Other bond projects discussed, new administrators introduced A quarterly bond update regarding Measure S funds was delivered at Thursday’s school board meeting by Chief Business Official Tim Rahill. Among these updates was the status of a statewide grant application for improvements to Benicia High School’s Performing Arts Building (PAB). Measure S is an initiative approved […]
As contract negotiations continue, community resumes pleas for equal teacher pay
As a result of ongoing labor negotiations between Benicia Unified School District and the Benicia Teachers Association, educators, parents and students once again took to the lectern during the public comment portion of Thursday’s school board meeting to request more fair salaries for teachers. On Jan. 24, BUSD and the BTA held a negotiations meeting […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of May 6, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Record Crowd Will Attend Victory Dinner Wednesday (May 6, 1943) The Victory Dinner scheduled for next Wednesday evening, May 12 at Spenger’s Fish Grotto promises to fulfill and exceed all expectations for the sale of bonds, the primary reason for the dinner. Already a large number of tickets […]
School board to hear update on Measure S bond progress
The Benicia Unified School District is currently discussing how best to use the remaining funds in the Measure S budget. A quarterly update on the Measure S bond will be delivered at Thursday’s school board meeting. Measure S is an initiative approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond funding for […]
School board rejects bids for fire alarm upgrades
Bids will reopen at later date At Thursday’s meeting, the Benicia school board unanimously voted to reject bids for fire alarm upgrades at two elementary schools and reopen them at a later time. As part of the Measure S initiative, which was approved by voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond funding to […]
BUSD community urges equal pay for teachers at board meeting
Students, faculty and parents took to the lectern during the public comment portion of Thursday’s school board meeting to stress the importance of equitable pay for teachers. On Jan. 24, Benicia Unified School District and the Benicia Teachers Association (BTA) held a negotiations meeting following a budget workshop. BUSD proposed a one-time bonus of 1 […]
BUSD to discuss sunshine proposal negotiations with classified employees union
(This post has been updated from the original version.) A little sunshine is on the horizon— both in the weather and at Benicia Unified School District’s Governing Board meeting, where a 2017-18 sunshine proposal between the district and the California School Employees Association (CSEA) is on the agenda. Per Education Code, BUSD must publicly disclose […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of March 25, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Benicia Population 10,000 (March 25, 1943) Basing the population on the 7650 registration for ration books, it is estimated that a conservative figure of the number of people living in Benicia is approximately 10,000. The figure is arrived at on a basis of the number of registrations at […]
School board OKs 2nd interim financial report
The school board approved Benicia Unified School District’s second interim financial report at Thursday’s school board meeting. According to Chief Business Official Tim Rahill, BUSD’s revenue for 2017-18 is at $44.4 million. Thirty-seven percent of the revenue comes from the Local Control Funding Formula, 6 percent comes from local and other funds, 5 percent comes […]
Second draft of BUSD financial report up for review
Tim Rahill, Benicia Unified School District’s chief business official, will be presenting the second interim financial report at Thursday’s school board meeting. The report shows, among other things, that BUSD is operating at a $1.9 million deficit. At the Dec. 14 school board meeting, Rahill presented the first interim financial report which was approved by […]