Raising funds to support excellence

BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOLDEVELOPMENT GROUP

ANNUALREPORT2017–2018

Berkeley High School Development Group is playing a crucial role as we work to close the achievement and opportunity gap in our schools. From helping students attend fi eld trips to funding theater, music and mentoring programs, as well as grants for teachers and administrators, BHSDG’s contributions are helping our youth thrive. –JESSE ARREGUÍN, MAYOR OF BERKELEY

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The mission of the BHSDG is to support and strengthen the educational experience of all students at BHS by raising and distributing funds.

BHSDG BOARD MEMBERS 2018-2019

Jessica Hilton, Co-President

Rosa Luevano, Co-President

Jenny Morgan, Vice President

Lynne Yee, Treasurer

Christopher Cherney, Secretary____________

Catherine Betts, Database Coordinator

Erin Branagan, Board Member

Colleen Burns, Student Representative

Angel Ciangi, Board Member

Robin Claire Barnes, Grants Committee

Laurel Coates, Grants Coordinator

Lisa Craypo, Annual Report Coordinator

Ed Dua, Fundraising Chair

Deborah Durant, Fundraising, Events

Michelle Ferrari, First Step Scholarships

Stephen Paik, Events, Grants Committee, Annual Report Photographer

Sarah Rose, Board Member

Ann Schoenfi eld, Fundraising Committee

Nishat Sheikh, Student Representative

Christine Staples, Immediate Past Co-President, Newsletter

Julie Weitz, Virtual Offi ce Manager

Orlando Williams, Alumni Liaison

DEPARTING BHSDG BOARD MEMBERS FROM 2017-2018

Melinda Drayton, Grants Coordinator

Heidi Goldstein, First Step Scholarships

Jackie Hausman, Board Member

Paul Kirsch, Business Partners Liaison

Larry Miller, Communications

Lynette Orme, Treasurer

Richard Thomason, Special Assignments

BHSDG ANNUAL REPORT STAFF

Editorial: Lisa Craypo

Photography: Mark Coplan, Stephen Paik KLGphotography.com, Berkeley Times

Graphic Design: Susan Wight

BHS Development GroupP.O. Box 519Berkeley, CA 94701-0519510.464.1181 • www.BHSDG.org

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 2017–2018

THE BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GROUP (BHSDG) received and processed over $544,000 in donations and other revenues during the 2017–2018 school year. Approximately 58% of this revenue ($317,000) was directed to or earned by BHSDG to be distributed by our Board. From these unrestricted revenues, BHSDG provided funding for academic, athletic, artistic and club programs at Berkeley High School (BHS).

BHSDG received approximately $228,000 in donations and other 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 these monies, and they were used for a wide range of educational enrichment opportunities.

The BHSDG’s fundraising and administrative expenses were $42,000 for the school year (or ~8% of total expenses). We carried forward $25,000 as a reserve for minimum administrative costs and anticipate funding our sponsored programs on an ongoing basis.

ONGOING BHSDG INITIATED PROGRAMS INCLUDE:

• Classroom Supplies grants for all teachers as well as funding for the registrar, library, counseling, career, and principal’s offi ces ($44,000)

• College and Career Support including the College Fair, college application and test fees & discretionary funds ($13,000)

• After-School Tutorial Program free for all BHS students ($33,000)

• First Step Scholarships ($55,000)

• Student Organizer available free to all students ($21,000)

OTHER BHSDG GRANTS INCLUDED:

• Professional development and departmental retreats ($37,000)

• Probeware for science labs ($10,000)

• Technology/equipment, including replacement Chrome Books for the library ($8,000)

• Student support—arts, classroom materials, classroom enrichment and fi eld trips ($32,000)

• Student and family—substance abuse prevention, counselor support, special projects ($7,000)

ARTSComputer Art Supplies

Jazz Sheet Music

Photography Supplies

Rhythm & Motion Choreography

COLLEGE & CAREERUC/CSU Conferences for College Counselors

Student College Fees

College & Career Discretionary Funds

ENRICHMENT9th Grade Identity Quilt

AP/IB Story Play Production

Art Open House Retreat

BHS Robotics Club

Cheerleading Supplies

Day of the Dead Activities

Generation Citizen Democracy Program

IS Programming Power Class

Reggae & Words

Spoken Word Club

Spring Carnival

Storytelling Festival

Student Film Production

Vagina Monologues

World Aids Day

Director of Student Activities Discretionary Funds

FIELD TRIPSAcademy of Science Field Trip

CAS Destiny Arts

De Young Museum

Hip Hop Exhibit Oakland Museum

STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SUPPORTAvid Summer Training

Brave Spaces Professional Development

Culturally Responsive Professional Development

Math Website and Common Core Practice Standards

National Arts Education Conference

Special Education Retreat and Professional Development for Math and Reading

Access to Higher Education for Immigrant Students Conference

Train In Teacher Professional Development

World Languages Workshop

Staff Unity/ Spirit Shirts

Attendance Offi ce Discretionary Funds

Classroom Needs Grants

Library Discretionary Funds

Principal’s Offi ce Discretionary Funds

Registrar’s Offi ce Discretionary Funds

STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORTBTA PTSA

Challenge Day

Dreamers Project Mentors

Get Focused Stay Focused High School/College Completion curriculum

IS/BTA Garden

Link Crew Training/Conference

Spec Ed Counseling Interns

Substance Abuse Prevention

Boss Sponsorship

Counseling Offi ce

Homeless Student Center Discretionary Funds

OCI Coordinator Discretionary Funds

Parent Resource Center Discretionary Funds

Teen Parenting/Daycare Center Discretionary Funds

Volunteer Coordinator Discretionary Funds

TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPLIESSpecial Education Creative Arts Equipment

Library Chromebooks

Science Probeware and Supplies

IB/AP Environmental Textbooks

Projector Bulbs

GRANTS FUNDED 2017–2018

BHSDG ANNUAL REPORT 2017– 2018 • WWW.BHSDG.ORG • 510.464.1181

BHSDG funds things that give students and teachers access to opportunities they won’t get anywhere else.

–ERIN SCHWENG, BHS PRINCIPAL

Smaller grants like new textbooks might not seem like a lot, but try reading a math problem that has graffi ti, or reading a page that is partially torn. New textbooks make a huge difference.”

–COLLEEN BURNS, 12TH GRADER

Attending the Supporting Access to Higher Education for Immigrant and Undocumented Students conference this past spring was an incredible experience. I came back with a lot of optimism and motivation to begin supporting the students and help educate other educators… and provide insight on undocumented students.

–JUAN C RODRIGUEZ, BHS AC/CAS COUNSELOR

The Storytelling Festival showed how storytelling can be an opportunity to get a message across or teach a lesson through the history and tales of different cultures.

–ALAN MILLER, BIHS ENGLISH TEACHER

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FISCAL YEAR 2017– 2018

Thank You!Your generous contributions improve the lives of our students, faculty, and staff.–Rosa Luevano & Jessica Hilton, Co-Presidents

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I joined the BHSDG board because I wanted to contribute to the betterment of the educational experience for all BHS students in as many tangible ways as possible. It is inspiring to work in the company of so many dedicated and bright parent volunteers.

–STEPHEN PAIK, BHS PARENT AND BHSDG BOARD MEMBER AND DONOR

The college fair was very useful and interesting… I learned more about colleges I was already interested in, and discovered colleges I had never heard of.

–ANNABELLE HURLEY, 12TH GRADE

I personally contribute and participate in the activities of the BHSDG because I know how important the work is… Every student at BHS deserves the resources to help them rise and the BHSDG is one of the best ways to provide those resources.

–JOSH LANGENTHAL, BHS PARENT AND BHSDG DONOR

Mahlon Bert Simon JrSimply Elegant Weddings and EventsRachel SingTanisha SingletonJennifer Levin and Edward SklarLinda SkoryDonna SloanDan SlobinIris Greenberg-Smith and Jeremy SmithKesten Migdal and Dana SmithJeanne and Judson SmithMarisa SmithBarry and Meryl SmithJulie SnyderJanet SorensenEitan SpanierDeirdre SproulJoanne StaplesChristophe Laverne and

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The Performing Arts

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Richard SantanaCarole SargentUri and Karen SaridJody SavageAndea SaveriNina Birnbaum and Sharif SawiresNancy Schafer Jeffrey C SchillingBethany SchoenfeldMary SchoenfeldJean SchonKaren Harber and Maxim SchroginHal Ruddick and Nina SchulmanJean-Marc and Emmanuelle SchwarzClive ScullionJeff Hobson and Kim SeashoreMeg and David Sedlak Alison SeevakRobin SennettJustine ShapiroAaron SheaninChloe ShermanSean and Heida ShoemakerJane Vandenburgh and Jack ShoemakerNancy Feinstein and Glenn ShorLenard SielewiczRalph SilberTina Silverstein

Katharine and Mauricio VieiraAlisha VincentPaul VoillequeMichèle VoillequéMargaret WadeHarvey WainapelJulie Wakelee-LynchPeter WallaAndrew WallachPatricia WallinJoseph WaltonSteve and Shari WashburnAmy and Todd WatsonKatherine WeinsteinDavid WeisbergShmuel WeissmanJenn Rader and Barb WengerSusan WengrafRobin WenrickKaren WestDavid and Marie WhippleDarel WhitakerChristiana M WhiteRichard WhiteRobbie and Wendy WhitingTheresa and James WhittenburgJill and Michael WildKen WilkinsCarl and Sarah WilliamsDavid WilliamsJohn WinegerJoan WinterJohn Dresslar and Erika WodinskyGeraldine WoldMarie WolfAlan Kalmanoff and Candice WongKimberley WongTeresa and Otis WongAnn and Ray WoodliefAmy Merrill and Goerge WoodwardKriss WorthingtonAllison WrenBarbara Hyndamn YasueDonna YatesGary and Lynne YeeKent YoungCarol YoungClifford and Deborah YoungMary Young-WilliamsJennifer McDonald-Peltier and

Richard YuMaxine ZinderTal and Elad Ziv

HOW YOU CAN HELPR 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 with your employer.

Donate Stock. Contact stock@bhsdg.org.

R SHOP with eScrip 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.

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R VOLUNTEERAre you an event planner, designer, cook, organizer, fundraiser or tech person? BHSDG can use your help no matter what your skill! Everyone’s contribution is important.

Questions? Contact 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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TECHNOLOGY: A GROWING NEEDLAST YEAR, the Berkeley High School Development Group funded over $30,000 in technology grants for badly needed equipment replacements and upgrades including replacing 20 aging and broken Chromebooks in the Library; 140 Kindle Fires for a pilot program that will reduce AP Chemistry textbook costs while enabling connected learn-ing opportunities in and out of the classroom; and digital data collection devices, CO2 and optical dissolved oxygen probes to replace broken and non-functioning equipment serving 660 IB/AP Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science students each year.

The Development Group received and administered two designated donations totaling almost $80,000 for computers and equipment for the 9th Grade Physics program and a set of iPads for AP Chemistry.

Technology needs for 2018-2019 and beyond are a growing concern; BHS computers are aging, yet every year more teachers are using computers in the classroom. While classroom computers are an acknowledged critical priority, District funding for tech-nology at BHS is defi cient. For 2018-2019, BHSDG has already committed $25,000 for replacement Chromebooks, but more funding is essential to allow ALL students access to the tools and learning opportunities needed for academic success.

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BUSINESS PARTNERS + FRIENDS LUNCHEON FUNDRAISERBHS ALUMNUS DAVEED DIGGS (2000)—Grammy award winner for Hamilton, rapper, co-writer/director/actor of Blindspotting—was the 2018 BHSDG guest speaker at our Business Partners + Friends Luncheon fundraiser. A packed house of 120 rapt people at Revival Bar and Kitchen enjoyed stories of Mr. Diggs’s rise from BHS student to international fame. Donations for the event exceeded $50,000, which will fund grants benefi ting students & staff. The luncheon was followed by a special assembly for the entire BHS student body in the Community Theater, where Mr. Diggs reminisced about his time at BHS, answered questions from students and gave thoughtful advice on becoming your own best self. Mr. Diggs also met with a group of CAS students (his former small school) for coffee, cookies, and a private conversation. His generosity of spirit made the entire day a huge success, boosted fundraising signifi cantly, and made the Business Partners + Friends Luncheon a ‘not-to-be-missed’ event.

BUSINESS PARTNERS

Berkeley Insurance & Financial

Ramon Ariza, Re/Max Futura

Bita Azizi, Coldwell Banker Real Estate

Nature’s Cure

Ceci Bowman Design

Complete Tree Care

North Berkeley Investment Partners

Cerami Builders Inc.

Stomping Girl Wines

Robert S. Cruikshank, Inc.

Cordula Didier, Marvin Gardens Real Estate

Verdant Structural Engineers

Ferrari Orthodontics

Addis

KLG Photography

Metro Lighting

Kate Harrison Consulting

The Focal Point

Jetton Construction, Inc.

StudioKDA

SHN

Bright Street, Inc.

SCK, LLC

Fremont Bank

Mischa Lorraine, Golden Gate|Sotheby’s International Realty

Mayer Laboratories, Inc.

UC Theater

Sign Me Up! Graphics

PFM

Obsidian Wine Co.

Moran Engineering, Inc.

510-Waterline

Nancy Reichert, Coldwell Banker Real Estate

Sogno Design Group

Susie Schevill, The Grubb Company

The Coder School

Peter Shelton Law

Downtown Berkeley Association

Trachtenberg Architects

WAVS LLP

Henni Yama Design

YAMAMAR Architects

Circle Visions

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THANK YOU BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO BERKELEY HIGH!

GROWING STUDENT COMMUNITY: FIRST ANNUAL SPRING CARNIVAL

FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, student unity has been BHS Director of Student Activities John Villavicencio’s goal as he steadily works to strengthen the BHS community. The 2018 Spring Carnival was envisioned as an end of the year celebration of students’ accom-plishments, a day that unifi ed students of all grades and learning communities - as well as staff - in an afternoon of fun, friendly competition and teamwork.

The $5,650 funding from the BHSDG allowed the BHS spirit to come alive by affording fi eld games, infl atable obstacle courses,

carnival-style games and concessions. The success of the Spring Carnival among the students, staff and administration has started a new BHS tradition where students and staff socialize together outside of the classroom.

Spring carnival participation exceeded all expectations: over 2,700 students, 200+staff, and numerous parent volunteers proved that exciting school activities are a sure way to get BHS buzzing with Jacket pride.

The Carnival demonstrated the potential of students, staff and community partnerships. We had students running a mile to beat teachers, teachers voluntarily getting dunked by students and at least one student who used the carnival as a reason to ask someone out on a date. The event was a success and something we wish to continue for many years. –JOHN VILLAVICENCIO, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES

When I went to the Carnival, I was impressed with all the different groups of people and different small schools coming together as one… There aren’t many activities at this school where all the small schools and grades get to come together.-KATELYN, 10TH GRADER