October 21, 2021 Dear BUSD Families, We are happy to report that BUSD bus service will return to our normal routes and schedules tomorrow, October 22. This includes buses to and from school and to after-school programs. Please have your student at the bus stop tomorrow at the standard time. I recognize that this […]
Canceled General Education Bus Transportation, October 18-21 / Cancelación del Transporte en Autobús para Educación General, del 18 al 21 de Octubre
October 15, 2021 Dear BUSD Elementary School Families, Today, we learned that many of our transportation department staff were involved in a COVID-19 case exposure that has required that they quarantine. Unfortunately, after many efforts this afternoon to find a way to continue our bus routes, this means that general education transportation cannot operate […]
Making Our Schools Equitable and Just / Haciendo Nuestras Escuelas Igualitarias y Justas
October 16, 2021 Dear BUSD Community, When I started in education as a young person in the early nineties, I attended New College of California, a small, start-up teachers college on Valencia Street in San Francisco. I was a student alongside the incomparable denise brown, who went on to teach at Le Conte Elementary […]
COVID-19 Vaccination and Safety Protocols Update / Informe Reciente Acerca de los Protocolos de Seguridad y la Vacunación COVID-19
October 8, 2021 Dear BUSD Community, This week, the BUSD Board of Education passed a new policy that will require all students who are 12 and older to either be vaccinated by January 3, 2022 or take a weekly COVID test. The full policy, approved unanimously by the Board, can be viewed here. The […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Update / Actualización de la Política de Vacunación COVID-19
October 4, 2021 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, As we have completed our seventh week of in-person learning, there are so many reasons for us to feel optimistic about our shared efforts to support our children. There is good news to be found in the declining COVID-19 transmission rates in the county, which have moved […]
Share Your Ideas at Upcoming Middle School Enrollment Policy Affinity Group Town Halls / Comparta Sus Ideas en las Próximas Reuniones Town Hall Abiertas a Grupos de Afinidad sobre la Política de Inscripción en la Escuela Secundaria
October 1, 2021 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, The district’s middle school enrollment policy is under review and your input is important. We will hold four Affinity Group Town Halls in October. These Town Hall meetings will allow you to learn more about why the policy is being reviewed, the decision-making process, and the current […]
Vaccine Requirements for Students and Extension of Middle School Assignment Engagement Timeline / Requisitos de Vacunación para los Estudiantes y Extensión del Plazo de Involucramiento en la Asignación de la Escuela Secundaria
September 17, 2021 Dear BUSD Community, As the week closes, I appreciate the chance to share two updates from BUSD. Board of Education Discussion of a Possible Vaccine Requirement for Students This coming Wednesday, September 22, the Board of Education will discuss a possible policy to require that students who are twelve and older […]
Welcoming the Arrival of Latinx Heritage Month at BUSD / Dando la Bienvenida a la Llegada del Mes de la Herencia Latinx
September 17, 2021 Dear BUSD Community – Our country is made up of such rich cloth – people and communities of different cultures, faiths, and traditions. This diversity is our strength, and the path towards fully embracing this diversity is our calling. Here in BUSD, our schools are made more vibrant and enriching because […]
Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault Prevention in BUSD – Acoso Sexual/Prevención del Asalto Sexual en BUSD
September 14, 2021 Dear BUSD Community, Berkeleyside recently published an article quoting a former BUSD employee. The article alleges a number of claims about the district and district employees that we were unable to comment on, because we do not speak to the media about personnel issues, nor can we comment on any Title […]
Student ID Number and Password Protocol Change / Cambio en el Protocolo de los Números de Identificación de Estudiantes (ID) y Contraseña
September 10, 2021 Dear BUSD Community, We recently discovered that a vendor used by our district and many other districts throughout the country, Clever, inadvertently added an internal student identifier to our District’s Google Directory. This information was only visible to students and staff within our district for a few days before the problem […]
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