Fil September 18, 2009 Sep 2 S Zooh Don Kawashima, Foreperson Chief ExecutJveOfficer/C

Boards of Trustees approve overly generous benefits to themselves which include thefollowing: •Fully paid health benefits for trustees and theirfamilies (often exceeding those of teachers and/or with nopayment ceiling) •Excessive travel and conference costs • Pension contribution Campbell Union High School District disagrees with this fmding. It does not consider its benefits to be overly generous. Government Code 53208.5 provides that elected officials for school districts are entitled to the same health and welfare benefits as provided to the employees of that district. The trustee stipend is quite small and health benefits are among the only avenues available to attract and retain competent and dedicated board members. Most Board members provide numerous hours beyond the time dedicated to Board meetings. Travel and conference costs in the Campbell Union High School District have never been excessive and have only been approved where there ISSIgnIficant beneiit to the dIstnct. There are no pension contributions for the CUHSD Board Members. 3235 UNIONAVENUE,SANJOSE,CALIFORNIA 95124-2096 PHONE:(408)371-0960 FAX:(408)558-3006 WWW.CUHSD.ORG BoyntonHighSchool BranhamHighSchool CamdenCommunityDaySchool DelMarHighSchool LeighHighSchool ProspectHighSchool WestmontHighSchool M.Madalinski,Principal T.Utic,Principal M.Madalinski,Principal J. Russell,Principal D.Hope,Principal D.Burbank,Principal O.Hege,Principal 626-3404 626-3407 626-3409 626-3403 626-3405 626-3408 626-3406 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Boards of Trustees are approving overly generous benefits to Superintendents and Chancellors, including thefollowing: •Auto allowances (auto leaseslpurchases, insurance, maintenance, etc.) to superintendents •Housing allowances •Million dollar housing loans atzero or below market interest rates • Guaranteed annual step and/or longevity increases •Signing bonuses • Contract buyouts •Excessive performance bonuses •Per diem payments when out of the district •Personal technology allowances •Professional memberships and subscription allowances •Excessive travel and entertainment expenses •Salary increases automatically triggered by increases in teacher's salaries which are in addition to other guaranteed salary increases •Pension allowances (in addition to regular STRS/PERS contributions) •Advanced degree stipends •Lifetime medical insurance benefits •Annual physicals Campbell Union High School District disagrees with the finding. CUHSD, as well as other districts in Santa Clara County, faces considerable challenges in attracting and maintaining qualified applicants for administrative as well as teaching positions. The high cost of living in the area, coupled with extreme demands and pressures of the position, have created a market in which compensation packages offering certain benefits are viewed as a necessity. The package provided to om superintendent is not overly generous and does not contain most of the benefits listed in the report

Superintendent salaries and increases appear to bear no relationship to the number ofschools, students, and employees they oversee, nor their district's academic improvement. Campbell Union High School District disagrees partially with the finding. The superintendent's evaluation conducted by the Board of Trustees does typically take student academic perfonnance into consideration as well as the overall operations of the district. The Superintendent's compensation is also affected by the negotiations ofthe certificated employees of the district. If any employee group receives a rollback because of financial difficuhies, the superintendent and all other administrators will receive the same percent rollback.

Boards of Trustees hire costly search firms to recruit successors for retiring or dismissed Superintendents/Chancellors. Campbell Union High School District disagrees with the finding CUHSD has been able to locate qualified candidates for the superintendent and senior positions using its own resources. There have been 4 superintendents since 1969 and three of them, including the current one, were administrators inthe district when they were appointed Superintendent. However, the Board should have autonomy to decide on the means to identify acceptable superintendent candidates.

Boards of Trustees approve the hiring of multiple private attorneys, insome cases at tremendous expense. Campbell Union High School District disagrees with the finding. It is incumbent for Boards to seek legal counsel based on qualifications, expertise and cost for services.

The operation of 34 K-12 school districts andfour (4) community college districts creates excessively high management and administrative costs. Five K-12 school districts have excessively high Superintendent costsper student which is reflective of the district's having only one or two schools. Campbell Union High School District disagrees with the finding as it applies to this district. CUHSD has seven school sites, including five large comprehensive sites.