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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
- FUSD and the Board of Education were within their authority under the California law and their policies and procedures to pay severance to a non-certified employee.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
- Outdated job descriptions and a lack of continuity and consistency in its personnel evaluations timeline and process may have contributed to this payout.
Related Recommendations (3)
R1
- FUSD Board of Education should direct executive staff to develop a procedure for completing personnel evaluations per its current policies, including a standard timeline, with some exceptions, so that these evaluations can be completed on a biennial basis, to be done by November 1, 2026. (F2, F3)
R2
- The FUSD Board of Education should direct FUSD staff to complete personnel evaluations on all classified and administrative employees by the completion of the 2027-2028 school year, to be done by November 1, 2026. (F2, F3)
R3
- The FUSD Board of Education should direct FUSD staff to review and update job descriptions for all full-time employees by the end of the 2027-2028 school year, to be done by November 1, 2026. (F2, F3)
F3
- FUSD appears to be making an effort to update job descriptions and adhere to an updated performance review cadence.
Related Recommendations (3)
R1
- FUSD Board of Education should direct executive staff to develop a procedure for completing personnel evaluations per its current policies, including a standard timeline, with some exceptions, so that these evaluations can be completed on a biennial basis, to be done by November 1, 2026. (F2, F3)
R2
- The FUSD Board of Education should direct FUSD staff to complete personnel evaluations on all classified and administrative employees by the completion of the 2027-2028 school year, to be done by November 1, 2026. (F2, F3)
R3
- The FUSD Board of Education should direct FUSD staff to review and update job descriptions for all full-time employees by the end of the 2027-2028 school year, to be done by November 1, 2026. (F2, F3)
In the Press 1
Press coverage of this report, automatically tracked.
Just 12% of Fresno Unified staff received employee evaluations — over a decade, grand jury says
Fresnoland
· August 5, 2026
