Lee Pollard of HY Architects and Measure S Bond Director Roxanne Egan will deliver an update on progress to the renovation of Benicia Middle School at Thursday’s school board meeting. The renovation of BMS is one of the last remaining projects in the first phase of Measure S, an initiative approved by voters in 2014 […]
School board approves pay increases, discusses new graduation requirements at Thursday’s meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District unanimously voted to approve a tentative agreement between the district and the Benicia Teachers’ Association at Thursday’s meeting. In November, the BTA declared it was at an impasse with the district over contract negotiations regarding pay raises. On March 3, a tentative agreement was reached that […]
School board to consider teacher pay raises at Thursday’s meeting
A tentative agreement between the Benicia Teachers’ Association (BTA) and the Benicia Unified School District offering salary increases is scheduled to be voted on at the school board’s Thursday meeting. In November, the BTA declared that it was at an impasse with the district over contract negotiations for pay raises. Bargaining teams had met for […]
BUSD, teachers union reach tentative agreement on contract negotiations
The Benicia Unified School District and the Benicia Teachers’ Association (BTA) reached a tentative agreement Friday over contract negotiations following a four-month impasse. In November, the BTA declared an impasse over salary negotiations and noted that not having a proper competitive compensation was contributing to a teacher shortage in the district. Among the issues frequently […]
Teachers, community address school board over teacher shortage
(Editor’s note: Regarding the contract negotiations, the district and Benicia Teachers’ Association reached a tentative agreement for the 2016-2017 school year at 5:12 p.m. Friday. The parties will be taking the terms of the agreement to their respective constituents for ratification. Sunday’s paper had been finished before then, so this information was not ready for […]
School board votes to set retention of 2 Measure S projects at 10%
After a public hearing, the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District unanimously voted to set the retention for two Measure S projects at 10 percent for being substantially complex at Thursday’s meeting. The first project in question was a fire alarm upgrade at Benicia High School— not Benicia Middle School as previously reported. […]
School board to hold public hearing on ‘substantially complex’ Measure S projects
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be holding a public hearing at Thursday’s meeting to set the retention for two Measure S projects at 10 percent because they are considered substantially complex. Measure S is an initiative that was approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond […]
Letters: Teacher raises and successful band fundraiser
Supporting a pay raise for Benicia teachers As I wrote in my letter to the editor on Oct. 12, 2016: “Teachers shape our future and are the foundation of every profession we choose as adults. Whether you are a doctor, lawyer or marketing manager, like myself, we have all been influenced by a teacher. The […]
Lower BUSD enrollment projected for next year
School board approves safety plans at Thursday’s meeting Benicia Unified School District is projected to have lower enrollment next year, according to a report by Chief Business Official Tim Rahill at Thursday’s school board meeting. Rahill said that in the last five to eight years, BUSD has had stable enrollment with the numbers going up […]
Liberty High named as model continuation school
Liberty High School has a lot to celebrate. On Wednesday, State Superintendent Tom Torlakson announced a list of California schools that had been designated as Model Continuation High Schools in 2017. Of the 452 continuation high schools in the state, only 35 were singled out for their efforts to prepare at-risk students for 21st […]