AC Governance
AC's governance and decision-making structure is dictated by our bylaws. Download a copy of the AC bylaws.
Administrative Vice Principal
The Academic Choice Program is supervised and administered
by Vice Principal Vernon Walton.
Academic Choice Teacher Coordinator
AC has one teacher coordinator who is responsible for coordinating the requirements and concerns of program teachers with the ACAC and the BHS administration:
Academic Choice Parent Coordinator
The parent coordinator is responsible for coordinating
the requirements and concerns of program parents with the AC Advisory
Council and the BHS administration. The Parent Coordinator may be contacted via email
at Lawrence Grown.
Academic Choice Advisory Council (ACAC)
The Academic Choice Advisory Council (ACAC) is responsible for evaluating and supporting the AC program. Examples of activities the ACAC undertakes:- In collaboration with teachers, set curriculum goals and standards commensurate with those set by State, National, and International Standards and in agreement with UC admission requirements.
- Determine methods of assessing the goals and standards of Academic Choice.
- Help to provide tutorial support for students.
- Coordinate curriculum among departments.
- Give feedback to the BHS administration for teacher evaluations along criteria of professionalism determined by the standards of their profession and the program expectations.
The ACAC is composed of teachers, students, and parents, represented in equal numbers in the Council. These council representatives are drawn from the members of the Student Leadership Group the Parent Leadership Group, and interested faculty.
The ACAC meets monthly. If you are interested in attending a meeting or raising a point of discussion, please contact Lawrence Grown. ACAC Minutes are posted below - please click on the date to download meeting minutes.
AC Parent Leadership Group
The AC Parent Leadership Group is composed of interested parents who have volunteered to support the program and to communicate the needs and concerns of the AC parent community to the program administration. The Leadership Group assists with program communications and outreach, fundraising, events, and AC advocacy. If you are interested in participating in the Parent Leadership Group please contact Lawrence Grown.
AC Student Leadership Group
The AC Student Leadership Group is composed of interested students who
have volunteered to work together to create a more supportive and identifiable
AC student community. Student Leadership is responsible for coordinating
student social events and for operating the student mentorship program,
as well as advocating for AC students needs and concerns. If you are interested
in participating in the Student Leadership Group, please contact Mary Engle at
maryengle@verizon.net.
AC Parent-Teacher Liaison
The AC Parent-Teacher Liaison facilitates communication between the ACAC and ACPLC. The role of the AC Parent-Teacher liaison is to support our AC teachers, parents and students by facilitating communication between AC teachers and the ACPLC. Barbara Anscher may be contacted at barbaraanscher@yahoo.com.com.
AC Program Proposal
In the fall of 2004, the Academic Choice community created a team of administrators, teachers, parents, and students to produce a formal proposal whose purpose was to: articulate the clear vision, mission, and educational values of Academic Choice; to describe the expansion of Academic Choice to the ninth grade and the curricular pathways which define the Academic Choice program; and to explain the decision to remain a program rather than to become a small school. The AC Proposal was finalized in January 2005 and was approved by the Berkeley School Board in February 2005. Click here to download a copy of the 2005 Academic Choice Proposal.
In April 2006, the AC community presented the School Governance Council with a proposal to revise its ninth grade history curriculum for 2006-2007. Click here to download a copy of the 2006 AC Proposal to Revise the Ninth Grade AC History Curriculum.
AC Meetings
The Academic Choice program holds two general parent meetings each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. The purpose of the general meetings are to inform parents and guardians of our existing academic programs and priorities for new programs, to elect members of the AC Advisory Council, and to solicit feedback from the AC community and answer questions.
AC Fall General Meeting 11/16/11
Click below to download notes from recent AC Advisory Council (ACAC) and AC Parent Leadership Council (ACPLC) Meetings:
AC Meeting with new Principal Scuderi 08/10/10
Note: No ACAC Meeting was held in Dec 09