Michelle Cantwell-Copher, who is running for Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, was a no-show at Thursday's candidate forum in the SEIU union hall in southeast Fresno. A forum organizer said Copher called shortly before the scheduled 6 p.m. start to say she would not be coming. That left more...
Fresno County Schools Chief Yovino Won’t Seek Reelection
Jim Yovino said Monday he will not seek reelection as Fresno County Superintendent of Schools in the November election. He told GV Wire that the decision not to run again — he was elected to his first term in 2014 after being appointed to fill the role the year...
160,000 at-Home COVID Testing Kits Coming for Fresno County Students
In an effort to keep track of COVID-19 infections and protect families, Fresno County officials are ramping up testing as students return to the classrooms from the holiday break. More than 160,000 at-home testing kits will be given out across the county starting Friday Jan 7. "I encourage families...
Longevity Marks Careers of Fresno County’s Educators of the Year
The three Fresno County educators chosen as the 2021 Educators of the Year — teacher, school employee, and administrator — have more than 88 years of work in education combined. The honorees are Sherri Johnson, a K/1 combination teacher at Clovis Unified's Cole Elementary School; Richard Delgado, a student relations...
Fresno Unified Will Seek OK To Reopen K-6 Schools to Students
Fresno Unified School District elementary school students could be among the first to be back in the classroom with their teachers. The district is planning to apply for a waiver that allow those students to return to school for in-person instruction. Older students would still have distance learning until coronavirus...
Fresno’s Top Doc Sees Early October as Possibility for Reopening Some Schools
Fresno County interim health officer Dr. Rais Vohra is optimistic about the county's chance of moving into the next tier of reopenings sooner rather than later. Fresno County remains in the purple tier and the state considers COVID-19 to still be widespread here. The next tier — red — would...
New State Policy Opens Local Schools for A Few Kids
New guidelines from the California Department of Public Health opens the door to allowing small numbers of students back on campuses closed since March 13. A lot of details remain to be hashed out, and Valley officials on Wednesday were studying the Cohorting Guidance to learn how it might apply...
Distance Learning Comes with a Learning Curve for Students, Parents, Teachers
Nearly all of Fresno County's 208,000 students have been outfitted with internet access and laptops or tablets for their distance learning, Superintendent of Schools Jim Yovino said Wednesday. But there are rural pockets where students haven't been able to get online, which Yovino said "is a bigger concern to me."...
New Normal for Schools: No More Perfect Attendance Awards
No more perfect attendance awards. Keep students 6 feet apart in classrooms as well as on buses. Wear cloth face masks. And, be aware that there could be another round of school closures ahead. Until the threat of the coronavirus pandemic lifts, this may be the new normal for public...
School Leaders Outline New Coronavirus Restrictions. School Closures Aren't Among Them.
Superintendents from Fresno County and the county's largest school districts said Thursday they are following the directives issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom's office to cancel events with more than 250 people and postpone all nonessential school activities to slow the spread of COVID-19. School itself is regarded as essential, and...