Students from Berkeley High are getting stoned in the park across the street from the school and in alleyways and other “out of the way” places in the downtown area, “morning, lunchtime, and mid-afternoon,” according to a new report which presents a plan to curb student drug and alcohol use. Drug and alcohol use among [...]
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Huyett: Sadness and shock over need for BUSD cuts
Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Bill Huyett sent an email to families today outlining the cuts proposed by his Budget Advisory Committee. The proposed cuts will be considered by the school board which needs to pass a balanced budget by the end of June. Among the cuts proposed are over $1 million in non-salary items, [...]
Huyett clarifies BHS science lab procedure
Parents at Berkeley High have had regular emails this week outlining the procedure for registering for the optional, additional science labs. Berkeleyside has already commented on the rather humdrum approach of those notices. It looks like BUSD superintendent Bill Huyett had a similar reaction. Last night, parents received an email with a very different (and [...]
BHS science labs — the denouement
After months of wrangling, the Berkeley Unified School District board last Wednesday finally passed a compromise on science labs at Berkeley High. Under the plan, proposed by superintendent Bill Huyett (photo right), AP and IB science labs are preserved, and other science courses will provide optional labs in either 0 or 7th period, as happens [...]
Huyett suggests process for BHS principal choice
Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Bill Huyett (right) has detailed the selection process he favors for the new Berkeley High principal to replace retiring Jim Slemp in the packet for Wednesday’s board meeting. Two distinct selection panels are planned: Human Resources is recommending that the District have two panels for the interview process; a community panel [...]
Next on the BHS agenda: Meeting superintendent
The controversy over the proposed elimination of 0 and 7th period science labs at Berkeley High has brought the school’s governance issues into the spotlight. Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Bill Huyett will attend a meeting with parents next Tuesday, January 19, to both explain his views and to solicit feedback. Here’s the announcement from [...]
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