BUSD’s number-two administrator is Alameda Unified’s new superintendent.
Donald Evans
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Berkeley Unified confirms appointment of Brent Stephens as new superintendent
Stephens was the longtime chief academic officer for San Francisco Unified, leading a $70 million division and overseeing curriculum and instruction there.
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San Francisco school administrator is finalist for Berkeley Unified superintendent job
Brent Stephens has been selected to succeed Donald Evans, pending official approval in May.
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Berkeley Unified superintendent to retire in July
Donald Evans has big goals for the final months of his six-year tenure.
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School Board president and wife in critical condition after Berkeley crash
The Berkeley School Board president and her wife were struck by a car while walking in Berkeley just after midnight Friday and are in critical condition at a local hospital, according to police and community members.
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Berkeley schools go beyond bathrooms to support gender non-conforming students
While policies elsewhere limit the rights of transgender and non-binary students, BUSD tries to be as accommodating to its gender non-conforming students as possible.
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New state report card goes beyond test scores for Berkeley schools
Information on student achievement and disparities at Berkeley schools is available in a new interactive — and quite colorful — online database.
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Berkeley High student recounts to School Board ‘year you chose not to keep me safe’
After being a victim of harassment within BUSD, a 14-year-old student said she was told the safest thing to do was for her to leave the school.
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Berkeley school superintendent worked 18 months with lapsed credentials
Donald Evans. Photo: Hayward Unified School District For much of the last two years, Berkeley School Superintendent Donald Evans has been working without credentials required by his contract. In July 2014, a year after his appointment, Evans let his school administrative services credential and his teaching credential lapse. He finally renewed them on Jan. 4, […]
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Berkeley School Board rejects school officer grant
The Berkeley Unified School District has one school resource officer. Photo: Emilie Raguso The Berkeley School Board said a resounding “no” to a proposal to add a second police officer to its campus roster during a discussion earlier this month about ways to address safety and racial tension on campus. The proposal, from Superintendent Donald Evans, […]
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Berkeley School Board primer: Campus racism, Thousand Oaks portables, help for ‘high-need’ students
BUSD held a town hall in December about how to address racism on campus. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD The Berkeley schools Board of Education meets tonight, Jan. 13. On the agenda: The superintendent will share his plan to address racism on campus, the board may vote to call off plans for portables at Thousand Oaks, and there will be […]
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BHS student to be disciplined after racist statement
Students demonstrated last week after the discovery of a racist, threatening statement on a Berkeley High computer. Photo: Jackson Grigsby The student who posted an inflammatory and racist statement on a Berkeley High School library computer last week was a student of color, according to a school district spokesman. But the student, a male freshman, was not […]
