Fontana Unified School District

Fontana Unified School District Doubles College-Going Rate with Support from Naviance by PowerSchool

Retrieved on: 
Friday, November 18, 2022

PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) today announced Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) in San Bernardino County, California successfully increased its graduation rate to nearly 100 percent while doubling the rate of graduates that attend college with help in part from Unified Classroom Naviance CCLR .

Key Points: 
  • PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) today announced Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) in San Bernardino County, California successfully increased its graduation rate to nearly 100 percent while doubling the rate of graduates that attend college with help in part from Unified Classroom Naviance CCLR .
  • In addition to Naviance, FUSD has also used PowerSchool Unified Classroom Performance Matters to empower educators, measure student performance more effectively, and make better-informed decisions on instruction.
  • With support from Naviance to help our broader college, career, and life readiness program, our college-going rate went from under 25 percent to over 50 percent districtwide.
  • PowerSchool and other PowerSchool marks are trademarks of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

Blink Charging Provides EV Charging Solutions As School Bus Fleets Move Towards Electric Buses

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Miami Beach, FL, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the “Company”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (“EV”) charging equipment and services, announced today the continued deployment of Blink EV chargers for electric school bus fleets. Blink has already sold or deployed nearly 400 Level 2 chargers in 14 states at educational facilities.

Key Points: 
  • With nearly a half millions school buses today, Blink is working with school districts around the nation to support the drive towards electric school bus fleets
    Miami Beach, FL, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (Blink or the Company), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, announced today the continued deployment of Blink EV chargers for electric school bus fleets.
  • Of the 480,000 school buses currently in operation in the United States, only 1,800 are electric buses, creating a great demand and opportunity for school bus fleets to move towards electric.
  • Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW), a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment, has deployed over 48,000 charging ports across 19 countries, many of which are networked EV charging stations, enabling EV drivers to easily charge at any of Blinks charging locations worldwide.
  • Blinks principal line of products and services include the Blink EV charging network (Blink Network), EV charging equipment, EV charging services, and the products and services of recent acquisitions, including SemaConnect, Blue Corner and BlueLA.

Eight CA School Districts Choose AM LLC to Lead COVID Mitigation Programs for Safer Schools

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

LEESBURG, Va., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AM LLC (AM), a public health firm working with K-12 schools and federal, state and local health departments, announced a service contract with San Francisco Unified School District and seven other new K-12 school district service contracts throughout the state of California to provide expertise in disease investigation, contact tracing, COVID-19 education and messaging, and public health coordination. AM LLC has been tasked to ensure school health and wellness programs keep students in classrooms, and operate under established safety guidelines that proactively modify services as guidelines evolve.

Key Points: 
  • AM LLC has been tasked to ensure school health and wellness programs keep students in classrooms, and operate under established safety guidelines that proactively modify services as guidelines evolve.
  • "California schools tapped the AM team to lead and liaise their COVID-19 mitigation efforts to keep kids learning and keep teachers teaching in the classroom.
  • AM LLC will also act as lead liaison between local health departments and the designated school district.
  • AM LLC will lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of school-based programs and serve as the singular point of contact as an expert resource in the following school districts: San Francisco Unified School District, Fontana Unified School District, Hesperia Unified School District, Morongo Unified School District, Rim of the World Unified School District, Salinas City Elementary School District, San Bernardino City Unified School District, and Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District.

SoCal’s Fontana Unified School District Installs FloWater Touchless, Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations as Part of COVID Prevention Strategy

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) is replacing numerous communal water fountains and jug dispensers in all District-wide schools with fully touchless, self-sanitizing FloWater Refill Stations.

Key Points: 
  • With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) is replacing numerous communal water fountains and jug dispensers in all District-wide schools with fully touchless, self-sanitizing FloWater Refill Stations.
  • We selected FloWater Refill Stations because we wanted to ensure safe drinking water for all of our students and staff, says Randal S. Bassett, Superintendent of Schools at FUSD.
  • FUSD is installing 170 FloWater Refill Stations with foot pedal activation devices at 48 sites consisting of pre-K-12 schools, adult and continuing education and operational facilities.
  • Additionally, surveys showed that students drank more water, were better hydrated, had more energy, and consumed less sugary beverages where FloWater Refill Stations were installed.