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BTSA Cluster Regional Director


Ronald Koop Ronald Koop
BTSA Cluster Regional Director

As Cluster Regional Director for Cluster 3, Ronald is responsible for providing technical assistance to 24 Induction Programs and Institutions of Higher Learning within the Central Valley as each implements California's standards of Teacher Credentialing. All Cluster Regional Directors throughout the state provide the following support:
  • Assistance to programs, including local assessment users, in designing, implementing, refining, and evaluating their services to beginning teachers.
  • Assistance to induction programs in building capacity to provide professional services to all personnel involved in local programs.
  • Dissemination of information about teacher induction programs to all participants within the geographic region and collaboration with other consultants statewide and with administrative agency staff to ensure ongoing program improvement.
  • Oversight of support functions, including meeting logistics, information dissemination and public relations within the cluster.
  • Assistance in establishing and maintaining a statewide database for all BTSA program participants.
  • Support and assistance for programs to implement the new Induction Standards and the new California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
  • Technical support for BTSA Induction Programs to recommend candidates for Professional licensure.
  • Provide differentiated support for programs to serve all eligible beginning teachers, including both multiple and single subject credential holders.

Ronald Koop
phone: (559) 730-2955



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Tulare County Office of Education
BTSA Cluster Regional Director
2500 West Burrel Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291

phone: (559) 730-2955
fax: (559) 737-6340





Jim Vidak
County Superintendent of Schools


Tulare County Office of Education
2637 West Burrel
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
phone: (559) 733-6300
fax: (559) 627-5219
TTY (hearing impaired): (559) 733-6307


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