Meeting will start one hour earlier than usual The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be considering the approval of safety plans for the district and its seven schools at a shortened meeting this Thursday, which will start at 6 p.m. so the trustees can attend Benicia High School’s open house that […]
BUSD board meetings will now be streamed online
Following the adjournment of Benicia Unified School District Governing Board meetings, video of the meetings will be posted on the district’s website. Previously, the meetings were broadcast on TV on Comcast Channel 27 or AT&T U-Verse Channel 99. However, the district has opted to phase this out in favor of having footage of the meetings […]
Benicia Unified ranked as one of 100 best districts in state
Benicia Unified School District was ranked as one of the 100 best school districts in California, according to ranking site Niche.com. Niche– formerly known as College Prowler– is a company that publishes rankings and reviews of K-12 schools, colleges and neighborhoods. Its 2017 list of the best school districts is based on analysis of statistics […]
Architects present revised Benicia Middle School campus remodel plans at Thursday’s school board meeting
Lee Pollard of HY Architects delivered a presentation on plans to modernize the Benicia Middle School campus at Thursday’s school board meeting. The project is one of many to be funded by Measure S, an initiative approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond funding to be spent on facilities […]
School board to vote on Benicia Middle School campus renovation at Thursday’s meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be voting on a proposed renovation of Benicia Middle School’s campus at Thursday’s board meeting. Construction on the current BMS campus was completed in 1976 and was comprised of four buildings and eight portable classrooms. Now the school is looking to modernize its campus by […]
Benicia Unified dives into survey data at Thursday’s school board meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District heard further discussion on student responses to the Relationships, Effort, Aspirations, Cognitions, Heart (REACH) survey at Thursday’s meeting, this time focusing on the district’s efforts to improve its scores. The REACH Survey is administered to students in grades 6 through 12 to examine the relationships between […]
School board to hear additional data of REACH Survey at Thursday’s meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will hear a further overview on Benicia Unified School District students’ responses to the Relationships, Effort, Aspirations, Cognitions, Heart (REACH) survey at Thursday’s board meeting. The REACH survey is considered a supplement to the California Healthy Kids Survey and further examines the relationships between students and […]
Benicia Moms Group’s Early Education Fair returns
Preschool is an important milestone in every person’s life. It is when children take their first steps into the world of education. However, it can be a lot of work just to get started. Thankfully, as they have done in the past, the Benicia Moms Group will be hosting an Early Education Fair to […]
2016 Year in Review: Big changes at BUSD
(Over the next few days, the Benicia Herald will close out 2016 by revisiting the big local news stories of the year. Today’s edition will focus on Benicia’s schools.) Although 2015 was a big year for Benicia Unified School District in terms of leadership changes and Measure S bond projects, 2016 was even bigger. Leadership/personnel […]
Supe: BUSD working to address contract negotiations
The Benicia Unified School District has been working to address contract negotiations as well as the national teacher shortage, Superintendent Charles Young said. Last week, the Benicia Teachers’ Association indicated that it was at an impasse with the district over salary negotiations and also acknowledged concerns over how America’s teacher shortage was impacting Benicia. Among […]