Community Survey

What Should Community-Supported Funding Mean for Foothill-De Anza?

Foothill-De Anza now relies primarily on local property taxes for its core operating funding. At the same time, it serves a large regional student population, and additional enrollment no longer brings a comparable increase in core state funding. We would like to hear what you think the district should prioritize.

Foothill-De Anza funding comparison summary showing more students served, fewer local students, and less operating funding per student

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1. Who should Foothill-De Anza prioritize serving?

Select up to two.

2. Should Foothill-De Anza provide additional benefits to residents who live within the district?

Yes

Not sure

3. Should Foothill-De Anza lower its minimum class-enrollment threshold?

Foothill-De Anza generally uses a threshold of about 20 students. Nearby community-supported districts use lower thresholds for many classes—about 16 at West Valley–Mission and about 15 at San Mateo County.

4. Should Foothill-De Anza continue to recruit international and out-of-state students as a source of additional revenue?

International and out-of-state students pay substantially higher tuition than California residents.

Yes

Only if it does not reduce access for local and California students

Not sure

5. Which priorities should guide Foothill-De Anza’s use of Community-Supported funding?

Select up to three.

Keeping important classes available even when enrollment is lower

Offering more evening, weekend, hybrid, and short-term classes

Expanding short-term and stackable certificates

Increasing participation by district residents

Maintaining Foothill-De Anza’s regional role

Generating additional revenue

Building strong reserves and long-term financial sustainability

Other

6. What would provide the greatest educational value to Foothill-De Anza students and the communities that fund the district?

7. Is there anything else you would like Foothill-De Anza to consider as it plans under the new funding model?

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