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Middle and High School Reopening Plan Updates and Surveys / Actualizaciones y Encuestas del Plan de Reapertura de las Escuelas Secundarias y Preparatorias

March 2, 2021   Dear BUSD Middle and High School Parents and Caregivers, As of this morning, we have had almost two thousand responses from the families of our middle and high school students to our survey about returning to school in April. I’m very appreciative for your participation, and everyone in BUSD is very […]

Statement on Targeting of the BFT President and his 2-Year-Old Child / Declaración acerca del Señalamiento hacia el Presidente de BFT y su hija de 2 Años de Edad

  March 1, 2021   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, Yesterday, I became aware that an anonymous individual in our community posted a video of the president of our teachers union taking his two-year- old daughter to her nursery school. Regrettably, this video, which invades the privacy of a family in our school community and targets […]

Board of Education Approves Berkeley Adult School Parking Lot as Site for Educator Housing

The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved the Berkeley Adult School (BAS) front parking lot, along San Pablo Avenue, as the site for the District’s Educator Workforce Housing at the February 17, 2021 School Board meeting. An optimistic timeline puts the completion date for BUSD workforce housing availability in 2025.  This development […]

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

Community Advisory Committee (CAC) 2020-21 Planning Meeting Monday, February 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 A request for disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services may […]

City of Berkeley and Berkeley Unified School District Announce a Vaccine Agreement Enabling a Timeline to Return to In-Person Learning

  Berkeley, CA, February 16, 2021 – The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) and City of Berkeley are thrilled to announce an agreement to provide vaccinations to all BUSD educators, which will enable the city’s public school students to return to in-person learning on a timeline announced by the District earlier tonight. Under the City’s […]

BUSD and BFT Reach Tentative Agreement and Establish Timeline for Reopening Schools / BUSD y BFT Logran un Acuerdo Tentativo y Establecen un Plazo para la Reapertura de las Escuelas

  Tuesday, February 16, 2021   Dear BUSD Community, We are very pleased to announce that the District and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers (BFT) this evening reached a tentative agreement that, once ratified, establishes a timeline for the reopening of all our schools, PK-12, into a hybrid model of instruction. This agreement was the […]

Sonic To Offer Free Gigabit Fiber Internet to BUSD Student Households / Sonic ofrecerá Internet de fibra óptica gratis en los hogares de estudiantes de BUSD

  Berkeley, CA, February 11, 2021 – The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), in collaboration with the Berkeley Public Schools Fund, today announced a partnership with local internet service provider Sonic to provide free high-speed fiber-optic internet access to all qualifying students for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year (through July 1, 2021). This […]

Seeking Skilled Individuals as Contractors to Support Short-Term BUSD Projects

BUSD is currently looking for skilled individuals to support several short-term projects over the coming several months. The district seeks to offer paid contracts to individuals or groups with skills in writing and communication, online meeting facilitation, planning, and project management. BUSD employees who seek additional responsibilities are also encouraged to apply. A brief description […]

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