January 15, 2015   Dear Berkeley Community, Families and Colleagues, Even though only two weeks have passed since New Year’s Day, it feels much longer, given all that has happened. We’re all contending with “pandemic fatigue,” even with vaccines on the horizon. We miss being with each other, we miss school, and on top of […]

Community Advisory Committee (CAC) 2020-21 Planning Meeting Monday January 25, 2021  from 6:00pm-7:30 pm Join Meeting Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87484690761 To call in: 1 (669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 874 8469 0761 Meeting Flyer – English Meeting Flyer – Spanish Meeting Flyer – Mandarin *A request for disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services […]

  January 8, 2020   Dear BUSD Community, The misinformation about the results of the presidential election over the last two months, which built to what seemed like an inevitable crescendo in Washington DC on Wednesday, has had ominous implications for the exercise of this country’s democratic process. The open incitement to violence by the […]

December 18, 2020   Dear BUSD Community, On this final day of instruction for 2020, I write to wish you and your family as happy a holiday as possible. I hope that these coming days of school vacation offer some respite and a change of pace. While we are passing through yet another tough time […]

  The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) community honored retiring Board of Education President Judy Appel and Director Beatriz Leyva-Cutler for their distinguished efforts and accomplishments over many years of service to the District at the December 9 School Board meeting. The meeting was attended by colleagues, dignitaries, and community members who honored the retiring […]

  Berkeley Unified School District is providing bundled Grab and Go Meals to all children age 18 and under to cover all seven days of the week.  Winter Holiday Schedule We are giving out 5 meals on Wednesday, December 16th. These meals will cover Wednesday 12/16 through Sunday 12/20. We are giving out 7 meals on Friday […]

    At its December 9, 2020 meeting, the Berkeley School Board unanimously approved the name “Ruth Acty Elementary School” for the school formerly known as Jefferson. The new name recognizes an inspiring educator, the first Black teacher in Berkeley Unified School District, who dedicated nearly 50 years of her life to teaching students in […]

  At the December 9, 2020 Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) School Board meeting, the Board of Education approved a Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Student Policy that foster an educational environment from PreK through Adult Education that is safe, welcoming, and free from stigma and discrimination for all students, regardless of gender identity or expression. The […]

  BUSD is seeking seven community members to serve on the Facilities Safety and Maintenance Oversight Committee for Measure H. Oversight Committee Purpose Because the District elected to pursue elections under the provisions, State law requires the District to establish a Citizens’ Oversight Committee appointed by the District’s Board of Trustees. The Committee purposes are: […]