October 3, 2022   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, Today, we are a district community in grief. We’ve lost two beautiful Berkeley High School (BHS) students this weekend to a senseless act of gun violence. Berkeley is a small and tightly-knit community. A tragedy like this affects all of us, and it will also take all […]

September 29, 2022 Dear Berkeley Unified Community,  We learned yesterday of yet another shooting on a public school campus, this one practically in our own backyard–in neighboring Oakland. Our hearts go out to all of the victims of yesterday’s shooting and to everyone who has been impacted by this senseless violence.  This is a difficult […]

September 28, 2022 Greetings Berkeley Parents and Caregivers, I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at one of two upcoming Listening and Learning community meetings. Please note that the virtual Zoom meeting, originally scheduled for October 5, has been rescheduled and will now take place on Thursday, October 13 at 6:00 pm. Please see […]

  September 27, 2022   Dear BUSD Parents and Caregivers, The Berkeley Police Department has issued this concerning Community Safety Alert regarding two reported attempted kidnapping incidents involving an unknown suspect attempting to lure a young person into their vehicle in Berkeley.  The young people involved in these incidents are safe and unharmed. We have […]

September 23, 2022 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, Some new information was brought to my attention that I think is important for every parent, caregiver, and educator to be aware of.  The intent of this communication is not to cause panic but rather arm us, as a community, with information so that our babies are safe. […]

  September 22, 2022   Dear BUSD Community, As we continue to  uplift and affirm our Latine/x community this month, I am happy to extend a community-wide invitation to join BUSD at our ¡Nuestra Gente!  (Our People!) event on Saturday, October 15 at Longfellow Middle School from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please come by […]

September 15, 2022   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, Our mission in BUSD is to “enable and inspire our diverse student body to achieve academic excellence and make positive contributions to our world.” We believe that to accomplish this mission and keep our promises of Excellence, Equity, Enrichment and Engagement, we must create school communities and […]

Greetings Berkeley Parents and Caregivers,  As I enter into this new role as steward of our district’s dynamic mission and 4 E’s – Excellence, Equity, Engagement & Enrichment – I aim to better understand how BUSD can continuously improve to maximize the experiences and outcomes of the students we serve. To do so, I am engaging […]

August 13, 2022   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, All across the district, our educators have been enthusiastically working to ready our schools for your students on Monday, August 15. We are “Berkeley Ready!” to welcome our babies back to school in safe, clean, engaging, and welcoming classrooms. Teachers, bus drivers, custodians, principals, our nutrition services […]