<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(255, 37, 0); font-family: Arial;">PLEASE do not reply to this email</span></span></div><div class="" style="font-size: inherit; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="">Good evening students and staff,</span></div></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">I'm copying below a communication that has just come from the Supt's office. Please note a few things:</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">- School for students will be cancelled at BHS tomorrow (and on Monday for all other BUSD students) up through at least Spring Break. Students, you do not need to worry about clearing absences during this time.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">- Staff will report to work one last day tomorrow in order to prepare for online learning options; students, you will hear more about that in the next few days, so please keep checking your student email.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">- For tomorrow, students who need breakfast and lunch can get it at BHS, please see the letter below for details.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Thank you for your patience and care for so many others in our community as we worked to figure out what to do in response to COVID-19. Feel free to email me or any administrator with questions.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Ms. Schweng</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span id="gmail-m_4667416541771602673m_-4468246906708385539gmail-docs-internal-guid-91bb2287-7fff-6716-ab6a-63489d1734d6" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">March 12, 2020</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Dear BUSD Colleagues.</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">As you may know, many local school districts are choosing to close schools, beginning next week, in order to address concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. I’m writing to let you know that Berkeley Unified will close our preschools, elementary and middle schools, as well as Berkeley Adult School, starting on Monday, March 16. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span id="gmail-m_4667416541771602673gmail-docs-internal-guid-0ed1ce01-7fff-b832-44ff-261d6589d5a2" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">We have decided to cancel classes for our high school students sooner, and we apologize for the short notice, but as of Friday, March 13, all high school classes will be closed, so that high school staff can have time to work on options for students to do home learning while they are away from school. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Please remind your students that coronavirus is a serious health concern and they can help prevent the spread by staying home as much as possible. Berkeley High School students can still go to school on Friday to pick up breakfast from 9:00 to 9:30 and lunch from 12:00 to 12:30 at the Allston gate, and BTA students can pick up food in front of BTA. We are also making plans to provide meals for all students starting next week and will provide further details.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">We hope to re-open schools after Spring Break, on Monday, April 6. Our District Office will be closed to the public while schools are closed, but District Office staff will continue to work to keep essential operations going and we will continue to communicate with you, and if need be, we will adjust the reopening date.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span id="gmail-m_4667416541771602673gmail-docs-internal-guid-97bc0491-7fff-c458-3cf2-8e5ed20f2ab4" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Please know that the Board of Education and I do not take this decision lightly. After considering guidance from health officials, we wrestled a great deal to measure the costs and benefits of closing our schools. Today’s announcement of </span><a href="http://www.acphd.org/media/559189/alameda-county-press-release-20200312.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">four new coronavirus cases in Alameda County</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">, two of which are the county’s first cases of community-acquired transmission, added to our concerns. </span></span> <br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I have been deeply touched by the overwhelming concern I hear in our community about protecting our most vulnerable individuals from the coronavirus. We hope that this step will support the regional effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in our area. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">It’s very important that we all do our part to prevent further spread of the virus. Everyone should continue to wash hands, cover your cough, stay home if you are not well, and avoid large gatherings in order to help slow the spread of the disease.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">We’ll communicate more tomorrow with additional information about resources for students and families during this closure. Please go to our website at <a href="http://berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank" class="">berkeleyschools.net</a> and also watch your email for further updates as we work on providing ways to support our staff and students while the District is closed. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Sincerely,</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div></font></span><div class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Brent Stepehns, Ed.D.</font></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Superintendent</font></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><div class="gmail-m_-2942921566073263227m_-1389851003365824951gmail_signature"><div class=""><font color="#38761d" class="">------------------------------------</font></div><div class=""><div class="gs" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; width: 520px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class=""><div id=":1lq" class="gt ii" style="direction: ltr; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div id=":1lr" class="a3s aXjCH " style="overflow: hidden; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; 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