Live streaming of the Berkeley Unified School District School Board meetings can be viewed on the District’s YouTube channel. Tonight’s NEW link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IL_Fu4WCls The public session of regular School Board meeting for tonight, Wed., Aug 21, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room at 1231 Addison Street in Berkeley. The online meeting agenda can be […]
Superintendent Stephens Welcomes Berkeley Back to School!
Dear Colleagues, Welcome Back! Let’s have a wonderful 2019-2020 school year together! On behalf of Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education and every member of the BUSD team, please accept my best wishes for a successful school year. As a student, I loved the energy of the new school year. It seemed like a […]
Nutritious School Meals/Alimentos Nutritivos
En Español En La Parte Posterior September 1, 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians. We are happy to welcome your children back to school! And did you know that here in Berkeley Unified, breakfast is free for all students! We want to help everyone get their day off to a strong start for the preparation for the work of […]
The History of Integration in Berkeley Elementary Schools and Senator Harris
We have received multiple requests from media about Senator Kamala Harris and her experience with the Berkeley Public Schools. Senator Harris is correct in describing her experience as the second class to be part of the busing integration program. All Berkeley elementary schools were integrated through an innovative two-way busing plan, which was implemented voluntarily […]
Berkeley Schools Offer Free Summer Breakfast and Lunch for Youth
Traducción en Español en la Parte Inferior City of Berkeley Summer Lunch Program Information is available in this flyer below:
Oxford Elementary School Teacher Wins Prestigious US Environmental Award
Oxford Elementary School teacher Jackie Omania has been honored with the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. Ms. Omania was selected the 2019 winner from Region 9 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which includes California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. “Ms. Omania has gone above and beyond in her teaching career to better her student’s […]
Mayor’s Proclamation Celebrates Berkeley High’s ‘Mama Washington’
Berkeley High’s Naomi Diouf, fondly known as “Mama Washington,” was lauded in a City of Berkeley Proclamation, title “In Honor of Mama Washington,” issued on Thursday, May 16, by Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin. The upcoming retirement of Ms. Diouf, teacher of African/Haitian dance and chair of the African American Studies Department, has prompted an outpouring […]
Award-winning Poet and Novelist Elizabeth Acevedo Makes Berkeley School Visits
Poet and novelist Elizabeth Acevedo drew richly on her experience growing up as the Afro-Latina child of Dominican immigrants in New York City when she performed and spoke about her work to an enthralled audience of more than 1000 Berkeley High students, including the entire 9th grade, on May 14 in the Community Theater. Acevedo […]
Important Changes to the School Calendar in 2020
BUSD Calendar Page The first day of school for the 2019-20 school year is Monday, August 26, 2019. The next school year will end on Friday, June 12, 2020. In 2020, school will begin a week earlier than in 2019. The first day of school will be Monday, August 17, 2020. The school year will […]
Berkeley Unified School District is Hiring!
It takes a village to run our schools and serve our students and families! You can be part of a rewarding experience that provides the opportunity to work with our diverse student body and offers great benefits! Here’s how to start to find out more about job openings: Go to agency.governmentjobs.com/berkeleyusd Scroll down to see our […]
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