February 3, 2023   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, We anticipate sharing the 2023-2024 calendar with our community shortly. As we work towards final approval, we wanted to make sure you have some key dates so you can begin to plan vacations, summer camps, and other activities.  2023-2024 School Year First Day of School for K-12 […]

January 25, 2023   Dear BUSD Community, The Wednesday, February 1, 2023 meeting of the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education will be held in person.  Anyone wishing to participate in public comment can do so in person during either of the two public comment periods.  The meeting will also be livestreamed on the district’s […]

January 22, 2023   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, Today, as so many in our community celebrate Lunar New Year, we are also confronted with yet another deadly mass shooting. This shooting occurred in a largely Asian American Southern California community. Although none of us can yet speak on the motivation behind this senseless act, we […]

  January 4, 2023   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, I hope that you are warm, dry, and safe this evening. I want to give a quick update from today and share our plans for tomorrow. Although we experienced temporary power outages at some schools today, as well as disruption of some phone and internet services, […]

January 4, 2023   Dear BUSD Community, Power outages being experienced in some areas of Berkeley are impacting several BUSD schools. All schools remain open and district staff are bringing battery-operated lighting equipment to schools to light restrooms and other common areas. School administrators are following safety protocols at each site.  At this time, these […]

› January 3, 2023   Dear BUSD Community, The Bay Area is forecast to have a level 5 storm tomorrow, likely to include heavy rain and high winds.  All BUSD schools will be open tomorrow and we expect to fully run our transportation services. We are taking appropriate precautions, including moving activities indoors and monitoring […]

      December 15, 2022   Dear Berkeley Unified Parents and Caregivers, The California Department of Education (CDE) today released the 2022 California School Dashboard.  The Dashboard is an online tool designed to help communities across the state access important information about kindergarten through grade twelve schools and districts. The Dashboard, which features easy-to-read […]

November 15, 2022   Dear Berkeley Unified Community,  As part of our promises of  Excellence, Equity, Enrichment, and Engagement, we must create school communities and classrooms that are welcoming, humanizing, inclusive and safe for each and every student.  We believe that to accomplish this mission we must stand up as a community against bigotry, discrimination […]

November 1, 2022 Dear Berkeley Unified Community, November is Indigenous People’s Heritage Month, also known as Native American Heritage Month, which is an important time of year for our community to reflect on the vital role of the first and original stewards of these lands we now call the United States. Our schools reside on […]