September 18, 2020   Dear BUSD Elementary School Community,   I hope that all of you have enjoyed the  temporarily improved air quality we experienced in the East Bay this week, and that your school’s Back to School Nights, taking place all over the district, have been helpful and welcoming. On Wednesday evening, I […]

  September 16, 2020   Dear BUSD Families, I write with two updates on distance learning; this information comes in response to inquiries from families about student attendance and recording Zoom classes. Student Attendance California made significant changes to the laws about student attendance in the 2020-2021 school year, and although the new state law […]

To better accommodate students and families picking up bundled breakfast and lunch meals, Nutrition Services is changing meal distribution site hours beginning Monday, August 31. Meals will continue to be available at these sites on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week at the new time. All sites are wheelchair accessible. New Hours at All […]

  August 21, 2020   Dear Berkeley Schools­­­ Community, [a continuación en español] We hope that the first week of the new school year went well for you and the students close to you, or realistically we hope it went as well as it could have. We want to take a moment to send a […]

  Nuestro “Ed Hub” (centro de distribución) estará cerrado viernes 21 y lunes 24 de agosto   August 20, 2020   Dear BUSD Parents and Caregivers, As we continue to adapt to the current situation of Distance Learning, remote working and COVID-19, we are also facing some environmental challenges that we’ve confronted in prior years, […]

  August 17, 2020 Dear BUSD Community, As you may have heard, due to extreme heat and high demand that may be greater than supply, the state’s electric grid operator may require PG&E to turn off power in rotating outages from 3pm – 10 pm each day from August 17 – 20.  Outages typically last […]

  August 14, 2020   Dear BUSD Community, On Monday, we begin another school year together, and we do so in an environment of great uncertainty. We wish we could tell you more about when and how schools will reopen in person, but there are just too many unknowns right now. Still, we view Monday’s […]

  July 31, 2020   Dear BUSD Community,  With the Board of Education, I’m pleased to share the district’s Distance Learning Plan for the Fall of 2020. In this Back To School Fall 2020 plan, you’ll find detailed information about distance learning schedules at each grade level, including scheduled live teaching time with your child’s […]

  July 25, 2020   Dear BUSD Community, We are looking forward to sharing details of the fall distance learning plan for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. On Wednesday, July 29th, we will share and discuss the plan at a special meeting of the Board of Education. Our school community is encouraged to […]

Dear BUSD Students, Families, and Staff, At noon today, July 17, Governor Gavin Newsom shared new criteria for reopening California schools. Any school district located within counties on the COVID-19 monitoring list must start the fall in distance learning. Since Alameda County is on the state’s list and case rates are climbing, all schools in […]