[BHS Etree] BSEP: Next Committee Meeting, Wed., 3/3/10

[BHS etree]

Do not reply to this e-mail, please contact Allen King
[mailto:allen at excellentpackaging.com] 

The next BSEP Committee meeting will take place Wednesday, March 3, from
4:30-9:00 pm, in the  D-Bldg. Conference Room. The public is welcome to
attend all BHS BSEP committee meetings. The budget that this committee
develops each year uses the discretionary site funds that are allocated to
each school site as outlined in Measure A to fund "Programs to Enhance
Student Learning."  The relevant section from Measure A is copied at the end
of this announcement.  You may read the entire measure at this website:

http://www.berkeley.net/index.php?page=text-of-ballot-measures

BSEP Committee Meeting 3/3/10 Agenda Summary
-Approval of minutes from last meeting(s)
-Approval of Agenda-Additions/Changes
-Public Comment           
-Chair Report           
-P&O Committee Representative Report
-SGC Committee Representative Report
-Presentation of Rubric for evaluating proposals
-Action item-approval of Rubric for evaluating proposals
-Discussion- Which proposals to fund in the F/Y 2010 BSEP budget and amounts
to allocate to each proposal.
-Action Item- Select the list of proposals that will be considered
for inclusion in the final budget.

Following Meeting-March 17-Agenda:  Finalize 2010/11 Budget
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Allocation of Funds section from Measure A:

2. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
Available Revenues raised by this Measure are to be allocated to the
following purposes and shall be deposited in restricted accounts for these
purposes:
•	Smaller class sizes, expanded course offerings,
and counseling...................................................66%
•	Programs to Enhance Student Learning, including school site
programs, school libraries, music, visual and performing arts, and parent
outreach programs.............................25%
•	Professional development and educational
program evaluation........................................................9%


i. School Discretionary Funds Forty-one percent (41%) of the revenues
dedicated to Programs to Enhance Student Learning shall be allocated
annually as School Discretionary Funds to each K-12 school on a per pupil
basis. Existing district preschools shall receive a similar allocation for
each full time student. The School Governance Council (as described in
Section 5.B.ii.) shall develop recommendations to allocate these revenues
for the personnel, services and materials required to deliver effective
activities leading to improved student performance.

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The purpose of the BSEP Site Committee is "to develop a budget to
allocate BSEP/Measure A School Site Discretionary Funds for the personnel,
services and materials required to deliver effective activities leading to
improved student performance as outlined in the Single Plan for Student
Achievement." The committee expects to have over $700,000 available to
allocate to site enrichment programs for the coming school year. Contact
either of the co-chairs if you are interested in becoming a member of the
BSEP committee next school year, 2010-2011.

CoChairs:             
Allen King  allenk at mindspring.com 510.501.3307
Antonio Magaña soymagana at yahoo.com 510.541.1459