Learn About the Common Core Standards at the Tulare County Library

What are the ramifications of Common Core and why is it so controversial?

The Common Core State Standards is an educational initiative in the United States that details what K-12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade. The initiative is sponsored by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). It seeks to establish consistent educational standards across the states as well as ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared to enter credit-bearing courses at two- or four-year college programs or to enter the workforce.

Join us in the Tulare County Library's Blue Room, 200 W. Oak Avenue, Visalia, CA on Thursday, September 25 at 6:30 pm as Craig Wheaton, Visalia Unified School District Superintendent talks about Common Core. His talk will be followed by a short Question and Answer session.

Tulare County Library "Getting to Know" Series to Resume

District Attorney Tim Ward will be the featured speaker on August 28 at 6:30 pm at the Visalia Branch of the Tulare County Library. Mr. Ward will talk about his career as district attorney for Tulare County and will answer questions afterwards.

Mr. Ward joined the District Attorney*s office in 1999 as a Deputy
District Attorney. In 2005, he was promoted to Supervising Deputy
District Attorney and to Assistant District Attorney in April 2011. In
October, 2012, Tim Ward was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to the position of District Attorney, effective Dec. 15, 2012.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California. He is a 1988 graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor's of Science in Education. After completing an Army ROTC scholarship, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1989 and served at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. In 1992, Tim was promoted to the rank of Captain and later received an honorable discharge.
 
In addition to the career opportunity as a prosecutor with Tulare
County, Tim was drawn to this region of the Sierras because he can
pursue his hobby of whitewater kayaking. After moving to Tulare County, he met his wife, Devon, a native Visalian. The Wards have been married for seven years and are the parents of a daughter.

District Attorney Ward will speak in the Blue Room of the Visalia
branch. This program is free to the public and all are welcome to
attend.

Visalia Police Lieutenant to Speak at Tulare County Library

picture courtesy of http://www.ci.visalia.ca.us

The Tulare County Library's "Getting to Know" series will present Lieutenant Steven Phillips of the Visalia Police Department on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 pm at the Visalia Branch Library.  He will speak on the varied activities and programs of the city Police Department.

The "Getting to Know" programs sponsored by the Tulare County Library are designed to offer county residents an introduction to and information about people, issues, and organizations in the Central Valley. Programs are being held the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Visalia Branch Library throughout the spring.

Lieutenant Phillips' presentation will be in the Blue Room of the Visalia Branch Library.

"Getting to Know..." Series Presents Visalia Police Department Lieutenant Steven Phillips, May 22

picture courtesy of http://www.ci.visalia.ca.us

Steven Phillips, Visalia Police Department Lieutenant, will be the focus of this month's “Getting to Know…” series in the Blue Room of the Visalia Library on May 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm:

"I was born and raised in the city of Visalia and graduated from Redwood High School as well as College of Sequoias. I began my law-enforcement career in 1991 with the City of Porterville where I served for five years. I was hired by the Visalia Police Department in 1996. At the Visalia Police Department I have served at the rank of agent sergeant and lieutenant. I'm currently the night watch commander with the police department. I have also served as a detective, K9 Officer, and Bomb Squad member. Currently I am the bomb squad commander for the Tulare County consolidated bomb squad which is made up of members of the Visalia Police Department and the Tulare County Sheriff's Department."
 
The "Getting to Know" programs sponsored by the Tulare County Library are designed to offer county residents an introduction to and information about people, issues, and organizations in the Central Valley. Programs are being held the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Visalia Branch Library throughout the spring.

"Getting to Know.." Series Presents COS President/Superintendent Stan Carrizosa, April 24

photo courtesy of coscampusonline.com

Stan Carrizosa, President/Superintendent of the College of the Sequoias, will be the focus of this month's “Getting to Know…” series at the Visalia Library tomorrow, April 24, at 6:30 pm.

The "Getting to Know" programs sponsored by the Tulare County Library are designed to offer county residents an introduction to and information about people, issues, and organizations in the Central Valley. Programs are being held the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Visalia Branch Library throughout the spring.