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Zucchini Coins, Dunkin' Sticks On School Menus During COVID-19 Closures

The number of meals provided by Fresno-area schools continued to climb this week as school districts worked to make sure no kids go hungry while schools are closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. And the contents of those meals should look pretty familiar to kids. Wednesday's lunch was a cheeseburger,...

Fresno Unified Chief Still Hopes Schools Will Reopen Before Summer

Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's belief that California schools will remain closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson said Wednesday he's not willing to give up hope yet. Nelson's comment came in a 6-minute video update that the district posted Wednesday afternoon. Because of the truncated...

Fresno Unified Adjusts Meal Times, Locations During COVID-19 Closures

Fresno Unified School District will distribute grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals at all sites from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. today, the district announced Tuesday night. Beginning Thursday, the district will distribute meals at the following locations from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday: Addams Elementary School Ahwahnee...

Fresno Unified Superintendent: We're Feeding Kids And Their Kin During School Closures

Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson said Monday that kids will not go hungry during the school closures that have been caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic — and neither will their families. Nelson told reporters that the district will do everything possible to continue providing nutrition to Fresno Unified's 74,000...

School Health Clinics Still Open During Coronavirus-Caused School Closures

Fresno Unified's school-based health clinics are remaining open to provide medical care to kids while schools are closed because of COVID-19 coronavirus. At this point, schools in Fresno and Clovis unified school districts will remain closed until April 14. Central Unified's will remain closed until April 20. Today was the...

Schools Are Closed, But Boards Are Meeting To Keep Districts Running

Update: Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson announced at a Monday afternoon news conference on coronavirus updates that Wednesday's board meeting has been canceled. ________ The boards of Fresno's three largest school districts are scheduled to meet this week, as the first of at least four weeks of local school closures...

Students Can Pick up Breakfast, Lunch at Any School on Monday, Tuesday: FUSD

Fresno Unified said Saturday night that it will provide breakfast and lunch for students at all school sites at the regularly scheduled times on Monday and Tuesday. The district also anticipates having a streamlined meal distribution plan in place beginning Wednesday as it and districts throughout the country work to...

State Center Trustees Approve PLA for West Fresno Campus

Update: The trustees approved the project labor agreement at Tuesday's board meeting. Last night our board voted to invest in our community, & more specifically, our SCCCD graduates. This PLA will put our graduates to work on the West Fresno Campus, enrolls grads into apprenticeship programs, and includes local hire...

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...

Central Unified's Measure C Still Doesn't Have Enough Votes To Pass

Central Unified School District's Measure C bond has inched closer to victory but still lacks the 55% voter approval needed to pass, according to the latest vote totals from the March 3 primary election. But is there still hope? The Fresno County Elections Office, which released the updated vote totals...

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