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<p class="" style="text-align:center;text-indent:1pt" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">BUSD Board Meeting March 27, 2013:</font></span></b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></u></p>
</div><br clear="all"><div><p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">View photos of Board Meetings at <a href="http://flickr.com" target="_blank">flickr.com</a>:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157633146570128/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157633146570128/</a><b></b></span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Closed Session and Approval of Agenda:</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Board approved the agenda, pulling
Consent Item 3.1-C <i>Approval of School
Safety Plans</i> for discussion and moving Action Item 4.1-A New Bond Issuance
for Measure I to Consent. <b>All Consent
Items including the item pulled were approved.</b></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">See Closed Session and Approval of
Agenda: <a href="https://vimeo.com/63110217" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/63110217</a></span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Board Recognition – BHS Girls Basketball Div I NorCal
Champions:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Board recognized Berkeley High School Girls Varsity
Basketball Team, Division I Northern California Champions (13<sup>th</sup>
NorCal Championship), and Runner Up for the Division I State Championship. See
Recognition: <a href="https://vimeo.com/63101726" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/63101726</a></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Public
Comments:</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">See Public Comments: <a href="https://vimeo.com/63101725" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/63101725</a></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Union
Comments:</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">See Union Comments: <a href="https://vimeo.com/63101727" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/63101727</a></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></u></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Board &
Superintendents Comments: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">See Board & Superintendents Comments: </span></p>
<p class=""><u><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></u></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Action Items:</span></b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">1.1-A Approval of Process to Fill Board
Vacancy by</span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Appointment</span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Board Approved this item. ** </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">See Item 1.1-A Part One: <a href="https://vimeo.com/62957650" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/62957650</a></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Item 1.1-A Part Two: </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">1.2-A Election of Board President</span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Board voted to appoint Director
Karen Hemphill as Board President to complete the remainder of Director Leah
Wilson’s term, from April 1 to December 11, 2013. ** See Item 1.2-A at the end
of Item 1.1-A Part Two.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">2.1-A Declaration of Need for Fully
Qualified</span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Educators</span></u></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Board Approved this item. ** See Item 2.1-A: <a href="https://vimeo.com/63109952" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/63109952</a></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">4.1-A New Bond Issuance for Measure I</span></u></p>
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Board moved this
item to the Consent Calendar where it was approved. **</span></div><div><p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Consent
Calendar:</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">See Approval of Consent Calendar
including the discussion of 3.1-C: <a href="https://vimeo.com/62957652" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/62957652</a></span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Presentation Items:</span></b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">3.1-P Presentation on Career and Technical</span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Education</span></u></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">** See Item 3.1-P: <a href="https://vimeo.com/63106111" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/63106111</a><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Information Items:</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">3.1-I Proposed New BHS Textbooks</span></u></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">There was no presentation for this
item. **</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">** Information about starred items can
be found in the March 27, 2013 Board packet online in the Board Meeting section
of </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">the BUSD website: <a href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/03-27-13_packet.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/03-27-13_packet.pdf</a></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">All Board meetings are broadcast live on </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Berkeley Community Media Cable Channel 33</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">and re-broadcast the following Thursday morning at </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">9:00 AM and the following Sunday at 2:00 PM.<b></b></span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Schedule of </span></b></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Upcoming Board of Education Meetings:</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Note: The Board is currently holding
three meetings a month instead of two, with one meeting focusing on Information
Items as a Board Study Session.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">April 10 </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">April 17 Study Session </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">April 24 </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">May 8 </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">May 15 Study Session </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">May 22 </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">June 12 </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">June 19 Study
Session </span></p>
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">June 26</span></div>-- <br>Mark Coplan, Public Information Officer<div>Berkeley Unified School District</div><div><a href="tel:510-644-6320" value="+15106446320" target="_blank">510-644-6320</a> Cell: <a href="tel:510-472-3811" value="+15104723811" target="_blank">510-472-3811</a></div>
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