<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #ff2500">PLEASE do not reply to this email </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Juan Raygoza, Vice Principal <a href="mailto:juanraygoza@berkeley.net"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">juanraygoza@berkeley.net</span></a> or your 9th grade Guidance Counselor - Linh Le for Hives 1, 2, and 3 or Norma Lopez for Hives 4, 5, 6, and 7 - if you have any questions. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0px;">I would like to inform families of BHS 9th grade students that if your student entered the Small Learning Communities (SLCs) Lottery for the 10th grade we have now mailed, at your address of residence as shown on Illuminate, an SLC Lottery Report detailing your student’s ranking. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Please review your student’s ranking carefully. <b>If you would like to edit your student’s SLC Lottery ranking (see lottery guidelines below), please do so directly on the Report and return it to the BHS Counseling Office by no later than Thursday, February 28th at 3:30pm.</b></span><span style="font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><br><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><br><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Small Learning Community Lottery Guidelines</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The ranking rules are as follow:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Your student will rank their top choice as #1, second choice as #2, etc.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Your student MUST rank both AC and BIHS - our two largest SLCs</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Your student MAY also rank the three smaller SLCs - AHA, AMPS, and CAS - IN ADDITION to ranking both AC and BIHS</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Since our three smaller SLCs have limited seats, which means that not every student that desires a small SLC will get in, your student must include AC and BIHS in their ranking</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">If your student decides to rank AHA, AMPS, and/or CAS, they DO NOT have to rank all three of these SLCs, only the one(s) that they desire to be placed in</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">See below for example rankings to avoid common mistakes:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Correct Example:</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AC #2</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AHA</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AMPS</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BIHS #1</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">CAS</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Correct Example:</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AC #2</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AHA #1</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AMPS</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BIHS #3</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">CAS</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Correct Example:</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AC #5</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AHA #3</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AMPS #2</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BIHS #4 </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">CAS #1</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Incorrect Example (Must also rank both AC and BIHS):</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AC </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AHA #3</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AMPS #1</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BIHS </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">CAS #2</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Incorrect Example (Must also rank BIHS):</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AC #4</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AHA #3</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AMPS #2</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BIHS </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">CAS #1</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Incorrect Example (Must also rank AC): </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AC </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AHA </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">AMPS </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BIHS #1 </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">CAS </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The goal of the computerized lottery assignment system is to provide a fair and equitable method for school assignments while prioritizing individual choice and ensuring student diversity across the enrollment of all of Berkeley High School’s Small Learning Communities.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">In early-March, you will be mailed the SLC Lottery result with your student’s placement in one of our five SLCs. <b>THE SLC LOTTERY RESULT IS FINAL. </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; 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