Source: UC Office of the President, Admissions by Source School ↗, updated March 12, 2026. Annual averages for Monta Vista and Homestead applications and admission offers to UC Berkeley and UCLA, 2010–17 vs. 2018–25.
URGENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
Why This Election Matters Now
Great schools don't stay great by accident. They require leaders who show up early, address uncomfortable facts with honesty, and fight relentlessly for our students' futures.
15-YEAR UC ADMISSIONS DATA (2010–2025)
Our Kids Didn't Stop Trying.
Neither Should We.
UC has published school-level admissions data spanning more than 30 years. Yet this trend has not been put plainly before FUHSD families.
FUHSD cannot control UC admissions. It can—and should—surface warning signs, give families honest information and strengthen what our schools can control.
I STARTED BY SHOWING UP
I spoke up before I ever considered running.
A while back, FUHSD was deciding how to move from districtwide elections to trustee areas. I attended a community meeting and saw families being asked to react to maps before the district had built a shared understanding of the decision and its tradeoffs.
“There are always two sides to a story, so what’s the downside? I feel like I’m being pitched, not educated.”— JASON LIN, SPEAKING DURING AN FUHSD BOARD-LED COMMUNITY MEETING
FROM EL ESTOQUE · MARCH 18, 2024
The article captured what I saw in the room: doubt, confusion, and a community asked to weigh in before it had been fully informed.
Photo · Alyssa YangI spoke up because I supported fair representation—and believed residents deserved to be brought in earlier. I wasn’t a candidate. I was a parent who believed public engagement should begin while meaningful choices are still open.
WHY NOW
Strong schools.
Drifting focus.
FUHSD remains strong because of exceptional students, families, and teachers. But strong schools can drift when campuses feel uncertain, teachers lose time to bureaucracy, students fall behind or face a changing world unprepared, and parents are brought in too late.
THE PROBLEM
What’s broken isn’t our schools—it’s focus and accountability at the Board level.
Our schools need leadership focused on three responsibilities: protect the schools and teachers families count on, prepare every student for what comes next, and partner with parents before decisions are made.
Graduation gap
2025 DASHBOARD
ALL FUHSD STUDENTS
95.7%
English Learners: 85.6%
College/career gap
2025 DASHBOARD CCI
ALL FUHSD GRADUATES
81.3%
English Learners: 35.5%
English Learner progress
2025 DASHBOARD ELPI
FUHSD ENGLISH LEARNERS
40.0%
advanced toward English proficiency
No single number is a crisis. That’s the point. FUHSD’s latest overall results improved—but large readiness gaps remain. The 40% ELPI result means four in ten English Learners advanced toward English proficiency from the prior year. A strong Board should catch warning signs early, act on them, and show whether progress reaches every student.
Data source: California Department of Education, 2025 California School Dashboard downloadable files for graduation, college/career readiness, and English Learner progress. Districtwide 2024–25 results.
Great schools deserve focused, accountable leadership.
I’m a builder. I will protect our schools and teachers, prepare every student, and partner with parents—then measure whether students are better off.
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