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■ ABOUT BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) is is responsible for educating more than 9 400 students in in 11 public elementary schools schools 3 middle schools schools one comprehensive high high school school school school and an an alternative high high school school school school In addition the district has 3 preschool facilities and and an an an Adult School serving several thousand students each year Since the the the founding of of of the the the University of of of California Berkeley Berkeley in in in 1868 and the the the establishment of of of Berkeley’s first high school in in 1879 Berkeley’s community has been proud to be be a a a a leader in in public education In 1968 BUSD was the nation’s first school district to desegregate without a a a a a a court order With a a a a a a tradition of excellence rooted in in a a a a a a a a a vibrant community Berkeley Unified alumni have become national national and international leaders in in in business civic society politics academia sports and and the arts Students and and staff in in in Berkeley Unified come from a a a a wide variety of of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds surrounded by one of of the most intellectually and culturally rich regions in in the United States