Three of the four candidates seeking election to the Clovis Unified School District Area 1 trustee seat offered their ideas for managing the district's growth and their views on the pandemic-related school closures. Their comments on these and other issues came Thursday evening during a candidate forum hosted by GV...
State Ed Delays Test Score Release. Fresno Reports Lower Scores.
EdSource is criticizing the California Department of Education's decision to delay releasing test score data from last spring until later this year — possibly after November's election — and says that educators, policymakers, parents, and the public need the information sooner, not later. The Oakland-based nonprofit, which reports on...
Back to School in Fresno and Clovis: What to Know on Masks, Schedules, Campus Changes
The first day of the new school year is rapidly approaching for Valley students and school staffers, and with the new year comes new starting times and bus schedules, a new Fresno elementary, and a new gym at a Fresno high school. Many people will be glad to hear...
Most Clovis School Employees Get 7% Raise. ACE Psychologists Still Negotiating.
Most Clovis Unified School District employees will get an across-the-board 7% pay increase, and they could get more depending on the results of a pending market study, district officials say. The pay raise applies to all employees except school psychologists and mental health counselors now represented by the Association...
Masks Now Optional, Not Mandatory, for Clovis Students
A 5-0 vote Wednesday afternoon by the Clovis Unified School Board turned the state's mask mandate into an option for the district's 43,000 students. Under state rules, however, school staffers are still required to wear masks when they are around students. The board's vote came after more than an...
Will Clovis School Board End Student Mask Rule Wednesday?
The Clovis Unified School Board has scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday afternoon with one agenda item: Considering updating the protocols for student mask enforcement. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and will be held in the boardroom at 1680 David E. Cook Way, Clovis. School...
Got (Strawberry) Milk? Clovis Kids Petition to Get It on Menu
What started out as a routine fourth-grade reading assignment became a lesson in civics and the power of petitions for a group of Clovis Unified youngsters who will reap a sweet reward on Friday — strawberry milk. The district reports that students in Rita Twet's class at Garfield Elementary...
‘Doc Buchanan Leadership Academy’ Added to Clovis Foundation’s Funding Goals
More than $100,000 was raised by the Foundation for Clovis Schools at Thursday's Superintendent's Breakfast, held on the softball field at Buchanan High School in northeast Fresno. The funds will help pay for grants to teachers for classroom projects, new teacher grants, the Students of Promise scholarship program, and the...
‘Trust Us,’ Says CUSD Superintendent About Handling Alleged Assault
As Fresno police and Clovis Unified continue the investigation of an alleged assault on the campus of Clovis West, the superintendent has a message to the community: trust us. "I know it's a lot to say trust us, I know the nuances of the situation and I feel very confident...
Hail, the Conquering Hero: Olympian Jenna Prandini Comes Home to Clovis
Clovis native and Olympic silver medalist Jenna Prandini will be celebrated Friday evening at Clovis High's football game against Bakersfield. Prandini, a Clovis High alum, will ride into Lamonica Stadium aboard a fire truck, greet fans, and participate in the pre-game coin toss. Prandini and her teammates medaled for the...