The modernization at SMES will improve both the interior and exterior of the school site. It will touch every facility on the campus and will add additional classroom spaces. The goal of this project is to transform the campus, provide additional capacity for students and staff, as well as structurally upgrade the original school building. […]
Operations Manager, 44-year BUSD Veteran Greg Williams, Bids Farewell
Berkeley Unified is fortunate to have a significant number of employees who have dedicated their entire careers to our schools. A shining example of service to the District is Operations Manager Greg Williams, who is retiring after an astounding 44 years with the District. His announcement has been met with widespread expressions of gratitude for […]
Applications Open for BUSD’s Facilities Safety & Maintenance Oversight Committee
The Berkeley School Board is recruiting applicants for the Facilities Safety & Maintenance Oversight Committee to provide oversight of and input into an expenditure plan developed annually by District staff to use the tax proceeds for maintenance and safety consistent with the intent of Measure H. The Board is currently accepting applications from interested parties […]
BHS Mechatronics Engineering Lab Classroom Open
This month, Berkeley High students in the Mechatronics Engineering “Electrical Tech” class were able to get plugged into their new lab/classroom housed at the Berkeley Adult School. Now in its pilot year, the class taught by Dirk Wright meets once a week, on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. It had been meeting in a […]
Planning the Next 10 Years for Berkeley School Buildings – Jan. 26 Student Workshop and Community Meeting
The Berkeley Unified School District is developing a 10-year master plan for our schools and other facilities, and we value your input. You are invited to participate in a student workshop and community meeting about the development of a BUSD Facilities Master Plan. It will be held from from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, […]
Dec. 20 Community Meeting – Temporary Closure of Ped/Bike Path next to West Campus Pool
The wide pedestrian/bicycle pathway between the West Campus pool and the West Campus gym will be closed temporarily due to construction and facility upgrades at the adjacent Berkeley Unified School District building. The block-long pathway, known at Lehua Way, extends one block from Browning Street on the east to Curtis Street on the West. BUSD […]
Board Recruiting for Facilities Safety & Maintenance Oversight Committee
The School Board is recruiting applicants for the Facilities Safety & Maintenance Oversight Committee to provide oversight of and input into an expenditure plan developed annually by District staff to use the tax proceeds for maintenance and safety consistent with the intent of Measure H. The Board is currently accepting applications from interested parties who […]
Play a Valuable Civic Role on the Berkeley Measure I Citizens’ Construction Oversight Committee
The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) seeks Berkeley residents interested in serving on a key committee charged with ensuring proper use of the local taxes approved by Berkeley’s generous voters for school construction. Members of this committee, commonly known as the Construction Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC), are entrusted with the important, independent watchdog role of […]
Count Down to First Day!
While teachers have been readying their classrooms, curriculum planning, and attending professional development over the last several weeks, they were officially welcomed back to school on Friday. We are now just two days away (Tuesday, August 30) from opening our schools for the start of the 2016-17 school year. Behind the scenes, our operational, technology, and administrative […]
BUSD Board Seeks Surplus Facilities Committee Applicants
The BUSD Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates for a Surplus Facilities Committee. The process of declaring a property “surplus” is governed by the State Education Code. It is the clearly stated intent of the Code that the community be involved in determining the use of surplus space prior to Board decisions. The Board […]
