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Andrew Woodley

This week, Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Tim Hire surprised the three winners named in the 31st Annual Tulare County Excellence in Education Awards program. The three winners notified were Andrew Woodley (2025 Administrator/Manager of the Year), Heather Silva (2025 Teacher of the Year), and Joanna Woodyatt (2025 School Employee of the Year).

Read more in the News Gallery Week.

Also in News Gallery Week: 

Registration open for Tulare County Support Staff Conference, April 22 and 23; Annual Young Authors’ Faire books now online; TCOE programs featured in upcoming edition of Children First, airing Sunday; Jaime Burnitzki joins TCOE administration team; Migrant Education hosts Student Leadership Conference; Around the County: Five Tulare County schools named 2025 California Distinguished Schools; El Diamante’s Chris Creason wins national championship
Profiles in Character

In partnership with the Downtown Visalia Kiwanis, TCOE’s CHARACTER COUNTS! Program celebrated this winter’s Pursuing Victory with Honor (PVWH) student-athletes at a lunch. The Downtown Visalia Kiwanis recognizes student-athletes, nominated by their coaches, each season for their sportsmanship. The awards included a certificate, patch, and lawn sign that reads "An Athlete of Character Lives Here.”

For more on the students, click here.

For more on CHARACTER COUNTS!, click HERE.

For more on Pursuing Victory with Honor, click HERE.

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