The County Committee on School District Organization has a major role in the review and approval of proposals for school district unifications, changes to school district boundaries, transfers of territory from one school district to another in Tulare County, and the change to trustee area-based elections within Tulare County school districts.
The committee is comprised of 11 members, two from each county supervisorial district, and one member at large. The term of office of each member is four years. Any registered voter residing in the appropriate supervisorial district may serve as a county committee member. Members of school district governing boards may serve concurrently as a school district trustee and county committee member. No county superintendent of schools, employee of the office of a county superintendent of schools, employee of a school district, or employee of a community college district shall be a member of the county committee.
| Member | Supervisorial District | Term Expires |
| Joe Hallmeyer, Chair | at large | 2029 |
| Melissa Janes, Vice Chair | 2 | 2027 |
| Vahnn Blue, Member | 1 | 2027 |
| Mark Hellwig, Member | 1 | 2028 |
| John Beck, Member | 2 | 2026 |
| Drew Sorensen, Member | 3 | 2029 |
| Myron E. Sheklian, Member | 3 | 2027 |
| Helen Renteria, Member | 4 | 2026 |
| Delbert Quintana, Member | 4 | 2026 |
| Bob Pugh, Member | 5 | 2028 |
| Milt Stowe, Member | 5 | 2028 |
California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Suite 3800, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-1468, sdo@cde.ca.gov
Tim A. Hire, County Superintendent, Ex-Officio Secretary
Tulare County Office of Education
6200 S. Mooney Blvd., P.O. Box 5091, Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 733-6301
2025-2026 Meetings
- October 13, 2025
5:30 p.m., Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
Past Meetings
- October 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
- October 10, 2023
5:00 p.m., Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes
- October 17, 2022
5:30 p.m., Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes
- January 12, 2022
5:00 p.m., Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes
- November 17, 2021
8:00 p.m., Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes
- November 19, 2020
8:00 p.m., Virtual
Agenda, Approved Minutes - November 14, 2019
8:00 p.m., Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes - November 14, 2018
8:00 p.m., Wyndham Visalia, 9000 Airport Drive, Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes - July 31, 2018
6:00 p.m., Palo Verde Union School District Cafeteria, 9637 Avenue 196, Tulare
Agenda, Approved Minutes - November 14, 2017
8:00 p.m., Wyndham Visalia, 9000 Airport Drive, Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes - November 14, 2016
8:00 p.m., Wyndham Visalia, 9000 Airport Drive, Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes - May 4, 2016
5:30 p.m., Allensworth School Board Room, 3320 Young Rd., Allensworth
Agenda, Approved Minutes - February 22, 2016 - meeting cancelled
5:00 p.m., Allensworth School Board Room, 3320 Young Rd., Allensworth - November 18, 2015
8:00 p.m., Wyndham Visalia (formerly Visalia Holiday Inn), 9000 Airport Drive, Visalia
Agenda, Approved Minutes - March 18, 2015
6:30 p.m., Citrus South Tule School, Room 2, 31374 Success Valley Dr., Porterville
Agenda, Approved Minutes