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FHS - 9/13
HHS - 9/21
LHS - 9/15
MVHS - 9/15

 

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WELCOME to eUPDATES — AUGUST 26, 2005
To keep you up-to-date about the latest news within the Fremont Union High School District.

WELCOME STUDENTS & FAMILIES TO 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR
Students reported to school on Monday, August 22. Enrollment fluctuates the first
two months of school as new students are enrolled and no-shows are disenrolled.
District enrollment as of 8/25/05:
CHS—1,480; FHS—1,795; HHS—1,986; LHS—1,836; MVHS—2,454; TOTAL 9,551

WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES
The District welcomed 60 new teachers, six support staff and
five administrators to the 2005-2006 school year.

Sixty new teachers began their career in the
District by participating
in an orientation on
Friday, August 12th.


CAHSEE — California High School Exit Exam
Fremont Union High School District students have done very well on the California High School Exit Exam — a test of English-language arts and mathematics.The class of 2006 is the first class in California required to pass the Exit Exam in order to receive a high school diploma. Students are required to take the CAHSEE for the first time in tenth grade and are given up to five additional opportunities to pass the test during high school. Currently, about 94% of District seniors have successfully passed both portions of the test (88% of seniors have passed both portions statewide). As we near the November administration of the test, District schools know which seniors still need to pass portions of the Exit Exam to fulfill their graduation requirements and will be working to get them ready to take it. Schools will soon be sending out a letter to parents notifying them that their students (when applicable) still have not passed one or both portions of the test.

MVHS OCTAGON CLUB SUPPORTS
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
The Monta Vista High School Octagon Club raised $7,500 last year to support research and patient services through its Cure Cancer Café on campus. Along with a Pennies for Patient drive, the school raised a total of $9,268.09 - thank you students and staff of MVHS!
  Below are the District Bulletin and Board Report for the
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Board Meeting.

DISTRICT BULLETIN — AUGUST 2005, Volume XIII, Issue 1
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Summer School Robotics Class
In conjunction with NASA, the District offered a summer school course on robotics taught by mathematics teacher Steve Headley at Homestead High School. Lynbrook High School parent Kumar Thiagarajan was involved in connecting the District with NASA. The course was a six-week, 12-session program with an hour lecture from Headley, a hands-on demonstration from a NASA expert, and then work time for the students. Headley, students, and their robots were recognized at a press event at NASA on July 28th.
 


BOARD REPORT for Board of Trustees Meeting July 27, 2005
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SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT   Superintendent Dr. Steve Rowley reported that the District has finalized a one-year agreement with the YWCA of Silicon Valley to run the Tot Center at Cupertino High School. The YWCA is a non-profit organization with over 100 years providing child care. YWCA Director Stacy Castle will run the program, offering a 10% discount and reserving the first 10 of 30 spots for District employees. The District will provide a new program for teen moms that will be held in two other classrooms on campus but will not include the Tot Center.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES . . .

  • Rejected bids for the Adult Education Expansion Project
  • Rejected bids for the Monta Vista High School Pool
  • Approved the Local Educational Agency Plan Addendum
  • Adopted Resolution #056-01 Certifying District Employees to Act as District Representatives
  • Approved job descriptions School Nurse Specialist, Controller, and Director of Business and Property Services
  • Approved Variable Term Waiver for Brad Metheany
  • Approved revisions to Board Policy 3515 Sex Offender Notification and reviewed Administrative Regulation
  • Approved revisions to Board Policy 6153 School Sponsored Field Trips and reviewed Administrative Regulation (AR), and deleted Exhibit 6153. These policy revisions more clearly define the scope of school-sponsored trips as well as the approval process, funding, and supervision of such trips. The AR sets out requirements for safety, supervision, funding, and approval of all school-sponsored trips. District staff will be provided with a detailed procedure manual outlining requirements for planning any school-sponsored trip.
  • Approved revision to Board Policy 3320 Claims and Actions Against the District and reviewed Administrative Regulation and Exhibit


COMMUNICATIONS
Board Member Barbara Nunes announced that the Cupertino Community Services 21st Annual Auction and BBQ will be held at Blackberry Farm on Saturday, September 10th and that she has tickets for sale.

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
TUESDAY, August 30, 2005 — Program Improvement Study Session 5pm;
                                                     Closed Session 6pm, Open Session 7pm
TUESDAY, September 6, 2005 — Closed Session at 6pm, Open Session at 7pm
TUESDAY, September 20, 2005 — Closed Session at 6pm, Open Session at 7pm

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