Tulare County Office of Education

Visalia Unified School District
website: www.vusd.org

5000 West Cypress
Visalia, CA 93277

phone: (559) 730-7300
fax: (559) 730-7559

Grades PreK - 12/Adult

Average Daily Attendance: 26,210

Craig Wheaton, Ed.D., Superintendent
e-mail: cwheaton@vusd.org
(559) 730-7522
Pam Ryan, Administrative Assistant - Confidential
(559) 730-7521
Delia Smart, Executive Assistant
(559) 730-7527

Board of Trustees
Tim Chaney (Area 1), President
Donna Martin (Area 5), Clerk
Rodney Elder (Area 3), Member
William A. Fulmer (Area 7), Member
Jim L. Qualls (Area 2), Member
Charles Ulmschneider (Area 1), Member
Lucia Vazquez (Area 6), Member

Trustee Meeting Date: usually second and fourth Tuesdays of the month

Cindi Costa, Asst. Superintendent, Human Resources Development
(559) 730-7552
Valerie Snyder, Executive Assistant, Confidential - Human Resources Development
(559) 730-7752
Robert Gröeber, Asst. Superintendent, Administrative Services
(559) 730-7529
Shellie Knight, Administrative Services Office Manager
(559) 730-7529
Doug Bartsch, Area Superintendent, K-6 Schools
(559) 730-7517
Susan Prieto, Office Manager, Area Superintendent's Office - K-6 Schools
(559) 730-7517
Todd Oto, Ed.D., Area Superintendent - 7-12 Schools & Educational Options
(559) 730-7515
Leah Martinez, Office Manager, Area Superintendent's Office - 7-12 Schools & Educational Options
(559) 730-7515
Monica Andrew, Secretary, Instructional Services
(559) 730-7555

Elementary and Middle Schools

Annie R. Mitchell Elementary School, K-6
2121 East Laura Street, Visalia 93292
Andy DiMeo, Principal
Carolyn Gutierrez, Secretary
(559) 622-3195
fax: (559) 622-3197

Charter Home School Academy, K-8
31411 Road 160, Visalia 93292
Christine Fischer, Lead Teacher
Laura Cloer, Secretary
(559) 730-7916
fax: (559) 735-8060

Conyer Elementary School, K-6
814 South Sowell, Visalia 93277
Kimberly Leon, Principal
Sharon Merriss, Secretary
(559) 730-7751
fax: (559) 730-7380

Cottonwood Creek Elementary School, K-6
4222 South Dans Street, Visalia 93277
Linda Conklin, Principal
Debbie Emler, Secretary
(559) 735-3539
fax: (559) 735-3541

Crestwood Elementary School, K-6
3001 West Whitendale, Visalia 93277
Denice Somavia, Principal
Sherry Carlisle, Secretary
(559) 730-7754
fax: (559) 730-7744

Crowley Elementary School, K-6
214 East Ferguson, Visalia 93291
Jesse Sanchez, Principal
Teresa Poole, Secretary
(559) 730-7758
fax: (559) 730-7945

Divisadero Middle School, 7-8
1200 South Divisadero, Visalia 93277
Matt Shin, Principal
Robin Berger, Secretary
(559) 730-7663
fax: (559) 730-7908

Elbow Creek Elementary School, K-6
32747 Road 138, Visalia 93292
Adrian Leal, Principal
Patricia Santiago, Secretary
(559) 730-7766
fax: (559) 730-7878

Fairview Elementary School, K-6
1051 Robin Drive, Visalia 93291
Felix Mata, Principal
Nora Gonzalez, Secretary
(559) 730-7768
fax: (559) 730-7439

Four Creeks Elementary School, K-6
1844 North Burke Street, Visalia 93292
Rosa Montoya, Principal
Shauna Sawyer, Secretary
(559) 622-3115
fax: (559) 622-3118

Golden Oak Elementary School, K-6
1700 North Lovers Lane, Visalia 93292
Susan Wallace-Sims, Principal
Lynda Rollema, Secretary
(559) 730-7851
fax: (559) 730-7840

Goshen Elementary School, K-6
6505 Avenue 308, Visalia 93291
Debbie Cardoza, Principal
Yvette Moreno, Secretary
(559) 730-7847
fax: (559) 730-7972

Green Acres Middle School, 7-8
1147 North Mooney Blvd., Visalia 93291
Angela Sanchez, Principal
Janice Thomas, Secretary
(559) 730-7673
fax: (559) 730-7918

Highland Elementary School, K-6
701 North Stevenson, Visalia 93291
Natali Matta, Principal
Vicki Porté, Secretary
(559) 730-7769
fax: (559) 730-7980

Houston Elementary School, K-6
1200 North Giddings, Visalia 93291
Cindy Alonzo, Principal
Sulema Cardenas, Secretary
(559) 730-7772
fax: (559) 730-7721

Hurley Elementary School, K-6
6600 West Hurley Avenue, Visalia 93291
Julie Berk, Principal
Jill Dinkins, Secretary
(559) 730-7905
fax: (559) 730-7458

Ivanhoe Elementary School, K-6
16030 Avenue 332, Ivanhoe 93235
Araceli Feliz, Principal
Diane Alexander, Secretary
(559) 730-7849
fax: (559) 730-7848

La Joya Middle School, 7-8
4711 West La Vida, Visalia 93277
Melanie Stringer, Principal
Cherol Drobot, Secretary
(559) 730-7921
fax: (559) 730-7505

Linwood Elementary School, K-6
3129 South Linwood, Visalia 93277
Jacqueline Gaebe, Principal
Sylvia Vincent, Secretary
(559) 730-7776
fax: (559) 730-7461

Manuel F. Hernandez Elementary School, K-6
2133 North Leila Street, Visalia 93291
Cheryl LaVerne, Principal
Elena Alvarez, Secretary
(559) 622-3199
fax: (559) 622-3201

Mineral King Elementary School, K-6
3333 East Kaweah, Visalia 93292
Amy Smythe, Principal
Sherry Minatta, Secretary
(559) 730-7779
fax: (559) 730-7781

Mountain View Elementary School, K-6
2021 South Encina, Visalia 93277
John Alvarez, Principal
Catalina Castillo, Secretary
(559) 730-7783
fax: (559) 730-7407

Oak Grove Elementary School, K-6
4445 West Ferguson Avenue, Visalia 93291
John Davis, Principal
Julie Walker, Secretary
(559) 622-3105
fax: (559) 622-3108

Pinkham Elementary School, K-6
2200 East Tulare, Visalia 93292
Marty Frolli, Principal
Sonia Muniz, Secretary
(559) 730-7853
fax: (559) 730-7982

River Bend Elementary School (orthopedically handicapped), Preschool-12
1800 North Lovers Lane, Visalia 93292
Michel Lambert, Supervisor
Ceci Gonzales, Secretary
(559) 730-7761
fax: (559) 730-7442

Royal Oaks Elementary School, K-6
1323 Clover Drive, Visalia 93277
Jana Carter, Principal
Emma Gomez, Secretary
(559) 730-7787
fax: (559) 730-7844

Shannon Ranch Elementary School, K-6
3637 North Ranch Street, Visalia 93291
Samantha Tate, Principal
Priscilla Chavez, Secretary
(559) 622-3258
fax: (559) 622-3259

Valley Oak Middle School, 7-8
2000 North Lovers Lane, Visalia 93292
Michael Hernandez, Principal
Lynne Adamson, Secretary
(559) 730-7681
fax: (559) 730-7822

Veva Blunt Elementary School, K-6
1119 South Chinowth, Visalia 93277
Doug Cardoza, Principal
Pam Taves, Secretary
(559) 730-7793
fax: (559) 730-7893

Washington Elementary School, K-6
500 South Garden, Visalia 93277
Mari Kalashian, Principal
Annette Rocha, Secretary
(559) 730-7795
fax: (559) 730-7484

Willow Glen Elementary School, K-6
310 North Akers, Visalia 93291
Tammy Gonzalez, Principal
Patricia Dudley, Secretary
(559) 730-7798
fax: (559) 730-7788

Adult, Charter and High Schools

Adult School Program,
3110 East Houston, Visalia 93292
Jill Rojas, Principal
Barbara Marshall, Secretary
(559) 730-7655
fax: (559) 635-0372

Charter Alternative Academy School, 7-12
6832 Avenue 280, Visalia 93277
Scott Braden, Principal
Leticia Herrera, Secretary
(559) 730-7491
fax: (559) 730-7490

El Diamante High School, 9-12
5100 West Whitendale, Visalia 93277
Mike Waters, Principal
Sharon Martin, Secretary
(559) 735-3501
fax: (559) 735-3579

Golden West High School, 9-12
1717 North McAuliff Road, Visalia 93292
Rick Hamilton, Principal
Jennifer Carlson, Secretary
(559) 730-7814
fax: (559) 730-7408

Mt. Whitney High School, 9-12
900 South Conyer, Visalia 93277
Jeff Hohne, Principal
Maria Perez, Secretary
(559) 730-7602
fax: (559) 730-7679

Redwood High School, 9-12
1001 West Main, Visalia 93291
Fernie Marroquin, Ed.D., Principal
Mani Langer, Secretary
(559) 730-7367
fax: (559) 730-7741

Sequoia High School (Continuation), 9-12
901 North Mooney Blvd., Visalia 93291
Adolfo Reyes, Principal
Emily Ramirez, Secretary
(559) 730-7649
fax: (559) 730-7487

Visalia Charter Independent Study
1821 West Meadow Lane, Visalia 93277
Heather Rocha, Principal
Terri Gonzales, Secretary
(559) 735-8055
fax: (559) 622-3170

Visalia Technical Education Center, 10-11
2049 South Linwood Street, Visalia 93277
Victoria Porter, Principal
Lydia Solis, Secretary
(559) 622-3212
fax: (559) 622-3214

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