Tulare County Office of Education

Special Services Division

Approximately 7,500 students from birth to 21 years of age are served by Special Education in the 43 school districts in the county and by the Tulare County Office of Education.

In Tulare County, all 43 school districts are part of the Tulare County/District Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA). The Tulare County Office of Education houses the SELPA office and acts as the administrative head of the SELPA. The governance of the SELPA is vested in the Superintendent's Governance Committee composed of superintendents representing the 43 districts and by the Tulare County Superintendent of Schools, Tim Hire. For additional information on the SELPA, click on the SELPA icon in the left menu.

Special Services Division

The Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) operates programs to meet the full range of needs for mildly impaired to profoundly impaired students. Services can range from Related Services, which supplement regular classroom instruction, to Special Day Classes (SDC) for students who need a modified curriculum. When necessary, home or hospital instruction is available, as is residential private placement.

TCOE also operates the Bright Start Parent/Infant Program to serve children from birth to age 3 who have, or are at risk of having, disabilities.

In addition, TCOE provides educational services to at-risk students who attend Court and Community Schools and to incarcerated youth.

The Tulare County Office of Education provides special education services for students in the 34 small school districts and for developmentally impaired students throughout the county.

School Accountability Report Card

Tammy McKean, Assistant Superintendent
(559) 730-2910, ext. 5120
tammym@tcoe.org

Statement of Non-Discrimination (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 220 of the California Education Code): Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) does not discriminate against any person on the basis of sex, gender, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ethnic group, actual or perceived sexual orientation, marital, family or parental status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability. TCOE will take steps to assure that the lack of English fluency will not be a barrier to admission and participation in TCOE programs.

Tulare County Office of Education
Special Services Division
All mail to: P.O. Box 5091, Visalia, CA 93278-5091
Physical address: 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA 93277

Tammy McKean, Assistant Superintendent
(559) 730-2910 • fax: (559) 730-2511

Tim A. Hire, County Superintendent of Schools
Tulare County Office of Education
All mail to: P.O. Box 5091, Visalia, CA 93278-5091
Physical address: 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA 93277
phone: (559) 733-6300 • fax: (559) 627-5219

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