The Berkeley Unified School District has started a new search for a Superintendent after a failed attempt in 2012. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley Unified School District has started a new search for a Superintendent after a failed attempt in 2012. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley Unified School District board has launched a new search for a superintendent, following […]
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BUSD board vows to be more inclusive in new chief search
The Berkeley School Board at its Wednesday night meeting. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel A seemingly chastened Berkeley school board announced Wednesday night that it will restart its search for a new superintendent in early 2013 and will be more open and inclusive in the process. Before opening the meeting to public comments, Leah Wilson read a […]
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Berkeley school district names likely new superintendent
Edmond Heatley: most likely BUSD’s next Superintendent Edmond Heatley: most likely BUSD’s next Superintendent Berkeley Unified School District looks set to name Edmond Heatley as its new Superintendent, pending agreement on his contract. Heatley is currently Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of Clayton County Public Schools, a school district near Atlanta, Georgia. BUSD says they have narrowed the field […]
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Berkeley goes back to school amid transitions
Kindergarteners line up on Wednesday to enter Ms. Maida’s classroom at Emerson Elementary School. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Kindergarteners line up on Wednesday to enter Ms. Maida’s classroom at Emerson Elementary School. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel School started Wednesday for more than 9,400 students in Berkeley’s 11 elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. At […]
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Berkeley school district names interim superintendents
Javetta Cleveland and Neil Smith, newly named joint interim superintendents, at the BUSD board meeting on August 22. Photo: Tracey Taylor Berkeley Unified School District has named Javetta Cleveland and Neil Smith, both BUSD staff, as joint interim superintendents for an unspecified period of time until someone is found to fill the shoes of former […]
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Two interim superintendents to take reins at BUSD
The new headquarters of the Berkeley Unified School District. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley Unified School District may have new leadership as early as next week, but it will only be temporary. The school board voted in closed session Wednesday night to hire two administrators to serve as tandem superintendents. The idea is to have […]
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Berkeley school district settles into new headquarters
The Berkeley Unified School District has moved into new headquarters at 2020 Bonar Street, right near University Ave. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley School District has spent much of the past two weeks moving into its newly renovated headquarters at the West Campus at 2020 Bonar Street. The school district spent $10.5 million to renovate […]
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Costs unknown for Berkeley High School harassment case
Berkeley High School: at center of a sexual harassment case. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeley High School: at center of a sexual harassment case. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel By Anika Anand and Emily Hartley California Watch After a Berkeley High School student complained of sexual harassment by her guidance counselor, the Berkeley Unified School District spent $94,000 on lawyers to fight her […]
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BUSD renews search for superintendent
Superintendant Bill Huyett will stay on past June 30 so school board can continue searching for his replacement The Berkeley Board of Education voted on Thursday to initiate a new search for the position of Superintendent after an first round of interviews failed to throw up a suitable candidate. Incumbent superintendent Bill Huyett has agreed […]
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Berkeley school district cuts to tackle $3M deficit
BUSD Superintendent Bill Huyett: looking to balance the budget Berkeley school district Superintendent Bill Huyett published an open letter yesterday outlining the BUSD budget for the next school year. Specifically he addressed the district’s need to find savings to make up for a $3 million deficit. Below is the letter which precedes a public budget […]
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What does Berkeley want from its new schools head?
Retiring BUSD Superintendent Bill Huyett: the search for his successor should conclude by May A series of public meetings and workshops with teachers, administrators and classified staff took place over the last four days as part of the search for a new Berkeley schools superintendent to replace Bill Huyett, who is retiring on June 30. […]
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Berkeley school district settles sexual harassment case
The settled case centers on a Berkeley High counselor accused of sexually harassing a 16-year-old female student in the 2009-2010 academic year The Berkeley School Board last night voted to approve a settlement in a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against the Berkeley Unified School District, which includes compensation of $57,500 and conditions imposed on Anthony Smith, […]
