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Clovis Unified Bond Measure Has Something For All — And New Schools
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By Nancy Price, Multimedia Journalist
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October 30, 2019

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About two-thirds of Clovis Unified School District’s proposed $408 million bond measure would go toward new school construction if voters approve it on the March 3 ballot, a district official said Tuesday afternoon at Pinedale Elementary School.

Eimear O’Farrell
The bond measure also would cover needed repairs and modernization projects at existing schools throughout the district, said Michael Johnston, associate superintendent for administrative services.
Johnston and other district officials gathered at Pinedale to brief news reporters about the proposed bond measure and its impacts.
One impact of not passing the bond measure would be bigger enrollments at Clovis East High School, redrawn boundary lines across the entire district, and the unwelcome possibility of year-round school schedules, Superintendent Eimear O’Farrell said.

Most District Growth In Southeast

With the bond’s passage, the district would focus boundary line changes on the southeast area where there are plans to build a new intermediate and high school near the Clinton Avenue alignment between Highland and Leonard avenues. The $250 million Bradley Educational Center project is in a neighborhood that’s now part of the Clovis East boundary area and where the district is seeing the biggest growth.
Another elementary school is in the works, but its location has yet to be determined, O’Farrell said.
Meanwhile, the district’s newest school, Janet Young Elementary, is scheduled to open next fall.
O’Farrell and other district officials emphasized that there will be money in the bond measure for projects at each of the district’s 50 schools, of which 30 are more than 25 years old.

Measure A’s Impacts on Pinedale

Clovis Unified officials said they launched the bond measure education campaign at Pinedale because it’s an example of how one of the district’s older schools — Pinedale opened in 1952 — has benefited from prior bond measures. Measure A helped build the Phillip V. Sanchez multipurpose room and a new kindergarten wing, upgraded many classrooms with improved lighting, heating, and air-conditioning systems, and added modern classroom features such as ceiling-mounted projectors.
The School Board voted 6-0 on Oct. 23 to put the proposed bond measure on the March ballot. If it passes, the district estimates that its property tax rate would be about $179 per $100,000 of assessed value, which is higher than the current $155 per $100,000 but lower than the $198 per $100,000 that the district collected before 2010.

2019 – Citizens Report Regarding Bond Measure from Clovis Unified School District on Vimeo.

District Adds State Funds to Local Dollars

Johnston said over the years the district has successfully joined $751 million in local bond measure funds with $548 million in state dollars for facilities improvements, providing $1.38 billion for Clovis Unified school improvements.
The state has a $15 billion bond measure on the March ballot that contains $9 billion for K-12 schools. Clovis Unified hopes to get another $200 million in future state school facilities funds, but the district would need to have local funds — such as from a bond measure — to obtain the state money, Johnston said.
A successful local bond measure also provides funds for the district to access state money for career pathway programs, O’Farrell said.

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Nancy Price,
Multimedia Journalist
Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email

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