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4/28/2015 Teacher Summer Fellowships Announced, Spring Luncheon, Ultimate Frisbee

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Teacher Summer Fellowships Announced, Spring

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Announcing the 2015 Teacher Summer Fellows

The Summer Fellowship program for BUSD teachers was created by the

Schools Fund in 2012. The fellowship was created to encourage BUSD

teachers to aspire to the highest levels of professionalism and creativity in

their field, providing funds to support teachers to undertake a significant

summer learning project of their choosing.

We are happy to announce this year's Teacher Summer Fellows:

Susanne Reed (Jefferson) will attend Harvard's "Closing the AchievementGap: Strategies for Equity with Excellence" conference.

Natalia Bernal (LeConte) will attend the Music Together Teacher Training inSanta Cruz.

John Villavicencio (Berkeley High) will beresearching audio, video, and written

documents at the Hip Hop Archives at

Cornell University.

Kate Walsh-Cunnane (Berkeley High) isgoing to take a course on writing strategies

for English Language Learners at Sonoma

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State University.

Kate Garfinkel (Berkeley High) is creating equity in her math classroom,starting by attending the "Designing Effective Group Work in Mathematics"conference in Seattle.

Gloria Muñoz-Hughes (Thousand Oaks) is taking 6 Thousand Oaksteachers to the 3-day "Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice"conference at San Jose State University.

2015 Spring Luncheon - Matt Tsang and Growing Leaders

The theme for our 2015 Spring Luncheon isExpanding Opportunity and this month we'respotlighting one of our three honorees, MattTsang (Willard).

Matt and his program were recently featured inEast Bay Express: "Tsang started working inthe Willard garden seventeen years ago as anAmeriCorps member. Since then, he's grownthe school's garden from a few haphazard

planter boxes to a model outdoor classroom for Willard's 550 students. He'sknown around school for his wide, easy smile, and for his lighthearted, jokingnature."

Matt Tsang's Growing Leaders students will be providing the little gemslettuce for our luncheon menu! They've just planted 200 plants to be readyfor May 8. This event always sells out so now is the time to sponsor a table or purchasetickets! Learn about our various levels of sponsorship and complete yourcommitment form here. Or you can purchase individual tickets here.



Charity Madness at Sports Basement

The new Sports Basement Berkeley andSchools Fund are celebrating this year'sMarch Madness with something a littledifferent: Charity Madness. The SchoolsFund is one of several charities"competing" to raise funds at SportsBasement.

Starting on March 21, mention our name at the register, and you'll

receive a 10% discount;; Schools Fund will receive a 10% revenue

share! If we raise more money than our match up for the week, we

advance to the next week. So show your love for the Schools Fund plusget a discount on all your sports good needs!

The "Ultimate Way" to Support the Schools Fund

Semi-professional Ultimate frisbee team,the Dogfish, is making Berkeley its newhome. The team will be using BerkeleyHigh's Yellowjacket Field, and the Dogfishare dedicated to reaching out to their newBerkeley community.

To celebrate the team's first home game, the Dogfish have designated theSchools Fund as the game's Official Charity. So mark April 19 in yourcalendars—more details to follow!

Bring your kids to check out this fantastic sport! We hope to see you at thegame!

Donor Spotlight: Florence Oaks Trust



In mid-February, the Berkeley PublicSchools Fund was surprised and honoredto receive a check for $99,110 from theFlorence Oaks Trust. The check follows aseparate gift from the Trust that arrived lastJuly, amounting to $50,000. The Florence Oaks Trust bequest to the Schools Fund will benefit andimpact countless music students in Berkeley public schools, and we areextremely grateful for this gift. Making the Schools Fund a beneficiary of yourretirement plan savings or—like Dr. Oaks—your will, enables you to createan educational legacy that costs you nothing now. There is no minimumrequired, and it is easy to do. Simply request a “Change of Beneficiary” formfrom your plan administrator. Contact the Schools Fund for more information.

Featured Friends & Family Grants

Friends & Family Grants, our crowdfundingsite exclusively for Berkeley teachers, hasseveral projects currently looking forfunding. From classroom equipment tobooks to field trips, we have severalprojects open for donations.

Washington second grade teacher John Tubbs is looking ahead to summer!His Friends & Family grant for a Summer Reading Program is seeking fundsfor books to hand out to each child over the summer. "The purpose of thisprogram is to make sure that each child has a good supply of interesting,self-selected books that they can have for summer reading. If strugglingreaders can show improvement over the summer, they are more likely to besuccessful in the new school year."

Help make John's (or another teacher's!) grants a reality by donating toFriends & Family today!



Upcoming Volunteer Orientations

It's time to give back to your community! Attend a

Volunteer Orientation to learn about the variety of

opportunities we have for volunteering in our

schools. From assisting with classroom science

projects to getting muddy in the school garden to

tutoring in after school programs, Berkeley Schools

Volunteers can find something for you.

Curious about what it's like to be a volunteer? Visit

our volunteer page and check out a couple videos

from current volunteers talking about their experiences!

Upcoming Orientations:

Tuesday, March 24 from 12–1pm

Thursday, April 9 from 2–3pm

Tuesday, April 14 from 12–1pm

Tuesday, April 21 from 4–5pm

**Additional orientations available for UC Berkeley students**

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