Submitted by FUSD Superintendent, Adrian E. Palazuelos, Ph.D.

The end of the school year marks a time for district and school staff to reset and prepare for the start of the new school year. I have seen this process carried out over my last four years as your Superintendent and can confirm that the staff of the Fillmore Unified School District take great care each summer and throughout the year in making sure that schools are ready for our students. Over the course of the summer our district employees are focused on ensuring that kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, grounds, classrooms, etc. are ready for use across the district.

During this summer our maintenance, custodial, technology, and grounds staff have had some extra help as a result of our FUSD Summer Work Program for high school students. Over 30 high school age students applied for the Summer Work Program and have been employed this summer to work alongside our staff on a number of projects. Our student workers have made a positive impact in their work through the Summer Work Program and our full-time staff have praised their contributions.

Our schools have extraordinary needs in the area of facilities and the summer break also presents the optimal time to complete facility projects while the campuses are not in use. As a result, we have had a number of projects taking place over this summer to improve our facilities and extend the longevity of our buildings and district property. A listing of the projects is included below.

FACILITIES PROJECTS
The Fillmore Unified School District has been hard at work over the summer on a number of facilities projects to prepare for the 2018-2019 school year. The projects in process or completed are as follows:
• Exterior Painting
o Mountain Vista Elementary, San Cayetano Elementary, and Fillmore Middle School
• Roofing
o 2 story building at Fillmore High School and District Office Annex Building
• New Track Surface
o Fillmore High School Stadium
• Sealing of Asphalt Parking Lots and Play Courts
o Fillmore Middle School (parking and basketball), Fillmore High School (2nd street parking and basketball), Mountain Vista Elementary, and District Office
• Carpet
o San Cayetano Elementary School
• Interior Paint
o Piru Elementary School (select classrooms)
• Improvements to Restrooms
o Piru Elementary School

The Fillmore Unified School District faculty and staff look forward to welcoming back all of our district families to the first day of school on Thursday, August 16, 2018. Enjoy the remaining days of summer vacation and prepare for an extraordinary 2018-2019 school year.