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<p><st1:City w:st="on"><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
 font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>BERKELEY</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> UNIFIED <st1:place w:st="on">SCHOOL DISTRICT</st1:place></span></font></b><font
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
background:#FFFFCC'>BOARD</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> VIDEO <span
style='background:#FFFFCC'>UPDATES</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>BUSD <i><span style='background:#FFFFCC;font-style:italic'>Board</span> <span
style='background:#FFFFCC'>Updates</span></i> provides highlights of <span
style='background:#FFFFCC'>Board</span> Meetings and other <span
style='background:#FFFFCC'>Board<font color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font></span>activities</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Note: <span style='background:#FFFFCC'>Board</span> Packets
& associated documents are available at our website and all <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:City> public libraries</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Public Information Office <a
href="tel:%28510%29%20644-6320" target="_blank" value="+15106446320">(510)
644-6320</a>   </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:45.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>BUSD Web
Site: <a href="http://www.berkeley.net/" target="_blank">www.berkeley.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0pt'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>BUSD <span
style='background:#FFFFCC'>Board</span> and Personnel Commission Study
Session September 25, 2013:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>View photos of this Meeting at <a
href="http://flickr.com">flickr.com</a>:</span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157636777134244/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157636777134244/</a></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><u><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Study Session Item:</span></font></u></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
California Merit System and its application in the Berkeley Unified School
District</span></font></u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Berkeley
Unified School District Board of Education and the Personnel Commission for the
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Unified</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
held a joint Study Session focusing on the relationship between the District
and its classified (non-certificated) employees.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>** <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>See Study
Session Part One: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Mt7nQ2tTo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Mt7nQ2tTo</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>See Study
Session Part Two: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9qzohSbn9U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9qzohSbn9U</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>**
Information about starred items can be found in the October 16, 2013 Board
packet online in the Board Meeting section of the BUSD website: <a
href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/10-16-13_packet.pdf">http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/10-16-13_packet.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All Board meetings are broadcast
live on Berkeley Community Media Cable Channel 33<font color=black><span
style='color:black'> </span></font>and re-broadcast the following Thursday
morning at 9:00 AM and the following Sunday at 2:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Schedule of Upcoming Board of Education Meetings:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>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></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>October 23</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>November 13 </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>November 20 -  Study Session</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>December 11</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mark Coplan, Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Unified <st1:place
w:st="on">School District</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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