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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FE2615'> Mark Coplan, <a href="mailto:markcoplan@berkeley.net">markcoplan@berkeley.net</a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Berkeley School Board</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white'> </span></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Encourages Community Participation in Search for Next Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Berkeley, CA – February 21, 2013</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> – The Berkeley School Board has begun its search for the next Superintendent of Schools, with the guidance of professionals from <a href="http://www.rayassoc.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Ray & Associates</span></a>, a highly experienced school executive search firm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Ray & Associates is using the <a href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/BUSD-Leadership-Profile-2013.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Leadership Profile</span></a> developed with substantial community input in 2012. As reflected in the profile criteria, the professionals from Ray & Associates will be searching for an instructional leader and strong communicator who is committed to the beliefs and values of the Berkeley public school community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>It is the intent of the members of the Board to lead a transparent process, offering widely distributed updates along with the opportunities for additional community input. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>The <a href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/superintendent-search-2013/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Superintendent Search webpage</span></a> will be updated regularly and members of the community are encouraged to <a href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>subscribe to the district’s biweekly email newsletter</span></a>, the A+ News. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>The community survey is online in both <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BUSD_Search2013" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>English</span></a> and <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Busqueda2013" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Spanish</span></a>, and remains open until March 5. Community forums are scheduled for February 28, March 1 and 2, with English/Spanish interpretation at all meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Community Forums</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Thursday</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> February 28th at Malcolm X School - 1731 Prince Street, 7-8:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Friday</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> March 1st at King Middle School - 1781 Rose Street, 7-8:30 p.m. (In Spanish)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Saturday</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> March 2nd BUSD Administration Building, 2020 Bonar Street Room 126, 9:30 – 11 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>If you are unable to attend a Community Forum you are encouraged to complete the on-line survey linked above.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><br clear=all><br><span style='background:white'>-- </span><br><span style='background:white'>Mark Coplan, Public Information Officer</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Berkeley Unified School District<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><a href="tel:510-644-6320" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>510-644-6320</span></a> Cell: <a href="tel:510-472-3811" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>510-472-3811</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>________________</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji, and Lisa Sibony are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>. To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs@lmi.net</span></a>; BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>To <b>unsubscribe </b>from the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: 'unsubscribe'; To <b>subscribe</b> to the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: 'subscribe'</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>