Sanger Unified School District

Sanger Unified School District
Location
1905 Seventh St.
Sanger, California 93657
United States
District information
SuperintendentDennis Wiechmann[1]
Other information
Websitewww.sanger.k12.ca.us

Sanger Unified School District is a public school district in Fresno County, California, United States. The district operates 20 schools, serving 11,360 students.

Sanger Unified was established on November 17, 1964, effective July 1, 1965. On that date, Sanger Union joined with Fairmont Union, Centerville Union, and Lone Star Union to create the Sanger Unified School District.[2] SUSD annexed Del Rey Union the next year, on July 1, 1966.[3]

Elliott W. Lindsay, is the first superintendent in the district.[4] Matthew Navo was the second superintendent in 2013 through 2018.[5] Adela Madrigal Jones was the third superintendent in the district in 2018 through 2023.[6] Dennis Wiechmann became the fourth superintendent in the district in July 2023.[7][8]

  1. ^ "California School Directory".
  2. ^ Public Schools of Fresno County 1860 - 1998 Volume 1. Fresno Branch, American Association of University Women. 2000. p. 44.
  3. ^ Public Schools of Fresno County 1860 - 1998 Volume 1. Fresno Branch, American Association of University Women. 2000. p. 35.
  4. ^ "History of Sanger Schools". Sanger Unified School District. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  5. ^ Lee, Bonhia (October 26, 2017). "Sanger Unified superintendent asks to end his contract. But why does he want to go?". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Thornton, Lasherica (January 30, 2023). "Another Fresno County superintendent is retiring after nearly 40 years serving students". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sanger Unified superintendent retiring after nearly 40 years". KFSN-TV. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  8. ^ "Sanger Unified superintendent connects with students through 'Dr. Wiechmann Challenge'". KFSN-TV. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-05-11.