I would be remiss if I didn’t offer a reflection the 2010-11 school year. The year ended on June 30, and we are in a position to increase our services to adult learners in the Berkeley community. Specifically, we’ll be targeting transitions for secondary students to community college, employment for CTE students, completion for language learners and increased support to Berkeley Unified School district in the areas of credit recovery and CTE coordination for grades 7-Adult.
The path to June 30 held challenges, and with the support of our Board of Education and Superintendent Bill Huyett, our budget is in good shape. Director Josh Daniels posted this letter recently, regarding our budget: http://bas.berkeley.net/letter.html
Our district Block Entitlement grant (former ADA apportionment) is just below $3,000,000 and we have secured several grants that are restricted to specific programs, to supplement our targeted programming and mission statement.
Some highlights of the year are the 150 adult students who earned a High School Diploma, 22 who earned a GED, 300 + who completed a CTE certificate program, thousands who acquired language skills in ESL classes and the hundreds of students we are able to serve in our Offsite and Community Interest classes.
I take pride in our staff's efforts in securing a new secondary education grant (Policy to Performance, sponsored by CA Dept of Ed). We also made improvements in our WIA federal grant, which reflects learning gains in ESL, ABE and ASE programs. Our federal grant supporting Dept of Rehab clients received high ratings in a review by DOR and will continue to supplement our goals. We made strides in our efforts to align CTE curricula to industry standards and we increased our ability to support District goals.
Some highlights of the year are the 150 adult students who earned a High School Diploma, 22 who earned a GED, 300 + who completed a CTE certificate program, thousands who acquired language skills in ESL classes and the hundreds of students we are able to serve in our Offsite and Community Interest classes.
I take pride in our staff's efforts in securing a new secondary education grant (Policy to Performance, sponsored by CA Dept of Ed). We also made improvements in our WIA federal grant, which reflects learning gains in ESL, ABE and ASE programs. Our federal grant supporting Dept of Rehab clients received high ratings in a review by DOR and will continue to supplement our goals. We made strides in our efforts to align CTE curricula to industry standards and we increased our ability to support District goals.
Getting to know the BUSD community, BAS staff and students has been a great opportunity, and I am energized to continue the work. As our Superintendent says, “Berkeley is the place to be!” I am grateful for all the support through the year from everyone. Looking ahead, there is much on the horizon for BAS.
BAS Leadership Planning will focus on accreditation and preparation for the Visiting Committee from WASC in March. To that end, we have the following scheduled meetings:
Leadership Retreat, August 24 (tentative)
Staff Development, August 26 & 29, October 10 and January 30
In addition to these dates, monthly leadership, coordination and department meetings will focus on accreditation and completion of our Self Study report.
We are eager to begin implementation of the state sponsored Policy to Performance grant and facilitate the transition of a cohort of secondary students to community college. We have made gains in our federal Workforce Investment Act literacy grant and will implement eTesting for further improvement. We completed a favorable review with our federal Department of Rehabilitation grant and will continue to transition Workability II clients to employment. We will persist in fostering collaborative partnerships to provide necessary services to our community.
I will continue to post adult education legislation and advocacy efforts here. The following link has updates on AB 18, AB 189 and other state and federal legislation of interest http://www.caeaa.org/pdfs/060711_state_leg_update.pdf
In addition to these dates, monthly leadership, coordination and department meetings will focus on accreditation and completion of our Self Study report.
We are eager to begin implementation of the state sponsored Policy to Performance grant and facilitate the transition of a cohort of secondary students to community college. We have made gains in our federal Workforce Investment Act literacy grant and will implement eTesting for further improvement. We completed a favorable review with our federal Department of Rehabilitation grant and will continue to transition Workability II clients to employment. We will persist in fostering collaborative partnerships to provide necessary services to our community.
I will continue to post adult education legislation and advocacy efforts here. The following link has updates on AB 18, AB 189 and other state and federal legislation of interest http://www.caeaa.org/pdfs/060711_state_leg_update.pdf
Classes begin August 30. Until then, good summer!
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