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Key approvals and outcomes

- Adoption of the agenda — Motion carried unanimously.

- Consent calendar: approval of regular meeting minutes (02/11/2025) — Approved.

- Approval of warrants/payments (agenda item 5.2) — Approved; amounts on the transcript were not clearly recorded and are noted as not specified.

- Travel and tournament approvals — The board approved travel to ARES Con Spring 2025 (Ontario, CA) and the Northern California Wrestling Tournament of Champions (Loomis, CA) for March 2025.

- Ratification of facility use: Tulare County Special Olympics swim team to use the Farmersville High School pool — Approved. The presenters noted lifeguard and paperwork requirements and thanked maintenance staff for support.

- Donations and ASB changes — Approved: a Starbucks donation to the junior high chess club (one abstention was recorded for this item), and a signature revision to Farmersville Junior High School ASB account.

- School programs and assemblies — Approved a “No Hate Tour” school assembly scheduled 03/10/2025 at Farmersville High School.

- Grant awards — Approved acceptance/notification of grant awards for the After School Education and Safety (ACES) program and the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program; the board also approved participation in the State Seal of Civic Engagement program.

- Personnel and pay items — Approved certificated and classified personnel items, an informational personnel action report, and administrator/management pay for summer school.

- Facilities and calendar — Approved notice of completion and acceptance of the Hester Elementary 60x40 ELA modular building (contracted and completed by JTS Modular Inc.) and approved the 2025–26 instructional calendar.

- Closed session — The board convened to closed session for labor negotiator instructions, a public‑employee discipline matter, and anticipated litigation; the board reported no action from closed session and adjourned.

Vote tallies

Most motions were recorded as “motion carried for all.” For routine approvals the meeting transcript indicates unanimous approval among members present; where the transcript recorded an abstention it is noted above. The board had five members present and one member absent due to illness.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting - February 25th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Farmersville Unified School District board approved a series of routine consent and business items at its March 11 meeting, including grants, travel authorizations, personnel items, a facility completion and the 2025–26 instructional calendar.","taxTitle","Farmersville Unified, School Districts, California","taxId",54440,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6310301,"Farmersville USD details plan to convert Hester and Snowden into K–3 schools",1627,1555000,3182000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2403520-14360adfc82b76887987c4ed4f869ea2&start=1555&end=3182","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2403520-14360adfc82b76887987c4ed4f869ea2/thumbnail_1555000.jpg","/articles/6310301/California/Farmersville-USD-details-plan-to-convert-Hester-and-Snowden-into-K3-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310301-e5573215e80db3160dd9f3a98661e969/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204849&Signature=cPecAiHOROQBu~35QL1FTRCUBKLIC7ePytpCRLS-EDKf8eZMrpJ48-XpSaTGactkRE0QFqZnWIs7pjLCAOP2g3XMiUJhjYqkNFCyMSm0OMuSCZo1eBg6aU1pAottORJb50O~4P5Rx9BXzUNAwMfOeHdmca3G0spBmqydB4yJLFyNk3T2sVAuhtiN9oo3NM2xxX8e1JbyN5cFF10eWG57-G6j-E0u-ooV7B8EwfHlO9ohzR3tlzmUL~bSfmcocXhpwct4euZKQbFjsH~W4-FV~DdvMfp9uojrp1vYLNdMFxFY4mR4IJc2lZjkHoX77mnytgqpPYif4bO6qns3Z4dyLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Manuel Mendez told the Farmersville Unified School District board Monday that the district plans to convert Hester and Snowden elementary schools into K–3 campuses beginning with next school year if planning proceeds as expected.

Mendez said the district’s goal is to give students a stable early‑grade experience. “The 2 biggest questions are transportation. Are we offering transportation to our students? The answer is always yes,” he said, adding the district will provide buses or vans for eligible pupils.

The presentation described three central benefits: continuity (students at Hester could remain at one site for up to six years, including new PK/TK classrooms), a focused curriculum to build foundational reading and math skills, and increased familiarity with the same staff and routines to lower anxiety and improve attendance. Mendez said Hester will receive nine new PK/TK classrooms, each with capacity “for up to 20 students,” and that the plan seeks to align instruction to the California Dashboard.

Board members asked about boundaries, redistricting and dual‑immersion placement. Mendez said the district contracted with School Works of California to draw and maintain boundary maps and to provide an address‑lookup widget for parents. He said dual immersion will remain a cohort program and that existing dual‑immersion students who live outside a new zone would continue at Snowden to preserve cohort continuity. “Every single case will be taken, and we will work the very best possible way to make sure that most of our students have the ability for dual language,” Mendez said.

Mendez described outreach plans — newsletters, ParentSquare messages, social media, flyers and a QR‑coded survey — and said the district will post a question‑and‑answer record on its website. He called the decision “data driven,” saying the district’s aim is to invest in early childhood years he called “the most formidable years for reading, writing, math.”

No formal action was taken during the meeting; the item was presented as an informational discussion and board members indicated continued public outreach and future updates would follow.","Superintendent Manuel Mendez presented a plan to make Hester and Snowden Elementary K–3 schools, saying the change aims to provide continuity for early learners, add PK/TK capacity at Hester, preserve transportation, and use School Works of California for boundary mapping; no formal board action was taken at the meeting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6310291,"Students, staff and a community presenter highlight STEAM, athletics and upcoming events",886,202000,1088000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2403520-14360adfc82b76887987c4ed4f869ea2&start=202&end=1088","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2403520-14360adfc82b76887987c4ed4f869ea2/thumbnail_202000.jpg","/articles/6310291/California/Students-staff-and-a-community-presenter-highlight-STEAM-athletics-and-upcoming-events","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310291-f7c1374650c9496c6e86cf3cedba8152/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204849&Signature=gfA5z2xt6Sjo-DHdlv1QGe1tmOeCmm0ZsfDr6~v4HJDR6n6m5TcWenHvSUoaP84xzpWkvL06dwax7cNl6wa7MTe~b9ezF3Xoh7AUjiGAUxUyvsGeCb4Qt4mpdZ4BHa~~CtoCxjyU2trhR-62s5zmpFnIITtTPOMpgBODnwTHgjqGZuvv4wiFpsaYn0rIBSxSnk5n1ovzrxl9YUGFrefQz5HWlf0LbM9z2ld2Y84VImTIbvkAnuMVLAlVUw6lhnS~hYed7zv58GmDzTmTdY23KJ26eypY2PF3lpoWSRMqHy~SXzxb1RRBvIuFIHV438PxfCc3vPToHURgGEtop-v7eA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Associated Student Body President Emmanuel Lopez updated the board on high school activities, saying baseball and softball seasons have started and describing a school basketball tournament that culminates with the championship against a faculty team. He also reported Farmville/Farmersville FFA activities, including a fundraiser that raised $150.04 for Children’s Valley Hospital.

During public comment, Alma Espinosa described a STEAM symposium in San Diego she attended in February. She said workshops emphasized building partnerships, perseverance in seeking internships and outside speakers (for example from NASA), hands‑on activities that connect engineering and math, and vendor resources the district could consider for local STEAM programs. Espinosa said the district‑funded summer STEAM program runs six weeks and that she is excited to apply what she learned.

Athletics and extracurricular approvals tied to these reports also appeared on the agenda. A community representative from Tulare County Special Olympics, Jenny Ranney, thanked the district for continued pool access and described swimmer levels and competition experience; the board ratified the Special Olympics facility request for use of the Farmersville High School pool.

The superintendent and board also recognized ongoing staff professional learning, with district staff attending professional learning community sessions through the CAPS network in Simi Valley.","Associated Student Body President Emmanuel Lopez reported on spring athletics and FFA fundraising; community member Alma Espinosa summarized a STEAM symposium in San Diego she and a colleague attended and described takeaways for the district’s STEAM program.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Farmersville Unified board approves consent items, grants and calendar

Farmersville USD details plan to convert Hester and Snowden into K–3 schools

Students, staff and a community presenter highlight STEAM, athletics and upcoming events