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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Tracy
Hollander, BPTA Council President at <a href="mailto:tracynoah@sbcglobal.net">tracynoah@sbcglobal.net</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dear BUSD PTA Leaders:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Please join us for our next PTA Council
Meeting on Monday, March 2nd at 6:30 p.m. in the BUSD Technology Room, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2020 Bonar Street</st1:address></st1:Street>,
Room 126. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>OUR GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE CATHY CAMPBELL
FROM BFT. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Cathy will update us on the current state
of contract negotiations between Berkeley Federated Teachers and <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>
as well as provide an update on the new Common Core testing. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Monday’s Agenda:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>6:30-6:32 - Approve Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>6:32-6:50 - Sharing Time How are things
going at your school? Each school site representative will have a chance to
check in about important issues which have arisen at their school<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>6:50-7:15 - Cathy Campbell - BFT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>7:15-8:00 - Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>• Impacts of “Staffing
Disruption” (Long-term substitutes)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>• Nomination Needs - Call for
officers for PTA Council for next year<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>• Special Education Site
Staffing - impacts from increased enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>PTA Council is a chance for leaders from
all of the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:City>
schools to share issues, strategies, and information and to seek advice. Why
struggle alone when, working together, we are so much more powerful?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DID YOU KNOW: That PTA Council gets a
guaranteed 5 minute slot to speak at ALL School Board Meetings?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>All meetings begin at 6:30 and end
promptly at 8 p.m.; pizza and cookies will be provided. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>If you have any questions, please contact
Tracy Hollander, BPTA Council President at <a
href="mailto:tracynoah@sbcglobal.net">tracynoah@sbcglobal.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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