December 16, 2017 Is The Date!!

Please support Santa Clara Valley Legal Aid's Coat Drive to raise enough money to put a coat on every child that comes through the line this Christmas in Fillmore.

This project idea started when I was watching the kids waiting with anticipation to see Santa at the North Fillmore Community Storefront for the Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department toy giveaway. Looking at the line, none of the kids had on coats. My mind judged immediately “Did the children forget their coats? They knew it was cold and that the wait was long.” The line snaked as the little boy tucked into his mother and the realization hit me like the cold wind - The little boy didn’t forget his coat. He doesn’t have a coat.

Please join Santa Clara Valley Legal Aid’s Winter Coat Drive. In December we will be giving away brand-new warm winter coats to needy children of the Santa Clara Valley who are standing outside in line in Fillmore to receive their toy from Santa. There are no “administrative” costs. You send the money and our teams go and buy the coats.

As Marion Wright Edelman, the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund says:
“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”

When you place a warm coat on cold little shoulders, you know that a warm coat makes a big difference.

Go to www.youcaring.com/CoatsForFillmoreKids.

Laura Bartels, Director
Santa Clara Valley Legal Aid

Hello, this is my daughter Carolina Garcia. She is 11 years old from Fillmore, a small town in Southern California. This is her 1st year in Cross Country. After all her hard work and determination, she has earned a spot to compete in the Junior Olympics in Tallahassee, Florida on the 9th of December in 2017. We want our daughter to experience the opportunities that we never had. Were asking for any donations to help fund her trip to Florida. We thank you in advance.

Visit https://www.gofundme.com/4qj97r4 to support Carolina.

Leslie Klinchuch, Project Manager for Chevron for the Santa Clara Valley, presents a check to the Santa Clara Elementary Principal Kari Skidmore for $1,000 to support the Music in the Classroom program with PTO President Amber McCalister and students in attendance. Photo & article courtesy Larissa Nelson.
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Photo & article courtesy Larissa Nelson.

Chevron is continually going above and beyond to support local programs in the Fillmore community. They have a goal to be committed to contributing to the social and economic development of our communities. They believe that providing community support, both through financial assistance and personal involvement, is their responsibility as a good neighbor. Their support in serving the students that attend Santa Clara Elementary demonstrates their desire to serve others and be an integral part of the neighborhood. This year they have generously supported the Fillmore and Santa Paula students at Santa Clara Elementary school, aka the “Little Red Schoolhouse”. This program will help infuse music and culture into the lives of many youth, affirm their value, nurture their skills and talents, help them realize their artistic value, and lead them to a greater understanding and appreciation for music and art.

Last week, this grant was awarded from the Chevron Environmental Management Company from Leslie Klinchuch, Project Manager for Chevron for the Santa Clara Valley, and presented to principal, Kari Skidmore for $1,000 to support the Music in the Classroom program. The community support of Chevron will help serve students K-6 by enriching their elementary education and assisting with bringing a music teacher to the classrooms to teach appreciation and understanding of music for students, teach instrument instruction to the students, assist with developing community involvement by inviting community members to participate in concert, and help with improvement of the student’s success on standardized tests based on skills learned through music.

If other members of the community would like to support similar programs at the school, they can reach out to PTO Vice President Larissa Nelson at happyarissa@gmail.com

On Saturday, November 18th at 12:52pm a micro 1.9 earthquake occurred approximately 5 miles South East of Fillmore and 7 miles South West of Piru. For more information go to http://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Quakes/ci37814007.html

Fillmore Unified School District

Board meeting highlights for the Fillmore Unified School District:

Approve the Start and End Date for 2018-2019 School Calendar
The Board approved the start and end dates for 2018-2019 school calendar.

Approve Updated FUSD Salary Schedules
The Board approved the update to current salary schedules, incorporating the updated fiscal year change. Salary rates are not changing; the request is to update the schedule to applicability for the 2017-2018 school year.

Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Ventura County Behavior Health Career Pathway and Fillmore Unified School District for 2017-2018
The Board approved the Memorandum of Understanding with Ventura County Behavioral Health for Behavior Health Career Pathway

Personnel Recommendations
The Board approved all personnel recommendations including new hires, promotions, resignations and leaves.