BOARD REPORT for Board of Trustees Meeting November 7, 2006
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STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT
Student Board Member Peter Lu, Monta Vista High School senior, reported on school activities at all five high schools. Peter stated that the districtwide college fair held at Homestead High School was one of the best ever and ran very smoothly thanks to the help of HHS Link Crew. Peter enthusiastically announced that the districtwide Staff Dodgeball Tournament sponsored by HHS FBLA raised over $6,000 for the Sunnyvale Public Library. He also announced that IDC students are interested in helping the District with the new food policy for next school year by surveying students to find out what types of food they would like offered in school cafeterias

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
The Fremont Union High School District Marching Bands hosted their Third Annual Expo at Fremont High School’s Diesner Field on Saturday, September 30th. See District Bulletin. • Acting Superintendent Polly Bove reviewed the new Supplemental School Counseling Program (AB1802). The state funding estimate is $71 per student towards hiring additional guidance counselors. The program defines counseling services as being provided by credentialed guidance counselors for students who are either at risk of not graduating due to credit deficiencies or because they have not passed the high school exit exam. Bove stated that the District will use these funds to support current guidance planning. She also reported that the District is well-prepared to meet the program’s December 31st deadline to hold individualized “guidance conferences” with all current 11th grade students who have not passed the CAHSEE. District guidance counselors and administrators are working as a team in meeting with these students. • Director of Educational Services Trudy Gross reported on the lunch meeting she attended on the Childrens’ Health Initiative sponsored by Supervisor Liz Kniss (County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors). She reported there have been several successful events to enroll children in Healthy Kids giving low-income children in the county health insurance and access to health care services. Gross stated that she plans to help get the Cupertino Union and Sunnyvale School Districts involved. • Polly Bove acknowledged John Treanor as the new Pool Manager, approved on the personnel report and in attendance at the meeting. John was the School Facilities Supervisor at Lynbrook High School.

LEGAL EXPENSES RELATING TO DISMISSAL OF SUPERINTENDENT
As requested by a community member and a Board member, the District is reporting expenses connected with the dismissal of the superintendent. Legal expenses billed from law firm of Zampi and Associates for June 24 - September 30, 2006 total $20,550.24. Legal expenses billed through October 13, 2006 from law firm of Bennett & Sharpe, Inc. are $13,787.58.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES...
    • Reviewed CBEDS Enrollment 2006-2007: With our current CBEDS enrollment of 10,210,
       the District has an increase of 293 students over last year (72 students over projection).
      Shelby Spain, Director of Guidance & Community College Programs, also reported that the
      District has 170 students enrolled in its alternative programs. The District will provide the
      Board with details about these programs at a later date.
   • Reviewed the proposed revised Residency Procedures for 2007-08 school year.
   • Received copies of the annual School Plans for each of our five high schools. Associate
      Superintendent of Teaching & Learning Kate Jamentz thanked Bryan Emmert, Betty Lee,
      and the leadership teams at each high school for their work in developing the plans. Board
      Vice President Barbara Nunes, aka “WASC Woman,” complemented staff on the use of data
      in charts and graphs and particularly with the “findings” reporting and three-year comparison
      data. She stated that these plans are a model for the state and she references them often during
      her WASC trainings statewide. Acting Superintendent Polly Bove acknowledged Jamentz
      for her work on these “absolutely phenomenal documents.”
   • Approved revised Board Policy 5030 – Student Wellness and revised of Board
      Policy 5113 – Absences and Excuses

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
TUESDAY, November 21, 2006 at ESC,
Reception for Outgoing Board Member Avie Katz 4pm;
Open Study Session 5-7pm — FIVE HIGH SCHOOL PLANS REVIEWED
TUESDAY, December 5, 2006 at ESC, Study Session on Budget 4:30pm;
Open Organizational Meeting 5:30pm;
Closed Session 6:30pm , Open Session 7:30pm

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