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Important COVID-19 Information Sessions Monday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 23 / Sesiones Informativas Importantes sobre COVID-19 Lunes 22 de Marzo y Martes 23 de Marzo

  Dear Community, A reminder that this week we are hosting two information sessions for families, one Monday night (tonight) with UCSF partners about COVID-19 and health, and one Tuesday night about our facilities preparations.  These sessions will be recorded, so they can be watched later as well. (We are also working on scheduling a […]

Community Advisory Committee (CAC) 2020-21 Planning Meeting: March 22 / Comité de Consejo Comunitaria (CAC) Reunión de Planear 2020-21: 22 de Marzo

Community Advisory Committee (CAC) 2020-21 Planning Meeting Monday March 22, 2021 from 6:00pm-7:30pm 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 What is a CAC? The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is a parent-driven group […]

Important: Middle School Enrollment Form (deadline March 24) / IMPORTANTE: Formulario de Inscripción Para Las Escuelas Secundaria (Plazo: 24 de marzo)

March 19, 2021   Dear Middle School Families (en español a continuación), We are planning to open middle school campuses on April 12th. In order for principals and teachers to prepare for students, we need to know by Wednesday, March 24th, if you would like your student to attend the Afternoon In-Person Hybrid Model, or […]

Reopening, Information Sessions, and Solidarity / Reapertura, Sesiones Informativas y Solidaridad

March 19, 2021   Dear BUSD Community (en español a continuación), We are just 10 days away from our TK-2 elementary school campus reopening, and next week we’ll see a continued flurry of activity on sites as teachers and staff complete preparations for welcoming many students back.    Inequities, Inclusion, and Respect I agree with […]

Elementary Family Information about In-Person Learning and Distance Learning/ Información para las Familias de Primaria acerca del Aprendizaje en Persona (In-Person Learning) y Aprendizaje a Distancia (Distance Learning)

March 17, 2021   Dear BUSD Elementary Families, Thank you for your patience and continued support as we work over these next two weeks to finalize our plans for our TK-Grade 2 school reopening on March 29th, and our Grades 3-5 reopening on April 12th. Last night, the district hosted a well-attended Town Hall about elementary […]

Elementary Family Town Hall Meetings Tonight: Tuesday, March 16 / Reuniones Town Hall para Familias en Escuela Primaria, Esta Noche: Martes 16 de Marzo

We plan to host an informational meeting for elementary families tonight, Tuesday March 16 from 6:00 – 7:00 in English, and a meeting from 7:30-8:30 in Spanish. We hope that you will join us. At the meeting, we’ll share more about elementary schedules for both in-person and distance learning, and review health procedures for students […]

Elementary Enrollment Form – Now Due March 14 / Formulario de Inscripción para Primaria – Ahora se Vence el 14 de Marzo

March 11, 2021   Dear Parents and Caregivers, The deadline for completing the Elementary School Enrollment Form has been extended to Sunday evening, March 14 at 11:59 pm.  We thank everyone who has responded to the Elementary Enrollment Form.  We recognize that for some families it has been difficult to make a decision, especially since […]

Elementary School Enrollment Form Due Thursday, March 11 / Formulario de Inscripción para la Escuela Primaria Fecha Limite Jueves, 11 de Marzo

March 8, 2021   Dear Parents and Caregivers, We’re happy to share that based on the continuing positive dialogue with our Berkeley Federation of Teachers and Berkeley Council of Classified Employees partners, and also thanks to the successful vaccination program offered to BUSD staff by the City of Berkeley, we expect to be able to […]

Update on Returning to In-Person Learning / Actualización sobre el Regreso al Aprendizaje en Persona

March 6, 2021 Dear BUSD Community, I have several significant updates from BUSD about our progress in the last two weeks, all of which represent steady motion towards our school campus reopening across our district. Vaccination Update Thanks to the vaccination partnership with the City, we’ve been able to race through many of our teacher […]

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