Campus Reopening Information | Berkeley Unified School District

Summer School Safety Plans
COVID Safety Plan
Tips and Information for Returning to In-Person Learning
School-Level Campus Reopening Information
Extended Learning Opportunities Grant Plan
Student COVID-19 Testing
School Reopening Readiness Dashboards
Webinars and Town Halls
Phased Reopening Target Dates
COVID-19 Confirmed On-Site Case Dashboard
Ways for Families to Reduce Risk

Expanded Learning Opportunities Grant Plan

At a June 1, 2021 Special Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the BUSD Expanded Learing Opportunities Grant Plan.

Student COVID-19 Testing

BUSD is offering free student COVID-19 testing through June 30, 2021 at all BUSD Pre-K through high school campuses for students whose parents/guardians indicate they would like to participate. We are encouraging all families to take part in student testing to help keep our students, staff, and teachers as safe as possible. BUSD has partnered with PMH Laboratory Inc to perform the testing. The District will have nurses on hand, in addition to the nurses provided by the testing agency, to collect samples with the mouth swab test.

Please see important information around the testing process and dates for each campus below.

Pre-K and Elementary School Student COVID-19 Testing Information

Middle School, High School, BTA and BIS Student COVID-19 Testing Information

Webinars, Town Halls, and Website Posts

BUSD and UCSF COVID-19 Family Information Session – March 23, 2021
Facilities COVID-19 Mitigation Information Webinar – March 23, 2021

Latest District News about COVID-19

Ya se encuentra Disponible la Grabación del Web de Información Acerca de la Salud de COVID para las Familias que Hablan EspañolEl 4 de mayo, los médicos de UCSF y profesionales de salud en Berkeley ofrecieron un seminario web en BUSD en español para que las familias obtuvieran más información acerca del COVID-19 y las formas de mantener a todos sanos en la escuela y en el hogar. Los participantes también pudieron obtener respuestas de los expertos para sus preguntas. Aprenda más acerca de la transmisión del COVID-19, las vacunas y otras estrategias de mitigación de riesgos, incluyendo el uso de cubrebocas, el distanciamiento físico, las pruebas y el rastreo de contactos, viendo the la grabación del seminario web en el canal de YouTube de BUSD channel.

COVID-19 Confirmed On-Site Case Dashboard

BUSD will report all confirmed COVID-19 cases among personnel and students physically present at district schools and facilities during their infectious period for COVID-19.

View the COVID-19 Confirmed On-Site Case Dashboard here.

Ways for Families to Reduce Risk

As students return to school campuses for in-person learning, it will be important to stay vigilant with behaviors that reduce the risk of the spread of COVID-19. That means following the guidance and best practices of public health officials. To that end, families are encouraged to view educational videos and review the Pre-K and Elementary School Campus Safety Plan with their students before they return to their school. The videos provide tips important safety behaviors and the plan details some of the ways school days will be different as students return.

FIVE KEY PRACTICES FOR REDUCING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN SCHOOLS

Staff and students should stay home when they have symptoms of COVID-19 or when they have experienced a close contact with COVID-19
Wear a face covering on the bus and when at school
Practice social distancing
Increase hand washing
Take advantage of outside time, and ensure that classrooms are well ventilated with open windows and/or HEPA filters

Feel Sick? Stay Home

Wear a Face Covering

Social Distancing

CDC Social Distancing – English
CDC Social Distancing – Español

Hand-Washing

Phased Reopening Target Dates

November 9, 2020: Phase 1 Targeted Support Launched for 8-Student Cohorts – Elementary

Cohorts of only 8 students, with strict bubble groups
Cohorts selected through elementary COST team recommendations
COVID Testing for staff volunteering for in-person work
Family required to sign BUSD Family Agreement
The program begins at Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and Ruth Acty.
Expansion will be based on staff availability

March 1, 2021 Extended Phase 1

The District launched an expansion of our Phase One reopening plans on March 1, 2021. In this phase teachers and staff are working on a voluntary basis with small groups of higher-need students. This Phase One expansion builds on our experience of the three elementary school cohort programs we have been running since November, as well as the growing number of students attending Monday through Friday sports programs at BHS.

Reopening for On-Campus Learning Timeline

If inventory levels allow our vaccination schedule to remain on track, we expect to be able to meet our reopening timeline. With spring break coming up, we ask that families and staff consider vacationing at home or locally to slow down the spread of COVID-19 and help allow our schools to successfully reopen.

Monday, March 29: Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, and K-2

April 5-9: Spring Break

Monday, April 12: Grades 3-5; 6-8; U9 Berkeley High School students targeted for additional support; Berkeley Technology Academy/Berkeley Independent Study students return for two afternoons a week

Monday, April 19: Berkeley High School Students targeted for additional support in Grades 10-12 return for two afternoons a week

Monday, April 26: All Berkeley High School Students may return for two afternoons a week

School Reopening Readiness Dashboards

These School Reopening Readiness Dashboards will be updated weekly. BUSD has completed many important steps in the plan to phase in the reopening of our school campuses for in-person learning. This includes modifications to facilities, the procurement of ventilation and air filtration upgrades, acquisition of face coverings, and expanded staffing and contracted support for district health and safety work. These dashboards are intended as a transparent means for the community to track BUSD progress on these important activities. Note that the status and future completion dates are estimates and will be revised when indicated.

Must submit three proofs, one from each of the groups listed below.

All Proofs must be current originals (issued within the last 2 months) imprinted with the name and current Berkeley residential address of the parent/legal guardian. A student can have only one residency for purposes of establishing residency and must be living in Berkeley when submitting forms.

Only personal accounts will be accepted. No care of, DBA or Business accounts.

Group A:

Submit one of the following. Must provide all pages.

Rental property contract or lease, and proof of payment dated within 45 days
Renter or homeowner insurance policy for the current year (no bill, declarations or policy page only)
Current property tax statement
Property deed dated within the last 12 months

Group B: Utility bill

Submit one of the following. Must provide entire bill.

PG&E
Landline phone (non-cellular)
EBMUD
Internet
Cable

Group C:

Submit one of the following. Must provide all pages, cannot be bill.

Current bank statement (checking or savings only)
Action letter from Alameda County Social Services Department
Recent paycheck stub or letter from employer on official company letterhead
Both valid automobile registration and valid automobile insurance
Voter notification or ballot for the most recent past or upcoming election

Summer School Safety Plans

Covid Safety Plans (CSP)

Tips and Information for In-Person Learning

School-Level Campus Reopening Information