<div dir="ltr"><font color="#ff0000">Please do not reply to this message. Questions? Contact </font><a href="mailto:harrisonblatt@berkeley.net" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">harrisonblatt@berkeley.net</a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <br></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear BIHS Families,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Welcome to school year 2023-24! The BIHS Staff has been hard at work preparing to welcome students for the first day, August 16. We are excited to welcome the incoming 10th grade class and continue supporting our 11th and 12th grade classes. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Our focus for the first weeks of school will be building trusting relationships among students and staff and creating classroom cultures that validate and affirm the cultural and linguistic expressions of each student. Creating strong communities in our classroom and program will lay a foundation of physical and emotional safety that we will build upon to push students to engage in challenging learning experiences. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">One shift that we will be implementing in BIHS is in our approach to smartphone use in the classroom. We believe that engaging and participating in class fully, without distraction, is essential for us to build community, create caring relationships, and lead students through rigorous lessons. Smartphones are not only a distraction but are designed to grab and hold the attention of the user and activate reward pathways in the brain that create an addiction to the device. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,71,70);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We want to help students learn how to self-regulate.  This skill will be essential to their success in school and beyond.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Each teacher will communicate and implement classroom rules and procedures that require students to have their cell phone away unless given explicit permission to use the phone by the teacher. Many teachers will be requiring students to place their cell phone in a phone holder at the front of the classroom for the duration of class. This practice is commonplace in the Universal 9th Grade program and has resulted in increased focus, engagement, and social interaction. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please have a conversation with your child before the start of school about your expectation that they adhere to all classroom cell phone policies.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Your partnership is greatly appreciated and paramount in our ability to support your child in the classroom. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are excited for a great year in BIHS. Please don’t hesitate to reach out at any time. </span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir=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