The following message was sent to BUSD families yesterday, Sept. 28: Dear Community, I am writing to share with you a statement made by our Board President Ty Alper about a recent incident at Berkeley High involving hateful behaviors on social media. I am appalled, but not surprised, to recognize how much work we still […]
New Appointments to Four Key BUSD Positions
Congratulations to the four educational leaders appointed unanimously by the School Board on May 31: Michelle Sinclair – Cragmont Principal Juan Raygoza – BHS Vice Principal Heidi Weber – Program Coordinator, Independent Study Susannah Bell Fishman – Program Manager, Special Education On announcing the appointments, Board President Ty Alper provided the following background about each person: […]
Important Community Message from Superintendent & Board President
Dear Community, On Sunday, June 26, there was a political protest in Sacramento that became violent, and we subsequently learned that one of the people involved in the situation is a teacher at King Middle School. Since then, we have received multiple communications expressing concern about this incident, including an anonymous email that threatened that […]
Priorities and Initiatives for 2015-16
Superintendent Evans made a presentation at the September 9th School Board meeting outlining the priorities and initiatives for the 2015-16 school year. You can read through the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) for a general overview and/or find the video of the Superintendent’s full presentation posted on our YouTube channel here (September 9, 2015 – Minute 54:30).
June 10 2015 School Board meeting was streamed on internet
The June 10, 2015 School Board meeting was the second meeting to be streamed on the internet. This link will allow you to view the June 10 meeting as well as future streamed meetings. The next meeting is scheduled for June 24 at 7:40pm. The June 3, 2015 was the first meeting to be streamed […]
Negotiations Update
Three appointments to the Fact-finding Panel have now been made. The information is provided here. On Wednesday, July 30, 2014, the Berkeley Unified School District announced in a press release a move to the final step in the negotiations process in order to try to reach agreement on a contract with the leadership of the […]
Attend Today! Achieve for a Lifetime
BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION PROCLAMATION NO. 15-013, Board Approved on 9/10/14 Recognition of September 2014 as Attendance Awareness Month WHEREAS good attendance is essential to student achievement and graduation, and we are committed to dedicating our resources and attention to reducing chronic absenteeism rates, with a focus starting as early as kindergarten; […]
Where to find School Board Meeting Information
School Board meeting information, including future agendas (posted 3 or more days before meetings), packets, minutes and notes are posted on this page: https://www.berkeleyschools.net/school-board/board-meeting-information/
School Plans on Board Agenda June 11th and 25th
Each school in the Berkeley Unified School District develops a “Single Plan for Student Achievement” in accordance with State guidelines. These plans, developed by School Governance Councils (and at BHS, the BSEP Site Committee), detail how Federal Title I Funds, and local BSEP* site discretionary funds, will be expended to support district and school goals […]
Board-Approved Final 2014-15 Version of Berkeley Unified LCAP Plan
The three-year LCAP for Berkeley Unified School District has been approved. This final draft was presented to the School Board for approval on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Now that the final plan has been approved, it has been submitted to the Alameda County Office of Education along with the district’s board adopted budget for 2014-15 […]