Saying that they don't have enough of a voice in Clovis Unified decision-making — including how soon students return to campus during the pandemic — a group of Clovis Unified educators say it's time to form a union. The Association of Clovis Educators announced this week that work is underway...
Clovis Schools Delay Return for Students Because of Rising COVID Rates
Clovis Unified School District has temporarily halted the return to classroom instruction for students who were not already receiving in-person instruction based on recommendations of local health officials over COVID-19 concerns. The district announced late last week that it was postponing until Jan. 19 at the earliest its plans to...
Will ‘Simultaneous Teaching’ Succeed in Clovis Schools Despite Concerns?
Eighteen first-graders are bending their heads over their desks in Room 1 at Valley Oak Elementary School, intent on writing or drawing in their journals. Teacher Julie McGough walks among them, answering their questions and observing their work. But these aren't her only students. On a large projection board at...
Clovis School Board Winner Beats the Odds to Unseat Incumbent
After months of campaigning, Yolanda Moore was ready to gather with her family Tuesday night and learn whether their hard work campaigning for the Clovis Unified Trustee Area 7 seat had paid off. Every candidate hopes to win their election, and Moore, a physician assistant and mother of three, is no...
It Was The First Day Back on Campus for These Clovis Unified Kids. How Did it Go?
Jeremiah Humann gave his mother a hug Tuesday morning before heading to his third-grade class in Room 11 at Liberty Elementary school in northeast Fresno. Heather Humann said that while she's "super-excited" that the first of her three boys is back in school again, Jeremiah didn't talk much on the...
Clovis Unified Chief to Deliver District Update Online Friday
Clovis Unified School District Superintendent Eimear O’Farrell will deliver her annual State of the District address Friday morning, not in front of hundreds of people munching on breakfasts in the Clovis Veterans Memorial District building, but in an online event. This time around, you'll need to supply your own cup...
Some Clovis Unified Kids Back in School Within Weeks. Others Not Until January, District Says.
Clovis Unified School District students will return to schools on a phased-in basis, with some returning as early as Nov. 3 and others not until Jan. 19, according to the administration's recommendation. The plan was presented Wednesday night to Clovis Unified board members, who also learned that schools may be...
Elementary Schools in Fresno, Clovis Districts Win State OK to Reopen
Elementary schools in Fresno and Clovis Unified School Districts now have permission from Fresno County and California public health departments to reopen. Both districts learned Wednesday afternoon that their waiver applications have been approved. The decision on how soon Clovis Unified elementary schools will reopen to in-person classes is expected...
How Can Schools Get Green Light to Reopen? County Must Stay in Red Tier Tuesday.
On Tuesday Fresno County will learn whether it's still in the red tier of the state's reopening structure or has regressed to the purple tier, so assistant public health director David Luchini was probably not being hyperbolic Monday when he called it a "big day." His comments came during an...
When COVID Put the Kibosh on Clovis, Fresno, Central Fundraisers, They Pivoted
October is the time of year when Fresno-area school districts or their foundations schedule big fundraiser breakfasts, lunches, and dinners at which superintendents deliver "State of the District" speeches. This year, COVID-19 made it inadvisable to squeeze hundreds of people together in the same venue. S0 educators and their supporters...