The purpose of the Excellence in Education Awards is to recognize school employees in Tulare County who exemplify exceptional qualities and commitment to Tulare County students. An annual event, which is a co-sponsorship between Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Tim A. Hire and the Educational Employees Credit Union, honors the Administrator/Manager of the Year, Teacher of the Year and School Employee of the Year.


2023 Excellence in Education Winners

Winners, finalists and nominees were recognized at an invitation-only breakfast held on October 25, 2023.  Read a press release about the 2023 Excellence in Education award winners

To view all three winners' videos, click here. To view individual winner videos, click the name of each winner.

Tammy Bradford
Tammy Bradford
Administrator/Manager of the Year Winner

Tulare County Office of Education

Jennifer Powers
Teacher of the Year Winner

Tulare City School District

Sonya Yvonne Lopez
School Employee of the Year Winner

Porterville Unified School District

 


2023 Excellence in Education Finalists & Nominees

Administrator/Manager of the Year

Finalists

Manjeet Dail
Dinuba Unified School District

Grant Schimelpfening
Lindsay Unified School District

Nominees

Elizabeth Arias
Porterville Unified School District

Adam Brown
Visalia Unified School District

Ruben Castañeda
Woodville Union School District

Benita Cortez
Monson-Sultana Joint Union
    School District

Leandra Garcia
Tulare Joint Union High
    School District

Angelica Jimenez
Earlimart School District

Kristen Kirk
Exeter Unified School District

Deborah Parker
Tulare City School District

Mario Rodriguez
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
    School District

Teacher of the Year

Finalists

Josie Domingcil
Dinuba Unified School District

Whitney Marroquin
Exeter Unified School District

Nominees

Debbie Almeida
Oak Valley Union School District

Jill Dudley-Coyle
Tulare Joint Union High
    School District

Jodie Fernandez
Earlimart School District

Estela González
Lindsay Unified School District

Cristina Kaviani-Johnson
The Academies Charter Management
    Organization

Anavela Lopez
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
    School District

Joseph F. Rico
Monson-Sultana Joint Union
    School District

Diane R. Townsend
Visalia Unified School District

Laura Voshall
Pixley Union School District

School Employee of the Year

Finalists

Nadia Garcia
Visalia Unified School District

Anthony Totty
Lindsay Unified School District

Nominees

Whitney Blackmon
The Academies Charter Management
    Organization

Belinda Briano
Tulare Joint Union High
    School District

Jennifer Freitas
Oak Valley Union School District

Melissa Galafate
Earlimart School District

Brandie Giron
Pixley Union School District

Erika Llamas
Tulare City School District

Claudia Prado
Dinuba Unified School District

J. Guadalupe Villaseñor
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
    School District

Catalina Zaragoza
Monson-Sultana Joint Union
    School District