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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY: FINANCE	January 2022 | CUSD Today Special Edition | Page 5

Community Partners
Our success is your success!

Clovis Unified faces an interesting challenge. It is often perceived as a wealthy district given its quality facilities and consistently strong student achievements in state scores, academic competitions and sporting events – but, per student, it is the lowest funded school district in Fresno County.
A big part of our success is that the district has committed, caring teachers and staff whose top priority is to meet the needs of all our students in mind, body and spirit and to do so with efficiency and effectiveness. But we also could not achieve the excellence we strive for without community support.
The many donations, sponsorships, volunteers and partnerships are critical in filling funding gaps, and they help us more fully engage our students.
Strong schools make strong com-munities, said founding CUSD Super-intendent Dr. Floyd“Doc” Buchanan, and strong communities make strong schools. It is a critical relationship.
We are beyond grateful to the countless parents, neighbors, business-es, service clubs, civic groups and foundations who stayed the course, joining in our mission to support students. Our success is your success. Thank you!

The Foundation for Clovis Schools hosts the annual Superintendent’s Breakfast that is open to the community. Proceeds benefit Students of Promise scholarships.

Doc’s legacy of support

The Foundation for Clovis Schools is run by a volunteer board of business leaders who host fundraising events and solicit corporate and community dona-tions. The Foundation was the vision of founding Clovis Unified Superintendent Dr. Floyd“Doc” Buchanan to help provide funds where state and federal dollars were not available. Since its start in 1986, the Foundation has raised more than $7.3 million.

In the 2020-21 school year, the Foundation for Clovis Schools:

Raised $220,000

Awarded:

128 New Teacher Grants o
16 Students of Promise Scholarships o
18 Classroom Grants

To donate or get involved, see FoundationForClovisSchools.com.

TOGETHER! EXTREME GENEROSITY: Families, students and staff from the Clovis East Area schools collected a whop-ping total of 56,507 items in their annual canned food

drive. A convoy of staff trucks, buses and even a police motorcade
delivered the generous donation to the Central California Food Bank to assist the community in December.

KEEPING WARM: The Clovis Police Department donated more than 200 coats to Clovis Unified that counselors gave to students who otherwise may not have had a jacket this winter.

Get Involved!

Public participation, review and insights into the budgeting process and budgeting priorities are welcomed.
The budget process starts in January of each year with the “State of the State Address” by the Governor and continues through the state’s Adopted Budget plan for the coming fiscal year. Clovis Unified School District, like most school districts in California, is dependent upon the State for much of its annual revenue. CUSD’s Adopted Budget revenue projection is developed based on the State Budget, along with the district’s student enrollment projection for the budget year.
Budget priorities are discussed as part of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and brought to the district’s Governing Board. Key dates are below. See cusd.com for details

Join us! OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED ARE

AVAILABLE AT EVERY CAMPUS. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL FOR DETAILS!

Key dates for budget process

Jan. 10	 Governor’s 2022-23 Budget Proposal released
Jan. 24	LCAP Parent Night

Feb. 2         Preliminary Clovis Unified budget presentation to CUSD
Governing Board April 4	LCAP Parent Night
May 4	Final LCAP recommendations made to CUSD Governing Board
May 15	Governor’s May Revise Proposal May 18	CUSD Governing Board Public
Hearing for LCAP and Proposed CUSD Budget
June 8	LCAP approved, 2022-23 CUSD Budget adopted by CUSD Governing Board
June 30	Projected date for State Enacted Budget to be sent to Governor

CUSD Today, Clovis Unified’s good news publication, is published each month except for July and is sent direcly to the homes of all CUSD parents and staff, as well as district supporters and those residing within the district boundary. Businesses and services advertising with CUSD Today help offset the cost associated with producing, printing and mailing.

January 2022 | Volume 24, No. 6 Clovis Unified School District
1450 Herndon Avenue, Clovis, CA 93611 | Telephone (559) 327-9000 | Fax (559) 327-2957 cusdtoday@cusd.com

Kelly Avants, APR Chief Communications Officer
Patti J. Lippert Managing Editor Nancy Porter Advertising Specialist Verna Garcia Graphic Designer

SUPERINTENDENT Eimear O’Brien, Ed.D.

CLOVIS UNIFIED GOVERNING BOARD President – Susan Hatmaker

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