Each high school campus has a College & Career Center dedicated to supporting the Fresno Unified goal of preparing Career Ready Graduates. The College & Career Center is highly integrated with Career Technical Education and academic counseling. Job Developers lead each center and function as a link between the business community, higher education, high school counseling, and the District’s College & Career Readiness department. Job Developers offer all students an array of services and opportunities such as: issuing work permits; providing information on work-based learning experiences, internships, and certifications; offering career interest inventories; conducting ASVAB testing; and supporting students with college and scholarship information and applications, FAFSA/Dream Act application, and SAT/ACT registration.

The Job Developer for Bullard High School is Kris Madden.

Email is: kristopher.madden@fresnounified.org 

Currently, many Fresno Unified CTE courses in different pathways and programs offer paid and unpaid internship opportunities to qualifying students.

In the 2022-2023 school year, General Internship courses are being offered at Bullard, Fresno, McLane, and Roosevelt High Schools that are designed to give students an opportunity to participate in paid and unpaid internships during the school day. Students will earn up to 20 elective credits for successful completion of the course and will learn valuable employability skills with a designated teacher, along with industry-specific experience while working with industry professionals at work sites.

Fresno Unified School District’s counseling staff is ready to assist students in the exploration and development of a plan that meets their college and career aspirations.  College and Career Readiness counselors welcome the continuous participation of parents during this planning process throughout their students’ middle and high school years. Parents are vital partners in their student’s middle and high school success. 

• All 12th grade students will receive authentic postsecondary plan from their counselor

• Fall Classroom Presentation

  • Graduation requirements

  • A-G requirements

  • Credit recovery options

  • College application information

    • californiacolleges.edu

  • College matriculation information

  • FAFSA/Dream Act application

    • Workshops

    • Webgrant information

  • Other college admissions requirements

    • UC personal insight questions

    • CSU EOP application

    • SCCCD Honors

    • Private university – personal essay

  • Scholarships and website lists

  • Important senior dates

  • After school tutorial schedule

  • Support services on campus

• Spring Classroom Presentation

  • Financial aid information

    • Create webgrants

  • Student Intent to Register (SIR)

    • Create student portal      

• One on one conferences/small group

  • Transcript review

  • “Fit” college and career discussion

• Ongoing conferences with at-risk students throughout the school year

• Graduation status letter sent at the beginning of each semester

• D/F notification to parent/guardian at least once per semester