Chris Albeck Director of Curriculum and Instruction, ChrisAlbeck@berkeley.netNathan Akira Ruiz Curriculum and Instruction Administrative Assistant, NathanielRuiz@berkeley.net 2020 Bonar Street, Berkeley, CA 94702Hours: Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 510-644-8727 About the Department The purpose of BUSD’s Curriculum and Instruction department is to improve the academic achievement outcomes for all students while working […]
Adult School ESL Program Opens Pathways to Future
Written by: Tianyi Dong A stylist back in her native Thailand, Wanthana Tidchom arrived in Berkeley in 1993 without knowing English but eager to become a part of her new community. She soon found her way to the Berkeley Adult School and attended English as Second Language (ESL) classes from morning to evening for a […]
Lunch Forms: Help Us Qualify for School Funding!
We need every family to complete an application for free/reduced price school meals, either online or by completing the paper copy provided by your child’s school. Even if your student does not intend to take advantage of the lunch program, every qualified application is counted towards bringing significant federal (Title I) and state (LCFF/LCAP) funding to […]
Berkeley High Take Back the Day December 9th Day of Healing
In response to a racist message found on campus on November 4th, 2015, which mentioned December 9th as a day of violence against African Americans, the Berkeley High School (BHS) administration, faculty, and staff worked with student leaders from the Black Student Union (BSU), an on-campus club for Black students, to “take back the day.” […]
2015 BUSD Educational Research Symposium: Friday, November 6
Berkeley Research, Evaluation and Assessment (BREA) is hosting the BUSD Research Symposium on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Registration begins 5:15. Welcome: 5:45pm. Session 1: 6:00pm, Session 2: 7:20pm. The Symposium will bring leading thinkers in current innovative educational research together with Berkeley community members, BUSD educators and parents to rethink the role research can play to […]
Suzanne McCulloch Retires; Music Teacher Peter Gidlund to Lead Visual & Performing Arts Program
For fourteen years under the leadership of Suzanne McCulloch, our district-wide music program and visual and performing arts education programs have improved and expanded. During her 22 years in the Berkeley schools, McCulloch served first as a teacher, and then as program supervisor for Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Department. As an advocate and champion of the arts, and […]
Summer Learning Opportunities Abound
Investing in the expertise of our educators and staff through high quality professional development is a key strategy in pursuit of our mission of Excellence, Equity, Engagement, and Enrichment for every student. This summer new and seasoned teachers and instructional staff took advantage of a series of workshops focused on: mastering the Common Core, delving into the new […]
Smarter Balanced Assessments: Parent Night, April 9th
To help parents, teachers, and school leaders know whether students are on the path to success, states joined together to develop improved tests of student achievement in alignment with the Common Core State Standards. The Smarter Balanced Assessments are replacing previous state standardized tests in English and math for grades 3-8 and high school in […]
Training Workshop for School & District Committees:
October 21, 2014
With a focus on building more effective committees, the annual training for School Site Committees included topics such as Tools for Building Site Plans, Survey Design, Strengthening ELACs, an LCAP Update, as well as roundtable discussions on Inclusive and Effective Committees and Building Bridges across Berkeley High Communities. For a sampling of the presentations, click […]
César Chávez Commemorative Period Marked by Essay Contest
Cesar Chavez Essay Participation Details and Prompts in English/Spanish (PDF) Our students are invited to participate in BUSD’s annual César Chávez Essay Contest, in honor of the César Chávez Commemoration Period, which begins with the Spring Equinox on March 20th and runs through April 23. The Essay Contest will run April 7-18th, and all 2nd […]