DATE: September 12, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kelley Landano, County Librarian
Penny Raven, Chair, Historical Landmarks and Records Advisory Commission
SUBJECT: Centennial Schools - Kingsburg High School and Washington Elementary
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve designation and placement of Kingsburg High School and Washington Elementary on the County's Register of Centennial Schools; and
2. Authorize the Chairman to execute the certificate for these Centennial Schools.
REPORT
Approval of these actions will allow Kingsburg High School and Washington Elementary School to be placed on the County's Register of Centennial Schools. The Historical Landmarks and Records Advisory Commission recommend schools that qualify for placement on the Fresno County's Register of Centennial Schools. Approval by the Board of Supervisors encourages preservation of the County's history.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could choose to not approve these actions, which would result in these schools not being placed on the County's Register of Centennial Schools at this time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions.
DISCUSSION:
The Historical Landmarks and Records Advisory Commission, with support from Randy R. Morris, Superintendent of Kingsburg Joint Union High School District and Wesley Sever, Superintendent of Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District recommend your Board approve the applications to add Kingsburg High School and Washington Elementary School to the Centennial Schools Register.
Kingsburg High School
Kingsburg High School was organized on July 22, 1905 to serve Kingsburg, Harrison, Clay and Riverbend Elementary School Districts. Kingsburg High School is unique in the State of California as it is a single school within a joint high school district serving three counties: Fresno, Kings, and Tulare Counties.
Like most early high schools, it did not have its own building so students ...
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