00135. We will now reconvene for public session. I want to welcome everyone to our board meeting tonight. Governing board meetings are a business meeting of the board held in public. The board wishes to thank all of those attending our meeting and values public participation. Our student representative Joel Moore from Clovis High will now lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Ready? Salute. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you, Joelle. During close session, the board reviewed routine personnel matters. I'll entertain a motion to approve those personnel matters as submitted. So move. Second. Uh any discussion? All in favor? >> I I Any opposed?
002>> Dr. Fulmer, will you please give us your superintendence report? >> Well, thank you, President Moore. So, I just wanted to highlight a couple of uh student wins. Uh one is Granite Ridge Intermediate 7th grader Alice Fang is one of just 30 finalists selected to compete in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. The middle school finalists will travel to Washington DC October 24th through the 29th to participate in uh the finals week of the competition. All finalists receive a $500 kind of cash reward and will compete for over $100,000 in prizes. Her project is titled, this is so impressive, transforming waste into value, the impact of grape pomus variety and extraction parameters on grape seed oil yield and physiochemical properties. and the work she has done with local farmers here um to research
003to make sure there's no waste at all in production processes is pretty impressive. Um it came from wanting to help our local farmers increase efficiency and profitability. So she decided to study whether the remains of grapes could be used to produce coldress grape seed oil for farmers to sell. Um, and so I just wanted to share the story because the work Alice is doing quite honestly when there's a whole technical description that I just I'll send you. It was I have to look up some of the uh technical terms that she has, it's so impressive and it's just one story of the many that reflect the amazing and next level thinking that our students are doing across our district. Um there is an amazing I think you received it a link but there is an
004amazing preschool farm that has just opened and this is uh talk about people going above and beyond and I had the privilege to go out to Buchanan High School last Thursday to see the dedicated work of our preschool and VAPA teams on display with Prop $28. Uh they used a portable located on the Buchanan High School campus and teachers from across the district assembled to create an intricate farm life themed hands-on exhibit space uh for preschoolers. Uh the interactive learning environment includes lessons about fruits and vegetables, farm animals, growth cycle, uh obviously has music. Um and the field trips are for all 44 of our preschool classes. We'll begin in October and continue through December. They will all do a visit to this. And then um in January the classroom will be transformed into an
005outer space theme. And so I just want to share when I went I I encourage you to visit if you want to. I'll get you times when kids will be there. I have a schedule. But this was more than just a well-decorated classroom. It really reminds me of a child a children's museum with a lot of exploration and hands-on. It was it's very well done. um in the Clova South area. I wanted to highlight a few things because uh you know they have a class of freshmen. So with the board report, but uh we have the uh Terry Bradley Educational Center ribbon cutting ceremony is the morning of October 2nd after the uh breakfast that the foundation for Clovis schools puts on. Uh we ha they are also going to host uh Clova South their
006uh and Sanchez Intermediate the first football game on the district's first artificial turf field and it'll be this Saturday at 9:00 a.m. when Sanchez Intermediate takes on Clark and they've had a lot of first. So they had their first volleyball win and they're just excited about the opportunity to get to build a culture out there. Um Fresno Fair, it's uh it's near fair time starting next week. Clovis FFA has 90 students and 110 animals competing in this year's fair. The Junior Art Exhibit Hall will be filled with artwork created by our very talented students. And in fact, student art awards take place the evening of October 2nd. That's a busy day. Um, but I've been told that Clovis Unified students have won 11 of the 14 best in show art awards. So, our visual uh
007arts teams are doing a phenomenal jobs on mentoring our students. Um it's a busy time of year. Uh it starts busy and it just continues through these months. Uh our um our administrative team and I have been hearing from staff as part of our annual athletic reviews. They've been phenomenal, the three that we've had. Uh we hold them with each area and when those are completed, we'll start into our academic reviews with each area which is just a great time to learn supports that we can provide and the work and focus that each of them have. We also hold our uh our regular um listening tours with our departments to determine that's their form of a review of how things are going and what supports they need. Um and it and it talks about how
008to produce some positive outcomes and help us as we grow continue to be relational and efficient in meeting the needs of our district. Um we also have um coming up many plays and athletic games. I mean we are in full season with the first play opening uh tomorrow night. Um, it's the musical. And with that, I'll I'll kind of say my site visits are beginning and I know some of you are working to sign that, but I kick that off tomorrow with a visit to Alta Sierra. And then just milestones. This year is is unique. We're in our 65th year as a district and I just wanted to highlight it's always fun to celebrate some big moments for some of our school sites and we have some big anniversaries this year. Uh, we celebrated at
009their um back to school night, but 10 years. Boris is in their 10th year. 10 years, 20 years for Woods Elementary, 25 years for Century Clovis East High School in Cart, 30 years for Maple Creek Elementary School, 50 years for Gateway High School, 130 years for Clovis Grammar School, which eventually became Clovis Elementary, but the same name uh went. And then last but not least, the original Fort Washington is celebrating its 150th anniversary. So you'll get invitations to the things that the sites decide to do, but some big milestones. Um, when we think about our district, it was seven independent school districts that came for Washington being one of them that created Clovis Unified. So just a lot of rich history. I'm very grateful for it. >> That's great. Thank you, Dr. Fulmer. Miss Moore,
010we are ready to hear your student uh representative report. >> Good morning, President Moore, members of the governing board. Dr. former Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Gear. This is a student board report for September 24th, 2025. The first is Buchanan High School. Great things are happening in Bear Nation. The fall athletic season is underway. BHS football is experiencing a winning season and will take on Paso Robas at home this Friday. Boys and girls water polo teams both enjoyed wins last week and are eagerly anticipating continuing on their successful trajectory. Cross country competed at the Woodbridge Classic this last weekend with several team and individual wins. Girls volleyball will welcome incoming Bears at their annual spirit night this coming Tuesday. Good luck to all the teams as they continue in their seasons. Buchanan High School robotics is
011headed to San Jose this weekend for an exciting competition. Good luck to all those headed to represent BHS. Buchanan's annual Bear Bash is next weekend on October 4th at the Clovis Rodeo Grounds. Bear Bash brings together the Bear Nation community to help raise money for scholarships, student programs, and athletic and academic teams. This evening is a fun-filled way to connect with others who have a stake in seeing the Buchanan community thrive. Bear Nation is eagerly ramping up for the homecoming season. Homecoming week will kick off with Buchanan's first rally of the year. Fall athletes will be celebrated and the homecoming court will be recognized. This week will pro progress with fun activities, dress up days, and a club parade. And at the end of the homecoming football game, a homecoming dance. Next, we have Clovis
012High School, who is upholding the blue and gold standard. September is suicide prevention awareness month and last week the Clovis High student body and staff were invited to the Clovis High suicide prevention and awareness fair at lunch in the amphitheater. CHS peer counselors and psychology club hosted various mental health organizations who handed out mental health resources, pamphlets, goodies, and swag. CHS students were able to talk with mental health professionals and our very own trained peer counselors. As a result, CHS students were treated to positive conversations and camaraderie surrounding making teen mental health a priority within our school and community. The rain couldn't slow down the Cougars. On a very wet Thursday night, Clovis High shut out Bullard with an amazing 35 to0 victory. From big plays on the field to students and fans cheering through
013the storm, it was a night full of Cougar pride. Last weekend, Cougar Country's barbecue was a huge success. There's nothing better than seeing the community come together for a night of delicious food, dancing, and fun. CHS is so thankful for the incredible support of the Cougar community and helping raise funds to support all of the student activities and programs at Clovis High. Next up is Homecoming Week. We hope you'll join us on October 3rd as CHS presents Clovis, a gateway to homecoming. Go Cougars. Next up is Clovis East High School, where it's a great day to be a Timberwolf. Students and staff at Clovis East kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating Mexican Independence Day with a Grito calling contest and a lunchtime performance by Ballet Folklorico. Last week, Clovis East hosted the fall agriculture
014fair and welcomed local elementary students to the A Center where FFA members facilitated more than 30 interactive stations. Visitors learned about agriculture, animals, food and nutrition, mechanics, plants, and natural resources through hands-on experiences led by FFA students. Homecoming week brought high energy across campus with themed dressup days, a homecoming carnival, and a spirited parade showcasing many RECC clubs and organizations. Administrative assistant Carrie Chhation was honored as this year's Grand Marshall, a fitting tribute as she retires at the end of the week. At halftime, skits were more competitive than ever with a new crowd vote adding excitement. The sophomore class took first place by streaming Super Bowl halftime hits and the Timberwolves football team sealed the evening with a victory over Lamore. To recognize AP excellence, students scoring a five on AP exams received high five,
015you got a five yard signs delivered in their classes. Senior Manasako, who earned five fives, was honored by the full administrative team. The Wolfpack will close out September with its first rally of the year and the homecoming dance on Friday. Next, we have Clovis North High School, where the stampede embodies unity, courage, and commitment every day. Happy homecoming from Clovis North. Last Friday, Clovis North Educational Center participated in Chalk the Walk for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Students filled the sidewalks with supportive notes showing that on our campus, no one walks alone. Leadership students also joined the Copper Hills Minor Run to cheer on our future Broncos and celebrate their accomplishments. Bronco Mania was a huge success. Elementary football players wished the Broncos luck as they ran out of the tunnel and elementary cheerleaders performed at
016halftime in front of a packed crowd. We're grateful for our supportive theater schools who proudly represent the stampede. Next week, Scott Buckovich returns to Clovis North Educational Center to inspire our leadership students and continue teaching the importance of building community. This Friday at lunch, Clovis North will host a pep rally in the amphitheater to kick off homecoming week. Homecoming is here and the Stampede is ready to celebrate being Broncos. This year's theme is Stampedes Got Talent. Spotlighting ventriloquism, magic, dance, and singing to showcase the talents that bring our community together. More than a show, it's a reminder that we always stampede together as we continue building our legacy. Join us for the club parade, halftime skits, and crowning of our 2025 king and queen. Our grand marshall, Mr. Corbett will also announce the game. Go
017Broncos. And last but not least, Clovis West High School, where the Golden Eagles soar with Olympic spirit. Clovis West counselors recently hosted a college fair during lunch, giving students the opportunity to connect with representatives from a wide range of colleges and universities, helping the Golden Eagles prepare for their futures. Clovis West recently hosted My Jersey, Your Impact, a meaningful staff appreciation event at a homegame football game. During this special evening, student athletes and performers from football, band, and cheer selected staff members who have made a lasting impact on their lives. Each chosen staff member was honored with the gift of a jersey to wear during the game, symbolizing the bond between students and mentors who guide, support, and inspire them. The heartfelt gesture highlighted the deep connections across campus and celebrated the teachers and staff
018who played such an important role in shaping the Golden Eagle experience. That same evening, the community came together to recognize senior night for the band color guard and the Clovis West Clovis West Palm and cheer teams celebrating the commitment and leadership of the class of 2026. Peer counseling also led CDUB in suicide prevention week, spreading awareness through signage and resources, reminding students that support and connection are always available. Leadership students extended their spirit beyond campus, volunteering at feeder school jogathons and building relationships with future Golden Eagles. In athletics, unified soccer proudly kicked off its season, showcasing inclusion, teamwork, and sportsmanship. This concludes the board report for September 24th. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Moore. Did anybody have any questions for our student representative? >> Miss Moore, were you there in the rain
019at the football game? >> I was not. >> I I had golf practice. >> Oh. >> So, I can't can't miss that. >> And your dad's up in the booth, so he's out of the rain. >> Is it your dad? >> He was on the field. >> Oh, he's on the field. He was in the ring. >> He is in the ring. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> I have a real question. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Not that yours wasn't. >> Have a real question. >> I'm sorry, Mr. Audrey. I didn't mean it that way. I meant I have a question that she can answer more. >> Yes. >> I'm just digging in, aren't I? Okay. I think it's appropriate heard to ask this question tonight because our Clovis City Youth Commission is
020here and I know you have served on that this last year. Why don't you share with us a little bit about um your experiences on that, maybe some of your highlights? >> Yeah. So, I think one of my biggest highlights being on that commission was seeing so many people from different walks of life because the who selects us, they do a really good job of picking people with different strengths and people who do different sports are in different activities. So, it was really interesting seeing people who aren't my normal go-to friends, like maybe not athletes. There's a lot of people on the robotics team. Like it's been a really nice experience to meet these people and learn that we have similar ideas, we have differing ideas, and how to collaborate to make solutions that we
021think will benefit just youth as a whole in Clovis. >> That was a great answer, Joelle. >> Wow. >> Any other questions for her? All right. Thank you. Dr. Fulmer, will you please introduce our first special presentation? I will though. Miss Moore did a great job kind of segueing and introing our our next special presentation. It is my privilege to get to invite up and introduce Mr. Chad McCullum and Miss Bana Par to introduce this year's City of Clovis Youth Commission. Welcome. >> I have that role. I know. Uh good evening board members and thank you for inviting us. My name is Brianna. I am your city clerk for the city of Clovis. >> And I'm Chad McCollum. I'm the economic development, housing, and communications director for the city of Clovis. And both of us
022have been given the fantastic responsibility and opportunity to be the city liaison with our youth commission to the city. So, it's been a fantastic opportunity for us to engage with young people. Here's here's the obvious that we're going to point out. You just heard from one of our fantastic youth commissioners. Clovis Unified produces great kids. >> It's it's uh something that Right. Go ahead. Go ahead, Clint. There you go. Yes. Um we do have some of our youth commissioners here. So 10 of them are sitting right over here and one up above. Go ahead and stand up and just be recognized. The So I won't make it awkward. You can sit back down. Um so there are 21 total youth commissioners and uh Joelle pointed out the fact that this is not a um a
023free ticket. There was a a very intensive process. We advertised this widely. A lot of teachers uh did a great job letting them know uh letting students know in their in their classrooms that this opportunity was coming. social media, media. We did a news release um and got quite a bit of coverage. Interview process was quite rigorous. Wasn't easy. It wasn't a given that any of these kids who are the best of the best would be um would make it to this point, but they did and they did a great job um through that process. So despite being very very busy, each of these kids, in fact, probably each of the athletes that are in the audience as well, these are busy kids. They have a ton going on in their lives um scholastically, athletically,
024um with special clubs, but they find time to be here and give it their best. They don't just show up. They show up with their polo shirts on and their name tags and they're ready to go. Uh the selection process is um as I mentioned quite rigorous. It's 10th, 11th, or 12th graders who are living in the city of Clovis. This is a city of Clovis youth commission. But you will find that the students are rep quite represented well throughout um each of your schools. Clovis North University High, which is uh some of our students go there from both Fresno and Clovis. We've got Clovis East, Clovis Buchanan. Um what am I missing? >> Got your online school as well. So, so these are these are students that come from a variety of um walks
025of life. They live in areas all throughout the city of Clovis. And uh Brianna, if you could just share a little bit about what they're going to be doing this year now that they've made it to this point. >> Yeah, sure. But before I share what they are doing this year, a little bit about them and what they did last year um was kind of our first big projects last year. We had a great group of children or students, excuse me. Uh we did our first Clovis cleanup, which we had hundred uh volunteers that came out and helped us clean up our rodeo. They also did mental health awareness where they spread kindness with rock painting. So hopefully as you guys are walking around in Clovis, you guys can see little rocks with wonderful um
026messages to encourage you to get on through your day. And this year we have had our first meeting and we did have a joint meeting, a subcommittee meeting with our CUSD board members and our uh city council and we heard you guys and this year we are going to be working on three projects. our mental health project, our substance abuse project uh particularly towards vaping and then our escooter um education and how we're going to do that we're not sure yet. We will be meeting in October. Uh this is a student-led committee so they will be the ones that are going to determine how we are going to do that. Um but I am looking forward to that project this year and you guys will hear a lot. >> Well, with that said, I don't
027know are there any questions from the board? And if not, we would love to have um the members come up and shake hands and introduce yourself as you come around to each of the board members and just say thank you for your service. >> Yeah, I would just like to say I am a huge supporter of this. I know when uh when they first started talking a few years ago and then now having this come about, I think it's great. You know, some of the feedback from the kids, the I think the projects are good. How much how much uh inner action does the adults have with the students and how you how do those meetings run mainly? Are you give how much guidance do you need to give them because they still need probably
028need some guidance on this? >> So we thought so too. We we started off giving them more guidance than maybe they needed um because as adults that's what we want to do. We want to step in and guide. I'm a parent. I kind of feel comfortable in that role with young people. But what we learned pretty quickly is they've got their own ideas. Um we they elected their own co-chairs, secretary, they have ad hoc committees and they are driving the ship. Yes, we're there to make sure that there's guard rails, that the Brown Act is being followed, that they're educated on the issues that our council, that the board finds important, but these are fantastic kids and it is a credit to your um teachers, to your leadership, but they they just took the ball
029and ran with it. So, yeah, it's really amazing. >> Yeah. Congratulations. Your first year >> can't wait to learn more about it. [Music] Hi very nice. >> Hello Do you want us? >> Um, you guys can maybe >> I know >> you both want in. You both want in. >> We're okay here tonight. We're okay. Yeah. >> On this way. Three steps. >> More. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. >> Okay. >> Perfect. >> Yeah. Come on. >> Oh, we need a one, two, three. >> Okay. Ready? I also do our city Facebook page. Ready? One, two, three. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. I know. Okay, Dr. Fulmer, would you please introduce our last special presentation? >> Yes. It is with great pride that I invite assistant superintendent Mr. Steve France up
030to introduce our spring 2025 CIF uh champions. >> Fantastic. So, President Moore, members of the board, Dr. Fulmer, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Regger, and Miss Moore. Nice seeing you. Uh thank you for having us here tonight to celebrate our 24-2 spring season CIF champions. Uh, Clovis Unified had another very successful spring-winning nine track conference championships, uh, nine CIF section championships, one regional championship, and three CIF individuals, uh, state champions, and two CIF, uh, relay state champions. So, it was a very good spring for Clovis Unified. Um, overall for the year, uh, because we always talk about that at at this meeting, we talk about the overall success of Clovis Unified for the year. Uh, Close Unified had a terrific year winning 23 of 24 track conference championships, uh, 15 CIF section championships, won Northern California regional
031championship, two team CIF state championships, uh, and had eight individual state champions, and two relay state champions. Um, very, very, very, very successful year for us. Um, also Buchanan High School won the 24-25 supremacy award, uh, winning seven track conference championships, seven CIF section championships, one regional championship, and one CIF state team championship. Uh, Buchanan High School will be recognized at the Clovis Unified Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony on November 1st. So, I invite you all to be there for that. It's a wonderful event and we honor our our present and we honor our past at that evening. So, it's a great evening. So, first off, I would like to thank all these programs for their dedication and commitment to Clovis Unified. Uh, they do a fantastic job to represent our community. Uh, and we're
032very, very, very proud of their hard work that they've done and dedication. So, with that, we're going to kick off tonight with our athletic director from Buchanan High School, Miss Jennifer Omeira. We can just spread out. There we go. Perfect. Just a little bit. Perfect. All right. Thank you. Um, Buchanan High School enjoys tremendous support for athletics from our site administrative team headed up by Omar and Noel to our area superintendent Kevin Kernney, Dr. Kevin Kernney, our big bosses at the district office who are at literally pretty much every game that we have. um we see them all the time. And additionally, as an athletic director, I get tremendous support directly from Steve France and my fellow athletic directors at our other school sites. Uh so for that, I'm super appreciative. Um through your policies
033and your presence as a board, um and with the district offic's help, uh it enables great things to happen at Buchanan High School. And so I'm here with three coaches who are going to spend a moment or two of your time to ch share with you about um how their seasons have gone uh last spring. And so first I'd like to introduce Molly Amiko. She has been a dos for five years at Buchanan winning a track championship for the girls, a div 2 title for boys, and this year's div one CIF championship also for the boys. She is doing great work in Veronation. Um, and she's here to talk a little bit about her 2025 boys team, the winners of that division one CIF title. So, here's doc coach I say doctor. Here's coach Molly.
034Thank you so much for having us here tonight and for taking the time to recognize the accomplishments of our athletes. We had an amazing season. Uh, we've known I have with me tonight Dempsey Garud and Selio Duplesus. Um, we've known since these two guys were in seventh grade that uh we had something good coming up down the pipeline and that everything they would mesh in great with the guys who were juniors and seniors when they moved up and we'd be able to do something amazing and we were able to do that last season. Um, we were 19 and4 on the season. into uh one of those losses to a very good team from Arizona actually who played in our um tournament that we host um where we have 72 schools come from Arizona, Nevada and
035all over the state of California to play. So we played in division one of that and uh one of our losses to was to one of those teams which is a very good team. Um these guys uh Dempsey played o about 50 matches for us over the season. Um and he won 75% of those matches. Uh he finished top uh four in league in individuals and also top four in area and top four in sectionals in individual singles. and Sier uh played 49 matches and he had a 94% win rate in his matches. Um he and his doubles partner that entered our doubles individuals. They finished first in league top four in area because that's all we go to is top four. We don't play that out. And then they finished first in sectionals which
036um is the highest that you can go in tennis. We don't go beyond sectionals for individuals. So they did win the highest honor that they can in in our sport. Um they also were the undisputed number one seeds in all of those tournaments. So across the section um he and his partner uh Bryce who was our team captain but has he's graduated and he's in college. So, so on its own to represent that, but they um across the section um uncontested amongst all the coaches that they were the best doubles team out there. So, thank you so much. >> Thank you. All righty. So, volleyball is headed up by coach John J. He has 15 league titles in boys and girls, 13 CIF titles, and they did add the NorCal regional championship this year um
037to their uh collection of championships. Coach Jonathan Trevino is here to share a little bit about their season. >> First off, thank you board for allowing us to be here. I want to honor my returning captain here, Cole Haroldson. He's a three-year varsity starter. He is one of the main reasons this last season was so successful. Um it was a fun fun season. It started out just incredible. We put the number one team in the country on the ropes. Took them to three in their home tournament in their home gym. And from there we kind of knew this team was special and they had a lot of ability. Um made it all the way to the valley title game where we lost to a very talented Clovis East squad back there in five and a
038thriller. Um and that pushed us to make a state run that got us a NorCal title. We are the first school to win both a southern and northern regional title here. And then we were the first school to ever play in the first boys state volleyball championship game. Um where we came up just a little short, but it was an incredible run and uh it was a huge testament to just these boys here who just fight and grind all year long to get better and we're coming back this year. So again, thank you. And then finally, no stranger to the podium for championships, I've got coach Brian Weaver. He mass has now added 37 track league titles, track and field league titles, 28 track and field CIF titles, 37 track and field, no wait, 37
039track, there we go, league titles. 28 track and field CIF titles, one state title. He's a Crystal Award winner, a fantastic person, a mentor coach to his colleagues. Um, pretty humble guy. He doesn't like to hear all of that, but he it's been a pleasure working with him as um as a colleague, as an AD and a coach. He's fantastic resource for me as well. So, I'd like to introduce Brian Weaver, who's going to chat a little bit about their track and field season. Here you go. >> Thank you. I I really appreciate it. I first want to thank um the board and especially Clovis Unified, what they did for this year's state track and field championships. There were some things that came up that I truly believe that without Clovis Unified that meet would
040have not been a success that it truly was. It was absolutely impressive how Clovis Unifi came together and what they did and I truly commend what all these people behind me and the administrators and what they did and I really do thank you. We were very fortunate to have uh the head of the NFHS um track and field um committee. um she came out with the chair and they said that it's unbelievable what we do here in California. It's the best track and field meet that they've ever seen across the country and that really is a testament to Clovis Unified and and everyone that's involved in that. So, I really do thank you for that. Um it it was an challenging event, but um it was truly truly remarkable this year. I have two amazing
041athletes here with me. Um Carson Van Grow, he is a senior this year. Last year he competed in the state meet in the discus and did exceptionally well um earning a medal. And then we have Lauren Jones here, another senior. Um Lauren competed in the state meet in the relay team. These are two of our 204 athletes that are on our track and field team that come to practice every single solitary day. And the determination that these two young athletes have is exactly uh what we want from Clovis Unified athletes. and they live up to the the standard that Clovis Unifi places on them and my standards which um are very challenging as Dr. Fulmer knows. Um but look where she turned out. She did okay. Um but it it's it's been remarkable with these
042two young athletes. I really appreciate it. Our team had tremendous success this year um in the league and in the section. And our boys team finished um dual meet rankings. They were fourth in the country and our girls finished eighth in the country in dual meet rankings. So pretty exceptional what these young athletes did. So thank you Congratulations. All right, next up will be from Clovis East High School, athletic director Mr. Jeff vote. Thank you, Steve. Thank you, board members, for the incredible support, district administration, and of course, the Clovis East Area Administration. We're so grateful for your support. I've got with me um tonight two amazing athletic programs that I'm very excited to talk a little bit about. Um so I'm proud to recognize the players and the director of sport for Clovis East
043volleyball from last year. Uh this this team had an amazing season. It was an amazing story. The boys finished the season with a fantastic record. Coach will talk about that in just a moment. These athletes were led by our interim director of sport, Nico Oro, who was not planning on being the head coach. But he had a very special reason to lead these boys for one very important season. The season was successful in terms of a volleyball journey, but it was also a journey for all of us where we learned lifelong lessons about commitment, love, support, and family. I'd like you to hear from Nico Orro. >> Yeah. uh V couldn't have said it any better but uh first I just like to thank the board for uh their continuous support for our program and
044uh the success wouldn't be possible without the backing and the resources you guys have given us for I mean however many years that we've been in there. Um I would also like to recognize a few players who have had a large positive influence in our program their four years being with us. So you got uh Logan Vang right here and then uh Michael Yang and Jared Cooper. Uh these guys just demonstrate great character and uh like I couldn't be more proud of them. like just being involved with them their their four years. Like I'm not a super old coach. So, uh I see these guys like you know in a space where I understand where they're coming from and you know they did really good in the situation that we're in. Um yeah this season
045I think we finished overall like 27 and 12 in our record and then 7 and three in the track and just happened to make a good playoff run winning the Valley Championship and uh making it to the regional state championship. uh like not not not much to say there and all the credit just goes to my dad who brought the program to where it is today and uh I really didn't have to do much to for these guys to like do great. They already knew what we needed to do like in this season and um just really glad that it worked out. Uh dad dad before the season started he uh he was very confident in this group of guys. He he really had full belief in them just telling me before the season even
046started like uh you know I I think that we're going to win it. like I don't really have any doubts that we're not going to win and uh I'm just really glad that we were we were able to prove them right. Um yeah, no that's it. Thank you so much. Thank you coach. I would also like to recognize the athletes and the director of sport for Clovis East bad mitten. This team had an undefeated 16-0 season resulting in both a track and central section title. This is the fourth consecutive year that the program has accomplished this. Our director of sport, Janine Sold, has coached 17 years at Clovis East where she has quite a bit of success. But I think maybe even more important are the opportunities and positive impact that this important program has
047provided for so many Clovisc students. Janine Sold. Thank you to our somewhat new AD Jeff. You know, he's doing a great job when he has to put up with me. And thank you to the board members and administrators for having us here tonight. Um the Clovis's baden program has quietly become a force. This year we had an individual singles player and two doubles teams place at both the track and the CIF and we brought home our first ever four pete CIF championship. Two of our athletes, Carissa Magna on the far left, and Avery Mua, who is also our team captain, are a perfect example of that growth. After playing junior varsity badmitten for two years, they've now placed in the track and CIF individuals and been part of two CIF championship teams. You think winning
048the CIF would be our big celebration, but right after winning, we had to take pictures at lightning speed because everyone was rushing to the West Gym to see the boys volleyball team win their section title. I was about to start cleaning the gym when I realized there were only two people that were left in the gym and I'm pretty sure they were waiting for AAU basketball. But that's us. Quiet, successful, humble, and always working. These girls train year round and that commitment has made Clovis Badman one of the most successful programs on campus. So here's to this team. Passion, power, hustle, and yes, the occasional twoperson audience. On a side note, this is the last title I will win before our family friend of 45 plus years, Norm Anderson, retires. And I just want to
049say a quick few words about him. I've known Norm since way back when he was a skinny, dorky tennis player who could barely keep his socks up. Who would have thought that kid would grow into a coach, teacher, administrator, and now our assistant superintendent? And yes, an adamant cycle bar rider. If you'd told me back then, I probably would have laughed harder than I did at his backhand. But that's exactly what he did. He became the epitome of what an educator should be. Dedicated, compassionate, and committed to making Clovis Unified better for every student staff member. For me, he's always been like a brother. Sometimes competitive, sometimes maddening, but always someone I admired. And today, I couldn't be prouder to celebrate his career. So, congratulations, Norm. You'll leave an incredible mark. And now you've got
050all the time in the world to spin those cycle bar pedals. Maybe even fix that back end or maybe even take up bad mitten. You'll be miss. Thank you. Okay. And next up is the athletic director from Clovis North High School, Mr. Rob Strereer. Thank you, Steve. Um, on behalf of the Clovis North area superintendent Darren Taki and our ed center principal, Dr. Joshua Shapiro. We'd like to thank the governing board and the Clovis Unified dignitaries for creating this platform today to celebrate the accomplishments of not just these three programs, but for all of our our programs that are in here tonight. Uh it's truly remarkable what what Clovis Unifi does. And if I may take a moment to kind of build upon the words of my friend Brian Weaver back here of talking about
051the amazing accomplishments not only for the state track meet, our our state swim meet, but all of the other multiple events that are hosted at Clovis Unified that truly just blow the socks off of our opponents coming in from out of the area such as a San Ramon Valley that we just hosted last weekend and their compliments of what it is that our district, you guys have provide for them and for our students is truly remarkable and and needs to be acknowledged. So, thank you guys for for providing that for all of our students and and our communities. Um, with the three programs that are up here tonight, they are not new to this to this meeting. Every one of these programs were here last year as well. Uh we do have one newcomer uh
052that is joining this the stage and I'll let coach Brazil uh announce him as another state champion but uh all three of these programs are are returning. They either section champions or state runner up. Um but we've that that in itself is quite a an incredible accomplishment to go backto back. Uh the first program I'd like to recognize is our our boys golf program. Uh Mr. Iverson is in his well he's backtoback and he's not only our boys and girls director but something he would never share with you guys is he is also our department chair in our special ed department which is quite a monumental task in itself. So with that being said Jordan Everson good evening um Dr. Fulmer, Mr. Anderson. Members of the board, it is my pleasure to be here once
053again in front of you guys to celebrate our uh Clovis North Bronco boys golf team. Um I have two incredible individuals in front of me tonight. Uh different from last year. Um last year the two individuals that I had come up are now graduated. One is off playing um at the University of Arizona for golf. And the other is at SMU achieving um high academic honors and doing his thing there, having a lot of fun. I I talk to him all the time. He's he's having a great time, but he's doing well in college, too. So, um and then I also have one senior as well who was not with us last year. Um Mr. Anson Tran. I just wanted to mention him as well. He's off playing at the University of Yale for golf.
054So, these gentlemen right here, uh Mr. Jack Bolt and Dev Sedu, um they have quite the shoes to fill. Um they're juniors currently, but I have so much faith in them in their ability to be leaders amongst a very young Clovis North golf team this year. Um both of them have stepped up in huge capacities from minute one as freshman and then also as sophomores this last season. They did an incredible job and they're a part of an incredible golf team. Um we started our season in Santa Maria where we shot a team tied for team record 11 under par and blitz the field by 43 strokes. So these gentlemen can golf their golf their golf ball. Um just want to say once again these these gentlemen are incredible. Um Jack want to say a
055few words about him. Uh we have a lot of good golf good golf conversations on the golf course. Uh he really appreciates the coaching that I have to offer. He's always asking me for advice. We share good conversations and he's always shooting really low scores. And I have uh Mr. Dvesh who is um an amazing golfer in his own right, too. He's kind of my Mr. um reliable in that I don't have to coach him a whole lot. I can just kind of leave him and then he's like, "Coach, yep. A lot of pars. A lot of pars. Made a lot of pars. Shoots a lot of rounds right around even." So, um, really incredible gentleman here. Um, really quick, last our season, um, as I said, we started off hot and we kind of
056continued that. We won track for, I believe it was three out of four these last couple years, four. >> Four for four. So, we won track these last four years in a row and then backto-back at valleys. In fact, our Valley Championship was probably our hardest fight. Um we had an absolute dog fight with Stockdale High School uh out at um uh a Royal Grande and we ended up coming out on top I believe by two strokes and then we continued that success and um we played really really well at the Southern California Golf Championships. We were one of the six teams that really had a legitimate chance to win that thing. It was incredible uh thing to watch all day. Um, once again, these two guys, they are young, but I have the utmost
057confidence in being captains and team leaders, not only with the golf that they play, but also um by the actions and the awards that they'll provide for the rest of the team for the for this season and next. So, just want to say thanks guys. The next person we'll bring up to the mic, you guys, you might all recognize her. She was uh the the introducer. She introduced that Sue Inquist at general session a month and a half ago. She is beginning her 16th year as the director of sport at Clovis North and I and she's the last few years and she'll be quick to say it's it's been a struggle for her. She's an on off-campus coach with uh with all the the trials and tribulations that that brings with her. But their their
058season was a tremendous success. They really turned it on the at the second half and especially in playoffs. Unfortunately, I didn't get to be there on that last pitch. Uh but uh Miss Courtney Dale, >> hi. I'd like to thank the governing board for having us here tonight to celebrate our success and congratulations to all the coaches and players in this room and the programs. It's not a challenge, it's just you helped me out, Rob. Um being off campus, I'd like to thank our administration, too. um for their hard work and our custodial staff and our grounds people that keep our field looking awesome all the time. Um it is hard to win one championship. It's even difficult to win back to back. Everybody's aiming for you and you having that Clovis Unified on on
059your back. Everybody wants to take you down and these girls right here led us from the beginning. They we had a mission and we worked for it towards it every day. We faced a little adversity and some hiccups along the way but um we definitely came out on top and they they kept fighting. Um, I'm really proud of how they have, um, led our team and, you know, taken the younger kids under their wing and embrace them with our culture and what we're trying to teach as a coaching staff every day and every season. Um, I always say it's a marathon, not a sprint. And you have to break the season up into three parts. Preseason, the track, which is the dog fight, and then be playing at your best at the end. And that's
060a testament to them. They um rise to the occasion. They love playing postseason, so it makes a lot of fun to coach and a lot of fun to watch. Um I have Zoe Thomas right here. She's our third baseman. She's 33 years first team all track since her freshman year. Um she had some big shoes to fill last year with Kiara Cyp graduating, but um she stepped in there and never let back looked back. She uh is a leader on the field and led our team in quite a few offensive categories. Um she just Zoe just committed to play softball next fall at San Diego State. So we're really excited about that. Celebrate that. Um our pitcher Jocelyn Gonzalez, she's two-time um first team all track and was player of the year her sophomore year.
061I had a little challenge for her this year. I'm like, you're player of the year last year, so how are we going to get better this year? And she roasted that challenge and she got better and um started learning how to throw different pitches and set up batters. and it was really fun to watch and I was really proud of you how you took that challenge on. Um, so we're back at it in October to hopefully be back at Bulldog Diamond in May and thank you for your support and appreciate it. >> Thank you, Coach Dale. And then last but certainly not least uh will be our track and field director sport. And what what can I say about coach Brazil that uh he is every I mean he is such an integral part to
062not just um to our track program but to our entire campus. He does a tremendous job for us and I can't say enough great things about him as a director of sport. his struggles. He's only got another one onampus coach that is on his staff, which just makes his job that much more increasingly difficult to do, but he handles it with grace and has been back-to- back state runner up on the last race of of a state track meet two years in a row, which is oh, it's just incredible. But, uh, Coach Rich Brazil, >> thank you, Streer. Thank you everybody for having us again tonight. Um tonight I have Connor Lot here with us. Uh he's the senior this year. Last year as a junior had a tremendous season. Started off in the fall.
063Um he's you know our distance specialist. He won the state uh cross country championship in November. Went down to Southern California and qualify for the Foot Locker Nationals. So his season went into, you know, postseason into late December, mid December. took a little bit of a break and then just came back even stronger and better for the uh the spring season. Um as you well know uh we have an a tremendous league here and for track and field and just in the valley. Um it's survive and advance. Our our league championship is the best league in the in the state. If you look at performances at our league championship, there's no other league in the state that can compare to us. So, our my hats off to my my uh my sister schools and how
064hard they push each coach each year to get better and and our own athletes. Um Connor Connor, like I said, he's he's a 1600 meter runner. He's an 800 meter runner and he's a 3200 meter runner. And if I find something else, he'll run that, too. Um he he's tremendous. He's a lot of fun to watch. He competes like no other. um this past spring in the state championship. Um he came out and like I said survived Friday, came out on Saturday and it's anybody's day on Saturday if you can get to that line and and he took off and he he won a state title in the 1600 meters with the uh third fastest time ever in the state history, state meet history and the fastest time in the last 14 years. So I'm
065super proud of Connor and everything he accomplished last year. Um looking forward to this year. He's already off to a strong start in cross country and uh just recently committed to Georgetown to continue his education and athletic career at Georgetown. So um Connor Lot, thank you. Um just want to touch real real quick on one other athlete. He's not with us anymore, but um uh four-time state champion McKay Matson. It was a tremendous career. Um I think the highlight for the state meet was Connor was coming around the um about 150 to go and McKay's warming up for the state championship for the shot put. He drops his shot down and he's screaming at Connor and just telling him to go. Connor was so locked in laser focused though I don't even think he noticed
066McKay screaming in his face as he went by. But it was a really cool really cool experience. Um McKay went down in the history books as the in my opinion and a lot of other people the greatest thrower combo thrower in the state history. Um he was awarded the cow high sport athlete of the year. He's our third third uh student athlete in Clovis Unified to win that. And then he was also um he won the Gatorade player of the year too. So tre tremendous uh athlete, tremendous young man and super excited to see him in a couple years when he gets back from his mission. So thank you everybody. Steve Okay. And last school, Clovis West High School, Mr. Neil Castro. All right. Thank you to the board and Dr. Fulmer and Mr. Anderson
067and and also to Mr. France and my area superintendent, Dr. Bellnap and Mr. my principal, Mr. James, just for their support. And I survived year one as AD and um year two is a little easier. I can breathe a little bit. So uh Jeff vote it does get better. Yeah. Uh first of all just thank you so much for you know I know people have talked about our facilities in Clovis Unified and we have a pretty nice swim complex. Um, and I'm going to get in trouble for saying that a Buchanan coach is pretty awesome, but uh what coach Weaver, Coach Reed, and uh Coach Tenny do with back-to-back weeks of CIF meets and state championships and and then they go on and coach um just great performances and have great teams and great success.
068These these guys are amazing. As an AD going through it, I was losing my mind and I couldn't imagine going out and coaching and doing what they do. So, uh, first up, we have we have here tonight both our CIF champion, uh, boys and girls swim and dive teams, and we have some state champions on the relay. So, uh, further ado, I'll give it to Coach Reed and and the girls. >> Thanks, Mr. Castro. Thank you, board, for having us here. Uh, I guess we're we're we're the anchor leg right now. Um, and so I know, Brian, it it's not it's not hard, right? It's easy at this point. It's so easy. Um, I do want to thank um our Clovis West admin team. Um so specifically putting on we put on three huge meets
069throughout the year. We do our CW invite um in April to kind of like lead in and test kind of what we need to do for state and CIF. We do the CF section meet and then we do the state meet and it is a lot of work and a lot of manh hours that specifically our Clovis West admin and and staff and support teams uh really put a lot of hours in and it makes it easy at this point like we're getting really good at it so I don't have to worry about too much and then I can focus on these girls and the team. Um, I also want to state thank Steve France who leads our CF state advisory committee and u he doesn't get enough credit with how that meet has developed
070into the top state meet in the country and he's always been very supportive and I really appreciate all that he does um in our meetings and kind of setting up and just making it first class which is the Clovis unified way. Um with that I'll kind of get into our team. I have four uh young ladies here today. Um recap, we won our third CAF section title in a row. Uh we went undefeated um in dual meets. Uh it was our 32nd C section CF title in our program history, which a pretty big number on the girls side. At state, we finished finished sixth place. Um all three of our relays podiums, which means they meddled. Um in our NISCA dual meet rankings, we ended up 15th place for our large public schools. um which
071is a big deal because we compete against a lot of private schools um here in California that are at the top. Um so we did really really well there. Um all three of our relays ended up all-American. Um nationally uh Audrey Hill who's here with us I'll talk about in a little bit. Sophia Okafeter and Haley Marinovich were all individual all-American. We had three individual all-Americans and then we had all three relays which was uh pretty special uh this year. So, with me I have u I'm going to start with uh my seniors. So, I have Jennifi Stevens over here. She is a senior returning captain. She is one of our divers. Um she is currently looking at several schools for diving. Um and doing some trips and she was a medalist at the section
072championships and next to her is Audrey Hill, my one of my other seniors. Um she is a returning captain. She is committed to swim at Washington State University next year, which is really exciting. Excited to see her go up there. Um, she is a four-time state qualifier. She is our team record holder. Um, she is a a state medalist. She is on multiple uh team relay records and she's kind of what the epitome of what my team is about. We are fortunate enough that we can get three relays in and then she swims on two relays at our section meet and then we we drop an individual event to let our relays score points because they're double points at the state level. So it helps our team really perform and she sacrifices an individual event
073to then help the team out. Um and she's done that every year since she's been going to state and uh it's always like what do you think? What do you want? She's just like whatever the team needs. Um, and so, you know, being her senior year, it's it she's just been such a team player, and we're just so excited to see her in her senior year. Um, I also have Bailey Ashen right here. Uh, she is a one another one of our divers. Um, and she is a a medalist at the section level. She also is our team record holder in our frost saw. So, we're she's real close to those varsity records. So, we'll see now kind of she she was only a couple points away from those, but uh just tremendous. It's special
074to have two divers. We put a lot of pride in swimming and diving program. Many of our championships that we've won were specifically because of our divers that have continually placed points. Um it's kind of like if you talk to track and field, it's like if you got a great thrower, man, does that set you up for success, right? Um, and so, uh, just really proud of Bailey for doing, uh, just an amazing job this last year. And then last but not least, we have Zyla Radford. She was a freshman last year. She's a sophomore this year. Uh, she was an individual state, uh, qualifier as a freshman, and she was also on our 4x1 uh, relay that meddled at state. And so, we're really excited. I've we have returned most of our team uh,
075that finished sixth last year and with all those medals. And, uh, we're we're excited for this year. And um two of our our state um relay swords are playing water polo right now. They're in the water um at our amazing facility playing uh Clovis High. So uh again, thank you for your support. Thank you for the support of not just track and field and swimming, but also our cross country state meets. The I'm sure you hear it, but the coaches and the community um really really appreciate what Clovis Unifi does to put on such a great event. And that's we couldn't do it without you guys' support. So, thank you so much for all you guys do. >> All right, next up, our boys do uh CIF champions, but uh Coach Tenny will probably talk
076about his relay state championship finishes. Some amazing finishes. So, Coach Tenny. So, with me tonight, I have Silus Marin and Tobin Reed, both of whom were on those 4x50 and 4x1 statewinning relays. Um, unfortunately we were unable to win that third relay, that medley relay. We missed out by by getting first by two 100s of a second. It's still the best that any school has done at the state meet as far as getting almost all three relays to win. So again, even though we are not on the top of the podium, we got second place, so it's still a great way to finish. Um, not here tonight is uh Stanley Oka. He's also playing water polo tonight against Clovis High. and Jake Salceto. He is at West Virginia University continuing his swim and educational career
077over there. Uh before we get going, I wanted to thank a couple people. I want to thank uh our principal Jason James, deputy principal Matt Loggins, and athletic director uh director Neil Castro for their constant support of the Clovis uh West swimman dive team. I also wanted to thank uh our area superintendent Dr. Bellnap and the rest of the district admin as well as governing board for providing us the opportunities for our student athletes to be successful and compete at a high level. And also wanted to thank Adam. I know I don't uh thank him enough, but again, I've always viewed him as a mentor from when he was my uh my coach in seventh grade and eighth grade as well as Clovis West. So again, didn't mean to age him a little bit, but
078um again, I couldn't can't thank him enough for all the planning meetings we've had at lunch um at his house. Again, just time outside of the pool deck just helping our program be as good as it can be. Uh again, this year was a really special year for our boys team. Uh we had one goal in mind was that to bring back a championship for our boys team. It's been almost 10 years since our boys team won back in 2016. Um, so that was our main goal going into this year was to have that championship back. So, um, the big part of that was we had a really big senior class. That big senior class did a big role in, uh, all coming back and being a part of that team. Um, I know we
079get a lot of the recognition from the individual champions and then the relays for the state meet, but again, th that senior class and that big junior class is a really big reason of why we're in this position that we are. Uh, similar to what Adam said with, uh, having a couple of our swimmers only swim one individual and all three relays, all three all four of our boys that were on those relays did the same thing. So, a big sacrifice came from a lot of those boys that were on the relays at the section meet, but then weren't on it at the state meet because again, they knew for our boys to be able to be as successful as we could be at the state level that some of them would have to help
080us get there, but wouldn't be able to compete. And again, that just shows the um the commitment to the team and the team championship that they had that they were willing to step back and let um let these boys swim in all three relays and to be able to get as many points as we did. So, finishing second at the state level was something that at the beginning of the season, I want to say we didn't think it was possible, but it's not something that we had on our radar. Again, obviously, our main goal was the Valley Championship. So, to have that second place state finish was again a huge accomplishment. Kind of some of the other accomplishments we had on more the national level. Uh the boys placed seventh on the Nisca um dual
081meet, national dual meet, as well as fifth place among large public schools for the swimming world magazine uh national high school championship. So again, really successful year for them. Uh we also had five varsity records broken. Uh all three relays, the medley relay, the 4x1, and the 4x50. All of which are also section records as well. Uh three indiv or two individual records as well. uh Tobin or three individuals, Tobin Reed in the 100 free, Stanley Oka in the 100fly, and then Jake Saledo in the 500, which he broke a 32-year-old record from uh um Chris Rumley, who swam at Michigan, was also on the national team. So that was a huge win and a huge accomplishment for him and for us as a team. Um so like I said, again, our main goal was
082to win a Valley Championship this year. And again, because of these boys and their commitment to this team and as well as that senior class, again, we were able to pull that off. So again, I just wanted to thank you all for again this recognition for all these boys hard work and the hours and the thousands of yards of swimming that they do every single year um to be able to get to that opportunity. So thank you guys. President Moore, could I just make a quick comment? I I know my fellow board members have heard this before and I know you athletic directors have heard this before and the admin. Um, and I can't really say it without getting emotional because it really just hits home for me, but thank you for what you do
083for our athletes. And you also gave us so much thanks for our support. Of course, we support you, but we couldn't provide the facilities that we couldn't support the facilities that we have if it weren't for our community that supports Clovis Unified Building Facilities. So, I'm grateful for a community that sees the value in that because our kids have homec court advantage for a lot of these great championships and that's um that's worth a lot. And to you athletic directors who are at so many games and you head coaches that are at everything um you spend more time with our kids than we do as parents. So, thank you for being good human beings who are teaching our kids to hopefully contribute and be good human beings as well. So, thank you. >> And I
084just want to say thank congratulations to your son Tiffany. >> That was a very beautiful um um expression of um appreciation for what he he added to the program and all the wonderful awards that he won. And so you should be a very proud mama. >> Thank you. He couldn't have done it without the support of people out there. So I >> was just going to say I don't think we can thank um our coaches and our athletic directors enough. So thank you Tiffany for saying it. Every year, every season, we need to just make sure we we're sharing how appreciative we are as a board, I think, but as parents as well. Um so thank you guys. Thank you Tiffany. Does anybody else have anything else to say? We'll let our students go home.
085You have homework, I'm sure. Maybe tired from practices. Thank you guys for being here. Yeah. You give me some credit. >> Ready? All right. It's always fun to see how many people come to see us, guys. >> This is That's a good reminder. >> All right, it's now time for public presentations. This time is reserved for individuals who may may wish to address the board regarding a matter that is not included on the agenda. Please note that because the items brought up by the public during this time are not on the agenda per the Brown Act, the board may not discuss or act upon such items. And I do not believe we have any comments or public presentations this evening. Um we will move along to our staff report. Uh I think we all received
086the annual 2025 summer school report in our agenda materials. Does anybody have any questions or comments about the report? I >> I had a couple of questions. um our AVID intermediate bridge academy. How are students identified to be a part of that? >> It's a great question. I'll go ahead and invite uh Assistant Superintendent Erin Wear up to the podium to answer those questions. Um I imagine the process is very similar to what we do for summer school, those that we think the extra work and attention can, you know, bolster some study skills and skills that they can use in the classroom to help them be effective. But I'll let her clarify. Yes, they um for all of our programs, they're um recommended by teachers through their PLC process. >> Okay, stay there because I
087have a couple more questions. Um let's see. The curriculum survey, the quality of curriculum survey that was at the end of the presentation. >> Did I assume this data covered all of our summer school programs? So it mentioned that there were 14 responses that fell into the not effective at all. Are we able to identify which specific programs those that's referring to? >> Yes. As soon as summer school is over, we begin planning for the next year. And so the teams that work together to plan the curriculum and the resources that we use also um after they look at the survey feedback, they will talk with teachers that they've worked with during the planning time and then see where adjustments need to be made for the next year. >> So we know that those specific
08814 responses, we know what program their student was in so that we know Yes. what to target, I guess, is what I'm trying to say. Okay. Um, oh, two two quick things. I just wanted to thank the summer school team for um the online original credit options for students. Um, for my family in particular, it was really helpful. in June we have a lot of church camps and things and so committing to come every um you know Tuesday or Wednesday is a challenge and so an online option really worked well for my student this year and I know that there were other several hundred I think it said a little over hundred that benefited from that >> we had a lot of students who were all of our students were successful in summer school for
089with with the online curriculum. >> Okay. Yeah. So thank you for providing that. Um yeah and then maybe this is something we can talk about more in the subcommittee but one of the responses that I read for feedback was to reconsider the absence policy at the secondary level. So maybe we could explore >> perfect >> what that >> I'll put that down at a future meeting >> and I know you I know we've been doing it a long time. We have reasons why we have that policy but maybe there's something to explore there. >> No problem. >> I had one just one question. Um, I was just noticing on the enrollment that the CTE enrollment went down. Do you know why that was? So, >> yes, that's a great question. A couple of different reasons
090we're going to explore even further, but one, we had an increase in our AVID enrollment by about 100 at the for the same age. And then also each year we have we don't have the same offerings for CTE each year depending upon facility use, teacher availability. This year we had um 150 spots and over just over a hundred students filling them. But again, we will look to try to fill that to capacity next year with the courses that are offered. >> So you just keep track of the data. So maybe you can offer the ones that are more popular. >> That is part of it. And we really strive to find teachers who can teach each year with the the really popular programs. Yes. >> All right. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Okay.
091Um well, thank you for that report. Um and we will move on to our consent agenda. I'll entertain a motion to adopt the consent agenda as submitted. >> So move second. >> Any discussion or questions? >> Yeah, I I just want to make a clarification. Tiffany, you you were asking me about that 90 million all that. If you if those that have gone through some of the you see some of the change orders look huge. If you really look at that what that is actually Tiffany is that's the that is the entire uh budget for that amount the actual change order on the particular you mentioned is zero the change the the actual change in the the amount is that right we're reading that right so we were talking about how we read that because
092on the note it was saying that the total contract is 90 million but the actual uh change order was was was zero did we read that >> I try to understand >> yeah so great Great question and it's a real question. U so I appreci I appreciate that. Um so I I will say a a couple of things. Um if you have if you have a direct question call me so I can sit down and go over. I don't know exactly which one this one is. Uh but when we have >> change order 01 that's just what she was referred to as >> just in general. >> So I did a couple a few months ago for our subcommittee. I did a presentation on how to read a change order. >> Yeah. that might be
093worth if I send uh we get out to to the entire board because there's there's many ways to look at it and each one is broken down into four different categories and lease lease back is one in and of itself. So when we do a lease lease back we have what's called a GMP or a guaranteed maximum price. So when you see the change order it will say amount of change order is zero but then below that will be a price of what it costs to do that work. That's what we paid to do that, but we've already allocated dollars to to cover that work in the price. So, when we agreed on the contract with Harris, we agreed on what the total price of the job would be. We have a separate account, if
094you will, that we charge against for that. That's our contingency. So, every project we do has a contingency amount, but when we do lease lease back, we agree on that maximum price. It won't go over that. We charge against it, if that makes sense. But I can go over individual ones with you because depending uh on the change order, there are some large ones. Keep in mind this project is larger than any one that we've ever done. So it's all in comparison. Our standard rule is that if a change order uh is over 2% of the budget, then that's when we have conversations with our our contractor team andor our architect teams uh to go over where the miss was and what happens. And and sometimes, especially on a project of this size, there there
095are some large ones. Sometimes it's agency required where u an outside agency that has to approve our plans dictates that we do that. This I I believe this in in particular one we had planned on paying for. So we we did work going forward because we had a timeline to keep and we knew we were going to change order that work back into the project. So it it was an order. Sometimes it's done in in order to keep the schedule. >> Okay. So if it says let's say 40 million uh but then it says zero for >> Yeah. I will tell you if we have a change order for 40 million I I need to >> where there not a change order but the >> that's the amount of the contract. >> Yes. >> Okay.
096Okay. So, it'll say change order amount >> say 0% of lease uh 0% amount say 35,000 paid out of lease lease back contingency but it'll give you the total contract price because every increment that we do some increments on on TBEC one was 116 million for that scope of work. So, every time we have a change order if it's increment five that scope of work was $116 million. If we have a change order for 50,000, then it'll tell you 0% or zero dollars, but it paid 50,000 out of lease lease back contingency. >> So, basically, we're not going that much over budget. >> That's correct. >> That's the bottom question. Yeah. Yeah. So, think of it. When you do a project at your house, you have a budget and then you have a >> a
097>> how much you know you can spend on unforeseen or or whatever. Okay. So, we have we have that we put a percentage of the budget in as a contingency. >> Okay. >> Anytime you're building a new school and anytime you're you're working on an old school, right? When we when we do work at Clovis West, we know that that's the gift that keeps on giving and there's old things in the ground and we're going to find things that aren't on any set of asbuilts. And so, we always build a contingency in. It's all part of our planning and budgeting process. >> And I correct that there wasn't one for 42 million. But there were large numbers. >> There are large numbers. >> Trying to add them up, trying to make sense of it. >>
098Well, you got you got the ornamental fence for $85,000, which was an add-on that along Fowler, right? So >> that that is that is correct. >> Yeah. So that's a large number. And then you had one that was $27,000 credit to us. But I do want to say I appreciate you, Tiffany, going through those numbers because many times the consent agenda, I sometimes I wonder who actually, you know, how many times we get the time to look through that. So just you questioning it makes me more confident that the board members are reviewing that, asking questions because we that's our responsibility and then getting clarification. We have the advantage of being in the subcommittee. So we see a lot of these before they come to the board. So but and those that are aren't the
099subcommittee don't. So I do appreciate all of us taking time to look through the consent agenda because you know I I may not look at all the trips that they're going on like I used to. So, you know, and I agree with them all, but we still approve them, right? Because we go through a lot of trips on this consent agenda, >> but thank you for that explanation. >> Thanks. >> I I have one what I just kind of a comment and then a question. Um, I was going through this like at midnight last night. Um, so what you're saying is the ones where it's zero dollars or whatever, those are the lease back ones. Well, it every change order depending right now the only least lease back job we have is is for TBEC.
100So it will say that on the change order >> because because I noticed and again I might have accident skipped over I didn't see the large one you were talking about. So maybe you could tell us about that one. But what I had noticed is you always put what was the previous cost and then you put what's the change and so I've noticed on a lot of them the change was not it was only a few thousand dollars on a lot of them. But then the ones towards the bottom said said zero dollars. So those are the ones I think she was asking about. That's what I was confused about. Um so >> I yeah I think if what I would >> so looking at this if I can help because I actually have it
101in front of me. Okay. The zero dollars means it's not above the contingency. >> So it says 0 is being changed. It gives you the amount and designates in the language when you read it. It's coming out of that contingency. So, we're not changing the overall budget is what they're indicating, but they're helping us keep track of all the changes that have occurred within the set budget we have. >> We're not changing the contract price. Correct. The contract price is guaranteed. >> Okay. And then the ones where it actually said this was the original cost and then it's like plus $2,000 the new cost. That's just the change. >> Yeah. So, any project that we do that's not lease lease back doesn't have a guaranteed maximum price. We have a contract price that that comes
102in via bids and then if there's a a cost to that, we pay that cost. Same thing, every project that we do, we have a set contingency amount that we budget that we won't go over. And so even if it's $5,000, even if it's $50,000, it's all relative to what the budget is. And it depends on what what the cost of the project is. We still that's one of the things that I do is we we ensure that we won't go over that amount. >> Okay. And then just off the top of your head if you remember because like I said I was skimming through them and I didn't see any large changes but you referenced one. What's what's the large? >> I just went through change orders for the whole job today. So I
103I've got big numbers on my mind so I don't remember off the top of my head. >> How about the How about the fence along Fowler? You want >> Yeah, fencer is is is a different situation com completely $85,000 Dr. Dr. Fog said $85,000 we uh was a change order to put the ornamental fence in on Fowler Avenue. Uh then through conversations >> acquired by the city, right? >> Through conversations with the city of Clovis. >> That's over by Hiyama. >> No, it's right here across the street at at the Fowler campus. Um, so to to be clear, was not was not required by the city of Clovis to put that fence in, but we were required by the city of Clovis to put the drainage basin that's in that butts up to Fowler Avenue
104that's full of river rock. Steve France came and said, "Listen, I want to be responsible. I think we should put a fence in to protect the rocks from the street, right? Because kids are kids and when you have kids that walk by there, what could we do?" We worked with the city. They required us if we were going to put a fence in, they required that it be ornamental. We couldn't put chain link fence in, even though all down Fowler Avenue there's chain link fences to match because it's in a city area. They said, "No, it needs to be ornamental." The cost of that fence was $85,000. When we got ready to do that and we submitted it, the city said, "Actually, there's an easement there that belongs to FID, so you can't put the
105fence on on the edge of the concrete. It needs to be 20 ft out outside of that 20 foot easement, which puts it in the middle of that basin. It doesn't make sense to have a fence that's in the middle of the basin that essentially does no good." The city's conversation back to me was, "Well, you can buy some landscape glue and glue the rocks in place." And so we we were at an impass, which we ultimately chose to not put the fence in. We received a credit for 27 uh,000 back uh on that for for various work that was going to have to go in. We now own that fence that we will use on another project. Uh so we we won't let it go to waste. We paid for it upfront because in
106order to keep again to keep the project going and we had what we were trying to do, it was a change in that process. >> So then what did you decide to do with the rocks? >> The rocks are are where they are and they are exactly like we put them down in the first place. >> Okay. So no glue. >> They're not glued. No. >> No fence. No glue. So they are >> plenty of pretty fence. Huh. >> They are just there. We we will use the fence on other projects. >> Yep. >> Thank you, Denver. Um Okay. Did we have a second? We had a motion and a second. Okay. Um all in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay, that'll carry our action agenda >> 01. I'll entertain a motion to approve
107the new job description for translator as submitted. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Um any nominations, but I think it means any discussion. >> No. Oh, >> go ahead. >> No, I just had a question because >> nominations >> about is this. So this is going to be like a completely new position. >> Yeah. >> Come on up, Mr. Sh if you want. But yes, it will be a new position. This position is uh going to help offset the work that is done uh from some of our translators that are are working on a timesheeted uh time frame when it's away from work. Um we've done a cost analysis. This is actually going to be a cost savings to the district, but it will be a full-time uh translator that will work throughout the day
108um focusing on Spanish trans translation that can be done during the work hours utilized throughout the district. Um but it will be a cost savings. Is it just one position? >> One position. >> And so they'll rotate through the district or >> uh it'll work throughout the district. Correct. >> Okay. >> How close are we to needing? You can stay there if you want. How close are we to needing um another translator for another language commonly spoken like Punjabi or Mong? How close are we needing to >> We're probably closer than we think. Um but we currently can absorb uh within the the the work and the staff that we have currently. But that will be an analysis that we do on a annual basis or an asneeded basis. But this was one that our
109CIA team worked with business services and found this really is a necessary opportunity to support our our sites, our district, our community. Um we will continue to take a look as our our populations continue to grow and make sure that we have the resources available. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So Barry, my my main concern I think you know in hospitals everywhere they do have translators. They're moving away from from personnel and going to electronics and I I mean even the new you know AirPods have live translate. There's you know there's a lot of programs that are live translate. Why are we thinking that a live person would be better than some of the new technology that is continuing to progress and translate almost instantaneously? >> Yeah, we we have a a multi-function need in
110regards to the translator. We have meetings with individuals in person. We have documents that need to be translated that uh we feel that individuals would be able to do and create that personal service uh as we're uh utilizing them in IEP meetings, staff meetings or in general when parents are required uh translation and we have somebody available so that we can continue to have that personal contact. Uh but we can expand our availability of the um resources with the individual. But I will say as we're we're looking at options, uh we are continuing to look at additional electronic resources too. >> Are we required to have a li a a a human or a live translator on these meetings? Is that required for us? >> That's a great question. I'll phone a friend. >> So
111in IEPs is it >> are we required to have a >> there's no requirement. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, so and but we haven't we've done that with with staff members and we're now getting someone who's designated to do that. Are they going to be filling out forms in that language too? So, so they can't you know written they can't do going to be written writing forms and other reports like that. Okay. >> Well, it's just a comment real quick. It's it's kind of um twofold. Number one, technology is not foolproof. I mean, how many times have I put things on because I speak Spanish. How many times have I put things into Google Translate and then if you look at it, it's not really translated correctly. >> Either are people I've heard people translate
112very poorly as well, unfortunately. >> Well, it depends on the quality. But and then also to the fact, you know, like how you now you have this translator position. It's just like today I held a I held a 504 and I speak fluent Spanish, but they felt like it was better to go ahead and bring in the district uh interpreter just because I was ser that way I'm not serving both as the 504 coordinator and the translator at the same meeting. They actually keep those positions separate so it makes it a lot easier. We have had similar situations where individuals have demanded a translator when there is a family member that could translate and they would opt to >> make sure that the district has a translator present. >> We outsource translators have outsource. We've
113outsourced. We've outsourced some products where that's been translated and returned for us in regards to some of the written documents. Yep. But I think the thing about this is that it's overall going to save us money having an individual we this their designated task. This is their job versus outsourcing or relying on other employees >> you know doing it on in addition to their regular duties I think right is the absolutely the benefit of this. >> Um and you know Dr. Fog I agree with you. I think like the virtual translation services are valuable, but there is something about having a person there, especially when you're doing I I would think with like IEPs and some more sensitive um interactions that we might have with students and families. I appreciate us having an actual person
114to do those interpreting services versus a virtual service. >> No, and I agree with you 100%. It's just a cost thing because as you know, you when you're going out, you have all these people that are speaking Spanish, you have to get you get something virtual. It'd be better have a person but better than nothing and then as we get into different languages it's going to be very difficult to find that. So you know I don't know where the district is in the way of just that you know the you know uh h how we're how we're go moving forward with other languages and and technology which is moving very quickly right now in my opinion. But yeah, no I totally agree with that. It's just a cost thing. I mean, we're still we're, you
115know, we're still paying well over $100,000 for a new position if I do the math right. And so that's still a lot of money. >> Yeah. And what I'll highlight to your point is we're doing both. So this is going to generate a cost savings for what we were paying people to do overtime. But if you remember, the board approved a contract last year with Hannah, which is something we use for the languages that may not necessitate necessitate a person in the volume that we get, but we still have the need. And that system is being implemented by our schools and working well and connecting with families with the languages that wouldn't nec necessitate us having a a person or a full-time person to communicate. >> Okay. Um, any other comments, questions? All right. Uh,
116all in favor? I >> I >> Any opposed? Okay. 02. I'll entertain a motion to approve the provisional internship permit for the recommended teaching candidate as submitted. >> So move. >> Second. >> We have any discussion questions on that one? >> Just a question. General, are we short-handed >> PE teachers? Credential PE teachers? No, we are not short-handed, but as we have directors of sports that are open or positions that um individuals that are going to have a opportunity to impact a school site or a program, these are individuals that we are going to make sure that we credential them the proper way. >> Okay. So the for example, this candidate's already in a credential program right now. >> Correct. Correct. >> Okay. Thank you, Barry. Okay. Um information items. um look ahead at those.
117If you have any questions before our next meeting, reach out to admin. We will >> Oh, probably not. Uh no more discussion. All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right, that'll carry. Thank you. July. >> All right, information items. Look ahead. If you have questions, reach out before our next meeting. Um we have our board subcommittee reports. And so we had our um curriculum and instruction uh subcommittee today and Tiffany, do you want to lead out? >> Sure, I'll lead out. We had great conversation about some things and updates of some interesting things going on in the district with like AI. Uh Dana's going to comment on that. First, I just wanted to report that um the state of California has given a lot of what we call ELOP dollars, which are is basically expanded
118learning, meaning learning that's happening after the school day. So, our ELC's, expanded learning centers. Am I getting all these acronyms right? Basically, what used to be campus club is not campus club anymore. It's ELC. And it's not just fun and games. where we're supposed to be instructing them and teaching them and it's still fun in games, but um there is an opportunity that we have that the state is giving us extra dollars to help with the COVID learning gap and it can help us with our um absentee our ADA basically. So the instruction has to be either before school or after school. We're we are calling it airtime because air stands for academic intervention and recovery. And for every hour we get a student uh to have that intervention after school time or before school
119time, for every four of those hours, we can count a day of ADA, a day of attendance at school. As you know, the reason this is important is because since COVID, our our average ADA is is are we still sitting about 3% lower than precoid? Maybe Michael, anybody know two? We're at 2% now. >> I believe we're a little bit 2% from where our high point was. We're below >> pre pre-COVID. Each 1% is about $5 million in general fund ADA money. So, this is a great opportunity for us to try and help recoup. And it's also expanded um opportunities for families to take advantage of independent study. Uh and anyway, they h they've done they have lots of ways that we can try to help our students and the goal for us is not
120to get money although that is a great byproduct. The goal is to help with learning loss and the intervention from COVID learning loss. So that looks different at the elementary level versus the secondary level. secondary level. We're even taking advantage of Saturday school for some of it. And we've actually hired a clerical position to track the time that students are spending at each site. Um, and that money that we're spending on that clerical position will be paid more and more and I mean we will pay for that person as we increase our percentage of ADA. Does that make sense? Any questions on that? We Susan Rutled when we did budget filled us in. >> Okay. >> Perfect. Okay. Then also we had a brief conversation about dress code at the end of last year. Our
121ISC comes forth with um some recommendations and one of the recommendations last spring were soccer slides for grades 7 to 12. for grades TK to six, we require a heel strap for any shoe because they're running and playing on the playground, etc. So, that's just a conversation that will um start to be discussed on campuses, I'm sure, and parent meetings, etc., but something that we'll have a discussion about as a bigger board discussion, but to start thinking about, right, Yolanda? >> Um, yeah. So we also um had a discussion about the state seal of uh civic engagement. So we had um Lesie Pew, she's a TOSA, she um replaced uh Emily Wolf um in that area in curriculum and instruction. So she's been working on what this state of ci civic engagement is going to
122look like for our students. Um it's very early in the planning stages. They um shared with us a timeline for implementation, but the goal is to be able to launch the program this February. So our our seniors this year could receive this seal um on their diploma. And really the goal is to um I guess get students excited about and involved in um engaging their community to solve real world problems. And so we just had some conversation about where students could get um opportunities to be involved civically like our youth commission or um maybe like some of our lawn policy kiddos at CART or um Dena mentioned an organization um that you >> act. So just different areas in the community that maybe students might be involved in and making sure that we are reaching
123out to students so that they know that these are um that this that this opportunity is available to them. But um I guess we'll have more information. We have another meeting in November. So they will be halfway down the timeline. So I'm sure we'll get an update on that and just seeing how close they are to actually launching this program in the spring. And um we also talked oh CTE um I'd wanted to talk about two new CTE ideas I was hoping maybe we could implement. One being a medical assistant program um and the other being a cosmetology and really with the thought in mind I feel like a lot of our career ready CTE pathways are kind of u more attractive to boys more so than girls. Um, and so I was trying to
124think of CTE career ready pathways that girls could participate in now in high school and actually go to work as soon as they're out of high school for those who are not planning to go um, straight to college. And so a medical assistant and and cosmetology were two that I wanted to talk about and see if we could look into how to try to implement those in our district. We have, >> you know, we've talked about medical assistant for years. >> So we used >> Why haven't we haven't we implemented why? >> Well, there used to be one at Clovis Adult, remember? And I don't know what happens if it ends up being like with instructors. I I know that was kind of one of the limitations, >> but we talked about it in our
125in our high schools. I know I know we ever since I can remember we've brought it up and it just >> sometimes it comes down to the instructor and the criteria. We have several medical uh careers medical careers classes. Sorry, couldn't get the exact title. um that have different uh functions like the one at Buchanan functions more around sports medicine and then we have some that work um more in like hospital type settings and those things and so they bring that in they all leave with certifications because there's criteria required by the state but my understanding is sometimes it's about the specialty of the teacher and and the programs that we can put in place with that but it's something we can definitely explore again I know that uh Margaret Files who oversees our CT
126is always evaluating demand and need to make sure we have our students being as competitive as possible when they leave our our district and those that want to go right into the work and career. >> Yeah. >> And it did sound like they were actually looking into it already um at the end of the meeting years. >> I know. Well, I think maybe some of those factors, but I it sounds like they are. >> So, I'm just wondering how how is we as members of the board or members of the community saying, "Hey, we really need some of these positions and but it really takes up to a faculty member or a staff member to kind of take it under their wing." But I don't know how we as board members can really I mean
127I'd like an optometry one personally but >> we're we're looking at it for Clovis South. Um like Yolanda is saying we we are looking at starting that. It is very difficult to find an instructor because the instructors requ have certain requirements of them. Those requirements take a lot of education and expertise and experience. Um one of them's in uh geriatrics um and working it with a certain amount of time with that. a lot of folks aren't going to take that drastic of a pay cut to come and teach students in a CTE pathway. So, um it's very it was very difficult to find folks that would be willing to come and teach classes instead of working in the uh medical field with those uh requirements and certification. Uh but we are looking at it for
128Clovis South and as Yolanda is saying kind of restarting that, rejumpstarting that. So, it's just difficult to find those instructors. So, >> all right, Dina. Okay. And we finished off um first discuss um we had just a very brief discussion um as required by law. We are having to change some of the mascots at our schools. So that the discuss discussion came up today um regarding um Clark and just there's been um I think both parent and um student surveys. What was that? and staff surveys just to kind of get some feelers out there for some ideas and suggestions. Um but those nothing's been finalized yet. I forget the date when it you guys want to finalize it by. >> November. >> Okay. So November will bring recommendations. Um and then the Clovis Unified um
129last year I think start took the lead in um training um staff um on AI. Um we had this past summer we had um they're calling it AI educators, right? >> Okay. AI educators. So this past summer we actually had a cohort where um they're training our staff on the use of AI. Um two of the main goal two of the main objectives with AI for the district are to create safe learning environments to teach students appropriate AI use and then also to provide staff with a place to create learning spaces to align with classroom instruction and student support. So, they also have another cohort um that just began this past week and they're going to continue to do that to um get the close unified staff trained. So, that way um not only does
130it eliminate sometimes I think the fear that comes along with using something new, but I I thought um Mr. Marquez with the district said it well. It's it's to enhance what we already do best in the district. And so how can we take AI and use it to enhance the things that we already uh do well at? And um I think that was it. But it's it's really exciting every time I sit there at the table because I'm a teacher myself and I'm like, "Okay, what can I learn?" And we actually got to do um a pro like a little like sample um of a lesson that you could do. And it actually happened to be the exact lesson that I'm teaching in ancient civilizations to my sixth graders. And I'm like, I want to
131do that. I want to do that. It was it was actually um kind of cool. Joe Marquez and then Sherry, what's her last name? Johnston. They are just absolutely incredible. This is the second um instructional services subcommittee meeting that I've sat in where we've discussed AI and they're just incredible and I'm just like, can I borrow this? Can I borrow this? I'm a teacher, too. Can I borrow this? So anyway, the district's doing awesome with the AI. >> I I just want to add to that. I think that um they shared that we're way ahead of other districts in trying to help our teachers be prepared for this and that Mr. Marquez is on the state >> advisory committee. I'm not sure what it's called. >> Actually, he said he was that there was like
132Yeah, there was like 600 applicants to be on an advisory committee for the to the CDE. Yeah. to California Department of Education and he was one of 60 to be chosen to be on that committee. >> Yeah, thank you for reminding me of that. >> So, just a great compliment to them for their work and trying to be ahead of it. Um, >> Yeah, appreciate it. >> I do have a question. Is these changing the mascots is that coming to the board level for a vote? >> Yes. >> And if we vote it down, what happens? >> Better ask them. It's a state law. I think the recommendation will be coming to us in November. >> Okay. Look forward to that. >> Apparently, it's state law, though. >> Okay. All right. Thank you, ladies. Um,
133board member reports. >> I don't have a lot to report other than um just want to say we had the funeral service for my stepmom last Saturday. And so the last few months I've kind of been in my own world and so I'm back and hopefully get back on my game. Well, I would like to um report to the board some, you know, uh though I'm sure everyone knows what happened a couple weeks ago. Uh a speaker at Utah Valley University was shot. Um, my that's the university my son goes to. He was not there, but his cousin was standing right behind the speaker when that happened. >> Wow. >> I had a conversation with him. He what he witnessed was horrific. Okay. He was just from here to there. And he he he told
134me he dropped to the ground thinking, "I'm going to get shot, too." That's what the first thing he thought. He was there with his his friends and they all dropped. They all thought that's what was going to happen. And he said it was the scare. He says, "Please don't shoot me in the head anywhere else but there." That's what they thought. These kids were absolutely terrified. And you know, he just says, "I don't know what happened up front, but I I all he wanted to do is is save my, you know, my my friends, the girls I was with, I felt responsible for." And he says he thought here at the university, you know, Utah Valley University, one of the safest universities, how could this possibly happen? How could this possibly be? This 22-y old,
135they think it's a this 22-year-old kid who is not well, you know, you know, ended this life and there the group of kids which affected my family have been affected permanently. Uh he says now he, you know, they, you know, they don't know what to make of it. This noises now bother him. It's almost like he has experienced, you know, kind of a trauma of war. Now, what it brings up to me is how horrible this is. And certainly our teachers and staff need to understand maybe it doesn't affect our all of our students but there are some of our students who are affected by that kind of grief maybe have you know some you know kind of relate could that happen in some place for Clovis because I have to admit that could never
136happen in Clovis right you know that doesn't happen here that happens other places but it came to mind that what if it did are we prepared for that are we are we doing what we can I know we're doing some new safety things I think you know you know I May it may be extreme. Are we flying drones over places that people can be? You know, we and and trying to protect our kids. I'm hoping that's a waste of time. But even there, no one thought that in one of the safest universities that could happen. Now, I'm not saying we should have fear because we can't live in fear. But I think we need to live in understanding. We certainly don't want any of our staff or teachers celebrating anyone dying. I mean, that that
137does affect children. We don't want to think anything like that would be a good in any matter. because it does affect people and I think we need to be aware and you know it's been two weeks maybe you know news moves on but in some of these kids' lives especially in Utah we're there but even here locally it's not forgotten and I think we need to be sensitive to that as and we need to remind our our faculty our our staff and those that may we may not be realizing that there may be additional fear until they can understand they can be safe and I think we do everything we can be safe there's only so much you can do But I want to report that out because it's it's personal for me. It's affected
138my family and I think I would be heartbroken if that happened in my community. So I hope we're always aware of that. But we also need to support those that may be traumatized by that and have that fear. And some of the fear is unrealistic. So we need to deal with that too because it's some of it's not you know it's very unlikely to happen and you know but if it happened there is and this is what he told me then I think it can happen almost anywhere so we can't say it can't happen but then on the other hand we can't live in in fear as well and so I want to report that to the board I think we should always remember that it you know and I just wanted to make sure
139that that you understood my sensitivity of that and that we need to continue to do what we can we're doing the the trying to have the glass work break into the other things and I was a little bit critical of that you know saying oh why are we spending all that money but I'm not sure if I am you know I think I may change a little bit because of you know what I've you know what I have to you know I talked to still my son he says he just he's you know doesn't know so how to how to deal with and he's you know he's not young he's still in his young 20s but anyway so I just wanted to share that with the board and report out that we need to just
140be aware and just be sensitive to that as well. >> Thank you, Steve. That's heavy to go after. Um, mine's a little more light-hearted. I had >> Please lighten it up to me. >> Okay. I had the opportunity to attend the Clovis East on Saturday evening with some others in this room and Dr. Fulmer and just it was great to be with the Clovis East community and to see that support there and um I'm planning this weekend to go to Clovis North. I think Clovis West is the same night too. It's hard when they're the same night. Um and then Buchanan is after that. So, I appreciate and value the community involvement, the parent involvement that we have at our sites that make these evenings um possible to help raise money for our for our
141schools for to provide more opportunities for our students. And then the last thing is I'd like to wish Miss Lori Regera a happy birthday and thank you for all that you do for us to help us stay organized and look kind of good and whatever. Thank you for all you do for us and listen to us when we need to vent. Thank you for spending your birthday with us. 8:30. I too had the pleasure of attending the Clovis High School Cougar Barbecue. Uh that was some event. Very well organized. Uh great attendance and amazing barbecue food. Uh so thank you to the Clovis High staff. Uh secondly, I just am very impressed with uh we just had a joint meeting maybe about a month ago with the Clovis City Council to discuss the dangers of
142ebikes scooters. And just last week, I saw the notice and explained in great detail about the different types of ebikes, the dangers, and the qualifications in order to ride one or drive one. So, I'm very impressed about this turnaround time. And I did want to update uh the board. Back in May, we attended the Clovis Adult High School graduation and there was a keynote speaker by the name of Angelica Tahara who spoke about um her journey as a uh former foster youth and how she persevered. I went up to her shortly after graduation and uh asked her to speak at our CASA uh crabfeed event where there was about 650 guests and another 150 with volunteers and staff. She was amazing. She shared her resiliency and all I could do is just sit very proud
143and think about it was because she had great people who made a difference in her lives and Clovis Unified was a part of that. And uh she had mentioned she had just completed her LVN class and was looking for a uh position. And I was contacted immediately by two school districts. Hopefully Clovis was one of the first ones to uh you know to ask her to come for an interview along the same venue. Uh some of you may know this uh or not but Roxanne Brazwell our HR chief officer serves as the president uh of the CASA board and uh this is her first year as president. She has served on the board a number of years and what a year she has had. So, I just want to say kudos for holding down the
144fort here and also at CASA. So, um you are amazing. You gave a great presentation and um I'm I'm grateful for you as the president and friend. Um I'll wrap it up. I um just to follow up on what Wilma shared about the Casa event, we had Hugh and I and Dina and Norm um and other it was a bunch. We had a nice table, lots of us there um from Clovis Unified um and it was such an honor to be there to celebrate Wilma, who I think we all know is retiring from her role in two days from CASA. Um, it was a beautiful venue, an incredible amount of people, a very well done event. Um, it was just nice to be able to be there for such a special cause, but to celebrate
145you and support you. We showed up and she was greeting guests. She's like in this red dress and these red still, not subtle at all, and she's like, "Hey, welcome." So, it was it was just great to see her in her element. Um, so very proud to be able to support you, Wilma. And um, >> and then yes, lots of football. This last week was Clovis East's homecoming. And, um, you know, when I was in high school, we did float. So, I am still just so impressed when the kids do these skits. I think these skits are the best thing ever at homecoming. And so, um, Clovis East did a phenomenal job with their skits and just seeing all the kids out there. And it's it's funny because it's not just the leadership kids, right?
146you know, the kids that don't normally do that type of thing, coming and getting out of their show. We may or may not know, a young lady whose mom was like, "Oh my gosh, look at my kid out there dancing." So, it was just great to see all of the kids in her class one. >> So, just great to see just different students coming together at homecoming and doing their skits and um it was a good time to be out there. Um and so, yeah, that's all I have. I have a couple more things I forgot you brought to my attention. Uh, number one, yeah, like I said, I've been kind of scatterbrain. You can understand why I was I was responsible for the service. So, I was kind of scatterbrain. But yes, I attended
147the CASA event and I was sitting at the table with Marie, the director of nursing. And as soon as Anhelica said, oh, she was looking for a position, the director of nursing says, "We'll hire her." So, I was like in the middle of the CASA dinner texting um Wilma and um Sally Moreno, the district attorney for Madera County. Her and I actually go way back. Um when I It's interesting, this is how the communities work. When I worked in Madera Unified for four years, um I was uh an academic coach at Madera High and I was the mock trial coach. and uh Sally Morirana was one of my three attorney coaches back then before she was district attorney. So her and I go so it was really good to see her. And then just to
148put in a plug for um we were talking about AI and I meant to bring this up. So in January when the Fresno County School Trustees Association dinner is hosted by Clovis Unified at TBEC um actually the topic is probably going to be AI um at that meeting. And so I know they're uh the the trustee association, the board of directors were I think putting out feelers there. I mentioned Joe Marquez, you know, I mentioned, you know, they're they're looking at different people like Alice Keeler, different different people that they possibly can. Alice Yeah. So anyway, I don't know where they're going to who they're going to decide. There's a committee that's deciding that. But um yeah, the trustee dinner also that will be hosted at TBEC January 20th um will also be probably have
149some type of AI theme. >> Okay. Anybody else with any last minute thoughts? Anything they want to share? All right. Well, this meeting is adjourned.