FUSD News

Superintendent's Newsletter, Mensaje del Superintendente, 總監的話

In October 2022, FUSD’s Transportation Department took delivery of its 11th fully electric school bus, and is awaiting the arrival of three more in the coming weeks. These buses are critical to the District’s efforts to reduce its climate impact. 

FUSD maintains overall high levels of performance on relaunched California School Dashboard.

For over 40 years, Fremont Unified School District’s Board of Education has included a Student Board Member. Current Student Board Member Sissi Zhang is a senior at Irvington High School.

In the Spanish Dual Immersion program's first unified year at John Blacow Elementary, the school is welcoming students, families and staff from Vallejo Mill and Grimmer elementary schools into the Blacow campus and community.

FUSD’s Curriculum and Instruction Dept. is hosting an Environmental Education Professional Development training series for any FUSD educator who wants help or professional partnership in adding an environmental focus to their instruction.

Mattos Elementary hosted the Elementary Soccer Special Olympics on November 4 for schools in Fremont, Newark and New Haven unified school districts.

Review notes from meetings of the Board of Education.

In October 2022, FEF awarded over $30,000 in classroom and STEAM grants to 18 recipients for projects that will benefit over 2,500 students.

FUSD students maintain high levels of proficiency on the 2021-22 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) summative assessments for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics.

In September 2022, 169 seniors - representing each of FUSD's comprehensive high schools - were named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists for 2023.

Cabrillo Elementary kindergarten teacher Christy Taylor was named a 2022 Alameda County Teacher of the Year on October 6. 

American High School students hosted an Environmental Engineering Conference to highlight the importance of using engineering to solve environmental challenges.

Horner Middle School Middle hosted a Campus Showcase with a tour of the site and to acknowledge the investment of time and resources that went into this middle school conversion project.

On August 16, FUSD cut the ribbon on its first new school in 29 years: Lila Bringhurst Elementary School. 

Essays Azevada Elementary students wrote in 2020 in Mrs. Gillet's 3rd grade class will orbit the moon as part of the Artemis I mission.