Full Speed Ahead for Duncan High Heavy Truck Facility
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APRIL 2019 Full Speed Ahead for Duncan '`You´re never too old, too wacky, too wild, High Heavy Truck Facility to pick up a book and read to a child.´' From left, teacher Eric Rubio, students Phillip Hernandez, Jonathan Rueda- Baez, Alexa Gutierrez, and Fernando Valera and in back, Gerardo Arteaga stand amidst semi-trucks in Duncan Polytechnical High School’s new heavy truck facility, where students learn how to repair and maintain trucks and acquire valuable career skills. Superintendent Bob Nelson reads to a first grade class at Birney Elementary School on Feb. 25 as part of a variety of Read Across American activities held The district unveiled a huge new The 10,000-square-foot facility – For video, go to vimeo.com/ throughout the district to honor Dr. training classroom for students at large enough to fit eight semi-trucks – fresnounified/readacrossamerica2019 Seuss’ birthday on March 2. Duncan Polytechnical High School provides the most modern equipment pursuing heavy truck maintenance for preparing students for jobs in the and repair – the first of its kind in the valley’s growing transport industry. said Jeremy Ward, principal at Duncan. The project also includes expansion nation. of facilities for the Manufacturing No high school in the nation has a “Mike recognized that youth growing Technology, Construction Technology, similar facility, said Duncan vocational up in the valley need the opportunity For video, go to vimeo.com/ Automotive and Welding & Fabrication education teacher Eric Rubio. to be introduced to the heavy truck fresnounified/duncancteopenhouse career pathways, which also provide industry, and the opportunities that “There are some high schools that unique opportunities for students. Students in the new heavy truck exist early on if we provide a program transport students to local techni- Improvements include adding a large program began using the new career for students and industry is involved in cal training centers or community outdoor and presentation space and technical education (CTE) facilities in developing the technicians they need,” colleges, but Duncan is very proud to expanding classroom shop space. March, with a grand opening held on Ward said. offer a program within a wall-to-wall March 21. The heavy trucks facility includes a CTE school,” Rubio said. The facility was paid for with funds one-of-a-kind alignment pit with room More than 150 attended the opening, from Measure X (passed by voters The heavy truck program was sparked for instruction using student seating including dozens of representatives in November 2016) and Measure Q by the needs of local employers, includ- area in the pit, a separate classroom, from local industries and employers. (passed by voters in November 2010), ing Mike Betts from Betts Company. The event included private tours for along with a $6 million California Betts shared with Fresno Unified local industry representatives and tours for Career Technical Education Facilities businesses’ huge challenge in finding See DUNCAN OPEN HOUSE the community. Program grant. and retaining heavy truck technicians, Continued on page 9 District Spelling Bee Fathers Encouraged Superintendent Message in (Page 7) (Page 11) (Page 15) Champion to Get Involved Spanish and Hmong APRIL 2019 PARENTS Families Invited to Enroll their Children in District Preschool Fresno Unified School District at all elementary school sites. a sus niños pequeños para esta opor- offers no-cost preschool programs Please review all program tunidad de aprender en un ambiente at most elementary school campuses requirements and complete the de alta calidad bajo la dirección de throughout Fresno. The district packet in advance as much as maestros calificados. encourages families to register their possible. Las escuelas preescolares del Distrito young children for this opportunity to Step 2: Schedule an appointment to Unificado de Fresno ofrecen: learn in a high quality environment turn in the enrollment packet under the direction of skilled teachers. Instrucción alineada con las Call (559) 457-3416 to schedule fundaciones preescolares de Fresno Unified preschools offer: an appointment with an enrollment California y se enfoca en la salud Instruction aligned with the specialist. socioemocional y el desarrollo del California Preschool Foundations Gather all the required lenguaje oral. and a focus on social-emotion- documentation. Please see the Énfasis en la alfabetización al health and oral language checklist on the enrollment form. temprana, conceptos matemáticos development. The district will not accept tempranos, artes visuales y Emphasis on early literacy, early enrollment packets with documents desarrollo socioemocional. math concepts, visual arts and missing. Preparación para la escuela a social-emotional development. través de prácticas basadas en la Preschooler Ryan Mouanoutoua has Step 3: Meet with an enrollment School readiness through investigación actual apropiadas fun with paints at the district’s Early specialist (April 1-Sept. 20) developmentally appropriate, para el desarrollo. Learning Center. Registration for current researched-based practices. Bring the completed enrollment preschools across the district begins “Las investigaciones muestran que los April 1. packet and the required “Research shows that children who niños que participan en programas de documentation to the scheduled participate in high quality early aprendizaje temprano de alta calidad meeting at the Early Learning completado y la documentación learning programs are better prepared están mejor preparados para el kínder Department Enrollment Center at requerida a la reunión programada for kindergarten and beyond,” said y más allá”, dijo Katy Madden, gerente McLane High School. al Centro de Inscripción del Katy Madden, district preschool de distrito de preescolar. Departamento de Aprendizaje manager. Se les invita a las familias Las clases están disponibles por la Temprano en la escuela Classes are available in the morning a inscribir a sus hijos en mañana y por la tarde. La inscripción preparatoria McLane. and afternoon. 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Traiga el paquete de inscripción Continued on page 9 Page 2 PREPARING CAREER READY GRADUATES www.FresnoUnified.org APRIL 2019 BOARD District Celebrates New Facilities, from Heavy Truck Learning Space to New Pool Claudia Cazares Area 6 All you have to do is drive around to modernizing the existing building bathrooms. These modernizations President town to know that Punxsutawney Phil that housed automotive, welding complete several years of [email protected] got it right – and construction CTE facilities, a improvements at Roosevelt that have Carol Mills, J.D. Area 5 spring is here! new 10,000-square-foot building completely transformed a campus Clerk The days was added to support construction, and its surrounding neighborhood. [email protected] are brighter, manufacturing and a large truck repair Come swimming this summer, and Liaison: Michele Rodriguez kids are out facility – the first of its kind at a high experience this brand new pool! [email protected] laughing, school anywhere in the country. This This month also means hundreds Valerie F. Davis Area 3 playing and project provides students with a new of Fresno Unified middle school [email protected] competing on formal classroom, maintenance pit students will be competing in our 12th playgrounds for hands-on training, indoor garage Veva Islas Area 4 annual Tournament of Technology on [email protected] and athletic workspace