Clovis Unified board raises developer fees for new construction, approves annual plans and routine contracts

The Clovis Unified School District Governing Board adopted a resolution May 20 increasing developer fees for new construction and approved multiple annual plans and routine contract authorizations.

Board members voted 7-0 to adopt Resolution No. 4092, which approves the district's School Facilities Needs Analysis and raises Level I (commercial) developer fees to $0.87 per square foot and establishes a Level II (residential) developer fee of $6.38 per square foot for new housing. Board Member Deena Combs-Flores moved the fee resolution; Clerk Wilma Tom Hashimoto seconded the motion.

The fee increase is intended to update the district's school facilities fee schedule based on the adopted study. The board conducted a public hearing on the Development Fee Justification Study and School Facilities Needs Analysis; no members of the public spoke during the hearing.

In the same meeting the board took several additional actions by unanimous vote. The board adopted Resolution No. 4095 to continue excess liability coverage through the Schools Excess Liability Fund (SELF), approved awards for multiple bids for equipment and services (including Bid Nos. 3068, 3071 and 3079), and accepted donations including photography equipment for Buchanan High School and a cash gift to the CitiKids program. The board also adopted Resolution No. 4099 recognizing the upcoming retirement of Deputy Superintendent Norm Anderson after 36 years of service.

Board members reviewed and received multiple annual informational reports and agreements, including summaries of the Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) for Clovis Unified and Clovis Online School, the Special Education Annual Service Plan and Annual Budget Plan for 2026–27, and an assortment of vendor and service agreements for special education supports and mental health services. Staff presented a triennial Memorandum of Understanding between Clovis Unified SELPA and the Central Valley Regional Center to provide early intervention services for children ages 0–3 from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.

The board conducted public hearings on the proposed 2026–27 Adopted Budget and on the Special Education plan and LCAPs; no members of the public spoke during those hearings. The budget hearing and related reserve discussions were presented for review as part of the board's public process.

Student Board Representative Aubree Ivener (Clovis North High School) provided a student report, and the board recognized district students for accomplishments in visual and performing arts. Inter-School Council officers also presented an end-of-year summary of activities and senior survey findings.

The board approved the remainder of the meeting's consent agenda and action items — covering conference and fundraiser requests, student trips, change orders, notices of completion, ratification of purchase orders and contracts, annual authorizations to sign payroll and check registers, appointment of project inspectors, and annual agreements with school facility consultants — by 7-0 votes. Several informational items (including the district budget, policy reviews and the Proposition 28 arts report) were presented for board review and future action as appropriate.

The meeting opened with a closed session to discuss litigation, labor negotiations and personnel matters and reconvened in public at 6:41 p.m.; the board reported approving routine personnel matters and several student discipline matters in closed session. President Tiffany Stoker Madsen adjourned the meeting at 8:49 p.m.