[BHS Etree] BHS ADMIN: Important Message to Universal 9th Grade Families - SLC Lottery Requests Mailing

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School Counselor if you have any questions.



Dear Universal 9th Grade Families,


I would like to inform families of BHS 9th grade students that if your
student entered the Small Learning Communities (SLCs) Lottery for the 10th
grade we have now mailed, at your address of residence as shown on
Illuminate, an SLC Lottery Report detailing your student’s ranking.  Please
review your student’s ranking carefully.  *If you would like to edit your
student’s SLC Lottery ranking (see lottery guidelines below), please do so
directly on the Report and return it to the BHS Counseling Office by no
later than Wednesday, February 26th at 3:30pm.*


If you receive a mailing without an SLC Lottery Report attached, please
have your student see their School Counselor immediately in order to enter
the SLC Lottery for the 2020-21 school year.


*Small Learning Community Lottery Guidelines*

The ranking rules are as follow:

   - Your student ranked their top choice as #1, second choice as #2, etc.
   - Your student MUST rank BOTH AC and BIHS - our two largest SLCs
   - Your student MAY also rank the three smaller SLCs - AHA, AMPS, and CAS
   - IN ADDITION to ranking both AC and BIHS
      - Since our three smaller SLCs have limited seats, which means that
      not every student that hopes to be in a small SLC will get in,
your student
      MUST rank BOTH AC and BIHS
      - If your student decides to rank AHA, AMPS, and/or CAS (which they
      do not have to), they DO NOT have to rank all three of these
SLCs, only the
      one(s) that they would hope to be placed in



See below for example rankings to avoid common mistakes:



AC                #2

AHA

AMPS

BIHS             #1

CAS

Correct Example

AC                #2

AHA             #1

AMPS

BIHS             #3

CAS

Correct Example

AC                #5

AHA             #3

AMPS           #2

BIHS            #4

CAS              #1

Correct Example

AC

AHA             #3

AMPS           #1

BIHS

CAS              #2

Incorrect Example

(Must also rank both AC and BIHS)

AC                #4

AHA             #3

AMPS           #2

BIHS

CAS              #1

Incorrect Example

(Must also rank BIHS)

AC

AHA

AMPS

BIHS            #1

CAS

Incorrect Example

(Must also rank AC)



The goal of the computerized lottery assignment system is to provide a fair
and equitable method for school assignments while prioritizing individual
choice and ensuring student diversity across the enrollment of all of
Berkeley High School’s Small Learning Communities.


In *early-March*, you will be mailed the SLC Lottery result with your
student’s placement in one of our five SLCs.  *THE SLC LOTTERY RESULT IS
FINAL.*



Thank you.



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