The Educational Services department operates a wide variety of opportunities and activities that focus on improving the quality of education in Tuolumne County in local school districts. The focus is on the classroom teacher and students in order to optimize and improve educational opportunities for all. Responsibilities to the districts include:

• Provide curriculum consultant services to school districts under 901 ADA
• Coordinate professional development for certificated and classified staff members
• Facilitate articulation and linkages among K-14 schools and districts
• Support mechanisms for inter-agency and community-wide collaboration
• Make connections to regional and statewide curriculum resources

Contact Diana Harford, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, for more information.

dharford@tcsos.us, 209.536.2074

Each school in Tuolumne County formed a Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation team.  These teams will receive NGSS training and will work with teachers at their schools to implement the new standards. These teacher leaders will also plan and develop an NGSS implementation plan for their school.

K-2 NGSS Implementation Team members register here   K-2 Registration

3-5 NGSS Implementation Team members register here   3-5 Registration

6-8 NGSS Implementation Team members register here  6-8 Registration

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The Delta Sierra Science Collaborative includes teacher representatives from Tuolumne County (Bi Oak Flat Groveland, Columbia Elementary, Summerville Elementary, Summerville High School, and TCSOS ), Calaveras, Amador and Stanislaus Counties. Teachers are immersed in professional development activities that are then disseminated across the multi-county region. For more information, contact Cathy Parker at cparker@tcsos.us.