[BHS etree] ADMIN: Proposed Schedule Changes Meeting Tonight - 7 pm

[bhs at idiom.com]

PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Janet Huseby
[mailto:jhuseby at pacbell.net]

Reminders and Corrections: 

1. The last public information meeting on the proposed schedule changes will
be held tonight, Thursday Nov. 5, in the school library at 7 p.m.  More
information is available at
http://bhs.berkeleypta.org/docs/redesign/redesign.htm

2. The Scheduling Committee meets Nov. 9 from 3:45 to 6 p.m. in Conference
Room B. Members of the public may sit in on the meeting. At this meeting the
scheduling committee will make their final recommendation for changes. 

3. On Nov. 16 there will be an all day meeting (9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) of
the School Governance Council to discuss and vote on the proposal presented
by the Scheduling Committee. This meeting, to be held in the foyer of the
Community Theater, is open to the public. PLEASE NOTE: the date for the all
day meeting is different from the one listed in the BHS Newsletter which was
mailed home yesterday.  The 16th is the correct date. 

4. If you are interested, public comments have been posted on
http://bhs.berkeleypta.org/docs/redesign/redesign-input.htm

Among the comments are concerns regarding "P" credit. Here is the story
(copied from the Monday posting on the website): The University of
California reviews all courses offered by public high schools in the State.
Courses that are deemed rigorous and comprehensive are given a "P" rating or
College Prep rating. In order to qualify for the university system, a
California student must take four years of P English classes, two years of P
foreign languages, etc. (The exact requirements may be found in your
student's BHS Organizer.) 

There has been some concern expressed that the proposed trimester classes
will not be accepted as college prep courses by the University of
California. This is not the case. A number of other California high schools
already have a trimester system. Their courses have received P ratings. In
addition, the BUSD administration both at the high school and district level
has consulted with the Office of the President of the University of
California. If BHS moves to the proposed trimester system, our classes that
have already received a P rating will continue to be rated College Prep. 

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