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Photo: Matthew Turner celebrates 25 years

August 26, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News, Photo Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, Matthew Turner, Matthew Turner Elementary, photo, Stephen Slater

Benicia Heads Back to Class: What’s new, what to expect at Benicia Unified schools in 2018-19

August 19, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

Well, summer was fun while it lasted. Tomorrow, scores of students throughout Benicia will be heading back to class. No matter which school they are attending, every Benicia Unified School District site will have something different, whether it is new teachers, new administrators or new construction. The Herald caught up with the principals at the […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: back to school, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Joe Henderson, Matthew Turner Elementary, Robert Semple

Letter: Thank you for supporting Matthew Turner Elementary

April 18, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Thank you for supporting Matthew Turner Elementary On behalf of the Matthew Turner Elementary Parent Teacher Association, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s auction and dinner fundraiser on April 14 at the historic Benicia Clock Tower. The event was a great success with the proceeds going to fund school events, […]

Filed Under: Features, Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, fundraiser, letters, Matthew Turner Elementary, opinion

Photo: Helping hurricane victims

September 13, 2017 by Editor 1 Comment

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, ella beatson, jack beatson, mackenzie rice, Matthew Turner Elementary, Mozart Einstein & Me, Robert Semple, taylor rice

Benicia Heads Back to Class: What’s new, what to expect at Benicia Unified’s 7 schools in 2017-18

August 18, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

As indicated by the cooler weather and flood of advertisements for school supplies, summer is winding down. On Monday, Aug. 21, Benicia students at all grade levels will head back to school for the start of the 2017-18 school year. However, no matter which school they are attending, all of Benicia Unified School District’s sites […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: back to school, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Joe Henderson, Liberty High School, Mary Farmar Elementary, Matthew Turner Elementary, Robert Semple

Matthew Turner first-grader wins essay contest

May 12, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

Aubrey Ilasco, a first-grader at Matthew Turner Elementary School, won first place for a letter she had written to Sen. Kamala Harris in the 2017 Growing Up Asian in America contest. The contest, put on by the San Francisco-based community foundation Asian Pacific Fund, is put on annually during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Asian Pacific Fund, Aubrey Ilasco, Benicia, Eddie Huang, Fresh Off the Boat, Kamala Harris, Matthew Turner Elementary

Afterschool running program looking for volunteers

February 13, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

Benicia Herald staff report Girls on the Run, an after-school life-skills and running program in Benicia is looking for two to three positive, energetic women to volunteer at Matthew Turner Elementary School. The life-coach volunteers will use a pre-written curriculum to facilitate discussions, activities and running or walking to a small group of third-to-fifth-grade girls, […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, briefs, Girls on the Run, Matthew Turner Elementary

School board approves elementary student achievement plans

October 23, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District voted unanimously to approve the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) for each of the elementary schools after hearing goals presented by the principals. According to Leslie Beatson, the assistant superintendent of educational services, the goal of the SPSA is to raise the academic performance of […]

Filed Under: All Topics, Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, Joe Henderson, Mary Farmar Elementary, Matthew Turner Elementary, Robert Semple, school board, Single Plan for Student Achievement

School board to hear elementary school student achievement plans at Thursday’s meeting

October 18, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will vote to approve the Single Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA) for each of the site’s four elementary schools 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 […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, Joe Henderson, Mary Farmar Elementary, Matthew Turner Elementary, Robert Semple, school board, Single Plan for Student Achievement

Contra Costa administrator selected as new principal of Matthew Turner

June 28, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Charles Young, superintendent of Benicia Unified School District, announced Stephen Slater as the new principal of Matthew Turner Elementary School. Earlier this month, Leslie Beatson— the principal at Matthew Turner since 2012— was announced as the district’s new assistant superintendent of educational services, succeeding Marie Morgan who will be taking the reins as the superintendent […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, Leslie Beatson, Matthew Turner Elementary, principal, Stephen Slater

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