BOARD REPORT for Board of Trustees Meetings October 16, 2007
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PUBLIC HEARING   Pursuant to AB 1200 and the collective bargaining agreement public disclosure requirements of Government Code Section 3547.5, a public hearing was held at the regular scheduled meeting of the Governing Board of the Fremont Union High School District for the purpose of receiving input from the parents, teachers, and members of the community interested in the affairs of the District. Community Member George Hamma asked for clarification on allocation; Superintendent Polly Bove explained the increase is from
one time excess revenue left when closing the books on the 2006-07 school year.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT   
Student Board Member JingJing Xia reported that Homecoming will take place this month at all five high schools — Cupertino celebrated Spirit Week and Homecoming last week. Homestead and Monta Vista High Schools kicked off their Spirit Weeks today with dress-up days to build school and class spirit. Fremont and Lynbrook High Schools will celebrate the next two weeks. She showed pictures of Cupertino’s spirit events

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Presentation by Cupertino High School Senior Carson Ure, U.S. House of Representatives Page See District Bulletin • Superintendent Polly Bove announced that the Lynbrook High School Job Shadow program will be featured in a cable TV show “The Better Part” tonight and this Friday night at 7pm. This show will be cablecast in Cupertino, Los Altos and Mountain View. The show will be cablecast in San Jose and Saratoga in November (the exact time and date is unknown at this time). • Superintendent Polly Bove announced that a delegation of middle school students and adults from Hsinchu City in Taiwan will shadow students at Cupertino, Homestead, and Monta Vista High Schools on October 30, 31, and November 1.

CUPERTINO HIGH SCHOOL PLAN
Principal Kami Samaniego presented an overview of the Cupertino High School Plan. She highlighted school goals and areas of focus for this school year. One of the staff goals is to create an environment where every student can get involved, find a niche, and be connected with school, such as through 45 different honor, service, and interest-based clubs, sports teams, band, choir, art, drama, and spirit groups. For a first-year principal of Tino, Samaniego spoke in true Pioneer style, acknowledging the incredibly caring and committed students and staff who strive to be connected with the community in which they live and work. She pointed out the Class of 2010 Kenya Dream project where all fundraising they do their four years in high school will go to support a school in Kenya. Their ambitious goal is to raise $100,000 and a true example of the powerful and positive Tino Spirit. The CHS School Plan will be presented to the Board for approval at the November 6th Board meeting and posted online when approved.

HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL PLAN
Principal Graham Clark presented an overview of the Homestead High School Plan. He highlighted student data, school goals and specific action plans for this school year. He reported that an interim peer tutorial program with 30-40 tutors and tutees is in place and meetings have been held for staff and parent input into developing a revamped tutorial program. He stated that Deans Laura Gonzales and Wes Morse are each teaching an AVID class as well as focusing on student discipline issues including attendance intervention — less kids are tardy and cutting class. The HHS School Plan will be presented to the Board for approval at the November 6th Board meeting and posted online when approved.

UPDATE ON ENGLISH LEARNERS INITIATIVE
Teacher on Special Assignment for English Learners Initiative Welton Kwong provided a review of key events since the EL Initiative was launched in the 2005-06 school year. He reported the focus for this school year includes ELD and sheltered classroom observations, professional development on writing instruction, collaborative lesson planning and student work assessment, professional development for guidance and administrators, and inquiry of additional educational options for English learners. He proudly announced that the First Annual FUHSD ELD Speech Contest will be held on May 19, 2008. Coordinator of Testing and Assessment Bryan Emmert explained the difficulty in tracking which students make up the EL subgroup for testing and accountability, as these students are very mobile in and out of school and out of the EL program. He acknowledged Betty Lee for her excellent support in this area. They showed a video of Homestead High School ELD students talking about learning English. See District Bulletin for special recognition of Welton Kwong.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES...
   • Reviewed additional legal expense of $3,024 for Zampi and Associates for dismissal of
      former superintendent bringing total to $101,287.25.
   • Approved Fremont High School Plan and Title I Progress Report
   • Approved job description and range for Senior Data Control Specialist
   • Approved 2006-2007 One-Time Compensation Increase of 2%, per administration of
      Revenue Sharing Process, effective July 1, 2006, for Fremont Education Association (FEA),
      California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 237, and Fremont Management
      Association, including Superintendent, Academic Deputy Superintendent and Associate
      Superintendents
   • Disclosed Collective Bargaining Agreement Costs for Fremont Education Association
      (FEA), for California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 237 and for
      Unrepresented Employees of the Fremont Management Association, Superintendent,
      Academic Deputy Superintendent and Associate Superintendents.
   • Reviewed Administrative Regulation 4362 Personnel—Work Year: Certificated/Classified
      Management and Supervisory/Confidential Employees
  • Adopted Resolution #078-07 Congratulating Judy Catherine Miner - Sixth President of
      Foothill College
  • Adopted Resolution #078-08 Supporting Measure B City of Sunnyvale’s Library
      Bond Measure

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
MONDAY, November 5th at Lynbrook High School at 6pm—Dinner with IDC Students
TUESDAY, November 6th at District Office (DO)—ClosedSession 5pm, Open Session 6pm
TUESDAY, November 27th at DO - Closed Session at 5pm, Open Session at 6pm
TUESDAY, December 11th at DO ­Study Session on Budget at 5pm, Annual Organizational Meeting at 6pm, Closed Session at 6:30pm, Open Session at 7:30pm

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