April 29, 2020   Dear Berkeley Community, In this mid-week letter to the BUSD community, I offer a number of important updates.   Reminder of Town Hall This Evening This evening, April 29th, I hope that you will join me and other members of the BUSD School Board and staff for our second virtual […]

  Dear Berkeley Community, As I mentioned in my email last Friday, we are holding another virtual Town Hall this week, on Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30 pm.  Here is the link to join the Town Hall.   We are trying something new for this Town Hall. We will begin with a brief update on a […]

“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.”  – Lady Bird Johnson Earth Day is a worldwide celebration, encouraging citizens of the planet to […]

  Today in letters sent to students, staff, and families, Berkeley High School (BHS) Principal Erin Schweng shared that after the end of this school year in June, she will not be returning to Berkeley High School. After a 22-year career with BUSD, Ms. Schweng wrote she has “decided to move on to a completely […]

  April 17, 2020   Dear Berkeley Public School Community, As this week closes, I’d like to offer a few reflections about our second week of district-wide distance learning, and as best I can, a look ahead at what may be on the way.  First, we continue to be in a time of truly nerve-wracking […]

  Candidates are being sought for appointment to the BUSD Personnel Commission.  Please contact Erin Ariñez, Human Resources Supervisor, at erinarinez@berkeley.net to indicate your interest no later than Thursday, April 29. The Berkeley Unified School District Personnel Commission, established in 1943, is one of the oldest established personnel commissions in northern California.  It is authorized […]

  ON APRIL 9, 2020, BUSD HOSTED A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S DISTANCE LEARNING PLAN.  THE QUESTIONS BELOW WERE THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED BY THE MEETING’S PARTICIPANTS.    Q1. Will BUSD return to real-time online video interactions?  How can we ensure best practices for this return? Effective April 13, teachers are able to […]

  Friday, April 10, 2020   Dear Berkeley Students, Families, and Staff, I’m writing with an update to the video conferencing portion of our BUSD Distance Learning Plan, and to follow up on a few of the questions posed in our online Town Hall last night. As you know, on Tuesday we suffered an incident […]

  As we work together to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community, please remember that all BUSD facilities are closed to the general public. This includes not only school buildings, but all playgrounds, parks, and sports courts and facilities associated with any BUSD property including the King track, the Berkeley High School football […]