BSEP 101

What does most of the BSEP budget provide to the students and schools of Berkeley?

More instructional materials

Money for sites to spend at their discretion

More teachers and smaller class sizes

Bookmarks, tubas, and Chromebooks

What percentage goes towards Class Size Reduction?

50%

66%

83%

75%

How many classroom teachers are paid by BSEP CSR funds?

2 out of 5

1 out of 3

5 out of 10

1 out of 4

What does BSEP pay for other than Class Size Reduction?

Libraries at every school

4th through 8th grade music and other visual and performing arts programs

Professional Development, Program Evaluation, and Technology

All of the above and more

How much money does it bring into Berkeley public schools?

$1 billion

$10 million

$25 million

$2.3 million

Where does the money come from?

The California Lottery

Grants and donations

Berkeley taxpayers in the form of a soda tax

Berkeley taxpayers in the form of a parcel tax

How is the tax determined?

On number of ounces of their beverage over 16

On a percentage of the value of the taxpayers’ properties

Using a rate per square foot of taxpayers’ houses

Using a flat rate per taxpayer.

How much does each site get for discretionary funds?

$150/student

$230/student

$500/student

It changes every year

When is the Measure due to expire?

June 2016

June 2017

January 2016

January 2017

What does BSEP stand for?

Berkeley Schools Enrichment Project

Berkeley School Excellence Program

Berkeley Student Excellence Project

Berkeley Stands for Educational Primacy