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For more events, programs and meetings, visit our online calendar at www.tcoe.org/CalendarOfEvents
upcomingevents
IMPACT Intern Program Info. Meeting6:00-7:30 p.m., Board Rm., 2637 W. Burrel Ave., VisaliaFor information, call Marvin Lopez at (559) 624-1035
University Preparatory High School Info. Night6:00 p.m., COS Visalia campus, Room Yokut 9For information, call Eric Thiessen at (559) 730-2529
Science Olympiad - Division A (grades 3-6)8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., El Diamante High School, 5100 W. Whitendale Ave., VisaliaFor information, call Michelle French at (559) 651-3003
SCICON BBQ & Wildf lower Festival11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., SCICON Campus, SpringvilleFor information, call Dianne Shew at (559) 539-2642
Robotics Exhibition - High School (grades 9-12)9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., TCOE Liberty Center, Multipurpose Room, 11535 Avenue 264, VisaliaFor information, call Doug Cairns at (559) 651-3045
Administrative Services Credential Program (Tier I) Info. Meeting6:00-7:30 p.m., Teleconference Rm., 2637 W. Burrel Ave., VisaliaFor information, call Donna Glassman-Sommer or Jesse Coronado at (559) 730-9956
Special Education Induction Clear Program Info. Meeting4:30-6:00 p.m., Educational Enrichment Center, 2500 W. Burrel Ave., VisaliaFor information, call Norma Lovelace at (559) 740-4409
Día de los Niños/ Día de los Libros (grades K-12)1:00 - 4:00 pm, Manuel Hernandez Community Center, 247 W. Ferguson Ave., VisaliaFor information, call Shelley Chappell at (559) 651-3042
Tulare County Technology Challenge (TC²)(grades 7-12)7000 Doe Avenue, VisaliaFor information, call Will Kimbley at (559) 651-3008
Administrative Services Credential Program (Tier II) Info. Meeting6:00-7:30 p.m., Teleconference Rm., 2637 W. Burrel Ave., VisaliaFor information, call Donna Glassman-Sommer or Jesse Coronado at (559) 730-9956
Arbor Day (grades 3-5)9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Mooney Grove Park, VisaliaFor information, call Jared Marr at (559) 651-3047
Theatre Company Spring MusicalSelections from Into the Woods Jr. and Winnie the Pooh KidsRotary Theater, 330 S. Dollner St., VisaliaEvening shows: April 30, May 1 & 2, 7:00 p.m.
Matinee: May 2, 2:00 p.m.
General admission tickets: $10
For information, call Brian Roberts at (559) 651-1482
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