Two weeks ago, the principals of Benicia’s four elementary schools presented their Single Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA) at Benicia Unified School District’s governing board meeting. On Thursday, the principals of Benicia’s middle and high schools will be presenting their goals. The SPSA is established by school site councils to develop goals, aligned to BUSD’s […]
BUSD student surveys indicate mixed results
Carolyn Patton, the special services director for Benicia Unified School District, provided an overview of the results of the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) as well as the Relationships, Effort, Aspirations, Cognitions, Heart (REACH) survey— which were both administered to district students— at Thursday’s school board meeting. CHKS is a statewide survey given to all […]
Soon-to-be Liberty High graduates receive school’s highest honors
Sam Walter moved to Benicia after attending high school in Concord. After being told he did not have enough credits to attend Benicia High School, he and his family settled on the town’s alternative school, Liberty High School. Makayla Brown started her high school experience at Benicia High but felt she could benefit from a […]
Parents, students feel impact of ‘15 Minutes’
❒ Two-day program gets graphic, emotional in effort to keep students from drunken driving Elaine DiStephano summed up the emotions she and others felt over their two days’ participation in “Every 15 Minutes,” a program designed to urge Benicia and Liberty high school students to avoid drinking or using drugs and driving. “You think you […]