COVID-19 Increase. Prescreen each day using tool [English/Spanish]

Dear Families,

Since our return from October break, we have seen an increase of Positive COVID-19 cases in our school community. We are requiring all families to prescreen their children each day before sending them to school. If your child has any COVID-19 symptoms, please do not send them to school. Please keep your child home and notify the school of the illness. We also ask that you keep your child home if anyone in your household has been confirmed/suspected with COVID-19 in the last 10 days or if your child has been notified that they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID.

Please see the prescreening tool below.

Thank you,
Christine Schieferle, Superintendent
Fillmore Unified School District

Ventura County Sheriff Media Release

Dear FUSD Families,

Today, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office posted the media release below. We are working in cooperation with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and will also have staff posted visibly outside of each school site.

It’s important to remind your children of important safety habits. Children walking to and from school should be aware of their surroundings. If they see something that is unusual, they should immediately report it to an adult, either a school staff member or the police. If your child reports something to you, report it to a school staff member, or the police.

You should also actively monitor your children’s activity on social media. Children use social media for a variety of reasons including connecting with classmates and in some cases meeting new people. Your supervision is important to ensure the content shared is appropriate. You should report suspicious activity on social media to either school officials or the police.

It’s important for us all to work together to ensure our children have a safe learning environment.

Thank you,
Christine Schieferle, Superintendent
Fillmore Unified School District

UPDATE! Tickets Still Available for Friday's Flashes vs. Cardinals Rivalry Game in Santa Paula

As of Wednesday at 9:30 p.m., FILLMORE RESIDENT ONLY tickets are still available for Friday's rivalry game in Santa Paula. Remaining tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday) October 21st at the FHS front office between 1 and 3 pm. Ticket purchases are limited to 5 per person and are cash only. JV plays at 4 and Varsity begins at 7pm. General admission: $8 Students/children: $5 Seniors/Military: $4. If you don't get tickets, you may still watch the game live online this Friday possibly at The Ventura County Star’s website buff.ly/2IV0xUl or Santa Paula High Cardinal Sports YouTube page: https://buff.ly/3m11sn3

Welcome Chloie Martinez to the FUSD Governance Team

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On October 5, the FUSD Governing Board appointed Fillmore High School Senior, Chloie Martinez as the 2021-22 Student Board Member Representative.

Chloie Martinez is a senior at Fillmore High School, maintaining a 4.0+gpa, Associate Student Body Secretary, Varsity Cheer Captain, and actively taking college courses in the Ventura Community College District since 8th grade. Additionally, she holds multiple leadership positions at Fillmore High School, including Rotary, Cards for Kindness, Flashes Unified, and Sports Medicine club. Previously she has taken part in the HOBY Youth Leadership Seminar, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and student representative for the City of Fillmore’s Recreation and Parks Commission. Chloie looks forward to graduation and enrolling in a University in the Fall of 2022.

We welcome Chloie to the FUSD Governance Team and look forward to her student reports and input.

Go Flashes! 

Christine Schieferle, Superintendent
Fillmore Unified School District

Superintendent's Update

Christine Schieferle, Superintendent, Fillmore Unified School District

September 23, 2021

This is an exciting week for Fillmore Unified School District. We began Homecoming week on Friday September 17, with a Flashes Football win against Oak Park. Our students played great, demonstrated positive sportsmanship, and our community came out and cheered on our team. Our new Flashes Spirit Tunnel made its debut and contributed to the exciting atmosphere. We thank the Fillmore Athletic Boosters Club for their generosity! On Saturday, September 18, FHS hosted a well-attended, outdoor Homecoming Dance in the West Wing. On Sunday, Trustee Morris and I had the pleasure of supervising Float Building, and we all look forward to seeing the floats this evening in the Blue and White Parade starting at 6:00 p.m. Our amazing Fillmore High Alumni Association has a great evening planned to honor and celebrate Flashes pride and tradition. We will wrap up the week on Friday, hosting Santa Maria High School for our 2021 Homecoming Football Game. These traditions are one of the many reasons why we are proud to live in Fillmore and have our students attend FUSD schools!

On Monday, September 20, Trustees and District Staff had the opportunity to attend the Agriculture Administrator’s night at Otto and Sons. I would like to thank The Fillmore High Ag. Department for coordinating a beautiful evening for the Fillmore, Santa Paula, Ventura, and Carpentaria Agriculture Career Technical Education (CTE) programs.

We’re close to the finish line for the CTE Building construction. Landscaping installation is complete, and they have checked all the irrigation lines. There are 2 final pieces of equipment will be arriving by Friday. Staff is being trained to operate the equipment. We have a Haas Mini Mill, Rotary lifts and Hunter equipment training scheduled. They are also finalizing the date for the plasma table training. We anticipate that the students will be touring the new facilities and trained on procedures and starting to train on the equipment prior to fall break and will fully move into the building after fall break. Finally, Desks are in place, the new building is getting its final clean-up and waiting for students to arrive.

On Friday, September 17, all schools celebrated Constitution Day by participating in a variety of activities from AP Government Students reciting the preamble, discussions, and lessons on the significance of the preamble and constitution. Our teachers planned engaging lessons, and students had fun while learning.

Today is the 26th day of school and we will continue to celebrate our students back in school full time. Fillmore Middle School and Fillmore High are preparing mid-quarter progress reports and will mail home to families by the end of the week. We are completing our beginning of the year testing in English Language Arts and Math and have started reading intervention at 3 of our elementary schools. We are still recruiting for intervention teachers at Piru School.

I’d like to thank our staff for their dedication to our students and for the time they are taking to implement the many new health requirements and public health mandates. I would also like to thank our families for their continued support and patience as we work through this school year prioritizing student and staff safety, teaching and learning, and social and emotional wellness. We ask that you please continue to prescreen your children each day and keep them home if they have any COVID Symptoms. Working together, giving one another grace, and putting our students first will make this a great school year. Thank you!

Message from Superintendent Christine Schieferle

Great news for Fillmore High School!

Construction at the FHS Career Technical Education (CTE) building is very close to completion. At the site they are working to complete the installation of hand railing and the electrical work for the welding booths. FHS is planning to work on a staff and student orientation for the building and equipment during the month of September and looks to have students in the classrooms after fall break. Stay tuned for information regarding a Grand Opening event during the week of October 4, 2021.

Go Flashes!

Successful first week of school

Dear FUSD Families,
As we conclude our first full week of school, we will continue to celebrate having our students back into our schools and classrooms. I would like to thank our dedicated staff, families, and the community of Fillmore for your support, patience, and encouragement as we navigate this school year. Please know we are following all California Department of Public Health and Ventura County Public Health guidelines. With all of the challenges we are facing regarding extensive contact tracing and identifying positive cases, it is the highlight of each day to see our wonderful students engaged, learning, and reconnecting with peers. We will continue to prioritize the safety of our students and do our very best to communicate in a timely manner. Please continue to prescreen your child each day before sending them to school and if your child has any COVID-19 symptoms, please do not send your child to school and please call the school office. Together, we can make this a positive school year for our kids!

Proud to be a part of FUSD,
Christine Schieferle, Superintendent  

COVID-19 Daily Self-Screening Tool [English/Spanish]

Good afternoon families.

This is Christine Schieferle, Superintendent for the Fillmore Unified School District.

We are looking forward to welcoming our students back to school tomorrow, August 19. Please remember to prescreen your child before sending them to school. If your child has COVID-19 symptoms, has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or has been identified as a close contact, please do not send your child to school. Please call the school office. Families can find the prescreening tool on our FUSD website. All families will also receive a text message with a link to the prescreening tool. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school. Thank you and we look forward to a great year!

Buenas tardes familias.

Esta es un mensaje de Christine Schieferle, Superintendente del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Fillmore.

Estamos deseando dar la bienvenida a nuestros estudiantes que estarán de vuelta a la escuela mañana, 19 de agosto. Por favor, recuerde de autoevaluar a su hijo antes de enviarlo a la escuela. Si su hijo tiene síntomas de COVID-19, ha estado en contacto con alguien que ha dado positivo a COVID-19 o ha sido identificado como un contacto cercano, por favor no envíe a su hijo a la escuela. Por favor llame a la oficina de la escuela. Las familias pueden encontrar el cuestionario de salud para la autoevaluación del COVID-19 en nuestro sitio web de FUSD. Todas las familias también recibirán un mensaje de texto con un enlace al cuestionario de salud para la autoevaluación del COVID-19. Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con la escuela de su hijo. Gracias y esperamos un año estupendo!