March 7, 2022   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, La traducción en español estará disponible mañana en nuestro sitio de web  This afternoon, the district updated our School Board meeting agenda for the Wednesday, March 9 meeting to include our decision to follow the State and the City of Berkeley Public Health Department decision to strongly […]

February 28, 2022   Dear BUSD Community, Today, Governor Newsom announced that the State will strongly recommend, but no longer require, masking in schools and child care facilities after March 11. BUSD Masking Requirements BUSD’s local health jurisdiction, the City of Berkeley Public Health Department, has advised the district that they expect to issue new […]

February 17, 2022   Dear BUSD Community,  At last night’s School Board meeting, I shared that as COVID-19 case rates in our schools and the community continue to decline, the District plans to remove the outdoor masking requirements for all students and staff on February 28. This decision has been made in consultation with our […]

February 11, 2022   Dear BUSD Community, After a challenging January that was dominated by Omicron, it’s exciting to be able to look ahead to improved conditions in our community and schools, and to take great pride in our shared effort to keep our schools open for our children. In this letter, we lay out […]

January 26, 2022    Dear BUSD Families,  In partnership with Carbon Health, the City of Berkeley will host a vaccine clinic this Saturday, January 29 at Young Adult Project (YAP) located at 1730 Oregon Street, Berkeley.  Anyone age 5 and older can get their first or second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and anyone age […]

January 24, 2022   Dear BUSD Families, All BUSD TK-12 schools have now received supplies of pediatric and adult KN95 masks. While these masks are available to all students and staff once a week through the Omicron surge, they are not required. Schools will distribute masks to students. According to the California Department of Public […]

January 23, 2022   Dear BUSD Community, A short note of thanks at the end of this third week of the Omicron surge. We are doing so well together, and despite the stress and fatigue we all feel, our BUSD schools are holding strong in the face of these challenges. I’m writing to appeal again […]

January 15, 2022   Dear BUSD Community, I appreciate your continued goodwill as we contend together with the Omicron surge. The district continues to see high levels of cases each day, either through our free, daily testing at Berkeley Adult School; through our surveillance testing at our schools; and through reports from families from other […]

January 11, 2022   Dear BUSD Families, As the Omicron variant continues to surge this week, BUSD is working with the City of Berkeley Public Health Department to further bolster our current testing and contact tracing procedures to effectively manage this increased level of transmission in the community. Though many experts predict that this period […]