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Superintendent’s State of the District on Thursday, January 23rd / Informe del Superintendente acerca del Estado del Distrito jueves, 23 de enero

Dear Berkeley Community, Families and Colleagues, Happy New Year! I hope that your return to school and to work has been going well. Here at the District Office, we are deep in the work of building the budget and plans for the 2020-2021 school year, and I’d like to invite you to participate and stay […]

Former Berkeley High School Principal Jim Slemp Passes Away

On behalf of the many former Berkeley High School (BHS) students and BUSD staff whose lives he touched, we are saddened to report the death of former Berkeley High School principal Jim Slemp. Jim passed away on January 7, 2020 in Oregon.   In 2003, Jim left his position as an Assistant Superintendent at the […]

West Campus Neighborhood Meeting

  West Campus Neighbors and Community Members, Please join us at a District and Neighborhood meeting with Superintendent Brent Stephens and Executive Director of Facilities John Calise. Topics include these updates on West Campus news: Oxford Elementary School’s temporary move to West Campus beginning 2020-2021 school year; Changes to the West Campus parking lot; District discussion […]

Middle School Assignment Policy Engagement Process

  Dear Families, As students and staff settle in at school after winter break, I want to take a moment to share some ongoing conversations at the District about the middle school assignment policy, as well as our plan to engage in community-wide discussions as we consider any changes to this policy.  Any discussion about […]

2019 California School Dashboard Released

The California Department of Education (CDE) has released the 2019 California School Dashboard for the 2018 – 2019 academic year.   The 2019 Dashboard provides parents and educators with meaningful information regarding student performance by displaying data on graduation rates, suspension rates, school attendance rates, college/career readiness rates, English learner progress and test scores. It also […]

Berkeley Unified March 2020 Ballot Measures

Ballot Measures Filed with Registrar of Voters On December 5, 2019, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters accepted three BUSD measure filings for the March 3, 2020 ballot. On December 10, the Registrar assigned lettering for the measures: E for Educator Recruitment and Retention special tax G for the Facilities Bond and H for the […]

Noviembre 17 al 23 es “La Semana Unidos Contra el Odio” (United Against Hate Week) en las Escuelas de Berkeley Unified

Estimadas Familias en BUSD y Colegas: Berkeley School Board (Mesa Directiva de Educación) aprobó el decreto United Against Hate Week durante la reunión del Board del 23 de octubre, 2019. Este importante decreto enfoca su atención hacia el alarmante incremento en las ideologías marginales que usan el odio como medio de intimidación, así como también […]

El Distrito está Monitoreando una Posible Interrupción de la Electricidad debido a la Seguridad Pública de PG&E

PG&E ha anunciado que están monitoreando un evento potencial de fuertes vientos de la costa para el miércoles, 20 de noviembre. Esto podría resultar en otra Interrupción de la Electricidad debido a la Seguridad Pública (PSPS). De momento el Distrito no ha recibido ninguna notificación de que las escuelas de BUSD o las oficinas estén […]

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