Greetings Berkeley Parents and Caregivers, As I enter into this new role as steward of our district’s dynamic mission and 4 E’s – Excellence, Equity, Engagement & Enrichment – I aim to better understand how BUSD can continuously improve to maximize the experiences and outcomes of the students we serve. To do so, I am engaging […]
September is Attendance Awareness Month / Septiembre es el Mes de la Concientización Acerca de la Asistencia
September 1, 2022 Hello BUSD Parents and Caregivers: (a continuación en español) September is Attendance Awareness Month. The beginning of the year is a new start and the opportunity to build good routines to be at school each day on time. Thank you for all that you do to ensure your student arrives on […]
New Chromebooks For Home Use Are Now Available In Your School’s Library / Los Chromebooks Para Uso En El Hogar Se Encuentran Ahora Disponibles En La Biblioteca De Su Escuela
Dear BUSD Families, Berkeley Unified School District is pleased to announce a free Chromebook checkout program for students who need a home device for schoolwork or research. Students who don’t have a dedicated device of their own at home may check out a new Chromebook from their school library and keep it at home for […]
At CDC “Low” COVID-19 Community Level, BUSD Moves to COVID-19 Response Testing/ En el Nivel Comunitario CDC “Low (Bajo)” COVID-19, BUSD se Traslada a “Response Testing”
This post was upated on August 29. August 22, 2022 Dear BUSD Community, We are pleased to report that Alameda County has moved to the CDC’s “Low” COVID-19 community level. In alignment with guidance from the California Department of Public Health, at low and medium levels, BUSD will provide “Response Testing” services to […]
New Form to Submit Student COVID-19 Cases/ Nuevo Formulario para Someter los Casos COVID-19
August 16, 2022 Dear Berkeley Unified Families, Thank you to so many in our school community for uploading your students’ Over the Counter (OTC) COVID-19 test results in Primary Health over the weekend. We had almost 5,400 test results uploaded and our weekend testing kept 70 COVID-19 cases safely isolating at home on Monday. […]
We are “Berkeley Ready!” for Your Students on Monday, August 15! / ¡Berkeley Estamos Listos! para Sus Estudiantes el Lunes 15 de Agosto
August 13, 2022 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, All across the district, our educators have been enthusiastically working to ready our schools for your students on Monday, August 15. We are “Berkeley Ready!” to welcome our babies back to school in safe, clean, engaging, and welcoming classrooms. Teachers, bus drivers, custodians, principals, our nutrition services […]
COVID-19 Information for the 2022-23 School Year / COVID-19 Información para el Año Escolar 2022-23
August 10, 2022 Dear BUSD Families, We are looking forward to seeing your students back at Berkeley Unified schools on August 15. As you enjoy these last few days of summer break with your students, please take a few minutes to learn about these important COVID-19 safety updates and resources that will be […]
Back-to-School COVID-19 Vaccination Opportunities / Oportunidades para la Vacunación COVID-19 en el Regreso a Clases
August 5, 2022 Dear BUSD Community, In partnership with the City of Berkeley and Carbon Health, BUSD will be hosting three vaccine clinics at our schools, prior to our first day of school on August 15. Anyone aged 6 months and older may receive a primary series vaccination or a booster, as eligible. […]
Listening and Learning During My First 90 Days as Superintendent at BUSD / Escuchando y Aprendiendo Durante mis Primeros 90 Días como Superintendente en BUSD
July 21, 2022 Dear BUSD Community, On August 15, the 2022-23 BUSD school year will begin. The amazing folks that make up BUSD are eager and ready to welcome our students and families to what we anticipate will be an awesome school year! I am particularly excited to start this year as […]
School Board Approves “Three Zone”Middle School Assignment Model to Begin in the 2023-2024 School Year / El School Board Aprueba el Modelo de Asignación a las Escuelas Secundarias de “Tres Zonas” (Three Zone) para Comenzar en el Año Escolar 2023-2024
June 16, 2022 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, At its Wednesday, June 15 meeting, the Berkeley Unified Board of Education unanimously voted to approve a Three Zone middle school assignment model to be implemented for the 2023-2024 school year. The Three Zone model, which ensures that our three middle schools are diverse and integrated, divides […]