School safety, mental health and district budgeting were among the topics addressed by prospective school board trustees at Wednesday’s candidate’s forum at the Benicia Public Library. As part of its efforts to ensure a more informed voting populace, Benicia’s League of Women Voters hosted a forum with the five candidates in the Dona Benicia […]
School board to vote on LCAP Wednesday
Following a public hearing at the May 31 school board meeting, a discussion on the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is up for the trustees’ approval for the last meeting of the 2017-18 school year Wednesday— a day earlier than when school board meetings are usually held. The LCAP is a tool for all school […]
BUSD budget among items on packed school board agenda
Thursday’s school board meeting will be the last of the 2017-18 year while school is in session— and if the agenda is any indication, it will be the busiest of the entire year by far. One of the biggest items is a public hearing on Benicia Unified School District’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 school […]
First interim financial report up for school board review
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will hear a discussion and then vote on the district’s 2017-18 first interim financial report at Thursday’s school board meeting. The district provides the report using information from the budget adopted by the state in June along with the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) as well […]
Assistant supe provides update on LCAP goals to school board
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District heard an update on the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) at Thursday’s school board meeting. The LCAP is a plan that is required by all public schools in California to receive funding provided through the Local Control Funding Formula, which was signed into law by Gov. […]
Funding plan discussed at Thursday’s school board meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District heard an update on the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) at Thursday’s meeting. In 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the Local Control Funding Formula, which allows school districts to decide which programs and services to spend state funding on. The LCAP is slowly […]
Accountability plan update on school board agenda
Board will also swear in new, returning members The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will hear an update on the district’s progress toward goals listed in the 2016-2017 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) at Thursday’s meeting. The discussion will be led by Leslie Beatson, assistant superintendent of educational services, and educational coordinator […]
School board hears LCAP update at Thursday’s meeting
Trustees of the Benicia Unified School District heard an update on the second goal for BUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), which includes modernizing instruction and infrastructure, at Thursday’s school board meeting. The LCAP is a plan that is required by all public schools in California to receive funding provided through the Local Control Funding […]