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New Discussion About Race To The Top Fund

Started Dec 28, 2009

Formation and First Meeting of FCN Education Committee

Started Jul 23, 2009

5-13-09 FUSD School Board Meeting

Started May 20, 2009

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New Discussion About Race To The Top Fund

The previous discussion has so many inaccuracies that I believe we should start a new discussion.I have talked with Dr. Werner numerous times (privately and in public meetings) about the Race To The Top (RTTT) federal fund. From my personal experience with him over months with this topic, Dr. Werner has never changed his position on this issue - he needs help from the Fremont Teachers' Union (FUDTA) to get this extra but competitive federal funding.FUSD is currently preparing a Memorandum of…See More

Dec 28, 2009

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Hiu Ng replied to Charlotte Allen's discussion Planning Commission workshop on Patterson Ranch December 10th

"Fremont's School Board did provide a letter as a public comment. This is the very first time that I could remember our school board taking a public position regarding a Fremont development project. Dr. Werner (FUSD Superintendent) and a…"

Dec 28, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Charlotte Allen's discussion School Board to discuss Patterson development's impact on schools Wednesday, Nov 18th

"Now, there is a public petition at: http://www.petitiononline.com/prdev/ Hiu Ng"

Dec 28, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Kathy McDonald's discussion Can we afford for kids to take even more cuts?

"All FUSD teachers have credentials. Unfortunately, just because some teachers have credentials does not mean that they have the skills or desire to properly teach . Some teachers routinely do good jobs while others routinely fail. Credentials only…"

Dec 28, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Veronica's discussion Hands Tied--Is this any way to get the best teachers for our kids?

"Performance evaluation is a difficult subject even in the private sector. There are mistakes and it isn't always fair. There is no perfect evaluation system. If we wait for a perfect answer as to how our school district would evaluate…"

Dec 28, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Sundale Make Some Noise's discussion Blacow Elementary, Kennedy High School

"I assume that you email the schools recently. During Summer, schools close and no one is working at the site offices. Below is a link to Blacow's volunteer page. Blacow has a boosters club (Bobcat Boosters) and a yahoo group for the club. You…"

Jul 25, 2009

Hiu Ng posted a discussion

Formation and First Meeting of FCN Education Committee

As a California public school system, Fremont Unified School District faces many challenges during this economic downturn. Responding to large state funding cuts, FUSD has taken drastic steps.During next (2009-2010) school year, FUSD would have 130+ less teachers and 10+ less counselors. School library hours would be cut by 50% even as public libraries are cutting hours and services. Kindergarten, 4th to 6th grade, jr. high and high school class sizes would increase.What do all these cuts and…See More

Jul 23, 2009

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Hiu Ng replied to Sundale Make Some Noise's discussion Blacow Elementary, Kennedy High School

"To the best of my knowledge, FUSD does not have a designated school for English Learners. Blacow does have a K-6 Spanish Immersion Program. Students who are interested in this program can travel and attend Blacow. That may be the reason for the…"

Jul 23, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Fahria Khan's discussion Check out this news story about teachers sitting around and getting paid for it with taxpayer money...

"It is difficult to be a strong negotiator on the management side unless the management team is fully supported by its School Board. All too often, the school district's team has to negotiate with both the School Board and the unions. Many…"

Jul 8, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Pegeen Brosnan's discussion "Catch 22" for FUSD

"It is too easy to only blame the administration and politicians. There are other problems. Yes, there is a financial meltdown. However, many FUSD employees, because of seniority, wouldn't need to care. They are not impacted financially. And…"

Jun 16, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Susan W.'s discussion Substitute Teacher/Teacher Qualifications?

"The problem of sub teachers have been discussed with Dr. Werner. He knows. And he can't do much about it. Sub teachers, without mental problems, are unlikely to do anyting silly while a school principal is in the room. School principals are…"

Jun 10, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Pegeen Brosnan's discussion "Catch 22" for FUSD

"There are many details. I need to share some more of them so that people understand the situation. As of last December, I asked Dr. Werner what parents could do to help. I asked multiple number of times in different meetings. I then asked every…"

Jun 10, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Kathy McDonald's discussion State school Budget Hearing June 1

"I did attend this meeting. Public comments were supposed to start by 11:30am. However, by 11:00am, there was already a line of 70 speakers lining up. The Committee stopped the line and no more speaker was allowed. The lady in front of me is an…"

Jun 10, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to FCN Admin's discussion Community Meetings regarding start times for Secondary School Students

"Hi Ishan, I just checked the bell schedule of Leland High School (a random San Jose High School from the SJUSD list) and its Period 0 starts at 7:00 am. Here is the URL: http://leland.sjusd.org/bell_schedule.pdf I am all for student…"

Jun 10, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Pegeen Brosnan's discussion School Donation Task Force MEETING POSTPONED

"Hi Pegeen, I was at the May 26th Board meeting. I did talk with both Ms. Wu and Ms. Mei. They both have good ideas as to where I stand on the budget cuts - but I did offer help anyway. My hope is that every group does the right things for the…"

Jun 3, 2009

Hiu Ng replied to Kathy McDonald's discussion FUSD still hiring!

"Below is some additional communication from Dr. Werner and my reply. Hiu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Dr. Werner, I truly appreciate your reply. I do understand that you can not comment on some of the…"

Jun 2, 2009