“Cada momento es una oportunidad para la organización, cada persona un activista potencial, cada minuto una oportunidad para cambiar el mundo“. – Dolores Huerta “Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” – Dolores Huerta BUSD students in grades 2-12 recently received information about […]
Presentations from BUSD Research Symposium 2017
The Berkeley Research Evaluation & Assessment Department of the Berkeley Unified School District organizes an annual Research Symposium providing teachers, staff, families, and members of the broader Berkeley community a chance to learn about what the research says about educational reform efforts and new areas of inquiry and practice in education. Below are links to presentations that […]
BSEP Measure Wins Record Support!
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has just conveyed the official election results for Measure E1 of 2016, the special tax that funds the Berkeley Schools Excellence Program (BSEP). The Measure passed with 88.86% of the vote, a record level of support for BSEP, which has had five successful ballot measures in its 30 year […]
Outstanding Educators recognized at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Congratulations to the BUSD employees, parents and volunteers recognized as “Outstanding Educators” in this year’s annual honors sponsored by Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, Sept. 25. A number of the honorees received their certificates in person at the church’s special “Education Sunday” services at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. The awards were […]
Priorities and Initiatives for 2015-16
Superintendent Evans made a presentation at the September 9th School Board meeting outlining the priorities and initiatives for the 2015-16 school year. You can read through the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) for a general overview and/or find the video of the Superintendent’s full presentation posted on our YouTube channel here (September 9, 2015 – Minute 54:30).
Back-to-School Message from Superintendent Evans
Dear Berkeley Unified School District Families, Welcome to the 2015-16 school year! I look forward to another engaging and enriching year of teaching and learning in all of our schools, and continuing our work of providing an excellent education to every student. In support of our efforts to communicate often and work closely with you […]
Helpful Common Core Math Video Links for Parents
Still wanting to better understand Common Core Math? Take a look at these helpful video links below, or click on the top left “additional resources” to find recently published material of interest. Our goal is to help further our community’s understanding about what we now know about teaching and learning math. In one video, Stanford […]