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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Due to a shortage of candidates, the deadline for submitting Candidate’s
Statements has been extended until tonight, Friday evening, September
5<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So far I have
received three statements for each the School Governance Council (SGC) and the
Berkeley Schools Excellence Project (BSEP) committee, with two or three
additional people considering each one.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We ultimately need four parent members and two alternates for each
one.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I beg you, if you have a heart (or a soul),
we absolutely need you!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not only
will you be doing something that will change the lives of Berkeley High’s
students, you’ll be changing your own lives as well.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The joy and sense of fulfilling you’ll
feel from participating in these committees may well cause you to change the
course of your career and set you off into a life of public service.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If not, at the very least you’ll know
you will be invited to the Parent Volunteer Brunch at the end of the year and
that you fully deserve that jelly roll and coffee.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The committees’ purposes
are:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">School Governance Council (SGC)</B> – The
SGC decides questions of school policy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>From a policy standpoint, this is the most powerful committee at
Berkeley High.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>During the past
year, the committee dealt with the issues of advisory periods and block
schedules.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Berkeley Schools Excellence Project
(BSEP)</B> – The BSEP committee determines how the school will spend its
enrichment money.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In light of the
Governor’s recent cuts to education, this committee’s decisions become even
more important.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>For more information about the specifics of what
is involved with each committee, please feel free to contact either current SGC
member, Susan Helmrich at </FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>shelmrich@aol.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> or Allen
King, co-chair of the BHS BSEP committee at </FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>allenk@mindspring.com</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>. Statements should be limited to 200 words
or less and submitted to PTSA president, Mark van Krieken at </FONT><A
href="mailto:markvk4@comcast.net"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>markvk4@comcast.net</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">. Please remember to include what small school or
program your child attends.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Statements will be posted sometime Saturday
morning.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Parents and guardians can also nominate
themselves at the PTSA meeting and run as write-in candidates. A
Candidates' Statement is not required to run, but it is needed if candidates
want their names included on the printed ballots. All candidates need to
be prepared to give a 1 ˝ minute speech at the PTSA meeting. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The PTSA meeting will be held on Tuesday,
September 9<SUP>th</SUP> at 7 PM in the Little
Theater.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>We encourage as many people as possible to get
involved in the decision-making process at BHS. The more opinions,
the more educated and well-thought out the final decisions should
be. Thanks for thinking about volunteering and we look forward to seeing
you at the meeting!</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Sincerely,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mark van Krieken</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">BHS PTSA
President<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>