JUNE 2021 Students will Return to School Cheers to the Class of 2020 to a Regular Schedule with Extra Supports and Learning Time Students will return to school in August school students will receive 30 addi- to a full day schedule, five days a week tional minutes a day of instruction with a variety of additional supports and during the first semester to address extra learning opportunities. literacy and math. All elementary and middle school The school calendar will be extended teachers will have the option to by three days, with students returning continue to provide 30 minutes of to school on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. instruction for students during the Their last day will be Friday, June 10, second semester to address literacy 2022. and math. The Fresno Unified board is sched- High schools will offer expanded uled to vote on the new calendar June options for credit recovery and 16. While the revised school calendar English learner supports all year, extends the school year by three days and middle schools will also offer it also includes three additional profes- additional English learner supports sional learning days -- called buy back all year. Graduates from the Class of 2020 were finally able to walk across the gradu- days. The following days will be non- Each elementary school site will ation stage in special ceremonies held May 24 at the Paul Paul Theater. instructional days for students -- Sept. receive an additional fulltime teacher Traditional graduations could not be held last year because of COVID-19. 20, Oct. 11, Jan. 10, Feb. 28 and March (or equivalent) to support class size 21. reduction with a focus on literacy and math in kindergarten through third Superintendent Bob Nelson and The district grade. members of the board of education has developed All comprehensive high schools will a plan for provided information on the revised receive an additional fulltime teacher welcoming calendar and other details of the district’s (or equivalent) in ninth grade English students back Pandemic Recovery Plan on May 28. to support class size reduction and full time, five “I’m very optimist about the upcoming student literacy. days a week school year,” Nelson said. in August. In Extended Learning April, second He noted that “for students we are adding grader Israel The district will offer additional an additional 30 minutes every day for Ojeda Villa summer and winter sessions for the first semester. Thirty minutes daily from Webster students. equates to about a week of instruction.” Elementary The after school program will be School The plan for the next school year expanded. celebrated includes: coming back to school in Additional Time and Supports person for two See FALL PLANS days a week. All elementary, middle and high Continued on page 11 Celebrating the Superintendent Message in Summer Free Meals (Page 2) Steve's Scholars (Pages 4-6) (Page 7) (Page 15) Class of 2021 Spanish and Hmong JUNE 2021 PARENTS District Announces Free Grab-and-Go Summer Meals Schedule The district will begin its free summer Fresno ha proporcionado comidas pauv cov zaub mov uas ntau tsev neeg hnub Friday. Koog tsev kawm ntawv meals program on Monday, June 14, nutritivas gratuitas para reemplazar las tau txais thaum tseem kawm ntawv. yuav faib zaub mov nyob rau lub caij providing grab-and-go breakfast and comidas escolares de las que dependen sov kom txog thaum pib xyoo kawm Yuav muaj zaub mov rau lub caij ntuj lunch at 20 sites for ages 1 to 18. muchas familias. ntawv tshiab lub Yim Hlis Hnub tim 12, sov thaum 10-11 a.m. Yuav muaj tshais thaum yuav muaj muab rau txhua lub Every summer, Fresno Unified has Las comidas de verano se servirán de thiab su rau tib lub sijhawm. Cov pluas tsev kawm ntawv. provided free nutritious meals to replace 10-11 a.m. El desayuno y el almuerzo noj rau ob hnub so yuav muaj faib rau the school meals that many families se proporcionarán al mismo tiempo. Las depend on. comidas de fin de semana se proporcio- List of summer meal distribution sites: narán los viernes. El distrito distribuirá Summer meals to go will be served las comidas de verano hasta el comienzo 10-11 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be All Meals are Served 10-11 a.m. del nuevo año escolar, cuando las comi- SCHOOL NAME provided at the same time. Weekend ADDRESS das comenzarán a estar disponibles en meals will be provided on Fridays. The todas las escuelas. Figarden Elementary 6235 N. Brawley Ave. 93722 district will distribute summer meals Lincoln Elementary 1100 E. Mono Ave. 93706 until the start of the new school year on Hauv Paus Tsev Kawm Ntawv Aug.12, when meals will be available Tshaj Tawm Txog Cov Pluas Norseman Elementary 4636 E. Weldon Ave. 93703 at all schools. Noj Caij Ntuj Sov Pyle Elementary 4140 N. Augusta Ave. 93726 El distrito anuncia el horario Koog tsev kawm ntawv yuav pib lawv Wilson Elementary 131 W. Ashlan Ave. 93705 de comidas de verano qhov kev pab faib zuab mov dawb hnub Monday, Lub Rau Hli Hnub Tim 14, Ahwahnee Middle 1127 E. Escalon Ave. 93710 El distrito comenzará su programa npaj pluas tshais thiab pluas su nqa-mus gratuito de comidas de verano el lunes Fort Miller Middle 1302 E. Dakota Ave. 93704 noj ntawm 20 cov tsev kawm ntawv faib 14 de junio, proporcionando desayuno y rau cov muaj hnub nyoog 1 txog 18. Gaston Middle 1100 E. Church Ave. 93706 almuerzo para llevar en 20 localidades para las edades de 1 a 18 años. Txhua txhua lub caij ntuj sov, Fresno Kings Canyon Middle 5117 E. Tulare Ave 93727 Hauv Paus Tsev Kawm Ntawv tau npaj Cada verano, el distrito escolar de Sequoia Middle 4050 E. Hamilton Ave. 93702 zaub mov muaj txiaj ntsig pub dawb los Tehipite Middle 630 N. Augusta Ave. 93701 Terronez Middle 2300 S. Willow Ave. 93725 Tioga Middle 3232 E. Fairmont Ave. 93726 Yosemite Middle 1292 N. Ninth St. 93703 Bullard High 5445 N. Palm Ave. 93704 Edison High 540 E. California Ave 93706 Fresno High 1839 N. Echo Ave. 93704 Hoover High 5550 N. First St 93710 Roosevelt High 4250 E. Tulare Ave. 93702 The district will begin distributing free breakfast and lunch meals for the summer Sunnyside High 1019 S. Peach Ave. 93727 on June 14 at various sites. Virtual Innovation Day Winners Announced for Fifth and Sixth Grades Winners of the virtual Innovation with students building a solution to the The virtual Innovation Day exhibit Day are Aurora Nikitin from Yokomi challenge and submitting a recording of opened on May 21 for students, staff, Elementary School, Henry Alvarado their design. The event, put on by the and community to visit. New this year, from Del Mar Elementary School, College & Career Readiness Office, is visitors to the virtual exhibit could vote and Sebastian Ordaz from Manches- the culmination of the STEM 5 and Kids on their favorite submissions and two ter GATE Elementary School for fifth Invent! engineering programs for all students from each grade level received grade, and Elijah Rangel, Michelle Baez fifth and sixth grade students to demon- People’s Choice Awards. Winners were and Kelsey Nankhati, all from Hidalgo strate their creativity, collaboration, and Henry Alvarado from Del Mar for Elementary School for sixth grade. critical thinking skills. fifth grade, and Jonathan Herrera from each grade level from each high school Addams Elementary School for sixth They received a Nintendo Switch Lite The programs are part of Fresno region were also awarded an Amazon grade. courtesy of the Lyles Center for Inno- Unified’s ongoing partnership with the gift card. vation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno Lyles Center and are focused on engi- State. Additionally, the top three for Innovation Day was held May 3-14, neering design practices. Page 2 PREPARING CAREER READY GRADUATES www.FresnoUnied.org JUNE 2021 BOARD Time to Celebrate the End of the School Year, Look forward to 2021-22 Valerie F. Davis Area 3 Hello, summer! School will start Aug. 12, 2021 and end June to accommodate all the seniors who wanted President [email protected] We’re not offi- 10, 2022. We are also adding 30 minutes a to participate. Later that day, in the first of cially there yet day of instruction in the first semester for 14 high school graduation ceremonies, we Keshia Thomas Area 1 on the calen- all grades to address literacy and math. honored Design Science Middle College [email protected] dar, but with High schools will offer expanded options High School, also held at the Paul Paul Liaison: Lauren Lima-Brown [email protected] school out in 11 for credit recovery and English learner Theater. June 2-10, we will recognize the days and the hot supports all year and middle schools will rest of our high schools’ graduating seniors. Claudia Cazares Area 6 [email protected] weather upon have additional English learner supports Congratulations to our 2020 and 2021 grad- Liaison: McKenzie Rivera us, it feels like all year. Extra teachers will be added in uates. We’re thrilled to be able to recognize [email protected] summertime. targeted areas, and social emotional support you in the way you deserve. Last year at this and health services staff will be added. (See Veva Islas Area 4 We also had two additional significant [email protected] same time, we Robert G. Nelson, Ed.D. story on Page 1 for more details.) We know events in our district in recent weeks.