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Tulare school district outlines student support expansions, CTE and multi‑year facilities plan

City of Tulare — Joint Session with Tulare Joint Union High School District and College of the Sequoias · March 31, 2026
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Summary

Tulare Joint Union High School District told city and college leaders that it has added social workers and community school coordinators through a federal community‑schools grant, highlighted growing CTE programs and detailed a bond‑funded multi‑year facilities plan including pools, gym HVAC and a planned Union baseball/soccer complex.

Vice Mayor opened a joint meeting of the City of Tulare, the Tulare Joint Union High School District and the College of the Sequoias where district officials described recent investments in student supports, career‑technical education and facility upgrades.

Superintendent Lucy Vanzag told the assembled council and trustees that the district serves eight schools and enrolled 5,652 students this year, gaining 54 students after three years of decline. She said the district’s priorities include academic success, school safety, facility management and fiscal integrity.

Gretchen Venderike, the district’s executive director for special education and support services, detailed work funded by a…

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