Berkeley Technology Academy has faced decreasing attendance and an increasing suspension rate in recent years. Photo: Emilie Raguso Teachers at Berkeley’s alternative high school have raised concerns about the state of affairs on campus, citing “extreme behavior” among students, chronically low attendance, a lack of academic rigor, and a generally unsafe campus environment due to deficient […]
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BUSD poised to adopt tougher school enrollment policy
BUSD rejected 11% of applicants from private middle schools to Berkeley High School for 2015-16 after stricter enforcement requirements were implemented. Now the board is considering an even tougher policy. Photo: Melati Citrawireja Berkeley school board officials are considering tougher enrollment requirements to curb illegal enrollment in the district, following the initial success of new […]
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Parents, students rally for more inclusive schools
A young participant takes part in a rally calling for a more inclusive school system before a BUSD board meeting on Wednesday May 20, 2015. Photo: Melati Citrawireja Parents, students and community members held a rally at this week’s Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education meeting to urge board members to provide a more […]
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Berkeley School Board primer: Harold Way, admissions and enrollment, the budget
The Berkeley School Board. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD The Berkeley schools Board of Education meets tonight, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. See the agenda packet here. (It’s a large file that may take time to load.) On the agenda: 2211 Harold Way and its impacts on Berkeley High; the school budget and LCAP plans; a review of the district’s approach […]
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Berkeley School Board primer: Budget priorities, facilities plan, sexual harassment, attendance
The Berkeley School Board, at its August meeting. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD The Berkeley schools Board of Education meets tonight, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. See the agenda packet here. (It’s a large file that may take time to load.) On the agenda: the school budget, sexual harassment, the latest school attendance report, the creation of a new facilities master […]
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School Board adopts interim sexual harassment policy
Sexual Harassment Advisory Committee member Peggy Scott speaks to the School Board during public comment on Wednesday April 8, 2015. Photo: Seung Y. Lee Amid a federal investigation on whether Berkeley High School inadequately responded to sexual harassment claims, the Berkeley School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to pass a new, interim sexual harassment policy. While passing […]
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School board votes on short-term overcrowding solutions
Students and faculty from Berkeley Adult School stand and hold signs in solidarity against relocation of the school at Wednesday’s board meeting. Photo: Seung Y. Lee Students and faculty from Berkeley Adult School stand and hold signs in solidarity against relocation of the school at Wednesday’s board meeting. Photo: Seung Y. Lee The Berkeley School Board voted […]
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Berkeley School Board primer: Decision time for board on overcrowding
Turning the Berkeley Adult School into a new grade school is being considered as a long-term solution to overcrowding. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Turning the Berkeley Adult School into a new grade school is being considered as a long-term solution to overcrowding. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley schools Board of Education meets tonight, Jan. 14, for a closed session at 6 […]
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New BHS principal: School district seeks community input
Berkeley High School: looking for a new principal. Photo: Lance Knobel The Berkeley school district is seeking the community’s input as it ramps up its search for a new principal for Berkeley High School. The high school is inviting parents and stakeholders to attend a meeting in the BHS Library on Tuesday Jan. 13 to share their […]
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Berkeley school district holds Black Lives Matter forum
BUSD Black Lives Matter forum held on Dec. 17, 2014. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD On Wednesday, Dec. 17, the Berkeley Unified School District held a Black Lives Matter forum for the district’s middle- and high-school students, as well as their families. Conceived and organized by Charity DaMarto, BUSD’s supervisor of Family Engagement and Equity, and Director of Student Services […]
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Kids get new perspective on plastic, make eco-art
Sean Keller, fourth-grade teacher at Jefferson School, fixing one of the eco-art panels that were created by students and are on show at the Rosa Parks School library. Photo: courtesy Ann Kruger Spivack By Ann Krueger Spivack While students in Sean Keller’s fourth-grade class at Jefferson School tie broken toys onto a wire mesh panel, […]
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Berkeley School Board primer: Discussion of overcrowding solutions continues
The Berkeley School Board, at an August 2014 meeting. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD The Berkeley School Board, at an August 2014 meeting. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD The Berkeley schools Board of Education meets tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 10) for a closed session at 6 p.m., followed by its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. See the Dec. 10 agenda packet. Ty Alper, elected in November, […]
