Berkeley Unified School District Plan de Seguridad COVID-19 TK-12 Año Escolar 2042-2025 Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan Actualizado el 13 de febrero de 2025 La Mayoría de los Protocolos COVID-19 ya Han Expirado A partir del 3 de febrero del 2025, la mayoría de los Reglamentos de Prevención de […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
