Dear Berryessa Community, 

What a great year this has been! Thank you for your daily efforts and your support of our students and our Berryessa community.  

This holiday season our students, staff, and families have enjoyed several fun and spirited events. Our amazing students continue to demonstrate their artistic, musical, and singing talents as they showcase their skills across the district! Thank you to our teachers, support staff, and site administrators for providing these opportunities for our students to shine.

In an effort to keep our students, staff and families safe from the spread of COVID-19 when we return from Winter Break, BUSD continues to provide take-home COVID-19 test kits to students and staff. We highly encourage everyone to test for COVID-19 before returning to school on Monday, January 9, 2023.

On behalf of our Berryessa Union Board of Trustees and District Administration, we wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year!  See you in 2023!

With BUSD Pride, 

Dr. Roxane Fuentes 

Superintendent 

On November 9, District’s leadership and staff members expressed their appreciation and gratitude for Trustee Kansen Chu's outstanding service and dedication to the Berryessa Union School District and Berryessa Community. Superintendent Dr. Roxane Fuentes, Trustees Thelma Boac, Jai Srinivasan and Khoa Nguyen, and Councilmember Dr. David Cohen honored Trustee Kansen Chu for his tireless commitment to the Berryessa Union School District and community, his decades of public service as a great representative for the community, and his continued support and advocacy of our students.  

This was the final regular meeting of the Board of Trustees for Trustee Chu's current appointment, which lasted from February 10, 2021, through December 13, 2022. Mr. Chu previously served on the BUSD Board from December 2002 through December 2006, as a City of San José Councilmember for District 4, and as an Assemblymember for District 25. We wish him well in his next endeavors!

We are excited to welcome our new Board member Jaria Jaug, who is also an alumna from Brooktree and Morrill Middle School! Trustee Jaug is a lifelong Berryessa resident, has served as a District Field Representative for Assemblymember Alex Lee, and currently is the Policy Director for Councilmember Cohen's District 4 Office. We look forward to working together to advance the academic experience and resources at BUSD! 

Listen to Trustee Jaria Jaug's message to the BUSD community

Thank you so much to our educators and staff for organizing awesome events to celebrate the holiday season! Students shared their enthusiasm and talents while participating in engaging activities! We are proud of your creativity and motivation! 

See the highlights from BUSD's holiday fun

In the spirit of the holiday season, and in support of the initiative of District 4 Councilmember David Cohen, BUSD held the Second Annual Pajama Drive at our district office, and it was a success! Pajamas are so important for children to not only keep them warm at night, but to provide a way to express their identity through fun patterns, colors and characters.

Thank you so much to those who donated pajamas and funds to the cause. These pajamas and resources will make a world of difference for a child in our Berryessa community. We appreciate your kindness and generosity!

Founded in 1992, the Berryessa Education Foundation (BEF) strives to increase and enrich student learning by making grants available to District teachers. The BEF Grant Program has been able to provide assistance to our teachers to explore new ideas and strategies that use technology or other instructional materials that will inspire students to learn in new ways and stimulate their creativity and success in school.  

Over the years, BEF has raised funds for the Grant Program through an annual “Make a Difference” raffle. Due to the pandemic, this annual event has been on hiatus, and we are happy to share that it will be launched once again this Spring 2023! 

To make this event a success, BEF is seeking your support!  Donations of cash or prizes for the raffle are being requested.  If you are interested in donating, please contact BEF Chairperson, Mr. Corey Gin, at berryessaedfoundation@gmail.com

For more information about the Berryessa Education Foundation, visit here.

During this Winter Break, while celebrating with family and friends and enjoying time off, please remember to stay safe. Our district continues to provide COVID-19 test kits for students and staff to take home for the holidays. We encourage everyone to take a test before returning to school in January. Keeping our school community healthy and preventing the spread of COVID is very important. We can all do our part to keep our community healthy and safe. Thank you for your collaboration! 

Please mark your calendars: Winter Break starts Friday, December 23, 2022 and ends Friday, January 6, 2023. School resumes on Monday, January 9, 2023. 

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