College and Career Centers Currently,each,schoolmaintainsa CollegeandCareerCenter,throughwhich staff provide supportto studentsand programoptions,selectingcollegesandcompletingapplications. We could familiesin learningaboutpost-secondary eliminatethe staff and servicpsof the Collegeand CareerCenter. Custodial and Maintenance Staff Currently each school has custodial and maintenance staff who are responsible for cleaning classrooms and workspacesdaily and maintaining the functionality, safety and appearanceof school facilities that serve an average of 2,0(X) students per day. We could reduce the number of custodial and maintenance staff at each school and eliminate or reduce the services they provide.

District OIfice Administrators Currently,District adminisftatorsoverseeHumanResources,ProgramDevelopmentandAccountability for Student Irarning, FiscalLeadershipandAdministrativeOperationsthat supportover 10,000studentsand nearly900 staff. We could reducethe numberof administrativepositionsat the District level andeliminatethe servicesthey provide; maintainingonly thoserequiredto meetfiscal, legal andFederaland Stateaccountabilitymandates. Electives Currently studentspursueindividual interestsandbuild leadershipskills often by taking more than one classfrom Woodworking;Journalism; electiveclassessuchas:Businesscourses;StudentIradership; Drafting;Auto-mechanics; Biotechnology;Multimedia Careers;ComputererogrammingandCulinary Arts. We could eliminate somecoursesand limit the numberof choicesstudentshaveto meetthe UC requirementsfor electives. Freshman Thansition hograms Approximately80-100incoming ninth gradersattendsummerprogramsdesignedto help studentslearn study skills, to catch-upacademicwork and to smooththe transitionto high school.Theseprcgramshavebeenshownto improve studentachievementand schoolrankingsandkeep students from droppingout. We could eliminate all summer-bridge and-orientatironpr@

indoming ninth gra?ers.

Guidance Counseling

Cunently GuidanceCounselorshelp studentsandfamilies throughthe courseselectionprocessand work with them pro$ams. Currcntly the ratio of guidancecounselorsto students to selectandprepareapplicationsto post-secondary in the FUHSD averagesapproximately468-to-1.Statewidethat averageis 945-to-1.We could reducethe numberof GuidanceCounselorsat eachschoolto the level of other high schoolsin California Maintain Class-Sizes Currently all ninth gradeEnglish andAlgebra classesare staffedat 20-to-1 in orderto help teachersget to know studentsand smooththe transitionfrom 8th gradeto high school.English classesin all gradesare staffedat a lower The classsizeratio for ratio than otherclassesso that teacherscangive adequatefeedbackon written assignments. 33-to-1. We could increase class size so that they all conform to the other core academicclassesis approximately 33-to-1ratio or higher. Repeat Courses and Summer School Students who want to repeat a class in order to raise their grade or who need to repeat a class in order to graduate, currently do so by taking the class again during the year or in summer school. Last summer and this year, over 1,800 students took advantage of this opportunity. We could eliminate the opportunity to repeat a course during the regular school year and chargetuition fees for summer school.

School Site Administration Cunently, assistantprincipalsand deansshareresponsibilityfor suchthings asprogramquality supportandoversight, studentactivities,discipline, studentsafety,parentcommunicationsandhelping studentsto preparcfor college applicationsby writing lettersof recommendation.The currenJratio of assistantprincipals anddeansto studentson eachcampusis approximately380-to-1.We couldreducethe numberof assistantprincipalsand/ordeanson each campusandasa result,the servicestheyprovide. Page 3 of4