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Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board members unanimously approved a motion to rename Jefferson Elementary School after Ruth Acty at a special meeting Wednesday.
As the district’s first Black teacher, Ruth Acty was chosen by BUSD’s name advisory committee from options that were proposed based on their popularity among students, parents and faculty. According to Natasha Beery, director of the Berkeley Schools Excellence Program, Acty always wanted to be a teacher but faced many obstacles, including the death of her parents.
“As a woman of color, she expands the type of BUSD school names, and she would be the only Ruth Acty Elementary School in the world,” said Grace Kong, former name advisory committee chair and BUSD parent, during the meeting. “As an incredible educator, she really exemplifies what we’re trying to lift up in public education.”