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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(251,2,7)">Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, <span class="gmail-s1">p</span>lease contact<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>Carrie Berg at <a href="mailto:carrieberg@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s2">carrieberg@berkeley.net</span></a>.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(24,25,27);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Parent(s) and Guardian(s):</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">For the 2021 spring administration of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), also known as the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA), for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics, Berkeley High School will be administering the assessments to 11th grade students the week of June 7. This year we have permission to offer the assessment after the school year ends, in order to minimize impact on instruction. <b>Our priority is to keep our students and educators safe</b> by following state, county, and local health and safety requirements associated with the current pandemic.</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The CAASPP is an important opportunity for our students to demonstrate academic achievements, possibly earning placement in UC/CSU courses, the State Seal of Biliteracy, the Golden State Seal Merit, or Reclassified Fluent English Proficient.</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">While you have the right to submit a signed exemption for specific tests to the Berkeley High School Office, we strongly encourage your student’s participation. The CAASPP is one piece of information helping us make decisions to improve our school programs. If you would like to exempt your student, you must email Carrie Berg (<a href="mailto:carrieberg@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s3" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">carrieberg@berkeley.net</span></a>) with your student’s name, ID #, and the exams from which you would like them to be excused; we will verify that this is the guardian email address we have on file.</p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px 0px 10.7px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please see your <span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration-line:underline">11th grade student’s assigned test time</span> by finding their last name in the table below:</p>
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<td valign="top" class="gmail-td1" style="width:170.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Last Name Starts with:</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td2" style="width:151.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Test Day:</b></p>
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<td valign="top" class="gmail-td3" style="width:115.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Test Time:</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td4" style="width:112.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Where?</b></p>
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<td valign="top" class="gmail-td5" style="width:170.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">A-C</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td6" style="width:151.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Monday, June 7</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td7" style="width:115.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">9AM-3PM*</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td8" style="width:112.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">M-Gate</p>
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<td valign="top" class="gmail-td1" style="width:170.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">D-He</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td2" style="width:151.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tuesday, June 8</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td3" style="width:115.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">9AM-3PM*</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td4" style="width:112.7px;height:14.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">M-Gate</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td5" style="width:170.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hi-M</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td6" style="width:151.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wednesday, June 9</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td7" style="width:115.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">9AM-3PM*</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td8" style="width:112.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">M-Gate</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td9" style="width:170.7px;height:13.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">N-Si</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td10" style="width:151.7px;height:13.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thursday, June 10</p>
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<td valign="top" class="gmail-td11" style="width:115.7px;height:13.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">9AM-3PM*</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td12" style="width:112.7px;height:13.7px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">M-Gate</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td5" style="width:170.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Sk-Z</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td6" style="width:151.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Friday, June 11</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td7" style="width:115.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">9AM-3PM*</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="gmail-td8" style="width:112.7px;height:14.7px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);padding:6.7px">
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">M-Gate</p>
</td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p class="gmail-p9" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13.3px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">*CAASPP is untimed. Students may leave once they have finished their exam. The time estimate given to complete both exams is 5hours and 30 minutes. Students will have a 30-minute window to eat lunch. If students need more time, they may return the following day to complete their exam. If a student is not able to make their assigned date, we will be offering a make-up date on Monday, June 14th; it will also begin at 9AM, with students meeting at the M-Gate.</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you have any questions, please email Carrie Berg at <a href="mailto:carrieberg@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s3" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">carrieberg@berkeley.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Sincerely,</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Juan Raygoza</p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14.7px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Principal, Berkeley High School</p>
<p class="gmail-p10" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p11" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:11px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p14" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(24,25,27)"><b>_____________________________</b></p>
<p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">Nicole Chee, Jenny Fosket, Chaghig Walker, and Charlotte Le Liboux are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p16" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p17" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS Etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p17" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS website: <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">BUSD 2020-2021 Calendar:<span class="gmail-s6" style="color:rgb(15,121,165)"> <a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2020-21-BUSDCalendar_5.15.19.pdf"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">2020-2021 Calendar</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación: <a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a></p>
<p class="gmail-p16" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
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<p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To <span class="gmail-s7" style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(251,0,7)">unsubscribe</span> from the Etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: unsubscribe.  The request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list.  If that does not work, visit the URL at the bottom of each message, or put your email address at the end of this URL:  <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a>, or contact the Etree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></p>
<p class="gmail-p16" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p18" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To <span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration-line:underline">subscribe</span> to the Etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: subscribe</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>