District Support for Staff

DISTRICT SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): confidentially address and resolve their day-to-day personal and workplace challenges. http://berkeleyteachers.org/resource/employee-assistance-program-eap

District Benefits Office: https://www.berkeleyschools.net/departments/benefits/

Student Services: student-related issues including teacher, family, community complaints, attendance, rest raining and custody orders, suspensions/expulsions, 504 plans, others. James Wogan

Sign language interpreters: Neesa Lazarus, Julie Batsel, Kaye Kohler, Donna Suzuki

Unions: BFT, BCCE

*District Leadership: Dr. Brett Stevens (Superintendant), Baje Thiara (Curriculum and Instruction) Susanne Reed (Professional Development).

BUSD IT Lead: Jay Nitschke

District Tech TSA: Jennifer Nguyen.

District Math TSA: Tracy Inglehart

District RTI TSA: Kirsten Snyder

District Nurse: Diana Keys

*Transportation: Sheila Collier

Nutrition Services (school lunch, universal breakfast): Bonnie Christiansen

Family Pantry: District-wide program providing food to families. Jocelyn Foreman, Helen Reese aidanparents@gmail.com

Independent Study: Heidi Weber

Office of Family Engagement and Equity (OFEE): organizes Black Oratorical Fest, *Young, Gifted, and Black, and K-to-college giveaways. Anne Marie Caligari, Director

Equity Training and teacher leaders: Susanne Reed, District Coordinator. BUSD Equity website: https://equity.berkeley.net

*Human Resources: Samantha Tobias Espinosa (Director), Sheila Rose (Certificated) Patricia Duwel (Classified)

Berkeley Public Schools Fund/Berkeley School Volunteers: Erin Rhoades (Director) Duffy Ross (Volunteers)

Berkeley Schools Excellence Project (BSEP): Supports music, class size, libraries, and LCAP funding. Natasha Beery, Director

*BUSD Central Office Office Hours: Student Services (8-4), HR (8-5), Cooking/Gardening, Data and Assessement, SPED, Superintendents office, Technology, BSEP, Schools Fund, Payroll (8-5), Library Services, Visual and Performing Arts

BUSD School Board Meetings: Wednesday evenings at 7.

*Translation Services: Isabel Parra

*DLAC: District-level group working with English language learners and families. Renee Harris, site rep

Music grades 3-5: Pete Gidlund, VAPA coordinator

*Central Media Library and BUSD Library Services: Eric Silverberg, Director of Library Services. https://library.berkeleyschools.net/

Berkeley Symphony assemblies: yearly at the site, every other year there is an I'm A Performer! concert with student participation. Pete Gidlund, VAPA coordinator