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 […]
Safety plans on slate for Thursday’s school board meeting
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 […]
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 […]
School board says goodbye to trustee Andre Stewart
At its Thursday meeting, the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District bid farewell to longtime Trustee Andre Stewart. Stewart, then a chief officer for Napa medical insurance organization The Doctors Company, was appointed to the board in 2006 following the resignation of Jamie Blomdal. In that time— including a brief tenure as […]
Benicia educators address salaries, teacher shortages at school board meeting
During the public comment portion of Thursday’s school board meeting, three Benicia Unified School District teachers took to the lectern to address concerns over salaries and teacher shortages. On its Facebook page Tuesday, the Benicia Teachers Association indicated that it was at an impasse over salary negotiations. However, wages are hardly the only concern of […]
Social worker Celeste Monnette is newest Benicia Unified trustee
When the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District meets on Dec. 15, a new face will be seated among the trustees. Social worker Celeste Monnette will be sworn in Thursday to succeed outgoing Trustee Andre Stewart. Monnette filed paperwork to run in the 2016 election for a two-year term. However, since a minimum […]
School board discusses Benicia Middle School lower campus draft designs
BHS senior internship course also highlighted The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District heard about options for renovating the lower campus at Benicia Middle School at Thursday’s meeting. Roxanne Egan, the Measure S bond director, delivered a presentation on plans for the project, which involves replacing the outmoded portable classrooms— which Egan says […]
School board OKs achievement plans for middle, high schools
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District unanimously voted to approve the Single Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA) at Thursday’s meeting. The SPSA is established by school site councils to develop goals, aligned to BUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan, which would support the academic performance of all students. At the high school level, […]