TCOE Student Events and the California State Standards
The California State Standards (CSS) were adopted by the State Board of Education in 2010. These focused and rigorous standards define the 21st Century knowledge and skills students need for success in college and career. The CSS call for an integrated curriculum that challenges students to think in complex ways and to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired. Evidence of such learning can be demonstrated through the completion of a variety of assigned tasks, including TCOE Student Future Ready Events.
TCOE has always promoted student event participation as an avenue to providing a well-rounded educational experience. Now, we are able to further emphasize the importance of student events by directly aligning them to our 21st century standards.
When applicable, TCOE Student Future Ready Events are coded in one or both of the following manners:
Download the printed version of the 2022-2023 Calendar of Student Future Ready Events. Descriptions of the annual student events can be found below, including contact information and links to further information, if available.
CAS:
Creating, Performing, Presenting, Responding, Connecting
CAS:
Creating, Performing, Presenting, Responding, Connecting
CAS: Creating, Performing/Producing, Responding, Connecting
Tulare and Kings County eighth-grade students head to the Porterville Fair armed with worksheets, calculators, and accelerometers for lessons in physics.
Additional information: tcoe.org/physicsday
CSS SEP Standards: 1-8
CA Environmental Principles and Concepts 2, 4, 5
CAS:
Performing, Responding, Connecting
Performing, Responding, Connecting
No student events are scheduled for August.
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., TCOE Conference Center, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
A conference for high school student-athletes, the Huddle is designed to help participants develop leadership skills they can use in team building,
positive communications, and goal setting. The conference features a dynamic keynote speaker and breakout sessions.
Additional information:
tcoe.org/PVWH/Conference
Gene Mendes at genem@tcoe.org or call (559) 737-6349, ext. 1303
In early September each year, the Tulare County Office of Education hosts Tulare County College Night. Hundreds of high school students from throughout Tulare and surrounding counties attend to meet college and university representatives from around the country, including representatives from national trade, art and specialty institutions.
Additional information:
tcoe.org/CollegeNight
Contact:
Paula Terrill at paula.terrill@tcoe.org or (559) 651-0565
Speaking and Listening 1, 3, 5, 6
Contact:
Dianne Shew at dshew@tcoe.org or call (559) 539-2642
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., College of the Sequoias, 915 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
CAS: Creating, Presenting
Contact:
Kelley Petty at kelleyp@tcoe.org or call (559) 740-4303
Contact:
Frank Silveira at frank.silveira@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155, ext. 3611
Speaking and Listening 1, 2, 3
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., College of the Sequoias, 915 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
CSS SEP Standards: 1, 2, 6, 7
Project, Problem Solving
November 17-19, 2022
(Grades 1-12)
Disney's Moana Jr.,
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening shows at 7:00 p.m., Saturday matinee at 2:00 p.m.,
TCOE Redwood Conference Center, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
The TCOE Theatre Company offers classes and performance opportunities to all Tulare County youth. Fall semester workshops culminate in a full-scale production. There are minimal course fees for classes and productions.
Contact:
Bethany Rader at bethany.rader@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1482 ext. 3645
Performing, Responding, Connecting
No student events are scheduled for December.
Each spring, the Theatre Company offers a variety of short workshop and performance opportunities throughout the county, including acting, auditioning, dance, and vocal classes. For updates on class offerings, visit tcoe.org/TheatreCo/Catalog.
Contact:
Bethany Rader at bethany.rader@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1482
CAS:
Performing, Connecting, Responding
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Neighborhood Church, 5505 W. Riggin Ave., Visalia
(Grades 6-12)
Open to students in middle and high school, this symposium is designed to empower attendees to develop safe, inclusive, and supportive schools. The conference features a keynote speaker and breakout sessions on topics of diversity, building resiliency,
creating cultures of kindness, teamwork, making healthy choices, leadership, and self-advocacy.
Brittaney Quinonez at brittaney.quinonez@tcoe.org or (559) 651-0155
Presentation
CSS Mathematics Practices: 1
CAS: Performing, Responding, Connecting
CAS: Creating, Performing, Presenting, Producing, Responding, Connecting
Performance, Problem Solving
CA Environmental Principles and Concepts 2, 4, 5
CSS SEP Standards: 1, 3, 6, 8
Ridgeview Middle School, 3315 N. Akers, Visalia
CSS SEP Standards: 1-8
Registration due: November 1
Virtual exhibition: March 1 - March 31, displaying all districts and Best of Show winners
Online location:
tcoe.org/ArtGallery
Additional information: tcoe.org/StudentArt
Contact:
Juliana Davidian at
juliana.davidian@tcoe.org or (559) 651-3003
CAS:
Creating, Presenting, Responding, Connecting
CAS: Creating, Connecting
Speaking and Listening 2, 4
CSS SEP Standards:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Additional information: tcoe.org/pnp
Contact:
Brook Killingsworth at brookk@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6326
CAS: Performing, Responding, Connecting
Problem Solving
Contact:
Juliana Davidian at juliana.davidian@tcoe.org or (559) 651-3003
CAS: Creating, Performing, Presenting, Responding, Connecting
The Step Up Youth Challenge takes place over the course of the school year, providing an opportunity for Tulare County middle and high school teams to complete a project that will have a positive impact on their school and community.
Additional information:
tcoe.org/StepUp
Speaking and Listening 4;
Contact:
Shelsy Hutchison at shelsy.hutchison@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6101, ext. 1123.
Contact:
Dianne Shew at dshew@tcoe.org or call (559) 539-2642
CSS SEP Standards: 1-8
Contact:
Brittaney Quinonez at brittaney.quinonez@tcoe.org or (559) 651-0155
CAS:
Creating, Performing, Responding, Connecting
An outdoor campus located near SCICON, Circle J provides a wide range of field study options for grades K-12, as well as community college students. Programs are designed to expand appreciation of the environmental and aesthetic values of the outdoors
and to increase understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.
Throughout the year, the program also offers a variety of evening and weekend events designed students and their families, including stargazing, bird watching,
and wildflower walks.
Additional information: tcoe.org/SCICON
Contact:
Dianne Shew at dshew@tcoe.org or call (559) 539-2642
Additional information: tcoe.org/TheatreCo
Contact:
Bethany Rader at bethany.rader@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1482
Additional information: tularecountymuseum.org
Contact:
Amy King at aking1@co.tulare.ca.us or call (559) 733-6616
Tulare County Office of Education
Tim A. Hire, County Superintendent of Schools
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 733-6300