[CAS-BHS] ALL: Student voice in important school political issues

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From:  Rick Ayers _rayers at berkeley.k12.ca.us_ 
(mailto:rayers at berkeley.k12.ca.us)  
 (http://www.cas.bhs.berkeleypta.org/) 
 
CAS Juniors, Sophomores  & Freshmen:   
Please run for important  committees (School Site Council and the BSEP 
committee) and student  school board director at Berkeley High. 
Although CAS is a small  school within Berkeley High, BHS still has a lot of 
control over CAS.   BHS student government elections are coming up.  Part of 
this is  electing student representatives to important committees in which  
administrators, teachers, parents and students make major decisions about school  
political issues and funding for BHS and CAS and the other small  schools.  
This is not the part of student government that plans proms and  spirit week. 
CAS is not just about  creating a cool or interesting school for you.  It is 
about working to make a more just  and fair education system for all.  As part 
of the social justice mission of CAS, we hope that you will  consider 
stepping up and helping take up the work of making Berkeley High work  for all 
students.  CAS is one of the  leading centers of the struggle for real equity and 
achievement for all  students.  Your insights and  perspectives are important 
and should be heard on key governance  committees. 
These committees are the  School Site Council, the BSEP committee and Shared  
Governance.  The student representatives have a vote equal to the  vote of 
the principal, department heads, small schools lead teachers and  parents.  
These committees decide such things as whether all  schools and programs should be 
diverse, or should be allowed to self-segregate,  whether ethnic studies 
should be taught to all students, what the attendance,  discipline and tardy 
policies should be, and how funds should be spent.   For example, BSEP funds video 
equipment but the amount was  reduced this year.   
The student government  election also chooses the student who will be an 
actual member of the  School Board, which is a very influential position, and the 
student senators,  who advise the student school board member on policy  
matters. 
The application to run for  these positions is available outside Room D148 
and applications are due  this Friday, April 7, in Room D148.  Sometimes, very 
few students sign  up for these positions, so there is not even a contested 
election, or the  leadership class chooses the representatives.  Let's have a 
diverse group  of CAS students running to have a voice in important decisions 
that affect  students, CAS and all of BHS. 
Teachers and  parents--encourage your students to run!
 
Check out the  CAS web site at _www.cas.bhs.berkeleypta.org_ 
(http://www.cas.bhs.berkeleypta.org/) 

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