Fremont Unified School District

Board Meeting Highlights

October 12, 2022 (Regular)

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7.1 Superintendent Report

Superintendent CJ Cammack acknowledged sites for their great work. Visits to schools remind him how important it is to thank our staff for their work to meet the needs of each student, which is remarkable.

7.1 Superintendent Report

Superintendent CJ Cammack acknowledged and thanked the students, staff and families of Irvington High School for their appropriate response to today’s false reports of an active shooter on the campus. FUSD appreciates the immediate response by Fremont Police Department and Fremont Fire Department.

Superintendent Cammack congratulates Christy Taylor from Cabrillo Elementary on being named one of the two Alameda County Teachers of the Year last week. She now moves on for consideration at the state level.

FUSD held its initial planning meeting with a workgroup to create and prepare for the Board’s review an implementation plan for The Roosevelt Resolution.

Many FUSD schools hosted International Walk and Roll to School Day events today, Superintendent Cammack thanked schools for these efforts and each trustee for participating in these events.

7.2 Student Member Report

Student Member Sissi Zhang reported that the PSAT was administered today. Homecoming events are continuing. High schools are hosting various spirit and awareness events. SURFBoardE is continuing efforts to increase communication and connection amongst students and schools.

15.1 Approve Additional Amplify Science Materials for Grades K-6

In 2013, California adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These new standards approach science education in a fundamentally different way from the previous science standards and are intended to develop skills and interest in science for all students, including those traditionally underrepresented in STEM. With NGSS, science is taught through an integrated approach using science and engineering practices to understand the natural world and solve real-life scientific problems.

In October 2020, Amplify Science was adopted for grades 6-8. In May 2022, the Board approved the recommendation from the adoption committee to adopt Amplify Science as Core Curriculum for elementary grades.

As the new year has started we have identified an increased need for more materials to allow more classes to teach the same unit across a grade level and to allow for more ease of transition and collaboration for grade level teachers to work with science prep teachers. Staff recommends approval of additional K-5 student readers for each classroom to have a set as well as 6th-grade kits for each elementary that houses 6th-grade classes.

The Board unanimously approved the purchase of additional Amplify science materials for grades K-6.