[BHS etree] ADMIN: BHS Safety Committee, Apps. due 10/26

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Berkeley High School Safety Committee 2009-2010

The Berkeley High School Safety Committee will be working to support the current BHS Safety Plan as per SB186 and will identify areas of further development in plans. The Safety Committee membership will be made of the following members; 4-6 parents, 3-6 certificated personnel (to include at least 3 teachers), 1-2 classified personnel, 4-6 elected leadership students or interested students, our Intervention Coordinator, 1 School Safety Officer, our School Resource Officer, and two representatives from a community agency/partnership will have a seat available. Our members and alternates will be appointed by the School Governance Council. The current Safety Committee Chair working with Ms. Heredia-Peltz – VP and the Dean of Students will forward their recommendation(s) to the SGC for their approval. The Safety Committee will be meeting once a month with date/time to be determined.

Please indicate your preference for serving as a member and/or alternate. Please include your phone number and address so that we contact you.

Interested members will respond to the following question:

Explain why you are interested in serving in this position. Please email a brief personal statement (no more than 200 words) to Ms. Heredia-Peltz–VP [mailto:mhp at berkeley.k12.ca.us] and Lead Safety Officer Billy Keys (bkeys at berkeley.k12.ca.us). Please include the name of your child, and your child's small learning community. The application deadline is 3:00 p.m. on October 26th. Ms. Heredia-Peltz, Billy Keys and Dean of Students will forward recommendations to School Governance Council on October 27th, 2009 for their appointment.

Note:  Interested members of the BHS community do not have to be appointed to this committee in order to contribute to the work on BHS safety issues. The Safety Committee welcomes comments, ideas or suggestions during the public comment period at each meeting from the general BHS community.