November 2, 2021   Dear Berkeley Unified Families of Students Ages 5 -11, We expect to be able to open up registration to our first free COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11 in partnership with Carbon Health and the City of Berkeley very soon. This clinic will be held on Saturday, November 6, at […]

October 15, 2021   Dear BUSD Elementary School Families, Today, we learned that many of our transportation department staff were involved in a COVID-19 case exposure that has required that they quarantine.  Unfortunately, after many efforts this afternoon to find a way to continue our bus routes, this means that general education transportation cannot operate […]

October 8, 2021   Dear BUSD Community, This week, the BUSD Board of Education passed a new policy that will require all students who are 12 and older to either be vaccinated by January 3, 2022 or take a weekly COVID test. The full policy, approved unanimously by the Board, can be viewed here. The […]

October 4, 2021   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, As we have completed our seventh week of in-person learning, there are so many reasons for us to feel optimistic about our shared efforts to support our children. There is good news to be found in the declining COVID-19 transmission rates in the county, which have moved […]

September 17, 2021   Dear BUSD Community, As the week closes, I appreciate the chance to share two updates from BUSD. Board of Education Discussion of a Possible Vaccine Requirement for Students This coming Wednesday, September 22, the Board of Education will discuss a possible policy to require that students who are twelve and older […]

August 27, 2021   Dear Berkeley Unified Families, It is a tremendous shared accomplishment that our Berkeley community is back in school, and that our young people have returned to the school experience that they so deserve. With the Delta variant, we’re still in a moment that calls for solidarity, collective problem-solving, and patience. On […]