001Right. Good evening. It's 6:36 and we will now reconvene for public session. I want to welcome all of welcome all of you that have come out tonight. Thank you for joining us for our meeting. The board meetings are basically business meetings of the board done in public. Um and we welcome input from our community and we want to make sure everybody feels seen and heard tonight. So, welcome. And we will start with our pledge of allegiance with our newest student board representative, Aubrey Ier from Clovis North. >> Please stand. >> Ready. Salute. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands nationy andice for all. Thank you, Aubrey. Now, the board has to take care of some business that we of motions that were passed in close session.
002I always think it's funny that we do this right at the beginning because it's kind of >> Yes. So, we'll do that and then we'll get on to the good stuff. During close session, the board reviewed routine personnel matters. I'll entertain a motion to approve those personnel matters as submitted. So, move. >> All in favor? >> I I Any opposed? I guess that's it. That was a short one tonight. Usually there's a lot. Dr. Fulmer, will you please give us your superintendent report? >> Yeah, it's uh my honor to um I want to highlight uh first just a couple of um successes for some of our students. So, our Buchanan High School winter percussion at the Wintergard International World Championships last weekend. Um they made it to the finals and placed 15th in the worldass
003division, which is uh the top high school division that there is. Uh this is the first si first time since 2003 that a Clovis unified percussion group has made it to the finals. Uh so huge congratulations to our uh Buchanan uh winner percussion. And in more music news, um, in your folders tonight, you receive some, uh, creative invitation from our community education program, which operates out of Clovis Adult School. And the invitation is for Community Ed's wind symphony of clo um of Clovis. And that group is performing, as you saw in the invitation, at our Shaguyne Concert Hall on May 3rd. But I wanted to bring of note uh for that May 3rd performance our very own Isaac Vang, a clarinetist. um from Clovis East High School will be joining uh that group to perform.
004He's a junior um and was the uh winner of the second annual concertto competition. So, he's going to be represented there. So, just wanted to draw your attention to that. And then Clovis South uh High School and uh Sanchez Intermediate held their first ever foundation event uh last Saturday night. It was well attended. It was first class and uh matched what all of the amazing of our other uh high school foundation dinners are. They're working really hard to build that community and um culture. Um and it's clear that they have a lot of support out there. And thank you to uh board members Autri and Hashimoto for attending. It was a great evening. Weather was wonderful actually. Um, and then just an update. Um, you know, we uh I I've shared a little bit behind
005the scenes, but I'll say publicly. So, we just learned this week with uh recent enrollment updates that Clovis Unified has climbed to be the 11th largest school district from the 12th. Uh, and so we continue to grow. So, it feels appropriate to give you updates on our registration numbers and um and just some of the things that we've done, our kindergarten and our new school registrations begin. that this uh week um ELC applications uh for the 2627 school year opened uh yesterday and they're being released by area and school for some technology purposes and and making sure the system doesn't our ELC's are highly sought after and when that window opens uh sometimes the influx can cause some challenges so they're being we've learned to do them in areas um and so those are going
006uh really well and as of this afternoon with only four areas uh being open we already have received uh more than 2,000 applications. Um and so it's a it's a highly sought after and we're glad that we're able to provide that services uh through our uh child development department. Um that also means preschool registration uh is open and we currently have appointments for 538 uh preschool enrolly students for this next year. And um there are about a hundred preschoolers that have already reenrolled for a second year. So that's exciting and that that program is doing great and is really healthy. Um staff accolades. This is always fun. We're going to get to acknowledge an incredible group here tonight as well. But in addition to our uh bus drivers that you'll see uh here this evening,
007um our cart forensic research and biotechnology teacher Erin Andrade is just one is one out of just five educators nationwide to win a 12th annual Crystal Apple Awards given by school specialty and it honors exceptional leadership, creativity, and the dedication to student success. Um so to have that here at CART and to be recognized, you'll see that covered in some of our media stations. We're really excited for her and and it's a great recognition of her work. Gateway High School English teacher, Michelle Nihoff, and you saw uh Miss Nihoff here with our Gateway students who raised funds for um the Honor Flight, which is also just took off recently. Um but she is being recognized not once but twice this year. She is this week's KC24 educator of the year of the week and uh
008was named also to be the 2026 California Continuation Education Association plus teacher of the year. So, a lot of great things being done there. Meanwhile, Clovis Community Day School Student Relations uh SRL uh Brian Kistling was named the 2026 California Continuation Education Association's Region 3 classified employee of the year. Um, and then I just want to say congratulations to those three employees and the many others um that we have. Um, we also have uh fittingly so there are many of them in the room, but school bus drivers day will be on April 28th and I know you have an invitation if you're able to help join. We love getting to celebrate with all of our drivers, mechanics, and our whole transportation department. They do a phenomenal uh phenomenal job for our kids and our community.
009And then school lunch hero week is uh is the week of May one. And um just as a little data, campus catering has proudly served, are you ready for this? Because you got a little taste testing today. Uh served 3 million 603,000 plus meals to students across the district so far this year. This year alone. Um, and our sites, they work really hard when you go out there and they take care of our kids and show up every day to make sure that it's one less thing our students have to worry about. Um, so we're grateful for that and it's hard to believe, but we are only seven weeks left in this academic year. It's going very quickly and I'm very proud of our team. I'll just wrap up with this. I'll probably mention in
010May as well, but before you tonight is a resolution to um recognize May as employee appreciation month. And ahead of that, I know you are doing a lot of visits and those kicked off this week. And I can't say thank you enough uh for taking the time out of your busy schedules to go recognize our employees. Um I'd put I'd put our educational team up against anybody. They're phenomenal and they care and they're here for the right reason, which is our kids. And so I appreciate your commitment to them because they give so much uh to our kids in this organization. Very proud of them. So thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Fulmer. Great report. This is Aubrey's first meeting. We're ready for your student report. >> Good evening, President Stoker Madson, members of the
011governing governing board, Dr. Fulmer, Mr. Anderson, and Mrs. Regier. This is the student board report for April 22nd, 2026. First up is Buchanan High School. Great things are happening in Bear Nation. Congratulations to Nandu Sukosh on his fourth place finish at the 75th state science fair for his microbiology project looking at natural ways to kill bacteria without using synthetic chemicals. Spring sports are off to a great start. Swim and dive celebrated their seniors last week. Boys tennis celebrated their seniors yesterday and bad mitten will celebrate their seniors tomorrow. Baseball and boys volleyball welcomed upcoming Bears from Buchanan's six elementary feeder schools in Alta Sierra at respective spirit nights last week. Good luck to all the spring athletes as they continue with their seasons. In the world of performing arts, winter percussion traveled to Dayton last
012week to compete in the World Championships, and Bear Stage opens Peter and the Star Catcher next week. Buchanan is proud of all these awesome performers. Buchanan Robotics earned a spot at the World Championships next week in Houston. Good luck to these talented students as they travel to Texas to compete. Next week, Buchanan will host its second annual unity week where cultural club representatives come together to celebrate the diverse representation of students that are a part of Bear Nation. It should be an exciting week. The class of 2027 is hosting this year's prom on May 2nd at Wolf Lakes. The theme is midnight in Bloom, and it is sure to be a fascinating evening. Next, we have Clovis High School, who is upholding the blue and gold standard. There's a lot to celebrate in Cougar C
013country. School records are being shattered. Congratulations to Chandler Cox, Jordan Conanzo, KBY Hubard, and Briana Ford, who not only smashed their own school record by over 5 seconds, but were also crowned championships of the 4x 800 meter relay at the Oregon Relays. Our girls 4x400 relay team also broke a school record by two seconds this past weekend at the Mount Sack relays. Great job, ladies. CHS is also celebrating junior Kaylee Peterson, whose artwork has been selected for exhibit in the 2026 National Arts Society's jurored ex exhibition. Kayle's drawing entitled Justica was one of the 87 works selected from over 2,000 submissions. We could not be prouder. The Cougars also came out on the top at last week's career skills challenge at Fresno City College. More than 1,200 students from across Fresno County competed and several
014students earned top placements including first place wins in architectural 3D child development, construction, and photo editing. Last week, CHS hosted their first ever charity talent show, Spotlight. It was an incredible night showcasing student talent and giving back to our community. Over $1,500 was raised for Cases for Kids. Next stop is Clovis East High School, where it's a great day to be a Timberwolf. Last week, Clovis East hosted the spring agriculture fair, which brought hundreds of kindergarten and first grade students to the A Center where they learned from student facilitators about agriculture, animals, food, and nutrition, mechanics, plants, natural resources, and science. Eight Clovis East seniors signed their national letters of intent to further their athletic careers in college on Monday. Congratulations to these hardworking seniors who will be attending colleges ranging from Fresno Pacific to
015Hannibal Lraange in Missouri. The National Honors Society ceremony was held Monday which allowed officers and new inductees to be recognized. This ceremony highlights students who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character and marks an important milestone in their academic journey. April is distracted driving awareness month and Clovis East has been leading various activities students can participate in to raise awareness. This includes lunchtime activities and postcards being placed on cars that provide facts on teen driving. The Timberwolves have an e exciting few weeks ahead starting with tomorrow's night opening of the spring musical Between the Lines. An empowering story for anyone who's struggled to find their place in the world. The musical opens tomorrow and runs through May 1st. Next, we have Clovis North High School where the stampede embodies unity, courage, and commitment
016every day. Clovis North competed this weekend at the Fresno State Math Field Day, earning multiple top finishes across individual and team events. With incredible performances across the board, including several first place Leaprog teams, the Broncos secured the overall high school team championship for the seventh consecutive year. Abilities week was nothing short of inspiring. From talent spotlights to meaningful community moments, we wrapped it all up with an exciting all school versus staff versus student unified basketball game where the unified team brought home the win. The energy was unmatched, highlighted by a fantastic teacher halftime performance and a special moment as Sada Habib signed the national anthem. A powerful reminder that at CNC, it's all abilities altogether. On our fourth annual Encore Senior Showcase takes the stage April 30th and May 1st, benefiting the Fresno Mission. With
017over 50 seniors participating, this is our biggest show yet. You won't want to miss it. As we head into May and mental health awareness month, we're excited to bring back Chalk the Walk on May 8th, spreading positivity and reminding every student that they are valued and never alone. And finally, Prom 2026 is here, hosted by the class of 2027. Garden Sunset provides a night of golden skies, blooming beauty, and unforgettable memories. Go Broncos. And last, not but not least, Clovis West High School, where the Golden Eagles soar with Olympic spirit. Clovis West High School has continued to foster a strong sense of community through a variety of events and celebrations. Last week, the campus proudly hosted Heritage Week, culminating in the second annual Heritage Night. This event highlighted highlighted the diversity of Clovis West community,
018featuring 27 student models who showcased cultural fashion from around the world along with eight vibrant performances representing a wide range of traditions. The evening brought together students, families, and staff in a meaningful celebration of culture and unity. Seniors are eagerly counting down the days to graduation and recently attended a senior meeting to review important endofear expectations and events. Academic excellence was also on display this past weekend as Clovis West students competed in the math field day held at Fresno State, demonstrating exceptional skill and teamwork. Clovis West earned the first place earned first place in the medium high school division. An impressive accomplishment that reflects the dedication of both students and staff. This week, the school is celebrating Auto Week, recognizing the outstanding automotive program. Each day at lunch, students and staff have the opportunity to
019view a variety of vehicles and engage in lessons showcasing the hands-on learning experiences this program provides. Additionally, Clovis West is honoring administrative professional weeks, celebrating the individuals whose daily efforts are essential to the smooth operation and success of the school. This concludes the student board report for April 22nd. Thank you. >> Thank you so much, Aubrey. Do you have anybody with you in the audience that you'd want to recognize? >> I don't tonight. My amazing >> all busy. >> Yeah, principal and vice principal are back there. They've supported me all throughout high school and my parents will be here at the next board meeting. >> Wonderful. Maybe we'll introduce them then. >> Thank you. >> Does anybody have any questions for Aubrey? >> You know I do. So Aubrey, you put in your bio that
020you were founder of the recognition club. Can you share with us about what that is and your journey for that? >> Yes, of course. So my 10th grade year, yeah, 10th grade, I was with a few students of like friends of mine in leadership class and we were just talking about a club that is really needed on campus and we realized how underrecognized our teacher were. Teachers were by the students. We realized that leadership as a whole was doing a lot to recognize those teachers, but as a wider student body who isn't really focused on how much the teachers do, um we kind of realized there was a need to emphasize how much they give to us. So about once every two weeks, we go into one of our teachers classrooms, Mr. Prao, and we
021set up a whole poster station and a card making station. And students will come in and they'll make posters and cards. It only takes them like 10 minutes, so it's super easy. And we take those posters and cards and we decorate the outside of the teachers rooms. And we just highlight and express our gratitude for how much our teachers do for us. And it makes everyone realize, wow, these teachers actually spend a lot of time, so we should spend some time giving back to them. And it was a really great way to not have to spend our whole lunch doing something for them, but just show a moment of gratitude and show how a little bit of work can go a really long way. >> I love that. How do you determine which teachers you're
022going to decorate or acknowledge? >> We recognize that students look at social media a lot more than they do at Remind and all the band apps and all that. So we started posting a Google form on our Instagram the week before the meeting and we students fill out the Google form and we take votes on which the teacher it should be and then we never do the same teacher twice. So if a teacher has got it once they won't be able to get it again but it gives opportunities for new teachers to be able to participate. >> Aubrey I'm a school teacher. I think that's awesome that you do that. Thank you. >> Because you know we have periods throughout the time we have like you know teacher appreciation week and and different things that
023go on but that's usually only once a year >> you know and so thank you for doing that. >> Of course thank you so much. >> Right. Thank you Aubrey. >> Of course. >> Moving on Dr. Fulmer will you please introduce our first special presentation? Yeah, it be my uh privilege and really in the same vein as Aubre's club of recognition that you started, you know, affirmation of great work is so important uh when there's dedication and heart behind it. And so it is my privilege to invite up to the podium our director of transportation, Mr. Steven Marilyn, to do exactly that for some amazing drivers within our district. >> Good evening, President Stoker Mans Madson, members of the governing board, Mr. Ans, uh Dr. Fulmer, Mr. and and Miss Reder. Um I just feel
024like we've been here time flies and it's like see we feels like we just been here doing the safe driving awards but it's a very proud moment for our team as we as we have many drivers who have uh hit their milestone in in safe driving. Uh as we are going to be recognizing our our school bus school bus drivers on Tuesday on school bus drivers day. uh tonight that we are here to recognize uh a few of our drivers who have hit milestones for safe driving um transporting our students ranging from 5 years all the way to 25 years. Um it's not easy driving a school bus. Uh I know u Mrs. President Serg has experienced that as we uh she was able to sit in the school bus and and see what that's
025like. But you're you're talking a vehicle that's over 23,000 lbs uh ranging from 30 to 40 ft and being able to maneuver that and and just out in the community and out in our school sites and all of these areas that there sometimes are not familiar with takes a lot of skill uh patience and position precision to do that. So it's a proud moment for us this evening to be able to recognize that recognize them. Uh but prior before we get into the uh president of the awards, I want to introduce um from the California Highway Patrol uh Officer Mada. >> Um good evening members of the board. Um it's a pleasure to be here with you this evening. Forgive me if my voice cracks a little bit. Um I've been told um I'm losing
026my voice. Um so I may be under the weather a little bit. So just bear with my voice. Um [clears throat] so as uh the director Steven mentioned, my name is Officer Albert Mada. Um I am uh currently the school bus officer for the Fresno area CHP office. Um I have served in this capacity now for the last 10 consecutive years, which is a milestone if you ask me. Um I [clears throat] have various responsibilities. Um but my primary focus is the certification of the uh school bus drivers uh of approximately 30 school districts in the valley. Uh this amounts to approximately 1500 drivers and uh needless to say I'm I'm pretty busy and uh I'm sure Stephen here can attest to that. Um, [clears throat] it is my responsibility to make sure that each
027of these drivers meet the standards and qualifications set forth by the state of California uh to safely transport students uh between the grades of of K through 12. Uh, as a school bus officer for the past 10 years, I have witnessed some great some good some mediocre and at times sub substandard candidates from many different school districts. Uh I can say with confidence that the uh drivers here today this evening um have demonstrated that they possess the knowledge, the skills and the professionalism and the dedication required to receive their school bus certificates. They have done an outstanding job. Uh during [clears throat] my time as the uh school bus officer, I have not known a district more committed to the safe operation uh transportation of their student body. Uh this is evidenced through the hard
028work and dedication from the entire school uh Clovis Unified uh school district transportation department. Uh, the 11 drivers being honored this evening, and I understand that they may not all be here, um, have a combined total of 125 years of safe driving experience. Okay? Which means that they have driven thousands and thousands of miles without having been involved or been found at fault in a school bus collision. Now, just to give you a quick definition of what a school bus collision is, [clears throat and cough] it's whenever there is at least one student on board and uh and we'll say it could be as minor as a little fender bender. Uh that is considered a school bus collision. Now, there's a couple other factors that may may or may not require the officer to investigate
029the collision, and that's if uh there's a student that's injured, and then again, there's a monetary value involved as well. Um, but most of the time, um, as long as there's one student on board and there's property damage, uh, the the California Highway Patrol will come out and investigate the collision. So, just you have an understanding of what that is. Uh, this is definitely a um an incredible accomplishment by these drivers. Uh, the awards presented this evening are either for five years, 10 years, or 25 consecutive years of safe driving. uh which I applaud these drivers tonight. They've done a fantastic job. Um I just want to add um and this may u may catch some of the drivers a little off guard that um having served as the school bus officer for the last
03010 years has truly been an honor and a privilege to having served your drivers. Um and uh and it has been it has been the highlight of my career. I've now been with the department for 28 years and I can uh I can tell you that uh this will be my last awards presentation um for the district. And uh I just want to commend all the drivers here tonight. I thank you for everything that you have done. You made my [applause] job easy. Uh so without further ado um we may begin the uh presentation of the awards. All right. We're uh as Officer Armada mentioned, not all of our drivers are here this evening, but we do have uh two drivers here who hit their milestone for five years of safe driving. Uh, the first
031award for five years of safe driving will go to Rich Adams. [applause] And the next award for safe driving for five years will be Tim Sier. And we'll be moving on to our 10 years of safe driving. Uh the first one will go to Scott Burns. [applause] And the uh next tenure driver award is actually a milestone of mine. Um Mike Claro, he was actually one of my very first trainees when I became a state certified instructor. So proud moment to see him here with the receiving a safe driving award. [applause] And the next uh who will receive their 10 years will be uh David Renwick. [applause] And the uh the next 10 year award is also another milestone who was also one of my very first trainees when I became a certified instructor and
032that goes to Alejandra Alejandro Silva. [applause] Congratulations. >> And we did have two recipients who were receiving their 25 year, but unfortunately they weren't able to uh be here this evening. But uh hitting those all of these milestones is a big accomplishment and we're proud of every single one of them. So thank you for having us at this this [applause] Thank you, Mr. Morales, and thank you, Officer Omada, for your years of service. We will miss you next year. Um, and thank you to our bus drivers. We're going to invite you up to shake um we'd love to shake your hands, and we thank you for the care that you take each day in in what you do. You are um probably you're the first face of Clovis Unified that our students see that ride
033buses. So, thank you for being that face of Clovis Unified. and um for the care. I I will say it was my favorite experience to try and drive a bus. They didn't let me out of the busy yard. I don't know why, but I cannot imagine driving that around corners on streets, skinny streets with a bus full of students, you know, making noise and distracting you. So amazing. I applaud what you do and thank you so much. coming up. [applause] Congratul All right. Thank you. And we have one more presentation. Dr. Dr. Fulmer, will you please introduce our last special presentation? >> I will. And for the families of the drivers, please feel free. I know your mornings start early, so feel free to head home. And thank you for being here. [laughter] Thank you
034again. And it is uh it is uh with great excitement that I invite up just to highlight the work being done in our district around our mental health and uh the systems that we have in place. So at this time it's my privilege to invite up uh to give you a little bit of an update of the systems we have going um our lead psychologist Dr. David Weber and Mrs. Ginger Cook. Good evening. Um, in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, which begins next week, we want to thank you, the governing board, uh, for your ongoing, uh, support and commitment, um, to the COSD comprehensive wellness project. Um the nine initiatives that you see up there um have been in place um for varying lengths of time. Some of the initiatives there have been
035in place for over 30 years within our district. And we are so pleased that you as a board have recognized uh May as National Mental Health Awareness Month and that you continue to support the these initiatives because we know um that these initiatives help break down barriers to learning and we can't maximize student outcomes if students come to us with needs that are unmet. When I look at this, um, it takes me back to original discussions we had in the 2016 school year in in Norm Anderson's office with Norm um, John Logan and myself. And at the time, this wellness wheel had one spoke and that was suicide prevention. And so it's it's nice to know that we've done such an amazing job um over the last 10 years of identifying student needs and not
036only identifying those student needs but making sure that we put initiatives in place to address those needs. And so this is what the um the wellness wheel looks like today. This in uh captures what the CSD wellness project looks like today. Um, and on our next slide, um, what we've decided to do tonight is highlight one of the, um, Can I do this? >> All right. Um, we decided to highlight one of the spokes on this wheel, which is our behavior consultation team. Um, our behavior consultation team, um, is an amazing group of incredible individuals that each day are working with students in our district with some of the most challenging behaviors. And so, um, Jinger is going to share a little bit about the work that they do, um, each and every day in
037supporting those students. >> Um, well, good evening. Thank you first of all for letting me be here tonight, um, to talk about BCT. Um, this has been part probably one of the most rewarding parts of my career to serve on this team. Not only because of the people I work with, but um, because of the firsthand experience. I've seen the difference it makes in our kids' lives. And I personally have seen it where it's truly changed the trajectory of our kids' lives. And so to start, I just kind of want to tell you a little bit of what our team does. So we offer um a couple of different things. So we offer consultation for school sites. So a school site who um is dealing with a student who they've kind of run out of
038their tricks. They don't know what else to do. they can turn in a referral to us and a board-certified behavior analyst or a school psychologist will go out and become a thought partner with them and help develop interventions, kind of talk through the weeds of of getting those things going, what that's going to look like. Sometimes through that process, we realize that a student's needs are um greater than just consultation. Um so, just like we teach reading, writing, and math, we have to teach behaviors and we have to teach how to respond to life in appropriate ways. And some of our kids need more help than that, help with that than others. And so, um, we have, um, instructional assistants on our team that do just that, that can go into the classroom that can
039partner with the teacher and the schoolside administrators to be in the moment with the student when they are having difficulties to teach them how to respond to life challenges um that they don't get instruction otherwise. Um and then we offer training and supports for um schools, for teachers, um classrooms. And so just a little bit of where we are today. Um at this point in time in the year, we've had 148 students referred to our team. Um usually we are at about 150 students for a year. So we're kind of on target to meet that. Um the interesting thing though this year is 70% of our referrals have come from grades TK through 2. So um and we're seeing this not just in our district, but we're seeing it statewide and nationwide where it's our
040youngest learners who are having the most significant behavior difficulties. And the um re referral reasons that are coming through are things like verbal aggression and physical aggression um elopment um significant disruption in the classroom. And so um I want to give you a um a story of one of the little guys we've been working with this year. He's a first grade student and the school referred him to us um because he was showing lots of physical aggression, lots of verbal aggression um which obviously makes it really difficult to learn not only for him but for all the other kids in the classroom. He also um has a pretty significant history of trauma that he's bringing in with him every day to that classroom, right? And so, um, we had one of our board certified behavior
041analysts go out and was able to work with the school team, who was amazing, by the way, amazing administrators, amazing teacher. And they put together a plan where they use teaching strategies from um, teaching pyramid where we worked on building relationships, teaching this little one how to have a relationship, a healthy relationship. Um, really reducing anxiety in his day by um, building in predictability. and then teaching him to use those intervention strategies, how to use them, when to use them. Um, we used um we taught him replacement behaviors. We also used peer-to-peer support. So, it's not just the adults um working with him, but we wanted to build peer relationships so we build connection to school. Where he's at right now, so excited for him. Um, the current data, he is on task about 90%
042of his day. um no more physical aggression. Um he's a little disruptive. He is in first grade, so he's allowed to be a little disruptive. Um but the teacher can manage it um with just the regular um classroom management system. So we've been able to fully back out of supporting the student in this team. Um again, the team is amazing. We couldn't do what we do without the school site teams. But um I truly believe that this team, our behavior team and the school site team have really changed the course for him. Now if he ever needs us, we will be here again if he ever needs us. But um yeah, the um I I am so appreciative that you guys allow us that this board allows us to have a behavior team and um
043that I get to work on that. So thank you. Thank you so much. Any questions? >> So, yeah, I think that's very my my wife's been teaching for 34 years and she's retiring this year. She's pretty happy, but she's first grade and one of the things she's had the last few years is a loping issue. These kids that just run and I I remember thinking, how is she getting so unlucky getting all these runners? Because it was something I not really when I don't remember when I was in school, kids just running from the class. But >> now I'm go home and go, honey, you get that's happening everywhere. Yes. Yeah, >> it very much is. And I think we're seeing a lot of kids that don't know how to deal with um feelings because
044maybe they're self soothing through technology and those types of things. So when they confront that, they alope, they escape. >> So we're having to teach them how to deal with those big feelings and stay in the classroom and be productive. That that was my question is why why do we think these behaviors are so prevalent in our younger kids where they hadn't been maybe five years ago or seven years ago. So there's about um I was doing some research. There's about 40 countries right now looking into that with research research studies going on worldwide. And um I think there's a lot of it that comes down to the use of technology and we are using that in a way that is instead of teaching kids to deal with those feelings we are um self soothing
045through technology and then when that technology is not available in the classroom we have behavior because we don't know what to do with that. So, we're having to train that. And we've actually done parent trainings recently through BCT where we're talking to our parents about that and educating them so they can start that work at home before they get here. So, >> um, as a teacher myself, I just want to thank you and your team. We really appreciate every one of you that works with our kids. Um, as a sixth grade teacher, I have one of those very difficult, challenging and and although I've been in education 20 years and have worked with different, you know, kids, I still don't have that training that you guys have. And so, I appreciate the training that comes
046to me as a teacher to help because we want to educate our kids, but it gets challenging at times because it impedes their learning, the students learning, but it also impedes the learning of others. And so we appreciate all the help that you put in there with us as teachers to help support our classrooms. Um but in addition, yes, you know, I've been a principal designate quite a few times and have seen Yeah, it's our kindergarteners, it's our first graders that are Yeah, it's it's wild. And so it's we're living in a lot more challenging times. I've noticed not only because of technology, you know, we have babysitters that are cell phones and iPads and all that kind of stuff, but also I think post pandemic too. >> You know, I think there's just there's
047a combination of things and so just thank you for every member of your team and and all you do. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions before you sit down? We have board member Dr. Fog is going to read. Yeah, I'm waiting for you to give my introduction. I want a good intro. >> Looking at me like you had no idea what I was going to say. Oh, [laughter] this is I I think I read this probably every year because I think there's a there a message to me because they knew that I was a challenge to in in growing up and I actually almost turned out. So, it really does. I mean, back then we didn't have some of the support that we do have in the classrooms now, but you know, we had
048teachers and and administrators who cared and could recognize that even in kids that misbehave, there's good things. And if they're and if they're focused on good things and they were given that attention, they can actually overcome some of the challenges and actually become productive members of our society. And that's I guess that's your goal, too. Not not every kid can do that, but I think most kids have that ability if given the right direction and and focused in the right way. It you agree with that? Yes. It really is. It's becoming more now, but these are going to be some of the smartest, most talented uh kids that will ever come out of our our schools at some point if we can just grab them and pull them in and direct them and figure out
049what why they're having these things. So, I have a resolution I'd like to read for you and everyone in our in our mental health uh um family. So, National Mental Health Awareness Month May 2026. Whereas mental health challenges are one of the most common health conditions in the United States affecting and impacting both the person experiencing mental health challenges and those persons who care and love the person facing those challenges. And whereas according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, one out of four people suffer from some sort of mental illness in a given year. And whereas one out of every 24 Californians with serious mental illness may have difficulty functioning in everyday life and if left untreated have life expecties 25 years shorter than the general population. Whereas every day millions of people face
050stigma related to mental health and may feel isolated and alone going years before receiving any help. And whereas California's expressed experiencing challenges to their mental health after the pandemic and are increasingly asking for support. And whereas recovery can and does happen and all Clovis Unifi students and employees should know that support and help are available regardless of individuals situation. And whereas creating a a community where everyone feels comfortable reaching out for support they deserve is crucial in ending the stigma around mental health. And whereas the Close Unified School District wishes to enhance public awareness of mental health. Therefore, let it be resolved that we do proclaim May 2026 as National Mental Health Awareness Month in Clovis Unified School District to embrace public awareness of mental health to help end the stigma, increase awareness, and support
051wellness and recovery efforts for the students and staff of Clovis Unified School District. [applause] We will vote on that resolution in our consent agenda. But thank you. We wanted to read that out while you're here. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> Pretty confident. Um, now is our time for public presentations, but I don't believe we have any speakers. So, we will move on to our action agenda. Right. Oh, I missed that. Hold on. We have two staff reports. I turned the page too fast. Uh, that's okay. We received the annual counseling services report in our agenda materials. Does anybody have any questions um for our head counselor on that? >> I don't know if there's questions but can I highlight something? So today uh culminated four years of work for our counseling department with their hatching
052training and how they have taken what can be very much a qualitative uh feedback [clears throat] loop when you're a counselor and have quantified it and set goals uh to maximize their impact across all students. And I just I just have to tell you the presentation I won't be able to encapsulate it and we do have Miss Frasier here who can uh answer more in detail about that. But the work that they have done and has unified our counseling departments to help make sure that all of our students are receiving the utmost top tier um counseling and support services at all levels. So kind I mean kindergarten, good grief, it is kindergarten sometimes, but our elementary on through uh graduation. And so I'm just very proud of the team. I'm proud of the administrator who
053has supported this work and um quite frankly Miss Frasier's uh vision to have brought this work uh to our district >> and on behalf of the board to please share our congratulations and gratitude to the 71 school counselors and especially those who are working um providing intensive support. I think it probably grows every year the number of students that you're having to serve. Um, and some a lot of times it's not repeat. It's something different every time and every child is different. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you, Miss Frasier, for your report. It was it was very thorough and really informative. So, thank you for taking the time to prepare that for the board. We appreciate it and for the services that your counselors give. I I think our families don't recognize enough
054that our counselors can be and should be our first line of defense at the schools if you know a student is struggling. Um yeah, you're you're great resources for our families. So, thank you. All right. We also received the annual impact team report in our agenda materials. Does anybody have questions on the impact team? I just want to applaud our impact team and the work that they do very quietly oftent times. Um they make a big difference in the lives of a lot of our students. I met today I was at Sierra Vista for my appreciation visit and I met a new SRL. She's not new to the district but was new to Sierra Vista this week and um with an SRL position. I just thought she's going to make a difference for those students.
055I know uh when Mountain View got an SRL, what a difference that made for our the behaviors and helped help students be a little more ready for learning. So, there's no other comments on that. We'll move on to our consent agenda. I'll entertain a motion to adopt the consent agenda as submitted. >> So, move second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Our action agenda 01. I'll entertain a motion to adopt amended board policies numbers 50/20, 511, 6146.1, and new board policy number 5131.8. >> So move second. >> Any discussion? Okay. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? 02. will entertain a motion to adopt resolution number 4087 declaring May 2026 as employee appreciation month in Clovis Unified School District. >> So move. >> Any discussion? We already had discussion. All
056in favor? >> I. Any opposed? >> Oh yes. Thank you. I was thinking we were talking about the other resolution already. Board member Moore, will you please read us the resolution for employee appreciation? My head was my head was still with mental health. My I I clearly need mental health. [laughter] >> I can read that again if you'd like. >> Thank you. You did a wonderful job, Dr. Fog. But we have moved on to employee appreciation month. >> And please, how many have done any visits already? Okay, few of us, right? Please read the resolution. >> It is my pleasure. I I will speak for all of us and say I think this is probably one of our favorite parts of being board members, right? Going and visiting all the employees. Okay, let's see. Columbus
057Unified School District Employee Appreciation Month, May 2026. Whereas Clovis Unified School District sets aside a period during the month of May to show appreciation for the service of all employees in providing outstanding educational experiences for students attending Clovis schools. And whereas the Cloves Unified School District governing board has the utmost respect and admiration for teachers and certificated staff, classified employees and administr administrators who have dedicated their lives and their talents to the education of our children who are truly our community's most precious and important resource. And whereas employees demonstrate compassion, care, courage, and perseverance and service to students, the community, and each other. hand. Whereas the governing board acknowledges the vital role of all employees in achieving the mission of Clovis Unified School District to be a quality educational system, providing the resources for all
058students to reach their potential in mind, body, and spirit. And whereas the governing board recognizes that employees in Clovis Unified School District are among the best educators and role models for young people in the state and nation. Therefore, be it resolved that the Clovis Unified School District governing board proclaim proclaims May 2026 as employee appreciation month and extends its sincere appreciation to all employees who make our schools successful and work to continually improve educational services to our students and families. Amen. Thank you, Miss Moore. Any discussion? >> Pass. We I I think it's fair to say we all enjoy this time of year. We head out to visit all the schools and all the departments. And as I told one of the schools this morning, it's on campuses where the magic is made. And so
059I am like you, I'm just so grateful for our employees and what they do for our students on our campuses. So all in favor? I. Any opposed? All right. 03. I'll entertain a motion to approve the proposed Clovis Adult Education School calendar for the 2026 27 school year as submitted. >> So move. >> Second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? 04. I'll entertain a motion to adopt the recommended textbooks for use in secondary schools for the 2026 27 school year as submitted. So >> move second. If you'll remember, these are all for CTE courses. So, any discussion? All in favor? >> I I Any opposed? 05. I'll entertain a motion to adopt the declaration of need for fully qualified educators as submitted. >> So, move. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >>
060I. Any opposed? 06. I'll entertain a motion to authorize the superintendent or designate to approve the lease agreement between Clovis Unified School District and Cook Land Company for the property located at 1280 North Walling, Fresno, California 93727. >> Any discussion? >> Okay. All in favor? >> I Any opposed? 07. And I'll entertain a motion to authorize the superintendent or designate to enter into an agreement with Darden Architects to provide design services for the Maple Creek Elementary School modernization project. >> Move. Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? 08. I'll entertain a motion to award the following bids per the attached tabulations. Bid number 3065 for roofing at various sites. Bid number 3072 for the Clovis East PA system replacement and bid number 3073 for the Clovis High School CAD lab remodel.
061>> So move second. >> Any discussion there? >> All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? All right. Following that is information items for information. You can look ahead and reach out to administration with any questions. And if anyone has questions now, a lot of them have to do with bonds. So there's lots of documents. Um if there's no discussion there, we'll now hear our sub board subcommittee reports. We'll start with our Fresno County Trustees Association meeting. >> Miss Flores. >> Yes. Um good evening. Um, one of my highlights of my uh, board duties is being um, a member of the board of directors for the Fresno County Schools Trustee Association, as well as being able to attend our general dinner meetings that we have three times a year. And I always look forward because it
062gets one-on-one time with Dr. Fulmer as well. And I really enjoy that time with her. And I love to see her get to relax a little bit as well. Um, because she works so hard. Um la yesterday we had the opportunity annually we have our own capital uh advisors Kevin Gordon who comes and speaks on the state of uh the the state and federal government what's going on this year with the election year and the state of you know education funding and he was uh very positive on his outlook. He says it's um very rare that um education gets cut. So, it was it [clears throat] was a very positive. It was it's always held this one's always held at the Grace Barn in Del Rey. So, it's a beautiful um venue. And we had
063the opportunity yesterday and hopefully I don't get emotional, but yesterday um this year for the first time, the Fresno County Superintendent Schools, Dr. Kentwell Kofheer, awarded um a youth poet laurate to a student, her name is Eevee Singh from Central Unified. and she read a poem that she wrote in recognition of autism awareness month. And just I hope I do this justice, just the summary, but it was talking about a little seedling and how the seedling, you know, watched all these other plants and flowers that grew and bloomed and grew and bloomed and always wondered why it wasn't blooming and it wasn't growing and it wasn't as beautiful. And then all of a sudden, one night in the dark of the night, the seedling bloomed. And I just thought it was a beautiful comparison to
064maybe what some of our students with disabilities go through. Um, you know, the maybe the struggles that they go through, maybe being a little bit different from other students or from struggling a little more to achieve the same as other students. And it was just it was a very beautiful rendition. Um, and so it was um, I always, like I said, I always enjoy going to these meetings, but anything else you wanted to add? Okay. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you. Um, Miss Klores, now we'll hear from cart board subcommittee member Audrey. >> Uh, it'll be short because it was a short is our shortest meeting ever. But, uh, really the biggest part of the sh the program was talking about the 25th anniversary open house that they had last Thursday. Um they came and
065Tuesday they talked about the meeting and what what it entailed and and I did go and Karen and Norm and I uh attended the and it was uh it was nice. They they did a lot of things for to get alumni there. Um they had an old old teachers there and and they had just it was it was a kind of a neat event and they had food and everything. But uh one of the neat things I think they had was they had these big poster boards up for the for different periods like you know from the five-year periods and people could go up and sign who's there from if you were in that class from that period they went up and so they had the different ones up there different people were signing it.
066I thought that was kind of fun. So you could see oh who came and who didn't come and everything else but so cart's been around 25 years already. >> That's it. >> Right. Thank you Mr. Autri. We'll move on to board member reports. We'll go ahead and start with Miss Moore, Miss Yolanda. Okay, I have a short list again this time, but it's good stuff because we're really busy this time of year. There's all sorts of, you know, it's the end of the year, like cram all the cram all the things in before school's out. Um, so I think Dr. former had mentioned it in her superintendent's report last time about the circle gallery, the art show that they were going to have for the I didn't realize it was just Clovis High students, but
067it was just Clovis High students. And so um there were three teachers, uh a photography teacher, an art teacher and a ceramics teacher and they selected certain pieces from their uh students and then they showcased them and it was Bush Construction that hosted it in their office. And so the footprint of the office is kind of a circle, I think, hence the name. And so they had all of this artwork displayed on the walls and just set up around for you to come and the students could well they needed to dress professionally and be prepared to talk about their work and um it was really nice just to go. There was a really good turnout. A lot of students a lot of really impressive artwork. Um and yeah, it was it was a really nice
068event. I thought it was really nice uh Bush Construction to to do that um for our students and just highlight the talent that that we have. Um, let's see. The CSF top 20 or Clovis High CSF top 20 dinner was last week. Um, it was a huge turnout. I think, um, Matt Lucas said last year there were 40 students and this year there were 80. Do I have that right? When I walked in the room, I was like shocked to see how many tables were set up in there compared to last year. So, it just speaks to how driven our students are. You know, how how many are striving to earn these recognition and honestly, I'm sure there's probably more, but they just, you know, probably didn't care to be bothered with filling out the
069CSF form, [laughter] you know, every semester because I'm sure so many more of our students would qualify for that. But, um, let's see. The spotlight talent show. I have to talk about the spotlight talent show because it's a little bit special to me. So, So Joelle wanted to try to start my Joelle wanted to try to start something at Clovis High before she left a charity event. And so initially it was going to be um a comedy show, but it turned into this t this talent show. And so the spotlight and the goal is to raise money and spotlight a small local nonprofit that not one of the major ones that we always see people donating to. And so it turned out to be such a nice event. I mean, you know, the activity director,
070activities directors, we talk about how much they do. I mean, just the the staff at Clovis High and and Mrs. Kersner are just supporting that kind of vision that she had. Lots of great talent. It was really funny. There's a young man that does impersonations. He was so good. He could do I mean, he did Minions, he did Mickey Mouse, he did Darth and he just went on. It was just the the it was really a good time to just see all the different talent dancing and singing and musicians. Um, so that turned out to be I didn't know how much money they raised, but we learned they raised $1,500. So that's pretty good for the first time. Um, Dr. Fulmer's parent IDAC, I finally got to attend that. I've been trying to do that
071since I got on the board, you guys. There's always something that conflicts. So it was actually really nice because that particular meeting, Dr. Fulmer had invited students to be a part of it. And so there were three young ladies, smart, confident, well spoken, one from Clovis West, two from Clovis North. Um and Dr. Shapiro joined um and the the students from Clovis No North shared an idea that they had um where Dr. Shapiro allowed them to uh present to the teachers, to the staff in in regard to what their needs were, what they were seeing as students, what they thought, you know, just their thoughts about things. um and how impactful that was for I think the staff to hear that coming from the students themselves versus you know an administrator telling them this is
072what we should be doing. And so I thought that was very courageous of those students to be able to um pull together and have a voice and speak up for what they saw the concerns on their campus are and then for Dr. Shap Shapiro to to welcome that. So that was really nice. Um lots and lots of track. I got the opportunity to go down to Mount Sack this past weekend and that was a really cool experience. A lot of present and past close unified athletes because all different levels um Jenner Pandini um competed at that one. Um a lot of all of our school well our five oldest high schools. Clovis South of course didn't have anyone but the other five. So it was really fun to be able to cheer for all of
073our our students and um two people near me. First it was an older lady and she looks and she was like, "You're from Clovis." I'm like, "Oh, how could you tell?" Because every time at Clovis school, screaming like a crazy person. So anyway, um that was fun to be able to cheer on all of our our kids. And then um this morning was my first stop on our employee appreciation visits. Had Clovis High and and then went over to Weldon. It's library appreciation week and so got to read to the morning kinder class and that's always a good time. Love that. All right. Thank you. >> So, I visited Kazer and Gettysburg today. So, my starting of mine, it was Yeah, it is a glorious time because it is fun to to go out and
074thank our employees who are so so so good. Oh, and Clovis South that that really, as Dr. Fulmer said, was a great dinner. Good crowd. I mean, I remember when I first got there, I'm looking, I'm going, there's a lot of people here for a first time event with not even a full four years of students. It was that very good job. Very good job. >> And along that same vein, three tables of Fant Creek staff members attended the Clovis South um inaugural uh foundation dinner. [clears throat] I had the pleasure of visiting the print shop for employee appreciation. 1 million impressions a month is generated out of that department. Um the warehouse, every single order goes through the warehouse, including the foods. 960,000 purchase orders they process a lot of its beginning of the
075year and then also ordering for uh the next year as well. the custodians. We had 300 uh custodians and you know if anything we know how great our grounds look and how hard they work especially coming up now with graduations and then TK was the first school site I visited today. Um, hats off to the staff because it really is about the staff who um had doubled the co-curricular participation of the students in one year as Yes. And then along the lines of we know that the students are engaged um they had an increase one of the highest in the district for increase in average daily attendance ADA. Um and they also celebrated for the district award in volleyball boys as well as the area awards for volleyball and football. So all these wins and
076to have two Crystal award winners um I think everyone is just sitting up a little taller um in terms of the self-confidence of the students and the the pride that the parents and families feel. >> Well, thank you all. I also had my first two visits this morning. I started at Tbeck and that was fun to drive out there and it's like a castle out in the middle of fields at the ranch we're calling it and great to be there with Dr. Hanks and Dr. Trojan and got to give Dr. Trojan her 30-year sticker and then I went to Sierra Vista and I got to give Beth Wilson her 25 year I think. So it's a eventful day. Um it's not often that the administrators you that it falls when you get to be there
077with them. But um just always enjoy being there with our staff and acknowledging them and highlighting the work that they do. And want to thank our campus catering for the delicious cinnamon rolls we got to sample tonight. They were delicious. And and I took my bure home. I didn't eat it yet, but I'm going to. >> It was good. There we go. So [clears throat] other than that I think there's no further business and we can adjourn for two weeks.