Summary of the Board of Education Meeting on April 1, 2020

Virtual Meeting

The April 1, 2020 meeting of the Board of Education began with the following announcements out of Closed Session

  • The Board announced the lateral move of Angelica Espinosa, Principal at Addams Elementary to Principal at Calwa Elementary
  • The Board announced the lateral move of Stephen Zoller, Principal at Figarden Elementary to Principal at Yokomi Elementary
  • The Board promoted Summer Gaston-Gehris, Vice Principal Scandinavian Middle School to Principal at King Elementary
  • The Board promoted Yi “Isabelle” Xiong, Vice Principal Special Assignment, School Leadership to Principal at Lane Elementary
  • The Board promoted Nicole Jones, Vice Principal Pyle Elementary to Principal at Muir Elementary
  • The Board promoted Natanska Valtierra, Vice Principal Turner Elementary to Principal at Sunset Elementary
  • The Board took action on three workers’ compensation claims

Next, Superintendent Nelson provided a brief report to the Board of Education including:

  • Highlighting the amazing work of our food services team in providing hundreds of thousands of meals to our community throughout these unprecedented school closures.
  • Next, the Superintendent recognized today as Census Day and asked all to ensure they complete their 2020 Census online, by mail, or by phone.
  • Last, Superintendent Nelson recapped remarks from State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Fresno County Superintendent Yovino, and Governor Gavin Newsom regarding their recommendations for extending school closures through the remainder of the 2019/2020 school year.

Next, the Board of Education took the following action on the below consent agenda items:

  • Approved Personnel List
  • Adopted Findings of Fact and Recommendations of the District Administrative Board
  • Approved Minutes from Prior Meetings
  • Adopted Resolution Proclaiming April 2020 as Remembrance of the Existence of the Armenian Genocide
  • Adopted Resolution Proclaiming April 2020 Autism Awareness Month
  • Adopted Resolution Proclaiming April 2020 School Library Month
  • Adopted Resolution to Honor the Life of Activist Dolores Huerta
  • Adopted the Proposed Curriculum Recommendations for Secondary Science: Seventh Science, Eight Science, High School Biology, High School Chemistry
  • Adopted Resolution 19-38, Requesting and Exemption from the Education Code Definition of “School Building” for a Suspension Tutoring Center through the African American Academic Acceleration Program
  • Approved Position and Adopted Job Description for Manager – Project, Maintenance & Operations
  • Approved Appointment to Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee
  • Approved Grant Application to California Commission on Teacher Credentialing – Teacher Residency Grants for Preparation of Education Specialist Candidates
  • Approved Independent Contractor Services Agreement with ALTA Language Services Inc.
  • Approved Independent Contractor Services Agreement with Dive into Space, LLC
  • Tabled to a future meeting the Independent Contractor Services Agreement with SMG: Fresno Convention Center & Entertainment
  • Approved Amendment to Independent Contractor Services Agreement with Orchid Interpreting Inc.
  • Approved Amendment to Agreement with City of Fresno Student Neighborhood Resource Officers at District Middle School
  • Approved Amendment to Agreement with Saltzman & Johnson Law Corporation
  • Approved Property and Liability Insurance for 2020/21
  • Approved Cyber Liability for Insurance 2020/21
  • Approved Award of Bid 20-19, Fresno High School Career Technical Education (CTE) Building Construction
  • Approved Award of Bid 20-25, Ahwahnee Middle School HVAC Replacement for Classroom Building
  • Approved Award of Bid 20-27 Sections A and B, Fresno and Roosevelt High Schools Track and Field Bleacher Improvements
  • Approved Award of Bid E23001, Central Ring for Wide Area Network Services
  • Approved Multiyear Contract with Cisco Systems Capital Corp. for Purchase of Hyperflex Compute/Storage Nodes along with Annual Updates and Technical Support for Cisco Hyperflex System
  • Ratified the Addendum of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center, Inc., Services Agreement
  • Ratified Amended Independent Contract Services Agreement with Springboard Collaborative
  • Ratified Grant Application to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Program 2020 Grant Cycle
  • Ratified Change Orders for the Projects Listed Below
  • Ratified the Filling of Notices of Completion 

Next, the Board of Education discussed and took action on the below conference/discussion agenda items:

  • Conducted Public Hearing in the Matter of the Dailey Elementary Charter School Renewal Petition
  • Presented and Discussed the 2020/21 Strategic Budget Development
  • Discussed and Adopted Resolution No. 19-40 Regarding Actions in Response to COVID-19 approving the extension of school closures through the remainder of the 2019/2020 school year.

Next, the Board of Education received the following Information and Reports:

  • Received Draft Proposed Board Meeting Dates for 2020/21 and 2021/22

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Education will be a virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Complete minutes and agendas are available online at https://go.fresnou.org/board

Back to top