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boundary study

By Corrine Folmer, Ed.D. Superintendent

IN April of this year, our Governing Board is expected to take action on new attendance boundaries for our schools

that would take ef-fect in August 2025. The poten-tial for a change of	attendance boundaries can be concerning for families who are
are deeply com-
impacted and who Corrine Folmer, mitted to their cur-	Ed.D.
rent school, but I also know (both from personal and professional ex-perience) that we can get through this together.
As a seventh grader at Clark In-termediate, my family and I experi-enced such a change. The opening of Buchanan High School and the creation of the district’s third area meant I would not be following my family’s previous two generations in attending Clovis High School. As part of the first classes of students on that campus, I was witness to the care and effort every staff member at Clark Intermediate, Alta Sierra Intermediate and Buchanan High poured into supporting and assisting me, my family, and my friends in making the transition a success.
In the 20 plus years I have spent as a member of that same Clovis Unified staff, I have been a part of several changes in school attendance boundaries. Each time, I have seen that care, compassion and commit-ment to our students’ well-being carried forward by our team. While

the idea of the attendance boundaries	mitment is to value the input of our	We serve a community that covers of your beloved local school changing	community as we finalize scenarios,      two growing cities, which necessitates can be upsetting, I want to reassure	to support families and students      our district’s need to reevaluate our you we are here to listen, and our	through any transition, and to create      attendance boundaries. Both Clovis caring educators are prepared to	unique and exciting opportunities      and Fresno have many housing de-support our students. While bound-	to welcome incoming students to      velopment plans that include our ary changes are inevitable, our com-	their new school.                                 school district, and as a result, we

LESSONS

Inspirations by, for and from our CUSD students

Photo by Kenny Gilman/Special to CUSD Today Motivational speaker Dee Hankins encourages students at the January Clovis Unified Transition Student Leadership Conference to turn life’s challenges into new opportunities to start over. The Transition Program provides support and services for students who may be struggling in areas of attendance, grades or resources.

Nothing is impossible –
the word itself says ‘I’m possible.’”
AUDREY HEPBURN, ACTRESS

must plan to grow with them. Additionally, the reevaluation of
attendance boundaries will further support maintaining school enroll-ments that are not too small or too large, to ensure we are maximizing our facilities.
As the cities of Clovis and Fresno grow, I want to assure you that our team is actively at work to make sure this process is transparent, that we gather the thoughts and opinions of our community, and that if change does come to your neighborhood, we are right there with you to lend a helping hand.
Please engage with us during this attendance boundary study. The ini-tial scenarios are a starting point to our conversation, not the end of it. Through area and site meetings you can meet in person with our team to share your questions, comments and ideas on how these scenarios may be improved upon.
As we navigate through this pro-cess, we will continue to keep you informed through emails, our web-site, school newsletters, phone calls, app push notifications, our local media and every other tool we have available. At any time, you can submit a comment online in a form on our district website at cusd.com. If you have questions around the process, supports, timelines, or transfers, please reach out to your school. Your voice and input are important as we work through this challenging process.
Every one of our schools is de-voted to providing the best educa-tional experience possible for their students, both in academic and co-curricular opportunities.
I am confident that no matter what school your child attends, you will find a high-quality, first-class experience.