Fresno Unified School District
| Fresno Unified School District | |
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 Preparing College and Career Ready Graduates | |
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2309 Tulare Street Fresno, CA, 93721 | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Superintendent | Michael E. Hanson [1] |
| Deputy Superintendent(s) | Ruth Quinto |
| School board |
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| Enrollment | 73,000+ |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.fresnounified.org |
The Fresno Unified School District is a school district in Fresno, California, U.S.A.
Facts and Figures
- California's 4th largest school district [2]
- 73,000+ students [3]
- $869 million budget
- 76 different languages represented over the last 5 years
- 1,575 children attend preschool
- 25,400 adults attend adult education classes
Administration
Superintendent
- Michael E. Hanson
Board of Education[4]
- Luis A. Chavez, President
- Christopher De La Cerda, Clerk
- Brooke Ashjian
- Valerie F. Davis
- Lindsay Cal Johnson
- Carol Mills, J.D.
- Janet Ryan
Schools
High schools
- Bullard High School
- The Center for Advanced Research and Technology
- Design Science High School
- Duncan Polytechnical High School
- Edison High School
- Fresno High School
- Hoover High School
- McLane High School
- Roosevelt High School
- Sunnyside High School
- University High School (Fresno)
Middle schools
- Ahwahnee Middle School
- Baird Middle School
- Bullard Talent Middle School
- Computech Middle School
- William John Cooper Academy
- Fort Miller Middle School
- Rutherford B. Gaston Middle School
- Hamilton Middle School
- Kings Canyon Middle School
- Lawless Middle School
- Scandinavian Middle School
- Sequoia Middle School
- Tehipite Middle School
- Tenaya Middle School
- Terronez Middle School
- Tioga Middle School
- Wawona Middle School
- Yosemite Middle School
Elementary schools
- Addams Elementary School
- Anthony Elementary School
- Ayer Elementary School
- Aynesworth Elementary School
- Baird Elementary School
- Bakman Elementary School
- Balderas Elementary School
- Birney Elementary School
- Bullard TALENT Elementary School
- Burroughs Elementary School
- Calwa Elementary School
- Carver Academy Elementary School
- Centennial Elementary School
- Columbia Elementary School
- Dailey Elementary School
- Del Mar Elementary School
- Easterby Elementary School
- Eaton Elementary School
- Edison Bethune Charter School
- Ericson Elementary School
- Ewing Elementary School
- Figarden Elementary School
- Forkner Elementary School
- Fremont Elementary School
- Gibson Elementary School
- Greenberg Elementary School
- Hamilton Elementary School
- Heaton Elementary School
- Hidalgo Elementary School
- Holland Elementary School
- Homan Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- King Elementary School
- Kirk Elementary School
- Kratt Elementary School
- Lane Elementary School
- Lawless Elementary School
- Leavenworth Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Lowell Elementary School
- Malloch Elementary School
- Manchester GATE Elementary School
- Mayfair Elementary School
- McCardle Elementary School
- Muir Elementary School
- Olmos Elementary School
- Norseman Elementary School
- Powers-Ginsburg Elementary School
- Pyle Elementary School
- River Bluff Elementary School
- Robinson Elementary School
- Roeding Elementary School
- Rowell Elementary School
- Slater Elementary School
- Starr Elementary School
- Storey Elementary School
- Sunset Elementary School
- Thomas Elementary School
- Turner Elementary School
- Vang Pao Elementary School[5]
- Viking Elementary School
- Vinland Elementary School
- Webster Elementary School
- Williams Elementary School
- Wilson Elementary School
- Winchell Elementary School
- Wishon Elementary School
- Wolters Elementary School
- Yokomi Elementary School
Other schools
- Alternative Schools
- Cambridge Cont. High School
- DeWolf Cont. High School
- J.E. Young Academic Center
- Phoenix Academy
- Fresno Adult School
- Cesar E. Chavez Adult School
Notable Alumni
- John Hoover, Olympian, pro-baseball player, Cooper Junior High School Class of 1977. Hoover was a Major League Baseball first round draft choice in 1984 (by Baltimore), after having led the nation in strikeouts in college baseball, pitching 205 strikeouts for Fresno State in his senior year.[6] Also in 1984 Hoover was an opening pitcher for the United States Olympic team, winning the opening game and helping the US to win the silver medal for baseball.[7] In 1983, Hoover pitched the opening game at the IX Pan American Games, for an 8-0 victory over the Dominican Republic, helping to win the gold medal for the United States team.[8] Hoover played for the Texas Rangers in the 1990 season, but had a shortened pro-baseball career due to injuries sustained as a college player.[9]
- Cliff Harris, award-winning college football player, Cooper Middle School Class of 2005. In 2010-11, Harris was a player for the University of Oregon, helping the team to rank No. 2 in the nation after almost beating Auburn, losing by only 3 points (22-19) in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game on January 10, 2011.[10]
- Henry Ellard - (Hoover High School class of 1979) - NFL wide receiver, state champion in the triple jump
- Eric Kendricks - (Hoover High School class of 2010) - 2014 Dick Butkus Award Winner
- Mychal Kendricks- (Hoover High School class of 2008) - NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Barbara Morgan - (Hoover High School class of 1969) - NASA astronaut, Teacher in Space Project
- Rod Perry - (Hoover High School class of 1971) - former NFL defensive back for the Los Angeles Rams
See also
References
- ↑ Superintendent's Message
- ↑ About Page
- ↑ About Page
- ↑ "Board Members". www.fresnounified.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ "Vang Pao Elementary School." California Department of Education. Retrieved on February 8, 2014.
- ↑ Davis, Jeff. 1989. "Fun Back in Baseball for Hoover," The Fresno Bee (August 26, 1989)
- ↑ Woody, Doyle. 1993. "One for the Ages," Anchorage Daily News (July 11, 1993), p. K20
- ↑ The Fresno Bee (August 16, 1983)
- ↑ Davis, Jeff. 1989. "Fun Back in Baseball for Hoover," The Fresno Bee (August 26, 1989)
- ↑ Canzano, John. 2011. "Ducks gamble and entertain, but size matters," The Oregonian (January 11, 2011)
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