Fremont Union High School District

BOARD REPORT for Board of Trustees Meeting JUNE 5, 2007
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STUDY SESSION: 2007-2008
Proposed Budget CBO/Associate Superintendent Geoffrey Kiehl presented an overview of the proposed budget for the 2007-08 school year. Parcel and property tax revenues coupled with residency verification and staffing efficiency yielded a moderate increase in general fund balance for next year. Office development is picking up in Sunnyvale — a good sign for secured and unsecured property tax growth. One time funds from mandated costs reimbursement allowed the District to end this school year with a projected 5% reserve.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
Board President Barbara Nunes announced that the Board unanimously voted to accept an out-of-court settlement in the lawsuit brought against the District by former Superintendent Stephen Rowley.

PUBLIC HEARING:
Adoption Budget for 2007-2008 (Including Budget Allocation Plan and Service Delivery Model for SELPA II) — no comment

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT
Student Board Member Peter Lu, in his last report, gave the Board copies of Verdadera, a “publication created by and for Monta Vista teens for the purpose of instigating communication concerning the ‘real world’ of high school within the community.”

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Superintendent Polly Bove recognized Student Board Member Peter Lu (see District Bulletin); Communications Manager Cindy McArthur, named Leadership Team Member-of-the-Year; and retiree Colleen Medeiros, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent. Mederios is retiring June 30th after 13 years in the District assisting four superintendents: Mary Panucci, Joe Hamilton, Steve Rowley, and Polly Bove.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Student Board Member Peter Lu introduced IDC students from the five high schools who presented their school’s survey results regarding Board Policy 5030 Student Wellness. The overwhelming consensus to improve the cafeterias in all five schools is to make them more comfortable by painting the walls, bringing in new furniture, and providing music and/or videos for students to enjoy. Survey results also pointed out that students feel the food is too expensive and of poor quality; they did say they would pay more for more appealing, healthier food. Superintendent Bove introduced the District’s new Cafeteria Manager Bill Shuster, who had been sitting in the audience and listening to the students’ presentation. He commented that he was very impressed with their work and is eager to receive and study the information they provided.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Superintendent Polly Bove applauded the work of the Fremont Union High Schools Foundation and accepted a donation for next school year (see District Bulletin). • Director of Educational Services Trudy Gross updated the Board on the very exciting $10,000 grant from BP’s A+ for Energy program awarded to Jason Heskett and Sean Cryan, special education teachers at Cupertino High School. Their grant proposal “Energy Conservation and Solar Power at Cupertino” involves buying and utilizing a solar panel to run a cell phone charge station, run a watering system for a garden, and create an energy conservation/solar power curriculum for a transitions class and science class. • Superintendent Bove introduced next year’s Student Board Member JingJing Xia, a current junior at Cupertino High School.

UPDATE ON MODERNIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER
Board Members toured the area in the ESC just beginning modernization which will include much needed improvement to air conditioning and heating systems. Work is being done inhouse at minimal cost.

UPDATE ON CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR CLASS OF 2007
Bryan Emmert, Coordinator of Curriculum & Assessment, stated that as of today, 25 students districtwide have met the District’s graduation requirements but have not passed one or both parts of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). These 25 students will receive a Certificate of Completion at their graduation ceremony. Parents of these students were sent a letter explaining that their child would not receive a diploma and outlining steps that can be taken to pass the CAHSEE and earn a diploma.

LEGAL EXPENSES RELATING TO DISMISSAL OF FORMER SUPERINTENDENT
Legal expenses directly related to dismissal of former superintendent Steve Rowley: from Law firm of Zampi and Associates — $95,171.75 and from law firm Haws Theobald & Auman — $2,500 for a total $97,671.75. Legal expenses not directly related to dismissal: from law firm of Bennett & Sharpe, Inc. — $21,011.10, from law firm of Zampi and Associates — $10,260.00, from law firm Lozano Smith — $14,519.50; and from Littler Mendelson — $70.00 for a total of $45,860.60.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES...
   • Approved new courses: Advanced Placement Language and Composition, Expository
      Reading and Writing, Advanced and Honors Drama
   • Approved the Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA) II Local Education Agency
      (LEA) Assurances
   • Approved to Waive the Requirement to Successfully Pass the High School Exit Examination
      for Students with Disabilities (10 students)
   • Discussed AP Biology incident at Cupertino High School...Board President Barbara Nunes
      read a statement; Attorney Bern Steves and several CHS parents addressed the Board
      regarding their continuing concerns about a testing controversy.
   • Adopted Resolution #067-11 Authorizing Budget Transfers between Major Accounts and
      Year-end Transfers to balance the Budget as necessary
   • Approved job descriptions Employee Support Specialist and Strategic Business and
      Community Manager
   • Reviewed proposed 2007-2008 Adoption Budget Information (Including Budget Allocation
      Plan and Service Delivery Model for SELPA II)
   • Reviewed New Certificated Hiring Ethnicity Comparison for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008
      School Years
   • Reviewed new California Interscholastic Federation and State Senate regulations requiring
      all coaches to complete a new certification course and receive national certification by
      December 2008.
   • Reviewed Administrative Regulation 4112.23 Special Education Staff
   • Reviewed revisions to Board Policy 1330 Use of District Facilities

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 @ ESC—Closed Session 3pm - Supt’s Evaluation
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 @ ESC—Closed Session 6pm, Open Session 7pm
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 @ ESC—Closed Session 3pm - Supt’s Evaluation
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 @ ESC—Closed Session 5pm, Open Session 6pm
Tuesday, July 30, 2007 @ ESC—Open Session 2:30pm
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 @ ESC—Closed Session 5pm, Open Session 6pm