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WELCOME to eUPDATE— JUNE 22 , 2006
To keep you up-to-date about the latest news within
the Fremont Union High School District.
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Below are the District Bulletin and Board Report for the
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Board Meeting.

DISTRICT BULLETIN — Volume XIII, Issue 17
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WELCOME PETER LU
2006-2007 Student Member of
Board of Trustees

Superintendent Dr. Steve Rowley introduced Peter Lu, senior at Monta Vista High School, as the new student member of the Board of Trustees for the 2006-2007 school year. Dr. Rowley welcomed Peter and his family, who were present for Peter’s first Board meeting, and stated that he and the Board are very impressed with Peter’s background at school and in the community and know that he will make an enormous contribution on the Board this year. Peter applied to be the student member of the Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees because he wants to help District students voice their opinions to the people who can affect change, the Board of Trustees.

“I want for every school in the District to feel comforted by the fact that the student voices of each school are being heard and represented objectively,” Peter stated in his application form. “I want to also strengthen the ties between the student government of all five schools and the Board of Trustees and make sure that each side is able to comprehend what the other side’s take is on an important concern.”

As an award-winning member of Monta Vista High School’s Speech and Debate Team, Peter’s proven exceptional communication skills will come in handy as a member of the Board of Trustees. Besides being able to learn new concepts quickly and communicate ideas clearly and effectively, Peter is also proficient in English, French, and Chinese languages and has very strong math and science skills.

Outside of his active school life, Peter spends much of his time volunteering in the community. In 2005 he helped supervise 15 elementary school children at Camp Galileo, helping them with their lessons and ensuring that the logistics of the science camp went smoothly. For the past two years Peter has tutored students in math, English, and biology including setting goals for their progress and talking with their teachers. As a member of the Octagon Optimists Community Service Club, Peter has amassed over 100 hours of service to date and received a “Most Dedicated Member” award.

Peter also has time for sports and has played in the National Junior Basketball league for the past three years and plans to continue playing. He also works at Deep Cliff Golf Course which affords him free golf whenever he wants — nice perk!

Board Members Homer Tong, Barbara Nunes, Nancy Newton, Avie Katz, and Kathryn Ho welcomed Peter, all agreeing that his perspective as a student is one that they value highly and that they look forward to working with him this school year.

BOARD REPORT for Board of Trustees Meeting June 20, 2006
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Seating of 2006-2007 Student Board Member Peter Lu,
Monta Vista High School. See District Bulletin

HIRING UPDATE
Nancy B. Fischer, Director of Human Resources, acknowledged Jason Crutchfield as the new coordinator of HR, who was approved on the personnel report and in attendance at the meeting. She then reviewed the New Teacher Ethnicity Report for the 2006-2007 School Year. Of the total new hires, 18% are Asian, 3% are African American, 10% are Hispanic and 69% are White (about the same percentages as last year). It is the District’s goal of its Long Range Plan as well as of the Board of Trustees to hire a work force that better matches the demographics of our student population. Fischer stated that the Asian American Parents Association (AAPA) provided some candidates, but most are not fully credentialed as of yet. Most of these candidates were indeed interviewed by the District and when they finish their programs, will be a source of new teacher recruitment for next school year. Fischer stated that the District’s Recruitment Fair held in April was extremely successful because of the 70 employees (teachers, support staff, and administrators) who worked that day to screen and hire new teachers on the spot. She also thanked our five principals for their outstanding work on interviews these past few months and in deciding the best placement of new teachers.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES...
    • Approved a Contract with Bethel Lutheran School July 1,2006 through June 30, 2007
    • Approved the Cupertino Co-op Nursery School Lease Agreement July 1, 2006 through
       June 30, 2007
    • Approved the North County Regional Occupational Program/Santa Clara County Office
       of Education Lease Agreement July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007
    • Approved a Contract with New World Child Development Center - July 1, 2006 through
       June 30, 2007
    • Approved the Amendment with Sodexho, Inc. for Consulting Management Services
       for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007
    • Approved the YWCA Lease
    • Approved 2006-2007 Organization Memberships for Superintendent of Schools
    • Approved Adult and Community Education Course of Study Offerings
    • Awarded a contract in the amount of $164,700 for the Base Bid plus Additive
       Alternate 1 (concrete planter), to Calstate Construction, Inc. for the Library Improvements
        at Cupertino High School (Project 214), and authorized staff to issue change orders,
        as necessary, pursuant to Public Contract Code 20118.4
    • Awarded a contract in the amount of $82,900 for the Base Bid to Atlantis Interiors for
       the Gym Acoustics at Homestead High School (Project 514) and authorized staff to
       issue change orders, as necessary, pursuant to Public Contract Code 20118.4
    • Adopted Resolution #056-24 Authorizing Budget Transfers between Major Accounts
       and Year-end Transfers to balance the Budget as necessary
    • Approved the 2006-2007 Adoption Budget. Geoffrey Kiehl, Chief Business Officer/
       Associate Superintendent, reported that very little has changed since our May 16th
       Budget Study Session and the June 6th public hearing on the proposed Adoption Budget.
       This Adoption Budget includes estimates of 2005-2006 expenditures and fund balances—
       actual amounts will be available in late August. Based upon our current projections,
       the District estimates it will end the current fiscal year with an unrestricted General
       Fund balance of $3.1 million and a $3.7 million ending balance for next year. This
       represents a 3.75% reserve for 2005-2006 and a 4.25% reserve for 2006-2007 (minimum
       state required reserve level is 3%).
    • Approved Board Policy 5030 Student Wellness. District staff is working towards
      compliance to the state laws pertaining to food sales: SB12 regarding competitive
      food standards to be in effect by July 1, 2007 and SB965 regarding beverage standards
      to be in effect for high schools at 50% compliance by July 1, 2007 and 100% by
      July 1, 2009. For the 2006-2007 school year all District schools will eliminate
      the sale of candy and fried burrito’s.
    • Reviewed revisions to 2005-2006 Board Calendar

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
TUESDAY, July 11, 2006 at ESC — Closed Session 5pm, Open Session 6pm
TUESDAY, August 15, 2006 at ESC — Closed Session 5pm, Open Session 6pm
TUESDAY, August 22, 2006 at ESC — Closed Session 5:30pm, Open Session 6:30pm
TUESDAY, September 5, 2006 at ESC – Closed Session at 6pm, Open Session at 7pm

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