Dear Families, Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States ruled to allow the Trump administration to begin enforcing a change to the “public charge” rule. The change to this rule will make it harder for immigrant families to apply for permanent residency or earn a visa if they depend on government aid.   I […]

Dear Berkeley Community, Families and Colleagues, Happy New Year! I hope that your return to school and to work has been going well. Here at the District Office, we are deep in the work of building the budget and plans for the 2020-2021 school year, and I’d like to invite you to participate and stay […]

On behalf of the many former Berkeley High School (BHS) students and BUSD staff whose lives he touched, we are saddened to report the death of former Berkeley High School principal Jim Slemp. Jim passed away on January 7, 2020 in Oregon.   In 2003, Jim left his position as an Assistant Superintendent at the […]

  West Campus Neighbors and Community Members, Please join us at a District and Neighborhood meeting with Superintendent Brent Stephens and Executive Director of Facilities John Calise. Topics include these updates on West Campus news: Oxford Elementary School’s temporary move to West Campus beginning 2020-2021 school year; Changes to the West Campus parking lot; District discussion […]

  Dear Families, As students and staff settle in at school after winter break, I want to take a moment to share some ongoing conversations at the District about the middle school assignment policy, as well as our plan to engage in community-wide discussions as we consider any changes to this policy.  Any discussion about […]

The California Department of Education (CDE) has released the 2019 California School Dashboard for the 2018 – 2019 academic year.   The 2019 Dashboard provides parents and educators with meaningful information regarding student performance by displaying data on graduation rates, suspension rates, school attendance rates, college/career readiness rates, English learner progress and test scores. It also […]

Estimadas Familias en BUSD y Colegas: Berkeley School Board (Mesa Directiva de Educación) aprobó el decreto United Against Hate Week durante la reunión del Board del 23 de octubre, 2019. Este importante decreto enfoca su atención hacia el alarmante incremento en las ideologías marginales que usan el odio como medio de intimidación, así como también […]

PG&E ha anunciado que están monitoreando un evento potencial de fuertes vientos de la costa para el miércoles, 20 de noviembre. Esto podría resultar en otra Interrupción de la Electricidad debido a la Seguridad Pública (PSPS). De momento el Distrito no ha recibido ninguna notificación de que las escuelas de BUSD o las oficinas estén […]

La traducción en español de este anuncio estará disponible pronto. PG&E has announced they are monitoring a potential strong offshore wind event on Wednesday, November 20. This could result in another Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). At this time the District has not been notified that any BUSD schools or offices will be included in […]

  Dear Families, The Berkeley School Board passed a United Against Hate Week In Berkeley resolution at the October 23, 2019 Board meeting. This important resolution addresses an alarming increase in fringe ideologies using hatred as a means of intimidation, as well as current political rhetoric and policy positions that are fueling the normalization of […]