As a reminder,  the City of Berkeley Public Health Department and BUSD are partnering to expand free vaccinations for everyone age 12 and older at two pop-up clinics at Longfellow Middle School on Tuesday May 18 and Friday, May 21 from 11:00 am through 6:30 pm.  Longfellow is located at 1500 Derby St. The […]

May 13, 2021   Dear BUSD Community, We are happy to announce that now that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for youth ages 12 and up, the City of Berkeley Public Health Department and BUSD are partnering to  expand free vaccinations for everyone age 12 and older at two new vaccination pop-up clinics, beginning […]

May 11, 2021   Dear BUSD Community, I hope this letter finds you well! In our schools, there has been a noticeable lightening in everyone’s mood – in the sense of optimism and renewal. I write today with a few updates – all of which are good news.   City of Berkeley Partnership for Youth […]

Los médicos de UCSF y profesionales de la salud en Berkeley ofrecerán una sesión en español para que las familias aprendan más y hagan preguntas relacionadas con COVID y las formas de mantener a todos sanos tanto en la escuela como en el hogar. Sesión de información de salud de COVID para familias en  español […]

BUSD Will Not Give the CAASPP State Test in Grades 3-8   April 27, 2021 Dear BUSD Families and Community Members,  Recently, the California Department of Education informed us that districts may opt to administer a local standards-based assessment in place of the state CAASPP test. As I consider how difficult it would be to […]

BUSD is pleased to continue to offer information sessions with updates from the UCSF Collaborative to advise on reopening schools safely (UCSF-CARES). The UCSF webinars include information about data and best practices on risk mitigation in schools, issues related to health equity, and updates on vaccines. Please join us on Tuesday, April 20 for a webinar […]

April 19, 2021   Dear Berkeley Unified Community,  I hope you and your family enjoyed the sunny, pleasant weekend. I am looking forward to continuing to welcome more students back on campus. Visiting schools last week, I was impressed by the focus on academic learning and social-emotional development, while adapting to the new routines. Meanwhile […]

Three individuals who participated in the Berkeley High School boys basketball program last week have tested positive for COVID-19. The District became aware of the first positive individual on Friday, April 16 and followed all notification protocols, including doing contact tracing with the individual, placing all individuals present at practices last week on a ten-day […]