Fresno Unified School District

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Fresno Unified School District
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Preparing College and Career Ready Graduates
2309 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA, 93721
District information
Grades PK-12
Superintendent Michael E. Hanson [1]
Deputy Superintendent(s) Ruth Quinto
School board
  • Luis A. Chavez, President
  • Christopher De La Cerda, Clerk
  • Brooke Ashjian
  • Valerie F. Davis
  • Lindsay Cal Johnson
  • Carol Mills, J.D.
  • Janet Ryan
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

Middle schools

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Elementary schools

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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

  1. ↑ Superintendent's Message
  2. ↑ About Page
  3. ↑ About Page
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ "Vang Pao Elementary School." California Department of Education. Retrieved on February 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ Davis, Jeff. 1989. "Fun Back in Baseball for Hoover," The Fresno Bee (August 26, 1989)
  7. ↑ Woody, Doyle. 1993. "One for the Ages," Anchorage Daily News (July 11, 1993), p. K20
  8. ↑ The Fresno Bee (August 16, 1983)
  9. ↑ Davis, Jeff. 1989. "Fun Back in Baseball for Hoover," The Fresno Bee (August 26, 1989)
  10. ↑ Canzano, John. 2011. "Ducks gamble and entertain, but size matters," The Oregonian (January 11, 2011)

External links

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