# BUSD School Board Meeting November 4 2026

Berkeley Unified School District Board meeting, November 4, 2026: The board heard presentations on enrollment, attendance, and student wellness. Staff reported that district enrollment has been increasing despite broader state and national declines, and discussed how enrollment and attendance inform staffing and funding. The attendance presentation covered outreach and interventions, chronic absenteeism trends, student connectedness, and plans to strengthen social-emotional supports and screening. Public comments raised student safety and rally-day communication, concerns about stadium noise, and a request to extend the environmental-review scoping comment period for work at Moline Field; no action on those requests is recorded. A speaker also referred to an RFP for a facilities master-plan consultant and a transportation-company contract item, but the transcript provides no solicitation or contract details, award, or related spending decision.

The board approved the consent calendar and separately approved an amendment to the Shanghai field-trip item for Chinese 2 and 3 students, specifying supervision by a certificated staff member and an adult chaperone, along with Flying Tiger Association representatives. No contract award, bid approval, or budget allocation was reported. The facilities master-plan RFP was mentioned by a public commenter, not considered for action by the board in this transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Sources
- [BUSD School Board Meeting November 4 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcMmQPAyRH0) - Berkeley Unified School District