Advice from Bob Crose - how to keep the Community School out of the Berkeley Adult School
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Erika Kemp
May 21, 2011, 2:57:04 AM5/21/11
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Hi All - I had an hour long conversation with Bob Crose today about the potential Community School at the Berkeley Adult School. I will post the details of the conversation on the BAS Neighbors blog over the weekend but essentially want to make two points now:
1. The county is not interested in placing the school in our neighborhood if we are opposed to it. They do not want to get into a political debate/fight over this issue - they just want to put the school in place and would prefer to do it quickly and quietly.
2. As a result of point 1, the more you call and write the following people, the more uncomfortable they will become and will most likely look for a more suitable site for the Community School. I have been making lots of phone calls and sending lots of emails. I would REALLY encourage you to do the same - especially in the days leading up to the potential vote on Weds, May 25th. Some of these emails and phone numbers were VERY difficult to find - especially for Huyett and Craig. Their emails were not posted on the BUSD website so I am pretty certain they are not used to receiving lots of email from concerned residents. Please send them tons of emails! We need them to hear us AND respond.
Now is the time to act - if the school board does not vote this in by June 2011 it will not go in place this Fall.
Here is the contact information for those involved in the issue - let's load up their inboxes and voice mail boxes!
Alameda County Board of Education
Dr. Robert Crose
Asst. Superintendent of ACBOE and will be running the Community School
510-670-4558
rcr...@acoe.org
Joaquin Rivera
Our District Trustee in the ACBOE - Is strongly pushing for the Community School at the BAS
510-670-4145
jri...@acoe.org
Sheila Jordan
ACOE Superintendent
510-670-4140
she...@acoe.org
Berkeley Unified School District
William Huyett
Requested Principal Guthrie help facilitate the Community School at BAS in Dec 2010
510-644-6206
william...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
Dr. Susan Craig
Big proponent of placing the school at BAS!!
Director, Student Services, BUSD
510-644-6316
510-644-7712 (Fax)
susan...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
BUSD School Board Members
Linda Maio
District 1 City Council Rep
Has NOT taken a position on the issue and is letting us flounder on this - she is supposed to advocate for us on these issues. Encourage her to show leadership on this issue!
(510) 981-7110
lm...@cityofberkeley.info
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Erika Kemp
1641 Kains Avenue, Berkeley CA 94702
510-295-9308
erikasmi...@gmail.com
1. The county is not interested in placing the school in our neighborhood if we are opposed to it. They do not want to get into a political debate/fight over this issue - they just want to put the school in place and would prefer to do it quickly and quietly.
2. As a result of point 1, the more you call and write the following people, the more uncomfortable they will become and will most likely look for a more suitable site for the Community School. I have been making lots of phone calls and sending lots of emails. I would REALLY encourage you to do the same - especially in the days leading up to the potential vote on Weds, May 25th. Some of these emails and phone numbers were VERY difficult to find - especially for Huyett and Craig. Their emails were not posted on the BUSD website so I am pretty certain they are not used to receiving lots of email from concerned residents. Please send them tons of emails! We need them to hear us AND respond.
Now is the time to act - if the school board does not vote this in by June 2011 it will not go in place this Fall.
Here is the contact information for those involved in the issue - let's load up their inboxes and voice mail boxes!
Alameda County Board of Education
Dr. Robert Crose
Asst. Superintendent of ACBOE and will be running the Community School
510-670-4558
rcr...@acoe.org
Joaquin Rivera
Our District Trustee in the ACBOE - Is strongly pushing for the Community School at the BAS
510-670-4145
jri...@acoe.org
Sheila Jordan
ACOE Superintendent
510-670-4140
she...@acoe.org
Berkeley Unified School District
William Huyett
Requested Principal Guthrie help facilitate the Community School at BAS in Dec 2010
510-644-6206
william...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
Dr. Susan Craig
Big proponent of placing the school at BAS!!
Director, Student Services, BUSD
510-644-6316
510-644-7712 (Fax)
susan...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
BUSD School Board Members
Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, President (2012)
Beatriz_Le...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
John T. Selawsky, Vice President (2012)
john_s...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
Leah Wilson, Director (2014) Has expressed opposition to the CS at the BAS
Leah_...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
Karen Hemphill, Director(2014) Has expressed opposition to the CS at the BAS
karenh...@comcast.net
Josh Daniels, Director (2014) Phone # 510-213-8683 Has expressed concern about safety issues - wants to gather detailed crime stats, etc. before placing the program at the BAS
Josh_D...@berkeley.k12.ca.us
Linda Maio
District 1 City Council Rep
Has NOT taken a position on the issue and is letting us flounder on this - she is supposed to advocate for us on these issues. Encourage her to show leadership on this issue!
(510) 981-7110
lm...@cityofberkeley.info
--
Erika Kemp
1641 Kains Avenue, Berkeley CA 94702
510-295-9308
erikasmi...@gmail.com
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