<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; ">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Mark Coplan</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; "><a href="mailto:markcoplan@berkeley.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">markcoplan@berkeley.net</a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium; "><b style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">BOARD VIDEO UPDATES</span></div><div dir="ltr"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b>BUSD Board Updates provides highlights of Board Meetings and other Board activities</b></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Note: Board Packets & associated documents are available at our website and all Berkeley public libraries</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Public Information Office <a href="tel:%28510%29%20644-6320" value="+15106446320" target="_blank">(510) 644-6320</a> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">BUSD Board Meeting May 22, 2013:</font></span></b></p><div><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">View photos of Board Meetings at</span></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://flickr.com/">flickr.com</a>:</span><span style="color: black; "> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157633646782218/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157633646782218/</a></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"> </span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Approval of Agenda:</span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">The Board approved the agenda,
pulling Consent Item </span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">3.2-C Approval of Recommendation for </span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Expenditures in 2013-14 for Funds </span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Allocated to the Visual and Performing </span></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; ">Arts Programs from BSEP</span><span style="color: black; "> for discussion. All Consent Items, including the
item pulled were approved.</span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See Approval of Agenda: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67024226">https://vimeo.com/67024226</a><a href="https://vimeo.com/65834186"></a></span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/63848886"></a></span></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; ">Board Recognition – Board Director Leah Wilson</span><span style="color: black; "></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">The Board recognized former school board member Leah Wilson
for her service while on the Board. See Recognition: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67024227">https://vimeo.com/67024227</a></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; ">Board Recognition – Gates Scholarship Recipient Anaiya
Olivares</span><span style="color: black; "></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">The Board recognized Berkeley High School student Anaiya
Olivares, one of 1,000 seniors nationwide to be awarded a Gates Scholarship, a
full scholarship to the university of the student’s choice. Anaiya has chosen
UC Berkeley. See Recognition: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67024228">https://vimeo.com/67024228</a></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Public
Comments:</span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/67033199">https://vimeo.com/67033199</a></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; ">BSEP P&O Committee
Comments:</span><span style="color: black; ">: </span><span style="color: black; "></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/67033198">https://vimeo.com/67033198</a></span></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Union
Comments:</span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/67033200">https://vimeo.com/67033200</a></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Superintendents
Comments:</span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/67035446">https://vimeo.com/67035446</a></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><br></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Consent Calendar:</span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See Approval of Consent Calendar and
3.2-C Approval of Recommendation for Expenditures in 2013-14 for Funds
Allocated to the VAPA: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67035448">https://vimeo.com/67035448</a>
</span></p><div style="text-indent: 1pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Action Items:</span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">1.1-A Approve Superintendent’s
Employment Contract </span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">The Board approved the Superintendent’s
Employment </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Contract for Dr. Donald Evans
unanimously. **</span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See 1.1-A: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67035450">https://vimeo.com/67035450</a></span></p></div><div><p class="">
<u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">3.1-CF Plan to Accelerate the Achievement of </span></u><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">African American Students – Strategies </span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><u><span style="color: black; ">for 2013-14</span></u><span style="color: black; ">**</span></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See 3.1-CF: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67036703">https://vimeo.com/67036703</a></span></p><p class=""><u><span style="color: black; "><span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Information Item:</span></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><u><span style="color: black; ">4.1-I I May Revise to the State Budget</span></u><span style="color: black; ">** </span></span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See 4.1- I: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67068248">https://vimeo.com/67068248</a><u></u></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; "><span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><u><span style="color: black; ">1.2-A Approve Tentative Agreement for
Orientation for Superintendent</span></u><span style="color: black; ">**
</span></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See 1.2-A: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67035451">https://vimeo.com/67035451</a><u></u></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; "><span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Open Public Hearing on Item 2.1-A for
Initial Proposals for a Successor Agreement with the Professional and Technical
Engineers, Local 21, AFL-CIO. No comments made.</span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; "><span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">2.1-A </span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><u><span style="color: black; ">Approve Initial Proposals for a
Successor Agreement between the District and Local 21</span></u><span style="color: black; ">**<u></u></span></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Open Public Hearing on Item 4.1-A -
Categorical Flexibility for Fiscal Year 2013-14 – Resolution No.13-064 Categorical
Flexibility. No comments made.</span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; "><span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">4.1-A </span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Approval of Resolution No. 13-064 </span></u><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Categorical Flexibility for Fiscal Year </span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><u><span style="color: black; ">2013-14</span></u><span style="color: black; ">** </span></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><span style="color: black; ">See both Public Hearings and Item 2.1-A: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67036537">https://vimeo.com/67036537</a></span></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See Item 4.1-A: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67036704">https://vimeo.com/67036704</a></span></p><div style="text-indent: 1pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">4.2-A Proposal for Funding for Fiscal
Year 2013-14</span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Item 4.2-A was pulled from the agenda
and will return after May Revise implications are built into the proposal. **</span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; ">Conference Items:</span><u><span style="color: black; "></span></u></span></p><div style="text-indent: 1pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u style="font-size: 15px;">3.1-P Anticipated Costs to Implement Common </u><u style="font-size: 15px;">Core Standards</u></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">** See 3.1-P: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67036707">https://vimeo.com/67036707</a></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u style="font-size: 15px;">3.2-P Recommendation of Expenditures for 2013-14 and
2014-15 for funding allocated to the BUSD Garden & Cooking Program</u></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">** See 3.2-P: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67036706">https://vimeo.com/67036706</a></span></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; ">Conference
Items:</span><u><span style="color: black; "></span></u></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">1.1-CF Information Regarding Recent
Incidents </span></u><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">of Gun Violence in the Community</span></u></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">** See 1.1-CF: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67078271">https://vimeo.com/67078271</a></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; text-indent: 1pt; ">2.1-CF Elimination/Reduction of Certain </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Classified Positions </span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">The Board took action and approved this
item. ** </span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">See 2.1-CF: <a href="https://vimeo.com/67036705">https://vimeo.com/67036705</a></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></div><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black; ">** Information about starred items can
be found in the May 22, 2013 Board packet online in the Board Meeting section
of </span>the BUSD website: <a href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/05-22-13_packet.pdf">http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/05-22-13_packet.pdf</a></span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">All Board meetings are broadcast live on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Berkeley Community Media Cable Channel 33 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">and re-broadcast the following Thursday morning at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">9:00 AM and the following Sunday at 2:00 PM.</span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"> </span></p><p class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="color: black; ">Schedule of </span><span style="color: black; ">Upcoming Board
of Education Meetings:</span></b></span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">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=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">May 31 2X2
Meeting</span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">June 12 </span></p><p class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">June 19 Study
Session </span></p><p class="" style="text-indent:1pt"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">June 26</span></p></div>-- <br>Mark Coplan, Public Information Officer<div>Berkeley Unified School District</div>
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