Raising funds to support excellence

BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOLDEVELOPMENT GROUP

ANNUALREPORT2015–2016

The BHSDG provides vital fi nancial support to Berkeley High School… promoting pedagogical innovation and important equity work that are essential to the continued evolution of Berkeley High.

–SAM PASAROW, PRINCIPAL

The mission of the Berkeley High School Development Group is to support and strengthen the educational experience of all students at Berkeley High School

2016-2017 BHSDG BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cynthia Brantly-Pierce, Acknowledgements/Donor Database

Lisa Craypo, Annual Report Coordinator

Melinda Drayton, Grants Coordinator

Heidi Goldstein, Scrip Coordinator

Jessica Hilton, Fundraising

Stephanie Hochman, Fundraising

Mary Reed Johnson, AHA Liaison, Cheeseboard Event Coordinator

Keasley Jones, Scrip Bookkeeping, e-Scrip Coordinator

Paul Kirsch, Business Partners Lunch Coordinator

Rosa Luevano, Vice President

Conor McCauley, Student Representative

Lynnette Orme, CFO, Treasurer

Rachel Penn, Secretary

Anne Schonfi eld, Fundraising

Christine Staples, Co-President

Richard Thomason, Scrip Coordinator

Jennifer Villeneuve, Co-President

Orlando Williams, Alumni Liaison, Events

THANK YOU TO OUR DEDICATED DE-PARTING BOARD MEMBERS:

Betsy Bigelow-Teller, Co-President

Nancy Werthan, Vice President

Rakhi Rao, AC Liaison

BHSDG ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

Editorial: Lisa Craypo, Christine Staples, Jennifer Villeneuve

Photography: Max Craypo, Liam Ereneta, and Mark Coplan

Graphic Design: Susan Wight

BHS Development GroupP.O. Box 519Berkeley, CA 94701-0519

BHS Development Group is an independent, nonprofi t, IRS recognized 501 (c) (3) corporation.

Nonprofi t tax ID # 94-3173406

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BHSDG FINANCIAL REPORT 2015–2016

THE BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GROUP (BHSDG) received over $468,000 in donations and other revenues during the 2015-2016 school year. Approximately 69% of this revenue ($321,000) was unrestricted funds to the BHSDG, to be distributed as grants by our Board. From these unrestricted revenues, BHSDG provided funding for academic, college readiness, and artistic and club programs at Berkeley High School (BHS), including:

BHSDG received approximately $147,000 in donations and revenue earmarked for specifi c learning communities, programs and departments. BHSDG acts as fi scal agent for these funds, at no cost, providing a signifi cant benefi t to BHS schools and programs. BHS schools and programs determine how they will spend those monies, and they were used for a wide range of educational enrichment opportunities.

The BHSDG’s fundraising and administrative expenses were $37,000 for the school year (or ~6% of total expense). We carried forward $25,000 as a reserve for minimum administrative costs and anticipate funding our sponsored programs on an ongoing basis.

“BHSDG received over $468,000 in donations and other revenues during the 2015–2016 school year.”

COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS

10TH GRADE PSAT TEST

COLLEGE COUNSELOR CAMPUS VISITS

TEST & APPLICATION FEES FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS

COLLEGE & CAREER COUNSELING MATERIALS

COLLEGE FAIR

COLLEGE HANDBOOK PRINTING

STUDENT SUPPORT

AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING

STUDENT PLANNERS

STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

SATURDAY SCHOOL TUTORS

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

BHS RADIO CLUB

ZINE

ELECTRONIC MUSIC CLUB

SPEECH & DEBATE CLUB

BERKELEY TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

BHS FREE THE CHILDREN RUN A THON

QUEER PROM

10TH GRADE LEADERSHIP ‘MAKE A WISH’

FIELD TRIPS (AHA/ CHINATOWN)

SPECIAL EDUCATION BLACK PANTHER TOUR

ASB LEADERSHIP TOUR

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) PROGRAM ROPES COURSE

ELL BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE CLASS REG-ISTRATION

WORLD AIDS DAY

SOCIAL LIVING

LINK CREW

TEACHER SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

$250 CLASSROOM SUPPLY GRANT FOR EVERY TEACHER

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS SUPPLIES

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION SUPPORT

NATIONAL MATH EDUCATION CONFERENCE

NATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION CONFERENCE

AVID CONFERENCE TRAVEL

XITO CONFERENCE

CULTURAL COMPETENCY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM RETREAT

ARTS

JAZZ VIDEO, SHEET MUSIC & TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS

BAND FESTIVAL BUSES

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

TECHNOLOGY

CAMERA STABILIZER

CAMERAS FOR JACKET NEWSPAPER

3-D PRINTER

CHROMEBOOKS & TOWERS

COMPUTERS FOR JACKET NEWSPAPER

COMPUTERS FOR THE COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER

COMPUTER CART REFILL

MATH 1 CALCULATORS

PROJECTOR BULB FUND

GRANTS FUNDED 2015–2016

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The development group responds to my professional needs and my students’ classroom needs in ways other resources are unable to do. They recognize the urgency of issues like equitable funding and staff support.

–MASHA ALBRECHT, MATH TEACHER

Quality professional development is one of the most infl uential factors in improving student outcomes. The BHSDG has been instrumental in providing the support necessary for teachers to refl ect on their practice and work towards implementing strategies that help all students learn.

–BHS ADMINISTRATOR

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Daniel ArreolaMoshe ArztLori & Lou AthertonCherisse BaatinLillian Galedo & David BaconMaria BairdJosey BakerRobin BallRobin BalligerJudith BarishSharon BarrettPerla BarrientosPenny BartlettMaylou BartlettCharles BatesCatherine & Jason BathrickBetty BattlesAnya Baum DavidLeo & Emelle BautistaRobert BaylorKatherine BaylorEllin & Joachim BeerWhendee BeissingerDaniel & Bhavna BellaireRhoda Benedetti Margen & Peter

MargenRita Himes & Youcef BenhaddadEmily Gottreich & Albert BenichouMichael BennettLeesa BerahovichJudith BerlingDiane & Ed BernbaumAnn & Robert BerteroSilvia BiasiBetsy Bigelow-TellerSusanna Moore & Brian BloomAJ & Kathleen BloomTerry & Peter BloomsburghKaren Racanelli & MJ BogatinStephen & Nancy BojdakLeo & Jennifer BojdakPeter BosshardErin BranaganArdath & James BrandleyMelissa BrauerErica & Dennis Breen Minako Matsui & Robert BretthauerLillian & Robert BrewerDevon Brewer Belcher & Nathan

BelcherFrances BrodieClaire BroomeLouise BrownTamara BrownMargaret BrownCynthia BrownJennifer Elayne Brown ThompsonCarol & David Brownstein Larissa BruhnsJane Adams & Crystal BrunzellAnthony BruzzoneBarbara BurleighKendra ButlerPaulette ButlerStephen Walsh & Brenda BuxtonOscar CabreraLynda CaesaraSusan CalirSusan CampbellAndrew CarmanJulia CarpenterBrent ChadwickEugenie ChanMichael ChaplinJohn CharlandKeith Chertok DDSOren & Catherine CheyetteJohn Battles & Janis ChingClarisse & Bill ChoyJohn Farnkopf & Madeline ChunRobert ChungNanu ClarkWilliam ClemensLewis CohenFelicia ColeLakeshia ColemanJudith CollierJanis & Bob ConditSteven Conley

Shelly Ball & Jeffrey BurackJohn Caner Jr.Lisa CarvalhoRobin CherinPatty ChevezJodi Levin & Daniel CowlesKathy CrandallLisa & Eric CraypoMark & Sharon DanksLinda Della & Timothy DavisPhilip De LancieAmy Di CostanzoAlan DyckFallerFred Ross & Margo FeinbergMirjam & Roger FischerLee Bearson & Beatrice FreibergGwyneth GalbraithElissa GershonKeith Bigelow & Gabriela GiacchinoJulie GoldeDavid GoldinMelissa GomesStephen Kaus & Melissa HavilahEdith Friedman & Marcel HawigerDavid & Dione HayesEsfandiaar Imani & Jaleh NiaziHans & Bettina JohnsonRachel KatzIvor Brown & Alison KeeneJohn Godin & Maria KiernikRose Barrett & Richard KingKaren McKie & Barry KrisbergBonnie LambDeborah Machta & Ed LammerTam-Xuan LeJohn & Ruby LevinePatrick McclellanPatricia McFarlandRachel McMullinJeannine MilesKaren Weil & Mark MorrisKalen Meyer & Jay NitschkeNancy Rader & Richard NorgaardJulie NyeDavid Mlodzik & Lynnette OrmeMimi Park & John TomsickCynthia Brantly Pierce & Curtis PierceStephane PrunetMary Elliott Reiter & Michael ReiterLucy RudolphAlina SalganicoffLeah Kaizer & David SalkJean SanchiricoSonja Bjork & Tanja SchlosserSusan SchwartzLainey Feingold & Randy ShawJanet Huseby & Robert SmithAlan SteinheimerJames & Donna StoreyMary & Sam SunDeirdre TanseyTracy TingleBradley Soe & Chi TranBill & Micki TurnerKatherine WadeJonathan & Miriam WaldenCatherine Maggio & Eric WassermanDavid WeisbergLisa Montag & Rob WenigClaudia Wilken & John TrueHelen Marcus & David WilliamsonDiane & Joshua WirtschafterMary Wyand

Less than $250AnonymousMiriam AbrahamPaul Rice & Marisol AguilarGary AlexanderMichael Alvarez-CohenBetsy AmiFelicia Cole & Dean AmundsonHon. Max AndersonBridgette AndersonEric AngressGustavo ArateDana Arkinzadeh

Andromache & Andre FargeixWendy Heffner & Jean Marie

FichtenkortPatricia Coe & Barry FreifeldPenny Peak & Ronny GaalGabriel ZeldinClaire Greene & Walter GarmsNancy GeorgeNeil Goldberg & Hagit Cohen-

GoldbergTracey Goldberg & Paul PiersonSusan Goldstein & Andy KivelSusan & Steven GrandAmy & Roy GrigsbyBenjamin Lerman & Judith HahnNorbert HendrikseScott & Jessica HiltonLoan HoangEllen IrieMark JansenHans & Kathie JonesLoretta KollRebecca Landes & Ben RoseSheryl Drinkwater & Justin LeeTheodore LevinLeslie LippardErhan Manyasli & Nathalie LokkerMischa LorraineJay Kelekian & Karen MatzaDavid MayerPatrick McArdleLori Schack & David MerminKaren MeryashNick & Sloane MorganVirginia Ogle & Wayne ChristopherAllyson Page & Chip HarleyShoshana Gizzi & Joseph PanicaliGay PelletierRachel PennErik & Paula PriceRick & Becky PriceGary Andersen & Johanna RenekeBobbie & Peter RoseRobin Miller & Daniel RossiJack Gardner & Candida RuppMadeleine ScottGustave Carlson & Caroline

SeckingerMeg & David SedlakAndrew Steckel & Elizabeth OzolHeather Clague & Frederic

TheunissenVictoria Eisen & David WamplerWard Wallau & Liz WaymanXanthe Berry & Douglas WilliamsonBruce & Peg WinkelmanGary & Greta WongLinda WoodDavid Yama & Birgit Henrike YamaYoko YoshikawaKen Shen & Bin YuSusie Zukor

$250 – $499AnonymousSam ArriolaDeborah & Prabin BadhiaJudith Bell & James GreenbergCatherine & Stephen BlankespoorJeff & Cathryn Bruno

Eva HerzerRichard HoyerTom & Hilary HoynesCindy Chang & Christopher HudsonSandra & Jeff HuntRebecca Ratcliff & Ken JonesKimberley KahlerLiza KramerSuzanne LafetraSusilpa LakireddyChristine Meuris & Andrew LoveHugh Rodman & Rebecca MarguliesLaura MarlinRosa Luevano & Charles MarstonChristy McDonaldDeborah Lewis & Marty MyersTienne Lee & Steven NierlichMike & Carina O’BrienAmy & Garet O’KeefeTeresa & Michael OlsonJane OrebicEva de la Morena & Howard PadmoreCaitlin PattersonJohn Heller & Emily PayneMalcolm & Ann PlantCarol Buckels & Alberto PujolGlenda Citragno & Lauren RichmondNicholas RooseveltAnne Schonfi eldLori & David SimpsonFran SmallsonChristina SpauldingIan TaylorAnthony ThompsonCarol Mimura & Jeremy ThornerJames Lovekin & Iris TommeleinAriane Van Der StratenJoseph VegaJoe & Jennifer VilleneuveJed WaldmanTetsu Tokunaga & Jiamin WanPeter WeberDana WelshRobin WenrickCarolyn WestDeborah Davis & Dwight WilsonDaniel WinklerCatherine Wolfram

$500 – $999AnonymousChristine Staples & Joel AgerMatt & Ceci BowmanLea Baechler-Brabo & Guido

BaechlerMary Reed Johnson & Peter BeaudryBilli Romain & Douglas BermanPatricia & Henry BradyLyvia CamerinoHon. Laurie CapitelliRolf Bell & Laura CohenJames ConlowRobert CruikshankBill CurtissAnn DanforthBrian Washington & Margaret DeaneCordulia DidierStephanie Hochman & David DrumSteve Lautze & Teresa EadeKathleen Erwin & Karen Franklin

INDIVIDUALS

$5,000 and aboveAnonymousAyelet Waldman & Michael ChabonStephanie McKown & John BrennanErle & Pinkie FladKim Harley & Chris FryFrances Hellman & Warren BreslauRalph & Janet FullwoodConstance & Jonathan HellerMargaret Norman & Geoff HoltonCarole Ungvarsky & Christopher

KillianRobert & Mary Jane PauleyDouglas Booth & Margaret SimpsonNancy WerthanYumi & Robert Yuan

$2,500 – $4,999AnonymousLauren Antonoff & Kenneth TreigerHelen AragonAnn Barrows & Jeffrey GoldsteinPaul Kirsch & Paula ChertokDiane ColbornEdward DuaJohn Joseph & Julie HayesDacher KeltnerMark Hersh & Megan MacMillanSue Reinhold & Deborah NewbrunShelley Klop & Robin PackelKatherine & James PaxsonRosemarie Ratto & David SchwartzHeidi Goldstein & Richard ThomasonRoy & Carolyn West

$1,000 – $2,499AnonymousKristin BerdanHarrison AlterAnne & Gregory AndersonAnne & Thomas ArmstrongRachel BakerAnne Wood & Andrew BaldockSherry Katz & John BalmesLisa Romo & Kent BarkhurstMatthew BarmackScott BarshayHon. Tom BatesMark BellBetty Suh-Burgmann & Roland

BurgmannKevin Faulkner & Geri CharninJohn & Laurel CoatesEdward Cohen & Kaht DorwardReynaldo Cordero & Ann DallmanByron Ackerman & Kathleen DervinCatherine DowerSelena Ellis & Daniel ChatmanMaria Feller & Daniel FeldmanClaire FerrariLucy Kuntz & Ned FieldenJoseph & Leslie FlorenKaren Bowen & Beth GersteinKatya & Joel GerweinTeri GoodmanPierre-Olivier GourinchasChuck Fanning & Melinda Haag

FISCAL YEAR 2015– 2016

Thank You!Your gifts make a real impact in the everyday lives of our students, faculty, and staff.–Jennifer Villeneuve & Christine Staples, Co-Presidents

Fanny LabadieGail LakeMarjory LarsonPamela LarsonSteven LavorandoTracy Hollander & Noah LebowitzMargot LedererAdedra LeeMiko LeeDaniela & Matthaeus LeitnerMona Bernstein & Mark LempertPhilip Catalfo & Michelle LeragerRaissa LernerMargret LeventhalSusan Helmrich & Richard LevineXiaoye LiSybil LockhartJena Resner & John LoranPatricia Mok & Kenneth LoretttoLakisha LovelyMadeleine Lucero-SimmonsTed & Jo Anne LymanDesmid LyonRoderick MackenzieMirella MaggioHon. Linda MaioJudith & John MalamutEleanor ManuelPierre & Linda MarceauJudy MaritatoJoann MarshallSusan MarvinRani MarxBetty MatthewsKevin & Kathryn McCarthySusan McConnellSally McLaughllinNancy Thomas & Thomas McLeanThomas McLean LorettoJessica Abbe & Christopher McLeodBruce & Kristina McNaughtKelley MeadeCantey & George MeigsSeth MerminAmy MerrillTony & Diane MesonesDeborah MetalloRuth MetalloJane & David MicallefJoan MikkelsenJennifer McDonald & Dan MillerAbigail MillerLyn Berry & Les MillettRyan & Karen MiyaWendy Walker & David MoffatMay Lee MokJennifer MonahanMolly Sullivan & Philip MonradDavid MooreElena MooreHon. Darryl MooreDana & James MoranKathleen MorrisCherry Morris-VanmeursPaula Buel & Phillip MortonNegeene MosaedAndrea MosleySue Murphy MoteElenita MunizSabine Henrie and Nicole NaffaaJames NageottePaul & Sally NasmanEleanor NavarroSusan NazionaleSophia NelsonCaan Khanh NguyenSandra NiemannSandra NorrisJennifer NuttDaniel & Georgia ObradovichLaurie OmoriPaul OrtegaRoger OtaKathleen Overin SlobinAndrea PalellaNatalia PalenciaStuart & Glenda PawseyFran PaxsonGiovanni Gozzini & Monica Pelucchi

Melissa Casado & Brett GottliebLynette Levy & Harvey GouldNelson & Katherine GraburnRosemary GrahamMiriam Moussaioff & Andrew

GreenbergIris Greenberg-SmithBeverly GreeneMichael GreenwaldAndrew Greenwood & Sharon IkedaPaul Tong & Donna GrethenEvangeline GreyBonnie GruenCindy HaagDeborah Thies & Aaron HackettGerald & Beatrice HahnCarl HaleyMary Patterson & Philip HalpernHeather HalprinEva HarrisLeif HassAnne Hirose HataeEllen Hauptli & Eric HayashiGeoffrey & Marin-Shawn HaynesMaxine HeiligerHeather HellerJohn Heller & Emily PayneMarc & Michelle HellersteinTyche HendricksTasha HennemanRebecca HermanSonia HernandezRichard & Valerie HerrWinifred HessEdith HetheringtonCarolyn & Bob HeywoodMary & Paul HillJudith Hill-WeldDenise HingleMillicent HintermeisterDarah HoadleyRay HoffmanCraig HoffmanFrederick & Janalee HolmesKimberly HolmesMargaret Miller & Laura HornNoah HorowitzOlivier Marie & Lynn Van HousenSusan HublSteven HultgrenDebra HummelJames & Sabrina HurleyGeorge Spies & Elise HurwitzMarta InsognaJoshua Irwin & Catherine Sobey IrwinMelinda JacobCatherine JamisonBenell JohnsonAlexander JohnsonCathleen JonesKeasley JonesAdelle & Lou JosephBarbara JuddTerrence JueDavid JungRebekah KaplanDean KatoMaureen Katz & Fred GlassMark Geliebter & Robin KellerJamie KellerCarl & Lee KempfRozella & John KennedyKatherine KennyLinda KerstenMadhuvanti KhareJoann KimJon Buck KingPatrick KirtlandElyakim Rinat & Elyse KlaidmanCynthia Scheinberg & Eliahu KleinLizabeth KleinLarry Kline & Susan JohnsonEmily KlionTheodore & Jane KlugerDina TasiniPeter KozelkaKevin KrasnowJane Larson & Ilo KratinsRachel Kundson

Barbara CooperHenry Corrigan-GibbsChristopher CowlesAlexander Cox & Andrea BanburyGreg McCrea & Linda CurrieClaudia Currie-Gleason & Edward

GleasonValerie CurtisLouise Francis & Dennis CusackJunia Da Silva SantosHoward DaffnerJudy Clark Dale & Larry DaleNina DaleEsther Ehrlich & Neal DavisAlyson Yarus & David DawsonEvangelina Nogales de la MorenaMarie-Agnes De LescureSanjani Varkey & David DeDouzaPhilip DeLancieCharles DenningCleo DerasJennifer Nutt & Herbert DiamantJohn Macy & Charlotte DicksonAnia DilmaghaniBeverly Bense & Alan DimenLouis DojdakDiana DorseyDouglas DoveCarrie DovzakMelinda DraytonTanya DrlikRichard DroginErica Buhrmann & Ronald DruckerBennett DubinerVS DuksonChristopher Duncan & Donna GravesRachel DurlingMatt & Cheryl EcclesMelissa Eizenberg & Adam DiamantRuth ElowitzEleanore Lee & Ronald ElsonDeborah Sperber & Calvin EngAmy Roth & Robert EpsteinPeter Garabedian & Sanuela EvansLaurie EvansDave & Denise FaneBruno FazzolariPhyllis Steiber & James FerlinLeslie & Marcus FieldsJohn Fike & Andrea Lampros FikeAlice FishmanRuth ForrestLeland FosterSean Gallagher & Betsy FosterAllison Frank & Donato TedescoRuth FrassettoFrancis FrederickDale & Kerry FreemanMargaret & Douglas FreifeldMary & James FrenchAmy Stelmach Frey & Douglas FreyKatherine Lee & Jeffrey FriedmanRafael FriedmanRachael FriedmanSuzanne FryerJames & Leona FryerRobert Cohen & Jill FujisakiDaniel Earle Funk & Kate FunkJames Louis GalanisMartha & Larry GallegosThomas Andrew Morse & Nancy

GallowayJoan GarbarinoqChantal Beckmann-Garcia & Marco

GarciaLisa & Jory GessowSutapa & Dipak GhosalDr. Eli & Revital GiladAshley & Eric GilbertValerie GilbertVanessa Gilliam-BrownStefan Cohen & Deborah GilmanStephanie GilstromJames & Nancy GlimmeSally & Robert GoldmanEleanor Goldstein-EricksonTeresa GonzalezIsela Gonzalez Santana & Richard

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Fortunately for us, BHSDG is there to provide fi nancial assistance when we don’t quite have the funds to make really important events happen like the Election Convention, Talent Show, and other club-related activities.

–JOHN VILLAVICENCIO, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES

The BHSDG grant… enabled me to bring The Make A Wish Gathering to life, giving students a chance to make a wish to better the community… a step towards representing the… reforms students would like on campus. Many… changes, such as new water bottle fi llers, have been implemented.

–GENNA SALDANHA, STUDENT LEADER

With the new computers we are able to be much more effi cient laying out the paper…. Thank you for helping our 100+ person staff of writers, illustrators, photographers, and editors continue to run a student-run publication that publishes professional level journalism at Berkeley High.

–KAILI MEIER, JACKET EDITOR IN CHIEF

Laurie SomanKirsten SpaldingMai Linh Spencer & Thuyen NguyenBenjamin and Miriam SpilmanGertrud SporerSharon SreyerJoanne StaplesLee SteadmanBarbara SteiberElisabeth Kashner & Jonathan SternNathalie & William StringfellowRune StromsnessVirginia Strong TidmanStephen SullivanChen-Ju SunJacqueline Barber & Steven SutcherJoan SuzukiDonna SuzukiGertrude SwabbRichard SwabbWilma Wyss & Matthew TaeckerLisa TanaJerome Schreibstein & Marianne

TancorBenito TancorPatricia Lutynski & John TangneyRona TeitelmanCamilo TelloBaki TezcanLaura TezzaJim & Lynn ThiebaudEurydice Thomas & Scott GalkaDeborah ThompsonMartin Tornallyay & Linda CarrCatharine TrowbridgeSusan TruoccoloPam TsujiokaLina Urbain-RacineDoris VailEti Valdez-KaminskyEd ValenzuelaDavid Van CouveringSarah Cohen & Wim-Kees Van HoutVicki VictoriaAlisha VincentSiew Wah CheeHelen & Rick WalkerDavid WallaceAndrew WallachJeanette WallinPatricia WallinPenelope & David WarrenStacy WatersAmy WatsonRosella WegnerShmuel WeissmanEric & Mardawn WendtBarbara WengerRobert & Nancy WhitingRobbie & Wendy WhitingHarue Imaizumi Wiedlin & Andrew

WiedlinJill & Michael WildKen & Rosalia WilkinsCarroll Williams Jr. Leah Wilson & Aaron TigerinoJoel WingCarol WirtschafterJohn Dresslar & Erika WodinskyTeresa WongChitose & John YasumotoDonna YatesRebecca Des YoungJennifer McDonald-Peltier and

Richard YuJudith YuenKari Zaft-GutierrezPatrice ZauretPamela Zelnik

Allen Fish & Allison PennellLaura PerezRobert & Nanette PerkinsKatherine PerymonJohn & Celina PhelpsFelicia PhillipsVernon & Patricia PhillipsClaudia PolskyDavid Fryer & Stephanie PrausnitzHenry PreslerAnna PreslerDeborah PulidoJennifer RaderPeter & Susan RalstonAlesia Hagey Connelly & David

RauletRichard Raya Jr.Sharon ReidEarl ReynoldsMartin ReynoldsRoberto RiutortDr. Raymond Jeanloz & Jennie

RomeroEdna & Caesar RoqueKarin RosmanKathryn RoszakSutapa RoyDavid RudelRichard Ruggieri & Edith LavinKathleen RussellMichael RussellAdriana RussellMartha SaavedraMojgan SaberiLaura SackettDawn SagorskiLeslie SalzingerMichael SanbongiYJ SanbongiBryan SanbongiOrlando SanchezAngelica Sanchez Garcia Carole SargentNina Birnbaum & Sharif SawiresNancy SchaferMargaret SchaferNancy SchaferLarry & Jackie SchalitEliahu Klein & Cynthia ScheinbergM. ScheinokAndrea SchlosserBridgette Anderson & Ernst SchmidtA.D. SchoenfeldKaren Harber & Maxim SchroginHal Ruddick & Nina SchulmanKaren & Paul SchultzJoanna SchultzJeffrey HobsonBurton SedlakRosa Shand CummingElaine ShawAndrea ShawAaron SheaninDana SheaninLucinda Sikes & Bob ShiremanJack ShoemakerNancy Feinstein & Glen ShorJenny ShoreMel & Lisa SibonyLenard SielewiczSally SikesThomas SilverstrimJudith SimmonsErica SiskindNatalie SkibaDan SlobinEllen SmithJeanne & Judson SmithBarry & Meryl SmithJanet Smith

ORGANIZATIONS

$5,000 and overThe Florence Beecher Foundation

$2,500 – $4,999Class of 1960Peace Development Fund

$1,000 – $2,499BHS Class of 1955City Of BerkeleyGenentechLawrence Berkeley National

LaboratoryNorth Berkeley Investment Partners,

LLCTarget CorporationWells Fargo Community Support

Campaign

$500 – $999Albert Nahman Plumbing & HeatingAmerican Chemical Society, Inc. Berkeley Insurance & Financial

ServicesCerami BuildersClass of 1987Cynthia Blumgart InsuranceFarmer’s Insurance – Ruth Stroup Garden Architechture Hudson McDonald Properties IncJetton ConstructionKahn Design AssociatesKaiser Permanente Community Giving

Matching Gift ProgramKDSE Leger Wanaselja ArchitectureLevitch AssociatesLevy Art & Architecture McCutcheon ConstructionMinuteman Press – Fred FassettMoran EngineeringNetwork for GoodPeter Shelton LawSan Francisco FoundationStomping Girl WineryTacubaya LLC - Dona SavitskyTrachtenberg ArchitectsWalgreens

$250 – $499Ackerman’s Servicing Volvos IncBerkeley Federation of TeachersGoogle Matching Gifts ProgramMid-Term Class of 1965-1966PG&E CorporationThe Grubb Co.

Less than $250STG, IncBenevity Community Impact FundBerkeley Orinda Oral SurgeryBHS All Class Reunion Flowerland NurseryI & T, LLCJ & W Hotel Inc. Lavender Hill FarmLevi Strauss & CoMarketingUSticks & Stones Inc.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

R DONATEGive a generous tax-deductible donation to BHSDG. Donate online (www.bhsdg.org) or via check (payable to BHSDG, P.O. Box 519, Berkeley, CA 94701).

Does your employer have a matching gift program? If so, your gift will be doubled and your employer will receive recognition. Check the “My employer will match” box on the enclosed response form.

Donate Stock. Contact stock@bhsdg.org.

R SHOP with ScripDo you shop at Berkeley Bowl, the Natural Grocery Company, Peets or on Solano Avenue, including Andronicos? These stores and more than 50 merchants on Solano Avenue donate a percentage of your purchases to Berkeley High. No additional cost to you, and we will deliver the paper scrip to your door.

Enroll in eScrip. Register your bank cards at www.escrip.com and earn money for Berkeley High. It costs nothing to enroll, and benefi ts the Berkeley Athletic Fund and the BHSDG. The BHS school code is 137646958. Thanks to SCRIP, the BHSDG received $25,000 to support programs and activities important to staff and students.

Questions? Contact scrip@bhsdg.org.

R SHOP with AmazonSmileDo you shop on Amazon? Use AmazonSmile, www.smile.amazon.com, and a portion of your order will go to BHSDG. Just choose Berkeley High Development Group as your charity the fi rst time you log on.

R VOLUNTEERAre you an event planner, accountant, designer, cook, organizer, fundraiser or tech person? BHSDG can use your help no matter what your skill! Everyone’s contribution is important. Contact Jennifer Villeneuve at info@bhsdg.org. We appreciate every donation and respect our donors. If we’ve misspelled your name

or left you off the list, please let us know. Our mistake was inadvertent and we humbly apologize.

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MAXIMIZING CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN TEACHINGChristine Staples

CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING is a powerful strategy for closing achievement gaps. This student-centered teaching approach ties learning to Berkeley High School (BHS) students’ diverse cultural backgrounds and needs, tailoring instruction and improving classroom climate. The Berkeley High School Development Group (BHSDG) supports culturally responsive teaching, granting over $13,000 to 1) create a customized culturally responsive teaching plan for all of BHS; and 2) conduct “train the trainer” sessions on culturally responsive teaching techniques for lead teachers, who in turn instruct the rest of the BHS staff. The project is slated for the 2016-2017 school year.

In addition, BHSDG granted $8,800 for professional development to strengthen the Chicano-Latino Studies program. Another $361,000 in funding was committed to promoting equity and community building throughout BHS, including: $67,000 to the multi-subject after school tutoring program; $67,000 for College & Career Center services, including funds to pay application and testing fees for students in need; and over $10,000 for universal PSAT testing for every BHS Sophomore.

As BHS Leadership embarks on major efforts to improve our school’s culture and learning environment, the BHSDG has been there every step of the way, providing vital funding to leadership and staff to achieve their goals of ensuring an equitable, rich education for each and every BHS student.

“We’re working to build capacity in culturally competent teaching in our efforts to eliminate pervasive opportunity and access gaps at BHS, so that all students are career and college prepared after graduating from BHS…This is critical work on both local and national levels as inequity threatens the very fabric of democracy.” –SAM PASAROW, PRINCIPAL

I was so impressed [by the college fair]… the numbers and diversity of colleges represented as well as the number and diversity of students and parents present. –TAMARA FRIEDMAN, TEACHER