MLK Community Newsletter

Dearest King Parents and Guardians,

We hope that you and your scholars were able to rest and relax during a well-deserved Winter Recess. We look forward to continuing onward, with many more opportunities for learning, growth, and joy in 2024. As we do so, we thank you for your continued commitment and helping us to keep King an incredible place.

With love,

Your Admin Team

This month includes the following recognitions and celebrations:

• Disability Awareness Month

Here are a few resources that you might find helpful:

• Disability Awareness and History Month Family Guide in English

• Disability Awareness and History Month Family Guide in Spanish

• Wednesday, January 10: MLK Jr. Teach-in Day
  

• Monday, January 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
  

• Friday, January 18: Green Team Lunchtime Activities
  

• Thursday, January 18: Equity Family Night #2 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM

• Thursday, January 18: District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) Meeting from 6:00 - 8:00 PM

• Tuesday, January 23: PTA Meeting

• Wednesday, January 24: King Middle School Informational Night at 6:00 PM in the Auditorium

• Thursday, January 25: English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Meeting from 5:00 - 6:00 PM

• Thursday, January 25: School Site Council (SSC) Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 PM

• Monday, January 29: District Staff Development Day (non-student day)

• Tuesday, January 30: Earthquake and Fire Drill

This Wednesday, our students will engage in an annual tradition at King: to do some learning around the life, legacy, and ongoing work of our namesake, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Stay tuned and check in with your scholar to learn about their day!

As we prepare to welcome the new year, our PTA invites you to join the MLK Friends of King giving campaign. By supporting critical initiatives, including capital improvements, classroom supplies, caregiver support, enrichment projects, and more, your gift ensures that our students thrive.

With the start of the second semester coming up, please make a gift with impact by supporting the Friends of King annual campaign. Your gift will directly uplift our students and school community.

We wish everyone a prosperous new year, and thank you for being part of making MLK Middle School even stronger.

In January, there will be some opportunities to engage with our BUSD district partners to look at data, give feedback, and share input on areas where we can improve. BUSD’s Strategic Plan is critical in setting direction for our collective work to ensure that all of our students achieve academic excellence and graduate from BUSD schools ready to make positive contributions to our world. A key accountability requirement of the state’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), the LCAP is a three-year plan, which every district and charter school must create and update annually with input from the community. The LCAP is intended to explain how the district will use state funds to improve educational outcomes for all students based on eight state priorities, with special attention to high-needs students for whom the district received additional money.

There will be two in-person sessions and two virtual sessions, each with a similar format. Spanish translation will be provided. Please see the dates and times below and try to attend one of the sessions if possible!

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

• 10 AM - 12 PM
• Room 125, BUSD District Office, 2020 Bonar Street

Thursday, January 11, 2024

• 6 PM - 8 PM
• Virtual Webinar (link available in January)

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

• 6 PM - 8 PM
• Virtual Webinar (link available in January)

• 6 PM - 8 PM
• Berkeley Adult School, Multipurpose Room, 1701 San Pablo Avenue

For additional information on the LCAP, please visit the California Department of Education’s website here: https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lc/

For more information on BUSD’s LCAP, please visit the Local Control webpage here: https://www.berkeleyschools.net/local-control/