Category: Press Releases

Fresno Unified School District has been collaboratively working toward ongoing solutions to ensure adequate teacher preparation time without reducing instructional minutes for our students and without disrupting schedules for families. The proposals received from Fresno Teachers Association at current, all include reducing instructional minutes for students and revising school schedules during the last 30 days …

What:             Virtual State of Education  

When:             Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 

6 p.m.  

Watch:            Fresno Unified Facebook and UstreamCMAC

Fresno Unified will host a virtual State of Education event featuring Superintendent Bob Nelson, past scholarship winners and recognition of sponsors. Through sponsorships and donations, the event raised $52,500 toward the Fresno Unified Scholarship Fund. The State of Education is the …

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Edison High School celebrated 365 current 10th, 11th and 12th graders who were among those receiving a qualifying score on their 2021 Advanced Placement exams at a recognition event Sept. 30 in the school amphitheater. A total of 1,100 students took at least one AP test, and a total of 648 exams received a qualifying …

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Fresno Unified has been awarded an $8.2 million grant from The Wallace Foundation to develop and support a pipeline for equity-centered principals. Fresno Unified is among eight large, high-needs districts funded for the five-year endeavor. The Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative is based on extensive research that effective principals have a strong, positive impact on students and …

What:    Fresno Unified launches vaccination/testing clinics

When:    Monday, Sept. 20, 2021

               10:30 a.m.

Where:  McLane High School cafeteria – parking available in lot near stadium               2727 N. Cedar Ave. (93703)

​The district will announce the opening of COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinics at McLane, Patiño and Roosevelt high schools and Scandinavian, Tehipite and Terronez middle schools, with plans …

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What:  Duncan Polytechnical High School will break ground for a new health programs building

When:   Friday, Sept. 17, 2021

              9:30-10:30 a.m.

Where:  Duncan Polytechnical High School                 4330 E. Garland Ave. (93726)

               The public can watch the ceremony live on the district’s Facebook page.

​Duncan Polytechnical High School will officially break ground for a new building that will …

Fresno Unified is in need of more substitute teachers to support its more than 73,000 students. As part of its substitute teacher recruiting efforts, Fresno Unified has raised the daily substitute pay to $208.04. This includes the base rate of $163.04 a day and an additional $45 a day to be prepared for simultaneous teaching.

Those …

What:  Duncan Polytechnical High School will hold annual 9/11 recognition event

When:   Friday, Sept. 10, 2021

               8-9 a.m.

Where:  Duncan Polytechnical High School – location has moved to the back of the school               4330 E. Garland Ave. (93726)

​Duncan Polytechnical High School will hold a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The event will not only …

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Contrary to Trustee Major Slatic’s press release earlier today, Fresno Unified School District is in full compliance with the notification procedures in California Education Code Section 49079. When Trustee Major Slatic raised these same concerns two years ago, the District responded with a Board Communication dated October 4th, 2019 that details Fresno Unified’s compliance with …

Last night our Fresno Unified School District meeting of the governing board was adjourned early without having addressed all business because of trustee Major Slatic’s unwillingness to follow parliamentary procedure.  Trustee Major Slatic failed to comply with specific sections of the Brown Act and Board Bylaw 9005, which states that, “Board members shall govern responsibly …