| Official name | Fremont Union High School District |
| Superintendent | Polly Bove (As of August 22, 2006) |
| Location | Main office at 589 W. Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 |
| Telephone | 1-408-522-2200 |
| Website | www.fuhsd.org |
| Number of schools | 5 |
| Enrollment | 10,316[1] |
The Fremont Union High School District (commonly abbreviated FUHSD) is a school district in Northern California, serving Cupertino, most of Sunnyvale and parts of San Jose, Los Altos, Saratoga, and Santa Clara. As of 2004, it serves over 9,500 students. The district superintendent is Polly Bove as of August 22, 2006.
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There are five high schools in the FUHSD:
Fremont High School is the oldest school in the district, and Monta Vista and Lynbrook are generally considered to be the highest achieving schools.
During the 2007 school year, there were 10,210 students in the Fremont Union High School District. In terms of race and ethnicity, the district is predominantly Asian American. European American students make up a large minority. Hispanic and Latino students are also a sizable minority. In contrast, African American students are not very numerous. During the 2007 school year, Asian American students made up 53.3% of the school district's student population. European American students made up 32.7% of the student population; Hispanics and Latinos made up 11.7% of the population. African American and American Indian students made up 2.0% and 0.4% of the population respectively.[2]
Because the school district has recently faced a substantially large budget deficit, the district is now only enrolling residents who live within the district's boundaries. In the past, many students who do not live within the district are allowed to go to the Fremont Union High School District's schools, but now the district is closely investigating all student residences. If the student is found to be from an outside area, he or she may be expelled from school. Sometimes this policy has caused controversy among parents and teachers, but the district must maintain this policy in order to keep class sizes low.
The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) is administered to every sophomore enrolled[1]. The test must be passed in order to receive a high school diploma. According to the California Department of Education in the year 2008, 93% of sophomores enrolled in the Fremont Union High School District passed the English-Language Arts portion of the test [2]. According to the California Department of Education in the year 2008, 95% of sophomores enrolled in FUHSD passed the mathematics portion of the test. [3]
As of 2005, the district employed a total of 845 employees.[1] The Board of Trustees, which sets the district's regulations and rules, has five members. At the Fremont Union High School District’s August 22, 2006 Board of Trustees meeting, on a 3-2 vote the Board terminated the contract of Superintendent Dr. Stephen R. Rowley. His contract would otherwise have expired June 30, 2008. The Board then asked Deputy Superintendent Polly Bove to serve as Acting Superintendent. Upon her acceptance, the Board unanimously approved her appointment.
The district was founded in the early 1900s as a small school district which served the Fremont Township in the West Valley region, which was primarily an agriculture-based community back then. Currently, it is a large school district that includes highly academically performing schools, including Cupertino High School, Homestead High School, Lynbrook High School, Fremont High School, and Monta Vista High School.
The Fremont Union High School District's policies include the Zero Tolerance Policy, Residency Verification, and many other policies.
Most schools in the district will give students "automatic 0's" if seen talking during tests or looking on others' test sheets.
The Fremont Union High School District runs a fairly advanced technological system, including its own website servers, IP addresses, VoIP Infrastructure, and library catalog. The A+ Board and SchoolLoop is the school district's primary means of communicating to students via the Internet.