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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.</p>
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<p class="gmail-p3" 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-p4" 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)">Greetings BHS families,</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" 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-p4" 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)">Thank you for your participation in Back to School Night last night. Unfortunately, as you are probably aware, we experienced a technical breakdown with our searchable database at the start of 2nd period, and many families were unable to access teachers’ Zoom links and join live teacher presentations. Parents/guardians were understandably confused, frustrated, and disappointed. </p>
<p class="gmail-p5" 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-p4" 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)">After identifying this problem, we sent a spreadsheet of teacher Zoom links to all students and families, which enabled some families to rejoin subsequent teacher meetings. However, we know that many families were impacted and did not have the opportunity to participate in Back to School Night, meet teachers, and receive important information about classes. We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration that this breakdown caused for our parents and guardians who we know rely on Back to School Night to learn what is happening in your student’s classes. </p>
<p class="gmail-p5" 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-p4" 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)">In order to provide you with as much information as possible, we are asking BHS teachers to please share their Back to School Night presentations with all parents/guardians. Additionally, parents/guardians may contact their student’s teachers directly if you have specific questions or would like more information. All teachers can be contacted using their BUSD email address, first name + last name @<a href="http://berkeley.net/"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">berkeley.net</span></a>. The date for Back to School Night is scheduled and agreed upon a year in advance and can not be rescheduled for a different date this year. Because this was a live event, we do not have recordings of individual teacher presentations. </p>
<p class="gmail-p5" 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-p4" 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)">Again, we sincerely apologize for the breakdown in our system and the difficulty this created for many families. </p>
<p class="gmail-p5" 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-p4" 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)">Thank you for your understanding and partnership.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p8" 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-p9" 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-p10" 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 E-tree; please direct any questions about the E-tree to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p11" 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-p12" 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-s3" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS E-tree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p12" 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-s3" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS website: <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/"><span class="gmail-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p10" 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 2021-2022 Calendar:<span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(15,121,165)"> <a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Calendar-21-22-v71221.pdf"><span class="gmail-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">2021-2022 Calendar</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p10" 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-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a></p>
<p class="gmail-p11" 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-p10" 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-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p11" 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-p10" 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-s5" style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(251,0,7)">unsubscribe</span> from the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s2" 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-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a>, or contact the E-tree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s2" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></p>
<p class="gmail-p11" 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-p13" 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-s6" style="text-decoration-line:underline">subscribe</span> to the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s2" 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>