As we work together to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community, please remember that all BUSD facilities are closed to the general public. This includes not only school buildings, but all playgrounds, parks, and sports courts and facilities associated with any BUSD property including the King track, the Berkeley High School football […]
Temporary Pause in Live Video Instruction
April 8, 2020 Dear Berkeley Unified Families, Last night, I wrote that I felt I had to pause the district’s use of Zoom for student-teacher interactions after we suffered a serious security breach. I’m writing today to offer a more complete description of what happened and what we plan to do about it. […]
Important Update on Campus Closures and on Distance Learning / Important Update on Campus Closures and on Distance Learning
April 7, 2020 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, Today Alameda County Superintendent of Schools L. Karen Monroe announced a regional agreement that school facilities should remain closed for the remainder of the school year. The joint statement was made by County Superintendents from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Francisco, […]
Facilities Closure and Distance Learning Update / Actualización Sobre Cierre de Instalaciones Escolares y Aprendizaje a Distancia
April 2, 2020 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, I hope you have been able to enjoy some sunshine during this spring break week, and are tolerating this week’s news about the extension of the Shelter-in-Place order. Please continue to look for new ways to take care of your physical, mental and emotional health as […]
Distance Learning Plan, Daily Schedules /Plan de Aprendizaje a Distancia, Horarios Diarios
March 26, 2020 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, At last night’s School Board meeting, the District’s long-term Distance Learning Plan was presented. There were over 150 people who watched the presentation online and if you would like to watch the presentation, skip forward in recording of the 3 hour meeting to minute 55:05 in […]
BUSD School Closure Extended Through May 1/ El Cierre de Escuelas se Extiende hasta el 1 de Mayo
March 25, 2020 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, I write today with some difficult, unwelcome, but not unexpected news. Today, Public Health officers from the City of Berkeley, Alameda County, and five surrounding counties, in collaboration with County Superintendents, jointly announced a regional decision to extend school closures through May 1, 2020. This was done […]
Extended School Closure Likely, Distance Learning, Spring Break Meals /Probable Extensión del Cierre de las Escuelas, Aprendizaje a Distancia, Alimentos durante el Descanso de Primavera (Spring Break)
March 24, 2020 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, I’m writing to let you know that at the Wednesday evening, March 25 Board of Education meeting, I will be discussing with the Board the likelihood that all BUSD schools could remain closed for the remainder of April, rather than reopen after Spring Break. I’ve been […]
Online Learning Resources Update / Actualización de los Recursos en Línea
March 18, 2020 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, We are now in extraordinary times, and very clearly, we’re in these times together. I hope each of you and your families have found some reassurance in our nation-wide effort to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus in our communities as we work together to protect […]
Shelter in Place Order and Our Community/ Orden de “Shelter in Place” (Refugiarse en el Lugar donde se Encuentre) y Nuestra Comunidad
March 16, 2020 Dear Berkeley Community, A Shelter in Place Order for Berkeley, Alameda County and six other Bay Area counties will begin tonight at midnight. You can read about this order on the City of Berkeley website and view the FAQ for additional information. The intent of this Order is to stop the […]
Revised Breakfast And Lunch Distribution Schedule
Leer en español. Updated June 5, 2020 The Berkeley Unified School District Nutrition Department is continuing to serve FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH as take-away meals for school-age children 18 and younger. Picking up meals for your children is considered an essential service and is allowed under the current Shelter-in-Place Order. Please continue to visit this […]
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