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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;background:white">Maria Rohlsson
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white"><a href="mailto:mariarohlsson@sbcglobal.net">mariarohlsson@sbcglobal.net</a>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205p1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">The District has proposed the following positions at Berkeley High be eliminated: 1.5 academic guidance counselors,
the Dean of Attendance, 4 Safety Officers, and the Independent Study (IS) Coordinator to address a $1.8 million budget shortfall in 2018-19.
</span></span><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">More information about these staff member roles can be found on the BHS PTSA website.
<a href="http://bhs.berkeleypta.org/" target="_blank"><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s3"><span style="color:#196AD4">http://bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205p2" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">The reasons for a budget shortfall are the following:
</span></span><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">California mandated increases in funding to school employee pension funds (1.2 million), Beginning
Teacher Induction Program funding ends (0.3 million), Step and Column costs (teacher salary increases (0.9 million), and a decrease enrollment (100+ students).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Here’s an update to information that the PTSA conveyed last week:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">No decisions will be made at the
</span></span><span class="aqj"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Dec. 6<sup>th</sup></span></span><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">
Board Meeting, but there will be discussion on the District proposal to eliminate the IS Coordinator position
</span></span><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">and shift these responsibilities to the BTA principal (Item
</span></span><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">15.1 on the Agenda). A District Memo with a full description of this proposal was included in
the </span></span><span class="aqj"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Nov. 1</span></span><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">
Board Meeting Agenda — note that it asks for approval in the </span></span><span class="aqj"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">January 10, 2018</span></span><span class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205s1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">
Board meeting (scroll down to 15.1) <a href="http://agendaonline.net/public/Meeting.aspx?AgencyID=232&MeetingID=54302&AgencyTypeID=1&IsArchived=False" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#196AD4">http://agendaonline.net</span><span style="color:#196AD4">/</span><span style="color:#196AD4">public/Meeting.aspx?AgencyID</span><span style="color:#196AD4">=</span><span style="color:#196AD4">232&MeetingID=54302</span><span style="color:#196AD4">&</span><span style="color:#196AD4">AgencyTypeID=1&IsArchived</span><span style="color:#196AD4">=</span><span style="color:#196AD4">False</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="m447255472679742380ydpe0c6b6a1yiv3472310306ydp25644205p4" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">On December 4th in a community meeting, the proposal to cut the IS coordinator role and have the BTA principal take over its responsibilities was presented by the District. A group
discussion followed with participants including Associate Superintendent Pasquale Scuderi, School Board members Karen Hemphilll and Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, and IS and BTA administrators, teachers, and parents. The meeting outcome is TBD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;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:black">We encourage you to become involved.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">The <span class="aqj">
December 6<sup>th</sup></span> Board Meeting at <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=2020+Bonar+Street&entry=gmail&source=g">
<span style="color:#1155CC">2020 Bonar Street</span></a> is an opportunity for you to address the board during Public Comment. This requires filling out a card and giving it to the clerk by
<span class="aqj">7:15 pm</span>. <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">You can also write District decision makers and Board members; use this link to a sample letter that you can edit.
<a href="http://bhs.berkeleypta.org/action/no-bhs-cuts-letter" target="_blank"><span style="color:#196AD4">http://bhs.berkeleypta.org/action/no-bhs-cuts-letter</span></a><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">Stay tuned for more info and future developments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">BHS PTSA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">_____________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Marguerite Fa-Kaji, Jenny Fosket and Dylan Kaufman are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them at
</span><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">BHS etree archives:
</span><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">BHS website:
</span><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white">BUSD 2017-2017 Calendar:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD;background:white">
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;background:white">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD;background:white">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D;background:white">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD;background:white"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;background:white">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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