School Climate
What is the School Climate office? Using a
Safe and Civil Schools approach, the School Climate office provides positive behavior intervention supports to teachers and schools in the areas of school climate and culture, social emotional learning, and classroom management.
Our vision School Climate's vision is to ensure safe, civil, and connected school cultures and climates where norms of caring and inclusion are valued and embraced by the community.
Our mission School Climate's mission is to lead and collaboratively support the Fresno Unified School District community in school climate and culture initiatives, together with social emotional development.
What services do we provide? - Supporting implementation of schoolwide structures that promote social emotional health and learning in conjunction with academic learning in order to educate the "whole" child
- Engaging teachers and students in creating and maintaining positive learning environments and collaborating with school staff to ensure student success
- Implementing an affirmative and comprehensive approach to preventing and addressing bullying on school campuses
- Promoting a proactive, positive approach to classroom management and school discipline
- Developing and presenting professional learning opportunities for a variety of staff, including certificated, classified, and administrative.
Regional Support Each region has a specific Teacher on Special Assignment (TSA) assigned to help support school sites with the implementation of the
Olweus Bullying Prevention program, the
Second Step curriculum for social emotional learning, and all
Safe and Civil Schools initiatives.
Region |
School Climate Staff |
Phone Number |
Email |
Bullard |
Tracey Havens |
457-3345 |
Tracey.Havens@fresnounifed.org |
Edison |
Mindy Eskelsen |
457-7400 |
Mindy.Eskelsen@fresnounified.org |
Fresno |
Dan Thomson |
457-3355 |
Daniel.Thomson@fresnounified.org |
Hoover |
Nicole Gorban |
457-3372 |
Nicole.Gorban@fresnounified.org |
McLane (McLane, Scan, Birney, Ericson, Ewing, Turner Norseman) |
Marialuisa Rodriguez |
457-6087 |
Marialuisa.Rodriguez@fresnounified.org |
McLane (Duncan, Yosemite, Hidalgo, Wishon, Leavenworth, Mayfair, Rowell) |
Amy Hardcastle |
457-7411 |
Amy.Hardcastle@fresnounified.org
|
Roosevelt |
Mariana Hosoda |
457-7474 |
Mariana.Hosoda@fresnounified.org
|
Sunnyside |
Lauren Cascarano |
457-7472 |
Rachel.Gomez@fresnounified.org
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