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Berkeley School Board primer: Decision time for board on overcrowding

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The Berkeley schools Board of Education meets tonight, Jan. 14, for a closed session at 6 p.m., followed by its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. See the Jan. 14 agenda packet here. (It’s a large file that may take time to load.) The board is expected to decide how to handle overcrowding in the schools in the coming three years. Closed session The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with a closed session to discuss recruitment for a Berkeley High principal, the superintendent’s performance evaluation and litigation. The board does not always get to all items on the closed session agenda. Public comment, up to 15 minutes, will be taken before the closed session. Action items The final part of a four-part discussion on enrollment and capacity is scheduled (p. 51 of the meeting packet). Berkeley schools’ enrollment is expected to increase by about 250 students in the next three years. Over the past three months the school board has considered about a dozen options to accommodate more students. Read past coverage here.  After the December discussion the board and staff are considering several solutions. In the short term, the district would turn one “flex” room at Jefferson, Rosa Parks and Emerson elementary schools into classrooms. […]

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