Now that the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports PBIS) system is in place at all seven of Benicia Unified School District’s sites, Special Services Director Dr. Carolyn Patton will be providing an update at Thursday’s Governing Board meeting. According to a Power Point by Patton, PBIS is a framework aimed at helping schools organize and […]
Benicia Middle School campus modernization dominates school board meeting Thursday
A quarterly bond update was delivered at Thursday’s school board meeting. The biggest item discussed was the modernization of Benicia Middle School’s campus. BMS modernization One of the largest remaining items to be funded by Measure S is new construction at BMS to give the school more of a 21st century look. Lee Pollard of […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 18, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Benicia School Won’t Accept Shipment of WPA Warehouses (Feb. 18, 1943) Disregarding the refusal of the school board to accept discarded WPA plyboard demountable warehouses for a school here, the old buildings have been shipped here and are being unloaded at Benson’s Lumber Yard. Consigned to the school, […]
School board to hear quarterly bond update at Thursday’s meeting
As Measure S bond projects continue to move along, attendees of this Thursday’s school board meeting can get a greater understanding of which projects have been completed, which ones are nearing completion and which projects will be taken on next. The discussion will be presented by Bond Director Roxanne Egan. Measure S was a ballot […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 11, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Board Refuses Los Angeles “Scrap Plyboard” Makeshift For Benicia School Children (Feb. 11, 1943) Refusal by the Board of Trustees of the Benicia Unified School District to accept demountable former WPA storehouses constructed from plyboard to house Benicia school children has failed to check the FWA regional office […]
Teachers rally for higher funding priorities
Several Benicia Unified School District teachers rallied outside City Park an hour before Thursday’s school board meeting to raise awareness of ongoing negotiations between the Benicia Teachers Association (BTA) and BUSD. On Jan. 24, BUSD and BTA held a negotiations meeting one day after a budget workshop which focused on providing information related to school […]
BUSD business chief: $800K needed for balanced budget
Benicia Unified School District would need to make $800,000 in ongoing adjustments for its budget to break even, Chief Business Official Tim Rahill reported at Thursday’s school board meeting. On Jan. 10, Gov. Jerry Brown announced his final January budget proposal. After gathering information from the proposal, Rahill said BUSD would need to make $800,000 […]
BUSD trustees to vote on resolution requesting more money for California public schools
The superintendent of the Benicia Unified School District is asking school board trustees to support a resolution by the California School Boards Association (CSBA) requesting more money for state schools at Thursday’s BUSD Governing Board meeting. According to the resolution, “California has the sixth largest economy in the world and the largest Gross Domestic Product […]
BHS principal reviews bell schedule, next steps at school board meeting
After one semester of a new bell schedule at Benicia High School, Principal Brianna Kleinschmidt delivered a presentation on how the schedule was going and potential next steps for modification at Thursday’s school board meeting. In 2015, BHS formed a Schedule Advisory Committee made up of parents, students, teachers and administrators to discuss a possible […]
School board to vote on new, realigned BHS course outlines at Thursday’s meeting
Nine new or restructured Benicia High School course outlines are up for review at Thursday’s school board meeting. “The course outline of record plays a critical educational role,” Dr. Leslie Beatson, assistant superintendent of educational services, wrote in the agenda. “It is the primary vehicle for course planning. When a course is revised or updated, […]