Fresno Unified School District has released an eye-opening report that paints in stark numbers how poorly students are performing academically and the huge challenges they face in being ready for college and career. Listen to this article: Only 12.1% of the district's students started the school year at grade...
Clovis Unified Turns to i-Ready to Boost Elementary Math Education
A couple years ago Erin Parker and other Clovis Unified School District educators were looking for ways to boost English and math scores for students from disadvantaged communities. Their research turned up a lot of possibilities, but the i-Ready Diagnostic Assessment stood out, the Fancher Creek Elementary principal recalled. "We...
Clovis Unified Bond Measure Has Something For All — And New Schools
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. The bond measure also would cover needed repairs and modernization projects at existing...
Bond Measures Could Raise Megabucks for Schools — and Taxes
Clovis Unified and Central Unified trustees will vote next week on whether to put multimillion-dollar school bond measures on the March 3 ballot, the same ballot that will contain a $15 billion state facilities bond measure for California's K-12 schools and public colleges. Fresno Unified trustees say they also want a...
Clovis Unified Celebrates Successes, Thanks Community for Support
The state of Clovis Unified School District continues to be strong, but district officials aren't about to rest on their laurels, Superintendent Eimear O'Farrell said Thursday morning at the 2019 Superintendent's Breakfast. To achieve the goal of maximizing achievement for all students, each Clovis Unified employee has to be an...
Fresno Unified to Voters: How About a $500M Bond Measure?
After hearing about overwhelming support from voters surveyed about a potential $240 million bond measure, Fresno Unified trustees want to see if voters would be willing to double down — even though the district's chief financial officer warned against trying for a $500 million bond measure. Listen to this article:...
Fresno Unified $240 Million School Bond Gets Strong Support in Survey
Fresno Unified taxpayers appear willing to pay more in property taxes if it means safer, better-equipped, and more up-to-date schools and technology. A survey of 764 district residents likely to vote in the November 2020 election found strong support for $160 million and $240 million bond measure proposals, even though...
Students Get a Jump-Start on Careers at This Popular Event
Buchanan senior Luke Fennacy wants to become a surgeon. He's enrolled in the patient care career pathway at Clovis North High School but didn't know the focused learning option existed until midway through his junior year. The inaugural Career Technical Education Expo hosted Thursday night by Clovis Unified would have definitely...
Want $18 an Hour? Clovis Unified Needs You to Drive Its Buses.
Students are late for class, schools are reducing field trips, and district employees are working more hours. Why? A school bus driver shortage — local and nationwide. Prevalence of Shortages Nationwide The problem has plagued numerous school districts throughout the U.S. In St. Paul, Minnesota, some students are arriving late...
What Are Fresno Area Schools Doing To Keep Students Safe?
Student safety is top of mind for Fresno area school districts as they prepare for the return of students from summer break. Security cameras increasingly are on the front lines of defense in preventing mass shootings. But district leaders also are stepping up training for active shooter situations and strengthening...