The Fillmore Unified School District Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding with CSEA Chapter 421 that will provide additional compensation to site lead preschool teachers for diaper changing and toileting assistance during the 2025–26 school year.

Superintendent Christine Shefferly said the MOU is intended to increase preschool enrollment by permitting non–potty-trained children to enroll while staff support families with potty-training plans. Shefferly told the board that other districts that have adopted similar agreements “have found up to a 20 to 30% increase in enrollment,” and she thanked CSEA leadership for working with the district on the agreement.

The MOU was brought as an action item; a motion to approve passed on roll call with four ayes and no nays. Trustees recognized that the goal is to support families and to fill remaining preschool seats.