Welcome/Bienvenidos to the 2011-12 school year! We are looking forward to the year ahead and continuing efforts to base our decisions upon open, transparent governance and sound fiscal management. We will continue to focus our efforts on the use of data to improve student achievement, strengthen classroom curriculum and instruction and use these efforts to support our 2020 Vision work. As we visit schools, read reports, review data and hear from parents, teachers, principals, the Superintendent and community members, we will focus on aligning our District to meet best educational practices and hearing what is working and not working to increase student achievement. 

Read the full School Board Welcome Back here. 

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Berkeley Public Health at 830 University is offering drop in clinics August 27 (8:30-12:30), August 29 & 30 (9-11 & 1-4) and September 1 (1-6:30).  More info here.

BUSD 7th - 12th graders should bring proof of Tdap (whooping cough) vaccine as requested by their school - Monday for middle schools.  We've already had a great response from families at BHS at registration - way to go! If you have not turned proof in - do so as soon as possible. 

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The press release with more details is available here. More school and district data will be available with the expected release of API scores due out August 31. 

Individual student scores are being mailed home now. 

Elementary students riding the school bus are receiving bus stop and safety information in the mail this week. Your student's name and assigned morning bus stop and pick up time are on the label on the front of the envelope. 

To view the general transportation information provided in the mailing visit the BUSD Transportation Webpage.