Festivity filled the Longfellow Middle School cafeteria on June 6 when students and family members gathered to celebrate English Language Learners who’ve attained English proficiency. The annual Reclassification Ceremony honored the 98 students who were certified as fluent this year. “Congratulations on a job well-done,” Superintendent Donald Evans told the gathering. School Board member Beatriz […]
Winners of Chávez Huerta Contest Announced
The César Chávez Dolores Huerta Commemorative Committee recently announced the winners of our 2018 Essay/Poem/Poster Contest and celebrated the students at an awards ceremony on May 15. Ann Marie Callegari, Supervisor from the Office of Family Engagement & Equity reported: “We had 130 submissions this year, and 97 came from Thousand Oaks Elementary School. Special […]
Mock Newbery Book Club Launches in Every BUSD Elementary School
This year for the first time, each elementary school is launching a Mock Newbery Book Club and kicking off Berkeley Unified’s Year of The Reader. The Newbery Award is the most prestigious literary award for children’s literature in the United States, awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) (along with numerous other awards). Our Mock Newbery […]
2015 School Accountability Report Cards
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Accelerating Achievement for African American Students: Actions being taken
In January, Co-Superintendent Neil Smith formed the Work Group for Accelerating the Achievement of African American Students that was tasked with conducting a study of best practices for supporting African American student achievement and making recommendations on furthering implementation in Berkeley. The purpose of this study and plan development process has been defined as follows: […]
Berkeley Unified School District Shows Gains on the API and AYP
The California Department of Education released the 2012 Accountability Progress Report today. This annual report contains two sections: 1) the state Academic Performance Index (API) measuring year-to-year growth in academic achievement that a school or local educational agency (LEA) has made, and 2) the federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measuring how well a school meets […]
School Board
The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education, also called the School Board, is comprised of five elected directors (also called “members”) and two student directors, one chosen from Berkeley High, and the other Berkeley Technology Academy. The School Board represents the public’s voice in public education, providing governance over the school district. The School […]