NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intention of the Board of Education of the Berkeley Unified School District (“District”) to consider entering into an energy services contract (“Agreement”) with Schneider Electric Buildings America, Inc. (“Schneider”) to install certain solar photovoltaic systems and energy storage systems at the Berkeley High School pool complex, pursuant to the […]
Constellation of Leaders Honor Superintendent Evans
A literal armload of high honors – including from the California Senate, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors – was bestowed on BUSD Superintendent Donald Evans during a farewell ceremony at the School Board meeting on June 12. “You have been a mighty leader – you absolutely have been, in every […]
Dr. Brent Stephens Appointed Superintendent of Berkeley Public Schools
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, the Berkeley School Board voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Brent Stephens as the next Superintendent of the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD). “We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Stephens as the next leader of our District,” said Board Vice President Beatriz Leyva-Cutler. “We are confident that he […]
School Board Writes to US Dept. of Education: Proposed Title IX Changes Could Undermine Student Safety
Voicing concerns about a critical national education issue, the Berkeley School Board voted on Jan. 23 to send a letter to the U.S. Department of Education warning that the department’s proposed changes in Title IX rules could compromise student safety. The proposed changes to Title IX policy will significantly affect how schools handle cases of […]
Live Streaming for School Board Meeting Tonight, 7:30 P.M., Jan. 23
Live streaming of the Berkeley Unified School District School Board meetings can be viewed on the District’s YouTube channel. The public session of regular School Board meeting for tonight, Wed., Jan. 23, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room at 1231 Addison Street in Berkeley. The online meeting agenda can be accessed on the Board Meeting […]
School Board Update
Many members of the community are aware of the distressing news that Berkeley School Board President Judy Appel and her wife Alison Bernstein were critically injured shortly after midnight on January 5 when they were struck by a vehicle as they were walking in Berkeley. They were rushed to a local hospital, where their medical […]
School Board Statement on Superintendent Search
As the BUSD community is aware, Dr. Donald Evans will be retiring this summer, after six years of service to the District and more than three decades of service as a public school teacher, administrator, and superintendent. The Board is now beginning the process of conducting a local and national search for the next superintendent […]
Welcoming Students from Immigrant Families
We want to reiterate our commitment to protecting the right of every student to attend public school, regardless of immigration status of the student or of the student’s family members. Immediately following the last presidential election, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education adopted an official policy that provides protections to immigrant families and affirms the right […]
School Board Votes to Change Name of LeConte Elementary School
The Berkeley School Board voted unanimously last night, Nov. 15, to change the name of LeConte Elementary School. The 125-year-old school was originally named for Joseph Le Conte, the first UC professor of geology, who was an early supporter of John Muir’s Sierra Club. Professor Le Conte was also a well-known proponent of white supremacy, […]
School Board Meeting Stream Nov 1, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdEpsPpmeaY The meeting will begin at 7:30pm
