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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Fresno County Grand Jury
• 2001-2002
West Fresno Elementary School District
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Findings 5 findings
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Each retail food facility is required to have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an approved and accredited food safety certification examination.
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The food safety certification examination should define: a. The relationship between personal hygiene and food safety. b. The association of hand contact with personal habits and behaviors. c. The relevance of food worker’s health to foodborne illness. d. The recognition as to how policies, procedures, and management contribute to improved food safety practices.
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Specific circumstances require gloves be worn, such as when an employee has any cuts, sores, rashes, artificial nails, nail polish, rings (other than a plain wedding band), orthopedic support devices, or unclean fingernails.
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A local governing body is not prohibited from adopting an evaluation or grading system for retail food facilities.
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A local governing body is not prohibited from adopting an employee health certificate program. B. Retail food facilities in Fresno County are being inspected on a regular unannounced basis. This includes restaurants, markets, bars and mobile food vendors. C. Fresno County food facility managers are not required to perform health screening of food handlers and servers. Tuberculosis and hepatitis testing are not required. D. Environmental Health inspection results in Fresno County are not displayed in public view. E. In some California counties, the food facilities inspection results are expressed in an ABC grading system. The results are posted in clear view for the public to see prior to entering the establishment or making a food purchase. F. There is no grading system to convey inspection results for food facilities in Fresno County. G. In Fresno County there are many instances when gloves are not utilized by food handlers as required by law. Conclusions A. There is no grading system for food facilities in Fresno County; inspection results do not reflect the level of quality. B. There is no pre-employment health testing required of food handlers or servers in order to detect a communicable health problem. C. The inspection report is not posted or easily accessible to the public. The consumer is burdened with the responsibility of requesting the results from the management of the food facility. D. Public safety is dependent upon the health, training, and education of food handlers and servers.
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R55Page 48Master plan to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide services to Limited English Proficient students be completed, approved by the Parlier Unified School District Board of Trustees, and accepted by the Office of Civil Rights. WEST FRESNO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT Introduction Members of the 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury visited the West Fresno Elementary School District office and its two schools. During these visits, members met with the interim superintendent, teachers, staff, and school board members.
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R56Page 48The West Fresno Elementary School District make available to and provide training for parents/guardians to aid them in operating home computers.
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R57Page 48The West Fresno Elementary School District encourage parents/guardians to learn to operate home computers.
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R58Page 48The West Fresno Elementary School District encourage parents/guardians to access and utilize the school’s computer data system to gain information concerning student grades, assignments, academic progress, and disciplinary issues. 39
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R59Page 48The West Fresno Elementary School District provide information to parents/guardians listing locations in the community where they may gain access to computers.
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R60Page 48The West Fresno Elementary School District consult with Washington Union High School to coordinate curricula and in-service training.
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R61Page 48The West Fresno Elementary School District consult with other Washington Union High School feeder schools with a goal of coordinating text books, curricula, and in-service training.
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R62Page 48The 2002/2003 Fresno County Grand Jury continue to monitor West Fresno Elementary School District’s educational progress. CURRICULA ALIGNMENT OF WASHINGTON UNION HIGH SCHOOL AND FEEDER SCHOOLS Introduction The 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury reviewed the recommendations from the 2000/2001 Fresno County Grand Jury report regarding Washington Union High School District (WUHS) and its feeder schools. Feeder schools are defined as those schools whose graduates advance to WUHS. The following, each of which constitutes an independent school district, serve as feeder schools for WUHS: American Union Orange Center Pacific Union Washington Colony West Fresno West Park WUHS and four of the six elementary schools were visited and discussions were held with administrative staffs and school board members regarding coordination of curricula. Unification of feeder schools with WUHS was also discussed.
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R63Page 48Washington Union High School and its feeder schools coordinate curricula.
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R64Page 48A Curriculum Committee comprised of representatives from Washington Union High School and all of its feeder schools be established and meet on a regular basis.
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R65Page 48A Superintendents Committee, comprised of the Superintendents from each of the feeder schools, be formed to provide a forum to discuss items of mutual concern.
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R66Page 48Coordinated curricula be used and in-service training be offered teachers of all feeder schools.
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R67Page 48Student exit exams be utilized as a reference for aligning the curricula.
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R68Page 48A central based Learning Center be established for in-service training. CHARTER SCHOOLS Introduction The 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury investigated the charter schools in Fresno County. Charter schools are a recent development for “Education Reform” as titled in California’s Charter School Act of 1992, Act 47600. The act’s intent was to “provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school structure, as a method to accomplish innovative learning and teaching techniques to improve student learning.” The Grand Jury reviewed charter schools within the County of Fresno. During this review, the Grand Jury made onsite visits to two charter schools and received testimony from educators. Due to pending litigation and ongoing investigations the Grand Jury limited the scope of their inquiries.
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R69Page 48Sponsoring school districts located in Fresno County limit their charter schools to locations within the County of Fresno and adjacent counties.
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R70Page 48Sponsoring school districts located in Fresno County review their monitoring practices of charter schools with a goal of providing necessary over-sight. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Karen Mello, Chair Robin Baldwin Karen Miller Harold Price Paul Sullivan Ann Thaxter 46 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE INTRODUCTION The 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury Health and Human Services Committee addressed four areas of concern as a result of citizen inquiries and/or Grand Jury priorities. The subjects of committee investigations were: A. The delivery of health and social services to rural and urban Fresno County. B. Food handling and inspection reporting in retail food facilities in Fresno County. C. The identification and reporting of communicable disease in Fresno County. D. Services available for adult males in the Human Services System. The committee determined not to proceed with a report on the adult male services in the Human Services System. Upon investigation, after a citizen complaint, it was found that programs for adult males are readily available. Bioterrorism threats in the United States after September 11, 2001, motivated the committee to review the procedures and policies of identifying and reporting on communicable disease in Fresno County. Investigation determined that a complex, multidepartmental, comprehensive system for identification and reporting communicable disease is in operation in Fresno County. During the process of gathering information for its two reports, the Health and Human Services Committee interviewed citizens, officials, department heads, and employees of the County of Fresno. Visits were made to various relevant facilities. Following are the
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R71Page 48Establish an ABC grading system that is defined and publicized for retail food facilities and the public. 49
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R72Page 48Require ABC grading results be clearly posted at the entrance of the food facility.
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R73Page 48Monitor and encourage food handlers to wear gloves in compliance with state law.
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R74Page 48Monitor and encourage food safety trainers, food handlers, and servers to adhere to state rules established by California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law 2001. THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE “ONE-STOP” REGIONAL CENTERS BY THE HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM Introduction The 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury investigated the changes made by the Human Services System (HSS) to meet its goal of providing more efficient and cost-effective health and social services to urban and rural Fresno County.
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R75Page 48The Human Services System (HSS) continue to develop comprehensive “one-stop” Regional Centers in Fresno County where the largest rural population of HSS consumers live.
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R76Page 48The Human Services System develop true “one-stop” centers within crucial areas of the City of Fresno.
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R77Page 48The Human Services System increase the ratio of substance abuse educators and counselors to consumers at the Selma Regional Center and all future centers.
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R78Page 48Future Fresno County Grand Juries monitor the progress of planned “one- stop” Regional Centers. LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE Judith Guardado, Chair Robert Buchanan Allene Kahl Jesse McDonald Stanley Kooyumjian Joan Quintana 54 LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE INTRODUCTION The 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury Law Enforcement Committee reported on four areas of concern as a result of citizen inquiries and/or Grand Jury priorities. A. The Office of the Fresno County Probation Department. B. Fresno Police Department property room at Elizabeth and Broadway Streets. C. The Fresno Police Department Chief’s Advisory Board. D. Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC). During the process of gathering information for its four reports, the Law Enforcement Committee interviewed citizens, officials, department heads, and employees of government agencies within the County of Fresno. Visits were made to various relevant facilities. OFFICE OF THE FRESNO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT Introduction The 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury investigated a written complaint from a citizen that criticized Fresno County Adult Probation Department’s process for monitoring the terms of probation imposed by the Superior Court.
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R79Page 48The Fresno County Probation Department review the current process for monitoring and collecting restitution and fines, in order to establish a process to efficiently track and collect payments.
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R80Page 48Additional Probation Department personnel be hired in order to support the departments need’s and maintain the integrity of the judicial system. FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY ROOM Introduction The 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 Fresno County Grand Juries made recommendations for continued Grand Jury review of the Fresno Police Department Property Room. Members of the 2001/2002 Fresno County Grand Jury toured the property room located at 940 N. Broadway Street in Fresno. The objective of the visit was to determine if the recommendations of the previous Grand Juries had been implemented.
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R81Page 48The Fresno Police Department continue to improve monitoring the bookings and safeguarding of evidence.
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R82Page 48The Fresno Police Department implement a bar code system for the property room.
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R83Page 48The Fresno Police Department conduct random drug testing of all property room personnel.
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R84Page 48All evidence booked be verified by two persons.
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R85Page 48Future Grand Juries revisit and review the property rooms. 59