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2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR Great to see you!

Foundation awards $130,000 in grants

■ Digital art, science toolkits

By Sara Almaraz Foundation for Clovis Schools

Photos by Darren Grubel, Rob Lambert and P.J. Lippert/CUSD Today Clovis Unified students started the 2021-22 school year back on their campuses for full day in-person instruction. Reports across the district were that students and staff were excited to be back and for the increased engagement found when all students are on campus. The new year was kicked off by the tra-ditional Jefferson Bell Ringing Ceremony at Jefferson Elementary – the location of first Clovis Unified Superintendent Floyd“Doc” Buchanan’s office – with Assistant Superintendent Dr. Scott Dille swaying the bell.At schools around the district, a combination of signs, balloons, cheer squads or mascots greeted freshly arriving students. For more on opening day and school year plans, see Superintendent Dr. Eimear O’Farrell’s column on Page 5. For parent-submitted first-day photos, see Page 9.

Approximately $130,000 in grants for classroom, school and emotional wellness projects was infused across Clovis Unified recently as part of the
Foundation for Clovis Schools Classroom and School Grant pro-gram.
Projects supporting math mindset, next generation science standards, literacy and ag pro-grams are all underway for the 2021-22 school year. The foun-dation awarded 14 classroom grants and four social emotional wellness grants to support wide-ranging, innovative projects.
Photo special to CUSD Today
A grant will support dig-
ital art like this by Clark
Each year, the foundation in-vites teachers and schools across the district to submit proposals for projects that enhance learning
in a creative and motivational Na dine Bartolome.

“As a team of volunteers, we
raise funds to support Clovis Unified schools, teachers and programs how we can, and that’s especially important now due to the challenges presented by the pandemic,” said Foundation for Clovis Schools Chairperson Michael Fennacy, who’s a partner at Darden Architects.
One of the new projects this year provides technology to students enrolled in art elective courses at Clark Inter-mediate. In addition to the typical art curriculum, new Chromebooks will allow students to learn and engage through Google Draw, a computer graphics program. The program was first piloted in the 2020-21 school year during distance learning and allows students to digitally create collages, landscapes, portraits and still lifes to sup-plement their traditional lessons. The Foundation grant provides the laptops necessary to continue the digital Art curriculum at Clark.

POLICY REVIEW

Bell schedules, dress code get close look

➤ Please see Grants, Page 6

Olympian Jenna Prandini returns to hometown stadium

This school year, Clovis Unified is conducting a Dress Code Review and a Bell Schedule Review, and we encourage you to get involved. Every school will be holding meetings for parents, staff and students to
learn more and offer comments. Feedback will be processed in the fall, and recommendations will be made for any updates or
changes later this year.
Families and staff will again have the opportunity for input before final recommendations are made to the CUSD Governing
Board. The Board is anticipated to take action in January 2022 to adopt any changes.

Why now?
Bell Schedule–State Legislators passed a law regarding later start times for secondary schools that will take effect in the fall of 2022. Clovis Unified will need to make changes to the start and end times at nearly all school sites to meet the operational supports and requirements to comply with this law.
Dress Code –In May, students with the district’s Inter-School Council asked for a review of the CUSD Dress Code, especially in terms of leggings and enforcement, and the Governing Board and administration made plans to conduct a thorough review to be held this school year.

Get involved:
■ Attend your school’s meetings. Times and dates can be found on your school’s website.
■ Background information about both policies, study parameters, answers to frequently asked questions, a com-ment form and any new updates can be found at www.cusd.com/2021review.

■ Class of 2011 graduate

By P.J. Lippert CUSD Today

Clovis High graduate and Olympic medalist Jenna Prandini learned while at a recent Cougars’ football game that the street bordering her alma mater on the north has been renamed “Jenna Prandini Drive.”
Clovis Mayor Jose Flores made the surprise announcement on the field with Prandini during the game’s halftime show, and the fans erupted in cheers – and a few “We love you Jenna!” – as he handed her a copy of the sign that will replace what was formerly Wrenwood Avenue.
Clovis Unified School District Superintendent Eimear O’Farrell, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent NormAnderson, Clovis High student represen-tatives, and the Cougar mascot, also joined Pran-dini on the 50 yard line and gave her congratu-latory words and mementos including a plaque reading “Once a Cougar,Always a Cougar,” from the CHS students.
“It’s so amazing being able to spend this special night with you guys,” Prandini said ad-dressing the crowd,“thank you so much for all of this.”
“From [Mickey Cox] Elementary School to Clark [Intermediate], all the way to Clovis High, my family, my teachers, my coaches, my teammates have all pushed me to get this Olympic medal,

➤ Please see Olympian, Page 3

Top: Clovis HighASB Vice President Owen Lachs presents fellow Cougar Jenna Prandini with a special plaque from the student body. Left: Mickey Cox Ele-mentary cheerleaders are thrilled to meet the Olympian, who at-tended their elementary school when she was a girl.
Photos by P.J. Lippert/

CUSD Today

INSIDE:

ATHLETICS
Hall of Fame inductees named
.
Clovis Unified will induct its Fifth Athletic Hall of Fame Class in a showcase event planned for October Page 3

EMPLOYEES
Governing Board honors retirees Congratulations to 131 Clovis Unified School
District employees who retired at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Page 8

SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE
Team gives all to keep campuses open Our students belong at school. The pandemic
has thrown a lot at us, and battling our way back to campus has not been easy. Page 5

homeofhope.aspx.
SPECIAL
or both, and a free lunch will be
The musical will be performed at 7:30 p.m.
wards Theatre, 902 Fifth St., Clovis.
tional Ave., Fresno.
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‰ Announcements

Families may apply for additional no-cost meal benefits

Clovis Unified School District announced that this school year, healthy meals will be offered every school day to all students at no cost. Historically, a student’s house-hold must meet income eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals. However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued guid-ance that allows schools to offer meals to all students at no cost for the 2021-2022 school year.
Free and reduced-price meal applications may still be beneficial for families to complete as those who qualify for the program have additional benefit opportunities such as reduced cost internet and discounts on advanced placement (AP) tests. Household information provided on the application will be used to determine eligibility. Clovis Unified’s Campus Catering team is working with the state and Fresno County to identify all chil-dren who are categorically and program eligible.
The application and more in-formation can be found online at: cusd.com/NoCostMeals.aspx
Clovis Unified is an equal op-portunity provider.

Win a home, support CUSD!

The Foundation for Clovis Schools is one of 11 community nonprofits that will benefit from Granville Homes “Hope of Hope” fundraiser. Granville and its trade partners are donating a brand-new house valued at more than $500,000 in Copper River Ranch (in the Clovis North area) and

Plays return to Clovis schools

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

On stage this fall will be “The SpongeBob Musi-cal,” performed by Clovis	North High’s      Bronco Drama team.
This Broadway, award-winning show has been adapted from the
series about an un-
Nickelodeon hit	Spies, mistaken identity derwater group of	in Clovis High play
sea creatures and          Clovis High’s drama team will be performing a squirrel wearing     the comedic adventure “The 39 Steps” in October.
ntity and mishaps.
a scuba helmet.	The Alfred Hitchcock fast-paced drama is about The original, toe-tapping musical includes the	mild-mannered Richard Hannay who starts his antics of all the famous characters SpongeBob,	evening at the theater and accidentally gets caught Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs and the gang	in drama off stage with spies, assassins, mistaken as they try to save their home, Bikini Bottom.	ideThe play will be held Oct. 7 to 9 and 14 to 16 at
Sept. 23, 24, 25, 30 and Oct. 1 and 2; and matinees
7:30 p.m. at the Dan Pessano Theater at the Clovis at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 at Mercedes	Unified Performing Arts Center, 2770 E. Interna-
EdAll health and safety protocols required at the	All health and safety protocols required at the time will be followed.                                                  time will be followed.
Details and tickets: www.broncodrama.com.	Details and tickets: cusd.com/EventsTickets.aspx.

selling a limited number of tickets     be Sept. 29 and for the home and      Advisory Committee (CAC) that to be entered into a drawing for     additional prizes will be Oct. 13.      are open to the public. The com-it.                                                            The Foundation for Clovis      mittee serves in an advisory ca-Tickets are $100 each. Also     Schools is a nonprofit fundraising      pacity to the Special Education
being offered is a two-ticket bundle	organization made up of volunteers	Local Plan Area.
for $200 that includes two tickets     that supports the district with such           Its goal is to raise community for the house and automatically     programs as Students of Promise,      awareness about the needs of stu-enters those buyers in an additional     Superintendent’s Breakfast and      dents and their families regarding drawing for a 2-year lease on a     Classroom Grants.                             Special Education programs and Lexus SUV. There are other addi-          Details: FoundationForClovis      to provide information, workshops tional prizes.                                      Schools.com.                                      and resources to families to help Tickets purchased directly from                                                                ensure that quality programs ed-the Foundation for Clovis Schools                                                                ucate the student with exceptional
EDUCATION
Advisory committee
meetings scheduled
Clovis Unified holds regular
benefits Clovis Unified through	needs in mind, body and spirit. student scholarships and teacher                                                                     New this year, there will be a grants. To purchase a ticket call	free parent workshop on a specified the Foundation at 327-9095 or fill	topic held the hour preceding each out an interest form at founda-	CAC meeting. Participants may tionforclovisschools.com/granville-     meetings throughout the year of	attend the workshop, the meeting
The drawing for the Lexus will	its Special Education Community	available.

Upcoming meetings and work-shops are scheduled to be held at the CUSD Professional Develop-ment Building, 1680 David E. Cook Way, Clovis. They are:
■ Sept. 15 – 11 a.m. parent workshop; noon-1 p.m. CAC meet-ing. Topic: “Overview of CUSD Special Education Programs”
■ Oct. 27– 11 a.m. parent work-shop; noon-1 p.m. CAC meeting. Topic: To be determined.
■ Feb. 23– 11 a.m. parent work-shop; noon-1 p.m. CAC meeting. Topic: “Legislative Updates”
For more information, ques-tions or to be added to the CAC email list, call 327-8455 or email familyresourcecenter@cusd.com. Information and updates can also be found on cusd.com.

Online webinars
The following upcoming online webinars will be offered by the CUSD Special Education Depart-ment’s Family Resource Center. For more information or to inquire about an interpreter, please call 327-8455 or email familyresource-center@cusd.com.
■ “Looking at Behavior through a New Lens,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Sept. 28, online webinar. Free. This workshop is for the new or expe-rienced educator, parent or care-giver who can benefit from a fresh set of eyes in addressing particularly difficult behavior. In a unique and interactive way, participants will consider impacts on behavior in-cluding communication, cognition and	anxiety.	Register	at: https://tinyurl.com/FRClens9-28-21.
■ “Shaping Early Childhood Behaviors,”6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Oct. 12, online webinar. Free. Partici-pants will learn about the devel-opmental levels of children ages 12 months to 5 years; explore problematic and typical behaviors; and learn strategies in behavior support. This webinar is for par-ents, caregivers, preschool staff and professionals. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/FRCearlych10-12-21.

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Legendary athletes.
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Olympian: ‘Go Jenna Go’ local support

Athletic Hall of Fame inductees named

■ Sports greats to share

Learn about some of the greats who made their mark in Clovis Uni-
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Hall of Fame
fied athletics and then went on to become Olympians, profes-
sional players and na-	n
tional champions.	n 7p.m. ceremony
Clovis Unified will	n Oct. 30
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campus
induct its Fifth Ath-	n Shaghoian Concert Class in a showcase         Hall on Clovis North event planned for Oc-
tober, after the pro-	Videos. On-stage in-

last year due to th
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pandemic closures.e	n Admission is free. This year’s Hall of
Fame Class includes:
Mark Gardner (Clovis High, baseball); Coach Terry Giffen (Clovis/Clovis West, water polo); Latrese Johnson Moffit (Clovis High, track and field); Dan Klatt (Clovis West, water polo); Rick Merlo (Buchanan, water polo); Courtney Scott Deifel (Clovis High, softball); the 1979 Clovis High Boys Golf Team; and the 1999-2014 Clovis West High Boys Swim teams. Dan Kaiser will be receiving the Doc Buchanan Award, presented to a longtime sup-porter and friend to CUSD athletics.
As of press time, the celebration is planned as an in-person event. All health and safety mandates at the time of the event will be followed.

FROM PAGE ONE
and I couldn’t be more proud to come back home and share it with you guys. Thank you so much for the support, I felt it all the way in Tokyo, and go Cougars!”
The home crowd burst into chants of “USA, USA, USA, USA” as Jenna then lifted her newly earned Olympic Silver Medal that had been hanging around her neck.
Prandini, a 2011 Clovis High graduate, won the medal this summer in the Tokyo Olympics in the 4x100 relay with her USA teammates. She also raced in the 100-meter and 200-meter in Tokyo, and she competed previously in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.At the University of Oregon, she was a three-time individual NCAA champion.As a pro-fessional athlete, she was a two-time USATF Champion in the 200-meter.

Clovis Unified days
Prandini’s was a sprinter and jumper during her time at Clovis High. She won individual state championship titles in 100-meter, 200-meter, triple jump and long jump (twice). During her recent stop home, Prandini had a chance to talk with some of her former Clovis Unified track coaches Bill Buettner and Greg Friesen, both from her Clovis High days, and Billie Childs who worked with Prandini when she
was at Mickey Cox Elementary and Clark Intermediate. They all agreed that Jenna’s talent stood out from the
start. But, they noted, it was her combination of extreme natural talent paired with her fierce determination and competitive na-ture that made her so powerful.
“I knew she would go far,” Childs said,“but I didn’t know back then that she would go Olympic-far!”
Buettner and Friesen agreed. “We just knew right away this
was a once-in-a-lifetime coaching situation,” Friesen said,“she was an
incredibly gifted athlete.”
Coach Buettner illustrated the point: “During Jenna’s junior and senior seasons, the Clovis High Girls team took second place at the California State Championships with 28 points in 2010 and 30 points in 2011 – with all of these points coming from Jenna. Just Jenna,” Buettner said.“She single-handedly beat whole teams.”
Prandini’s coaches have stayed in touch with Jenna, fol-lowing her career and even traveling occasionally to her races, including the Olympic Trials. Prandini is glad to have their support.
“[All my Clovis Unified coaches] have shaped who I am as an athlete,” Prandini said.“I’m just extremely grateful for them and extremely grateful for everyone who has been a part of my journey to get me to where I’m at today.”

Community ‘Go Jenna Go” pride
During this summer’s Olympic Games, “Go Jenna Go” t-shirts, yard signs and banners could be seen all over Clovis and Clovis Unified School District. The community cheered for Jenna at all hours of the days and nights. Family and

P.J. Lippert/CUSD Today Above: Olympic medalist Jenna Prandini lets her former Clo-
vis High track coach try on her Silver Medal.Below left:Pran-dini, who attended Mickey Cox Elementary, autographs a Mickey Cox football player’s shoe.

friends here set their alarms to 2 a.m., 4 a.m., whatever it took to watch her races live on Tokyo time.And the “Jenna Prandini Fans” Facebook page grew to more than 8,000 members as the rally of support swelled.
Hundreds of comments flooded social media:“So proud of our Clovis girl!”“So inspiring!”“What a race. It was so much fun to watch!”“Thank you for representing our com-munity and country!”
The little girl who used to draw Olympic medals in ele-mentary school as she dreamed of earning one, who used to hang out around the Clovis High track when her dad, Carlo Prandini, was the track coach there is now a part of the bigger world stage. She is recognized instantly by many and a spokesperson for a major athletics company, but she has not forgotten where she came from nor has she stopped caring for the people here.
At the football game, Prandini took pictures whenever asked, including with many from her three Clovis Unified alma maters; she reconnected with former teachers and coaches; and she autographed a variety of items brought by fans young and old, including several of the “Go Jenna Go” yard signs and a couple of athletic shoes quickly taken off by a few awe-struck Mickey Cox Cowboy football players amazed that she had attended their school.
And then there was the most common request – the medal.“Can I hold it?” scores of people asked her. Most all noticed the same thing.“It’s so heavy!”
Prandini’s generosity with the community is not new. Since her graduation, she has regularly visited her former Clovis schools to encourage students. She’s attended track practices to assist coaches and she’s donated shoes and apparel for athletes.
“Jenna is a role model to countless youth showing what hard work, determination, character and dedication can achieve. She inspires us all,” Superintendent O’Farrell said. “We just couldn’t be more proud of her.”

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Summer Academy gives taste of classes By Karen M. Boone

CTE Learning Director

Clovis Unified held its inaugural Career Technical Education Summer Academy in June and July to let students experience some of the district’s many CTE courses and also re-engage with in-person learning, and from student feedback, the academy was a big hit.
Clovis Unified CTE teachers designed seven unique programs for the abbreviated, free summer sessions that showcased their hands-on learning pathways to introduce seventh- to ninth-grade students to CTE
course they can take In the Spotlight: as juniors and sen-
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CTE SUMMER iorIn “Education and Health Care” at Clovis North, stu-dents received CPR training and had the opportunity to be-come certified by the Red Cross. Students in the “Art, Finance, Broadway	and
Graphic Design” session — a course that brought together the Finance, Small Business Management, Education and Performing Arts pathways at Clovis West — designed their own T-shirt as part of a business plan. Other three-week sessions included “Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines,” a basic automotive course held at Clovis West;“Farm to Table Agriculture” at Clovis East; “Construction” at Clovis High; ,“En-vironmental Awareness” at Buchanan; and “Computer Science” at Clovis North that included coding, designing a game and 3D
printing.
The 2021 Summer Academy provided a welcome transition from the 2020-21 school year’s remote learning format. Some of the students attending had not been on their school campus for more than a year. Parents, teachers and students enjoyed that all courses were held on campus and in person.
In addition to teaching the skills related to their career pathways, teachers took time to infuse team-building and communication exercises into their program to help student reconnect and engage.
When an automotive student was asked to reflect on what he had learned that day, he wrote, “I learned how to set a torque wrench, and I learned how to organize a

toolbox. I learned how to make friends.” His two automotive teachers agreed that the most important part of that reflection was about the friendship.
The CTE Summer Academy was so suc-cessful – some classes filled up within hours of registration opening – that plans are al-ready underway to expand the program to include more pathways in 2022.
“Great job putting the CTE Summer Academy program together and providing our students an opportunity to explore CTE and possibly find a calling that will lead to a career,” said one parent.
Clovis Unified offers 21 Career Technical Education pathways throughout all five comprehensive high school sites and CART. Registration for next year’s Summer Academy is expected to begin in April of 2022. More information is available at school counseling centers and at cusd.com/Ca-
reerTechnicalEducation.aspx.

Photo Special to CUSD Today. At Clovis High this summer, the CTE academy focused on construction lessons and projects.

Photo Special to CUSD Today. Students attending Clovis North’s CTE computer science summer class work together writing computer coding to program movement of a robot. They also took part in lessons involving cre-ating a video game and 3D printing.

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VISION

September 2021	CUSD Today	Page 5

Our team gives all to keep campuses open

By Eimear O’Farrell, Ed.D. Superintendent

THERE IS a quiet joy in the air throughout Clovis Unified that soars above the

challenges still presented	by variants, contact tracing and quar-antines. It’s fu-eled by the sight of our kids back
Ed.D.
where camthey	Eimear O’Farrell, should be, learn-
ing and experiencing fully their school environment.
I have heard again and again from our teachers and school lead-ers that they are feeling a return of energy at our schools that fuels excitement and enthusiasm for learning – and it feels good. And, I’ve witnessed myself the energy and life that has returned to cam-puses built specifically to support, challenge and inspire our students. On the first day of school at Buchanan High, one of the signs welcoming students to school in-cluded the message, “You Belong
Here!”
That is the truth!
Our students belong at school, and we belong here to serve and support them. The pandemic has thrown a lot at us, and battling our way back to campus has not been easy. Whether it was navi-gating uncharted territory last year to open our campuses for hybrid in-person learning, or the full re-turn of students on Aug. 16, we are committed to the work neces-sary to keep our schools open.
To illustrate the point, I want to share a story from the first day of school. Every year at Jefferson Elementary, we ring in the new

school year gathered around the	dents, parents and educators were	Dille energetically swung the wheel bell that hung over the original	present on the school’s lawn ready	of the bell.
1884 schoolhouse. For 137 years,	and waiting for the annual tradition	Nothing.
the peal of that bell has signaled	to start. Sixth-grader Jacob Ramos	Quizzical looks all around. The that school is officially in session,	sang the National Anthem. Prin-     bell should be ringing, but some-and its melodic sounds really are	cipal Andy Bolls addressed the as-     thing wasn’t right.
music to our ears.                               sembly. Assistant Superintendent          After a brief moment, Principal As you can imagine, everyone      Dr. Scott Dille stepped to the bell.     Bolls jumped into action, retrieving was excited to ring in this year,      Everyone waited with bated breath     the bell’s clapper from its storage
and early Monday morning, stu-	for the first sweet notes as Dr.	area and installing it in the bell.

LESSONS

Inspirations by, for and from our CUSD students

Photo by Darren Grubel/CUSD Today The CTE Summer Academy (see story on Page 4)brought students together in classrooms to experience en-gaging learning and hands-on activities. For some, it was the first time back on a campus since March 2020.

“This is the power of gathering: it inspires us,
delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.”

ALICE WATERS, AMERICAN CHEF AND AUTHOR

Immediately, the joyful peal of the bell rang out.
As the audience shared in re-lieved laughter, Principal Bolls made an insightful observation about the unanticipated moment. “This is exactly what every prin-cipal must be ready for at any given time. We prepare and pre-pare, but sometimes something unexpected happens. And, we’re
ready for that, too!” he said.
The same is true of our educa-tional team right now. We have prepared and prepared. We have developed plans and back up plans, and triple back up plans. Yet our world is unexpected and filled with never-before experienced mo-ments that we must also be pre-pared for at any given time.
On the ground with our edu-cational team since the school year started, I have witnessed the all-out effort at every level to respond to the practical realities of opening schools this year. Our site teams have balanced the joyous work of creating an inspiring and welcom-ing educational experience, with the challenging responsibility of navigating phone calls to parents about contact tracing, identification of close contacts, and quarantining. Each one of these calls represents hours and hours of hard work be-hind the scenes by our trained contact tracing teams as part of our multi-layered approach to keeping our schools healthy places for our kids to learn and grow. I appreciate the diligence of our families in keeping your kids home when symptomatic, and playing your part in our collective efforts to keep our schools safe.
As that sign at Buchanan High read, our kids belong here, and we are leaving no stone unturned in making sure that they get to stay here.

Helping your child re-engage during these times

Editor’s Note: Physician and filmmaker Dr. Delaney Ruston created “ScreenAgers: Growing Up in a Digital Age,” an educational film used by Clovis Unified that explores the effects of screen time on kids and teens. Further discussion from Dr. Ruston is offered occasionally in CUSD Today.

By Delaney Ruston, M.D.

Pre-, during or post-COVID, it’s equally chal-lenging for parents when our kids resist what we know will help them feel good, help them grow as a person, and so forth. Think, trying out a new activity, taking a walk with a friend, or getting some physical activity, just to name a
few. How often do you want to scream,“Get off TikTok and do something for gosh sake!!”
Many parents tell me about their anxious feelings related to all the things their kids are unwilling to do. This dilemma feels more daunting right now because our kids have gotten less of so many things – while getting so much more “consuming” type of screen time.
How do external rewards fit into trying to get our kids to do the things they aren’t doing? And is it bad if we, parents, do some social engineering on behalf of our kids?
In this article I address these questions and suggest ways you might help your child shift into a slightly higher gear.
Q:Are incentives OK to use?
A: When our kids were little, we gave them rewards like M&Ms or stickers for things like using the potty. And then they learn to do it, they have the habit, and they don’t need our reward – this is perfectly fine. As a species, we learn from re-wards.
Giving rewards to help older kids get over the hump of trying something new can be effective, too. Psychologists often work with families of kids struggling to figure out incentives to get the child past stuck feelings and situations.
Here is the key: Once you get past the initial hurdle of doing something, the internal rewards often kick in.
I am not saying we should give rewards for all things. For example, when parents try to offer kids money for getting

good grades, this can backfire. If a child is not doing well in school, it calls for the situation to get fully examined, which is a topic for another day.
Q: How about social engineering?
A: Another issue is how much do parents maneuver things without revealing all the details to our kids. Psychologists sometimes advise parents to do a little “social engineering” to help their kids make connections – and they let the parents know that they don’t always have to reveal all the details to their children.
For example, a dad may ask an older teen to come over and throw a baseball with his tween son twice a week. The dad does not need to tell his son he asked the teen or that he is giving him a little money for his time. If the child asks the parent, I do suggest telling the truth, and your child will likely still want to participate in the arrangement.
So now, given these points about rewards and social engi-neering, let’s take on some common areas where kids may not be engaging:
My kids won’t socialize

Assess the need: You have a kid who does not make plans to see friends in person or rarely talks on the phone with friends. The first step is to get the most accurate picture possible; more communication may be happening than you think via online communication.And believe me, many youth say they do indeed have some satisfying times talking with friends online.
Talk about the qualities of good friends: These types of conversations can get their wheels turning about how to connect more with a friend
Set up a Zoom reunion with your friends: Maybe pick someone from when you went to college who now has kids the same age as yours and ask your kids to be with you for part of the reunion. Give a time limit so it won’t feel daunting. I did this with my two college roommates.We had fun telling stories about college days and asking our teens to talk about their wacky moms.
Fund a dinner out:For a tween who has not met in-person with friends for a while, consider an incentive like splurging

for a picnic, or dinner out. You might consider saying,“I will pick up your friend, and you can get take-out to bring to a park to eat, and then I’ll drive you two home.”
My kid won’t exercise
Reset expectations: I know one mom who works out daily and whose teen daughter is doing almost no exercise. The mom said she was trying to keep her frustration inside, but sometimes it bubbles out. She realized she needed to remember how her exercising would plant a seed in her daughter’s brain and that maybe she’ll start doing it sometime in the future.
Alternate who leads: Consider suggesting that together you do a 10-minute workout two times one week and that each of you will choose the workout.
Pay your kids to teach you:Almost every kid can improvise a stretching or old-fashion school gym calisthenics class. See if you can buy four 10-minute classes from them.
Try activities from the left field: As a family, do something completely new – and make sure there is a lot of laughter. I loved an online free, 15-minute beginner Bollywood dance class. If no one has done this type of dance, you are all starting at square one, perfect! How about a fun jump roping class? My kid will not take up a new activity

The key here is exposure, exposure, exposure. Having them try things, even for short times, helps get them to break through their Brain Barrier.
Borrow a hobby:Try asking friends with hobbies if you can borrow the materials for them. For example, does someone do beading? Maybe you can borrow some of their beading tools and see if your child will do it with you?
Arrange a mentor: One of the greatest things my father-in-law says he did as a parent was to hire a graduate student from the university to take his sons on outings in the neighboring outdoors. The grad student was a geology student, so he taught the boys about all sorts of things about the land. It was so im-pactful that my brother-in-law ended up getting a geology major in college!
More articles and blogs from Dr. Ruston: www.screen agersmovie.com.

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CUSD Governing Board Members

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hands-on STEM (Science,
■
Instructional Aide Te-
in the classroom, in Google
■
Technology to Support
nology within the English
der for them to show con ent
Clark Intermediate
■
Learning for Lions –
multicultural books.
tion.
Nursing Services/
Generation Science Stan-
Reyburn
Discovery of Science
ence department by provid-
ing iPads to help students
ence standards while com-
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Precision Agriculture-
Farlane-Coffman Ag Cen-
Learn more: Foundation-
CUSD Chief
The Clovis Unified Gov-
who have assumed new roles
es, advisors and many more.
“The buzz is back,” said one
students back on campus.
impacts on campuses.
ligation bonds.
■
Approved Resolution
graduate of Clovis High, for
Aug. 11
rations for the upcoming
to pro es thousands of re-
sional development prepa-
2021-22 school year.
The next regularly scheduled
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Grants: Class to build bikes

FROM PAGE ONE
“Going back to [in-per-son learning] without com-puters [would have] felt like a step backwards,” said Melis-sa Fritsch, Clark Interme-diate art teacher.“We are so excited to receive new lap-tops for the art room and continue bringing technol-ogy to art.”
Descriptions of the Class-room and School grants fol-low. Descriptions of Social Emotional Wellness grants (funded in partnership with Kaiser Permanente) will be published in an upcoming edition of CUSD Today. Boris Elementary

■ Library Makerspace, Agricultural and CTE Proj-ects–Provides opportunity for reading, writing and crit-
in K-6 students through
ical thinking development                                                                   Photo special to CUSD Today Clark Intermediate art student Marcus Franz created this dig-
for Clovis Schools grant.
Technology, Engineering,	ital image using technology supported by a recent Foundation and Math) based projects.
Buchanan High
Lincoln Elementary             ■ Hands-on Minds-on Next Generation Science –
experience with the Next
chnology – Provides com-	Helps increase literacy of	Provides a hands-on learning puters for instructional aides	TK-2 students by continuing
so they can support students	to build lending library with	dards for fourth grade stu-
Classrooms, and provide
Miramonte
Elementary
tivities.
dents by using current ex-timely feedback to Special	periments, models and ac-Education case managers.             ■ Fountas and Pinnell
tion Kits – Supports first-
Student Creativity, Equity,	Leveled Literacy Interven-	Intermediate/ and Mastery–Expands tech-	through third-grade strug-	Clovis East High
Department to provide ad-
iPads – Supports REC Sci-
gling readers by providing	■ ditional assessment options	leveled, sequential interven-
for students of various back-
grounds and abilities intor-	Special Education	master Next Generation Sci-

mastery based on their in-
■
to Enhance NGSS Ed-
■
SPOT Vision Screener
Provides a SPOT vision
assessment questions, and
discoveries.
dividual learning strengths.	for PS-6 SPED Students –	pleting labs, practicing state ogy Using Vernier Technol-	screener to quickly and easily	researching new scientific ucation and Lab Experiences	detect vision issues for stu-
Expanding WiFi to the Mc-
in Our Science Classes –	dents in Special Education Engages science students in	programs.
and NGSS-centered lab ac-
ing sensors and technology
from Vernier.
Minds for the Future–Pro-
most current technologies
dents the concept of Preci-
sion Agriculture.
inquiry-based, data-driven,      Red Bank Elementary      ter – Provides the McFar-tivities and investigations          ■ STEM Bins: Building      lane-Coffman Ag Center the using advanced data-collect-      vides boxes filled with a va-      available, and teaches stu-riety of engineering manip-ulatives and task cards to
and problem so ve.
■ Google Draw Technol-	inspire studentslto engineer	ForClovisSchools.com. ogy_ Provides Google draw
technology and digital art resources to the art depart-ment at Clark Intermediate and Clovis High.

Gateway High and all Elementary Sites

■ Gateway Bicycle Build-ing Community Project – Funds a project at Gateway that connects students with community by assembling one bicycle for each CUSD elementary school. Jefferson Elementary

■ Transforming Math Mindset at Jefferson Ele-mentary–Promotes positive mindset, creativity and growth in math instruction for fifth graders by supple-menting traditional methods with tools that facilitate ac-tive engagement through kinesthetic and collaborative learning.

Board hears update on school opening By Kelly Avants	➤ BOARD BRIEFS Communications Officer

Aug. 25
heard from staff about cur- of COVID Assistant to aid rent challenges schools are in contact tracing, testing facing in connection with and other related needs to
erning Board enjoyed a mov-	positive tests that lead to help support school sites. ing performance of“We Will	contact tracing and potential
During their meeting on
Aug. 11 the board heard a
report from staff on prepa-
Rise Up Together” by the quarantines. The district is Clark Intermediate Choir to continuing to refine practical begin its Aug. 25 meeting. implementations of mandat-Next, the board was intro-	ed guidelines and best prac-
duced to two administrators	tices in efforts to minimize school year, including work
comin school year
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Authorized the purchase
in the g district for . the up-         In other action, the board: quests ctos transfer into the The introductions were     via piggyback of park, play- school district, and profes-
followed by reports from 17 ground, recreation and shade
school area and department structure items with the rations for employees from administrators about the first League of Oregon Cities Mas- bus drivers to new teachers. days of the 2021-22 school	ter Agreement needed in the Also included in the report year.A smooth opening was District at sites/programs, was information about the reported around the district	and the Board recognized it finalized updates to the dis-thanks to the tremendous is in the best interest of the trict’s COVID-19 Safety Plan efforts and pre-planning	District to make purchases detailing the multiple health work by all staff including without advertising for bids. and safety measures in place teachers, counselors, nurses,         ■ Approved Resolution in the district during the administrators, bus drivers, No. 3828 authorizing debt
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custodians, grounds workers, service estimate to be pro-Campus Catering staff, tech- vided to the County of Fresno
nicians, classified staff, coach- respecting unsold general ob- meetings of the Clovis Unified
School District Governing Board
room at 1680 David E. Cook Way
administrator of the enthu-     No. 3831 recognizing 2020 are Sept. 8 and 22 in the board-siasm and energy felt among Olympian Jenna Prandini, a in Clovis. The public portion of
During an update about
the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. her athletic achievements.	and minutes, agendas and videos
CUSD’s continued response	■ Approved the new clas- of meetings are available online to COVID-19, the board     sified short-term job position at www.cusd.com.

Bears win Emmys!
AROUND THE DISTRICT

September 2021

Editor’s Note:Around the District highlights positive activities and accomplishments of students and schools throughout the district. Here, find items about the end of the 2021 school year as well as some good news from over the summer.

PEDALING SUCCESS! Students with per-fect attendance at Lincoln Elementary’s sum-mer school program were entered into a drawing for a brand new bike, and fifth-grader Aaliyah Garcia was the lucky winner. The late CUSD Police Officer Jesse Ceron co-ordinated the giveaway to encourage kids to keep learning, and arranged for the gener-ously donated bike from Rubber Soul Bicycles.

CN Key Club places
The Clovis North Key Club won several awards at the California-Nevada-Hawaii Digital District Convention in the following categories: Distinguished Club; Distinguished Lieutenant Governor, Shanelle Relucio; Robert F. Lucus Outstanding Lieutenant Governor Award, Shanelle Relucio; Distin-guished Club President, Alex Jenkins; Dis-tinguished Club Vice President, Sofia Kinney; Outstanding Club Vice President, Ariba Suhail; Distinguished Club Secretary, Jonah Bedouch; Outstanding Club Treasurer, Nathan Nguyen; Distinguished Club Newslet-ter, Lana Nguyen; Distinguished Member of the Year Award, Vivian Hua; Advisor of the Year Award, Sherri Lummis; and District Tree Award.
The Clovis North Key Club (Kiwanis Educating Youth) is sponsored by the Old Town Clovis Kiwanis, with 78 students who have been functioning mostly on Zoom this year. The virtual meetings didn’t slow down the team that completed more than 100 service projects, participated in 2,561 com-munity service hours, and raised $7,823 for

CUSD Today

Chalk art wows at Clark

Clark Intermediate students in Melissa hometown and also gained national at-Fritsch’s advanced art class traveled the tention, making guest appearances on The world thanks to the Today Show and Good Morning America.
intricate	chalk And when they reached their goal of 100 drawings by a drawings, they created a book with them teenage artist in called “The World from Our Driveway.” Illinois, and in May,	This week, Macaire, Cam and Hopper the Clovis students joined Fritsch’s students online and they had the chance to talked about their artwork and challenges. meet her. Fifteen-	“They were both so great at explaining year-old Macaire their journey,” said Clark student Emely
Everett, her little brother Camden and his Cabrera.
stuffed rabbit Hopper joined Fritsch’s class         “You’d never expect that chalk art can on Zoom to share about their journey.          be that interesting,” said Clark student Macaire first made a chalk drawing on Noelle Palomares. “It was fun hearing her driveway when the pandemic began in about their experiences and seeing everyone March 2020. Soon, she set the goal of enjoying it. Plus, Cam was funny. Macaire making 100 drawings in 100 days.                 was very sweet, and honestly, super humble
“At first it was just a distraction for about her work.” them, but then it quickly became a dis-
traction for the community. Everyone start-ed following their journey,” Fritsch said, including her class.
With the large concrete driveway slab as her canvas, Macaire drew lifelike pictures of scenes from around the world and she staged her little brother and Hopper into them. Their mom would help match Cam-den’s outfits with the background, and their dad would take photos before washing off the driveway each evening.
The family became a sensation in their

charity. Events included a Halloween car	Pillars of Excellence
parade for the BellaCare Senior Living fa-          ■ Newscast: BNN 2021 (Buchanan News cilities, writing book reviews and making     Network), Rylee Gonzales, Gabe Munro,
origami cranes for displays at the Woodward     producer/writer/anchors; Logan Garcia, Park Library, sending thank you cards to     Caleb Pouliot, Canyon Vang,reporter; Noah the workers of Fresno’s Terry’s House, and     Roberto,director/photographer/editor;Chris sewing for Masks for Medics.                           Pearce, camera/lighting;Nate Long, Michael Perez, camera/editors;Blaise Gonda,editor;
Daniel Pearce, advisor
Buchanan High won eight Emmy Awards	■ Music Video: “Pancakes for Dinner,” from the Northern California Chapter of     Taylor Brunzell, producer; Daniel Pearce, the National Academy of Television Arts     advisor
and Science. Six of those, which earned the	■ Audio/Sound:“Amnesia,”Tyalro Brun-prestigious “Pillars of Excellence” award in     zell, audio mixer; Daniel Pearce, advisor the chapter’s National Student Production	■ Audio/Sound: “Notes,”Noah Roberto, Awards, will be forwarded to the national     sound editor,Chris Pearce, boom operator; competition between all 19 chapters of     Daniel Pearce, advisor
NATAS.	■ Director: “Who’s Sorry Now,” Noah The Emmy award-winning Buchanan     Roberto, director; Daniel Pearce, advisor
projects are:	■ Photographer: “Who’s Sorry Now,”

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Noah Roberto, director of photographer; Daniel Pearce, advisor
Certificate of Merit
■ Video Essay: “Vinyl: Bringing Back a Revolution,”Parker Wyatt,producer; Daniel Pearce, advisor
■ Editor: “Who’s Sorry Now,” Noah Roberto, editor; Daniel Pearce, advisor

Planting party at Jefferson Students at Jefferson Elementary helped

plant more than 800 flowers around the Blue Jays’ campus to celebrate Earth Day.
“It was great to see students outside, having fun, being kids and taking pride in their school,” said Principal Andrew Bolls. Classes also had access in May and June
to watering cans and students were invited at recess to use them to help care for the colorful flowers.

CHS musician selected for program

Clovis High student Nathaniel Rocha at-tended Interlochen Arts Camp after being accepted for the Trom-bone Intensive, Jazz Performance and Im-provisation Program
in Michigan. Nathaniel is in the Cougars’ Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble and Marching Band, and he has participated in the Cali-fornia All-State Honor Band, FMCMEA Honor Band and FMCMEA Honor Jazz Band.

years of service
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Retiring employees impacted kids

■ Group represents more than 3,000

CUSD Today

Congratulations to 131 Clovis Unified School District employees who retired at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Ranging from bus drivers to nurses to teachers to cus-todians, these men and women were celebrated this summer by the Governing Board at a reception held at Mercedes Edwards Theatre. Together they represented 3,007 years of service and dedication to CUSD students. Listed are the 2020-21 retirees and their years with the district:
Susan Previte, Red Bank Elementary, 2; Anne Escaip, Transportation, 3; Roland Kolb, Transportation, 3; Grace Taylor, Transportation, 5; Louie Rodriguez, Transportation, 6; Derek Cazares, Custodial, 6; Karen Brisky, Nursing Services, 6; Edward Neves, Transportation, 7; Della Accardo, Clovis High, 7; Robert Calderon, Custodial, 7; Heather Leavitt, Nursing Services, 7;
Elizabeth Garcia, Transportation, 10; Sharon Arias, Tarpey Elementary, 11; Ruben Garcia, Grounds, 11; Kuka Del Valle, Special Education, 11; Leon Easley, Campus Catering, 13; Deborah Kelly, Curriculum, Instruction and Accountability, 13; Susan Ludwig, Nursing Services, 13; Steven Sanders, Grounds, 14; Jill Prince, Clark Intermediate, 15; Rozene Mason, Clovis North High, 15; Tammra Brisky, Clovis West High, 15; Irene Benavides, Nursing Services, 15; Janice But-terfield, Special Education, 15; Sharon Rudolph, Child De-velopment, 16; Elena Gligich, Special Education, 16; Jean Lugo, Cole Elementary, 17;Amy Wells, Mountain View Ele-mentary, 17; Kelli Cookingham, Gateway High, 17;Al Pha -phouampheng, Custodial, 17; Debra Hopkins, Nursing Ser-vices, 17; Melissa Puckett, Special Education, 17; Rebecca Shroyer Mattox, Dry Creek Elementary, 18; Linda Harris, Clovis North High, 18; Carol Smith, Maple Creek Elementary, 18; Andrea Jett, Tarpey Elementary, 19; Darla Dendesian, Woods Elementary, 19; Patricia Bernardi, Freedom Elementary, 19; Patricia Ajamian, Kastner Intermediate, 19; Sonia Martin, Kastner Intermediate, 19; Michelle Mellon, Kastner Inter-mediate, 19; Wendy Palmieri, Valley Oak Elementary, 19; Debra Jury,Adult School, 19;William Stoutingburg, Custodial, 19;
Monette Taylor, Business Administration, 20; Gwen Kubo, Jefferson Elementary, 20;Antonia Delgado, Custodial, 20; Vicki Gostanian, Special Education, 20; Mark Stevens, Special Education, 20; Cindy Moranda, Cole Elementary, 21; David Behlen, Transportation, 21; Peggy Finch, Clovis East High, 21; Glenda Hedrick, Clovis North High, 21; Norma Subia, Clovis Online School, 21; Margaret Whitesides, Sierra Outdoor School, 21; Joann Sanchez, Maintenance, 21; Deanna Garvin, Special Education, 21; Jolene Melton, Dry Creek Elementary, 22; Lisa Beard, Jefferson Elementary, 22; Katherine Patterson, Pinedale Elementary, 22; Landon Vu, Educational Services, 22;Aleksandr Borshch, Custodial, 22; Marvin Mull, Custodial, 22; Juan Zavala, Custodial, 22; Mauro Garza, Maintenance, 22; BertVanravenhorst, Special Education, 22; Dawnell Peisch, School Leadership Services, 22; Donna Earl, Campus Catering, 23; Elizabeth Alfheim, Reyburn Intermediate, 23; Michael Vogt, Buchanan High,

24;Vicente Ortega, Transportation, 24; Karen Long, Boris El-ementary, 24; Lori Burnett, Red Bank Elementary, 24; Denise Herman, Gettysburg Elementary, 24; Teri Hustedde,Valley Oak Elementary, 24; Melody Bright, Early Start At Century, 24; Nina Dutcher,Woods Elementary, 25; TerriVanderdussen, Reagan Elementary, 25; Ruth Ohki, Cedarwood Elementary, 25; Margaret Ingram,Weldon Elementary, 25; Julia Samham-mer, Bud Rank Elementary, 25; Pamela Sittre, Nelson Ele-mentary, 25; Daron Crass, Gateway High, 25; Deolinda Scrivner, Custodial, 25; Catherine Gonzales, SierraVista El-ementary, 26; Vicki Hampton, Nursing Services, 26; Alexis Gurnard, Garfield Elementary, 27; Gary Franz, Clovis West High, 27; Jaylene Phillips,Adult School, 27; Melissa Stokes, Temperance Kutner Elementary, 28; Laura Olson, Maple Creek Elementary, 28; Gregory Funk, Buchanan High, 29; Fred Avila, Clovis High, 29; Paul Babcock,Weldon Elementary, 29;
Calvin Craig, Clovis High, 30; Janice Bosch, SierraVista Elementary, 30; Gordon Sharer, Clovis North High, 30; Connie Catron, Century Elementary, 31; Eugene Carroll, Garfield Elementary, 31; Martha Elva Gonzales, Tarpey Ele-mentary, 31; Brenda Henkelmann, Cart, 31; Donald Vanness, Clovis East High, 31; Joyce Hirata, SierraVista Elementary, 31; Pamela Rivera, Riverview Elementary, 31; Shirley Ingalls, Clovis West High, 31; Ildelina Goudy, Lincoln Elementary, 31; Denise Sandifer, Gateway High, 31; Albert Almanza, Grounds, 31; Maggie Ikeda Pendleton, Nursing Services, 31; John Sylvia,Alta Sierra Intermediate, 32; Renae Prentice, Fancher Creek Elementary, 32; Darryl Miller, Clovis High, 32; Donna Lozano, Mountain View Elementary, 32; Heidi Markland, Gateway High, 32; Cindy Dailey, Century Ele-mentary, 34; Tamara Vanderpaardt, Gettysburg Elementary, 34; Elizabeth Lederach, Gateway High, 34; Jose Sanchez, Custodial, 34; Ellen Gates, Nursing Services, 34; Laurie Hayes, Cart, 36; Kimberly Blasingame, Reyburn Intermediate, 36; Terry Hall, Clovis West High, 36; Mary Furrow, Special Education, 36; Sandy Baty, Century Elementary, 37; J Judd, Community Day Secondary, 37; Steven Rachelt, Gateway High, 37; Erin Lynch, Special Education, 37; Paul Rigby, Kastner Intermediate, 38; Sharon Uyeno, Curriculum, In-struction and Accountability, 38;
Ruth Hardin, Tem-perance Kutner Ele-mentary, 40; and Debra Gardner Parra, Curricu-
lum, Instruction and Accountabil-ity, 40.
Thank you for making a positive difference in the lives of our stu-dents!

Calia,Valley Oak,
2nd grade
Aden, 1st grade

Isaiah, Clovis East senior; Gavin, Red Bank,	Celso (84 years old)	Colin, Dry Creek, 1st grade; Caitlyn, T-K	Emory, Freedom, kindergarten 1st grade; Landon, Garfield, kindergarten                         Clovis Adult Education

Tyson, Bud Rank, 4th grade; Jesslyn,ASI, 8th grade;	Timothy, BHS senior	Lily, Cedarwood	Dylan, Copper Hills, 2nd grade;	Zayden, 1st grade; Zakary,
Justin, Dry Creek, 6th grade	kindergarten	Emma, 1st grade	kindergarten

Maximo Red Bank, 5th grade;	Harlow, Liberty, 2nd grade Diego, 4th grade; Marco, kindergarten

Elijah, Fancher Creek, 4th
Karli, Kastner, 7th grad;e	Damian, Clovis Online School,	Ezra, Freedom,	Carlie, Nelson, 1st grade;	Payton, Clovis North,	grade;Ahmyiah, 5th grade; Madison, CW senior                                  4th grade                                      3rd grade                             Claire and Cayden, T-K                          10th grade
	
	Thanks to all who responded to our Facebook request for first-day-of-school photos!

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