Our schools are in the beginning stages of a three-year plan to improve the integration of technology in classrooms with the goal of improving student learning and fostering increased student engagement. The first phase of the program is concentrated on upper elementary grades: third through fifth. Over the summer 68 teachers became Google Certified Educators […]
Your School Needs You!
Be part of the conversations happening at your school and across the District! Join your school’s Site Council, English Learner Committee, or the District Planning and Oversight Committee to provide and gain new perspectives. Read about the role of the various committees here. How can you benefit? By gaining a broader and deeper understanding of […]
Mock Newbery Book Club Launches in Every BUSD Elementary School
This year for the first time, each elementary school is launching a Mock Newbery Book Club and kicking off Berkeley Unified’s Year of The Reader. The Newbery Award is the most prestigious literary award for children’s literature in the United States, awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) (along with numerous other awards). Our Mock Newbery […]
2016-17: The Year of The Reader
2016-17 is The Year of The Reader in the Berkeley Unified School District. We’ve started a webpage about it and will continue to expand the information available about this special year and share resources and tips for developing our students as active readers at school and at home. The Year of The Reader Draft Board Resolution 16-17
September is Attendance Awareness Month
Every Day Counts! Attend Today, Achieve for a Lifetime September is attendance awareness month. Berkeley Unified School District Student Services, Office of Family Engagement & Equity, and the City of Berkeley’s School Linked Health Services have teamed up to celebrate and encourage good school attendance. Every day of the school year counts! When children miss school for […]
Welcome to the 2016-17 School Year!
Dear BUSD Families, Welcome to the 2016-17 school year! I’ve enjoyed visiting schools all across Berkeley to share in the excitement of the first few days of school! We begin this year with great hopes for all we can accomplish together. As a community, we have forged deep connections between students, teachers, staff, and families […]
Count Down to First Day!
While teachers have been readying their classrooms, curriculum planning, and attending professional development over the last several weeks, they were officially welcomed back to school on Friday. We are now just two days away (Tuesday, August 30) from opening our schools for the start of the 2016-17 school year. Behind the scenes, our operational, technology, and administrative […]
Teachers and staff are students too!
Berkeley teachers, principals, and staff have been taking advantage of all kinds of summer learning opportunities available to them; some have traveled far and wide to broaden their horizons and expand teaching tools, while others are taking advantage of learning that is available right here at home. Here’s just a sampling of district-sponsored opportunities for teachers […]
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