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District leaders said the department has been responsive to school needs and that staffing challenges had led to periods with reduced on‑campus coverage; the new agreement installs a newly recruited SRO who staff described as eager to serve in the role.

Superintendent Wright said the district values the relationship with the police department and noted the department’s willingness to discuss improvements and campus time allocation. \"They show up,\" Wright said, praising the partnership and the department’s communication during incidents.

The board voted to approve the SRO contract for the 2025–2027 period. Trustees were supportive and expressed appreciation for the department’s recent response and collaboration. No contract dollar amounts were presented on the record during the discussion; staff said they would continue coordination with the police chief on duties and campus presence.

The vote carried on a board motion and second with no opposing votes recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BUSD Board Meeting 5/29/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees approved a contract with the Benicia Police Department for a school resource officer assigned to Benicia High School and Benicia Middle School; district said staffing shortages had reduced coverage in recent years and praised the department’s responsiveness.","taxTitle","Benicia Unified, School Districts, California","taxId",60739,"location","California","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6220369,"Board names Janice Adams interim superintendent and approves short-term employment agreement",0,4024000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535&start=4024&end=4024","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535/thumbnail_4024000.jpg","/articles/6220369/California/Board-names-Janice-Adams-interim-superintendent-and-approves-short-term-employment-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220369-5703d3470f81a0d972d1ac0347df9d83/orig.mp4?Expires=1771096346&Signature=Q8a0Urp4zFmruCmFYzJPQqakDGKpx6g8h63-c6YX4PMQNhO-rhpgJB9VCbTeI-tG4RlDujAf5sXa44OwjwTb9wLVsNbP7CidtsnFhF2YQ~f9FLBPn35jqtt3FXXJkxBpNcVZuRdlFHtLalsOg9dpTZeQ6ZbfyHMBmHMw7n1Psig8sNq8YraV~NnsbKBxg50~VvqNNGlMALkfIuoE49CxJbaZPJx4ZK5yx5B2kwT6MJU2Oa3SGLgJ3jEkltgQkQsy0DIlQdCnJwS0wSCNKN9yDT-tuGCx4lsTL5g6eTNvRxKoMIr10HNhfRfWASDRaXdbujrRkEIR2ZXgFCHKmS6qAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees on May 29 appointed Janice Adams as interim superintendent effective July 1, 2025, and approved an accompanying employment agreement describing a flexible work schedule and per-day compensation through the end of the interim assignment.

Board members introduced Adams, noting her prior service in the district, and Adams addressed the board saying her immediate goal is to \"keep the progress\" under current district leadership while the board conducts a search for a permanent superintendent.

The employment agreement presented to trustees provides a flexible schedule of three to five days per week, requires Adams to perform the standard responsibilities of a superintendent to ensure effective operation and administration of the district, and sets compensation on a per-day basis. The contract remains in effect until a permanent superintendent is hired, at which point the agreement will terminate, staff said.

Trustees moved and approved the appointment and the employment agreement in separate motions. The motions passed by board vote.

Adams told the board she was looking forward to working with the district team and pledged to \"do my very best to keep things moving forward and look forward to working with all of you.\" Staff said they plan to begin a search company engagement in the coming days to recruit a permanent superintendent.","Trustees approved Janice Adams as interim superintendent effective July 1, 2025, and ratified an employment agreement providing flexible 3–5 day weeks and per‑day compensation until a permanent superintendent is hired.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6220373,"Board adopts new Chinese curriculum and StudySync for targeted English instruction",497,3287000,3784000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535&start=3287&end=3784","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535/thumbnail_3287000.jpg","/articles/6220373/California/Board-adopts-new-Chinese-curriculum-and-StudySync-for-targeted-English-instruction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220373-d30e58bea43781e247f325a9805bbd7f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771096346&Signature=Ytp48FEJJmKKYV492mTBbOEl3IXgVqf4z2MjebeHJFwquyNfIdXzJwt8c3xSOK-LQS~dUmyUpgl5doXQ0h0qk0ND0J~f~t60dBvsCTP3ityhuQKyI8EuVXmrs3cpJT98oFvRPmOdN0EuUD2MAnok3FCHf1XvjLrNS9rmHzo8C5QGG2us3oFd-r4jfsdF8rKAsTGtmdrE82iZ7BjPQPjzYM~sfqqMOz-OW~sekuCmO-apyXuQw50nfFuW0Xqnamctz1M8I2Y7ZHCG8N-ShNhLZ6nMOTTscgnqmHsK8jemS~hJtzbbSTZDGSZMP7XSCMBXk8phyLGqX-IlGfRCMCElVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees on May 29 approved two curriculum adoptions: Go Far with Chinese for Benicia High School’s Level 1 Chinese-Mandarin course, and StudySync (McGraw Hill) for the district’s Program for Emotional Regulation and Learning (PERL) and Intensive Academics (IA) ELA programs at the middle and high school levels.

Stephanie Rice, the district’s director of education services, presented the Chinese recommendation and said the new text aligns with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages standards and is written for teens, combining print and digital materials. The district’s newly hired Mandarin instructor, Miss Liang, reviewed materials and recommended Go Far with Chinese because it uses contextual grammar, age-appropriate topics, and multimodal supports.

Rice said the Mandarin course already has three scheduled sections at the high school. \"She prefers Go Far with Chinese for our level 1 Chinese Mandarin course,\" Rice said, noting the curriculum’s student-focused features.

On the English/ELA adoption, Rice and special-education teachers recommended StudySync by McGraw Hill for PERL and IA classes. Staff said StudySync provides age-appropriate texts, video “blast” previews, student-led instructional videos, and built-in scaffolds that teachers can assign individually. The district noted the product serves grades 6–12, enabling alignment between middle- and high-school intensive-academics offerings.

Trustees unanimously approved both adoptions. No budgetary or contract cost details were discussed at the board table; staff indicated StudySync had already been adopted for Liberty High School and proposed expanding that license to the other targeted programs.

Administrators said they will continue to work with teachers to implement the materials and monitor student engagement and outcomes.","Trustees approved 'Go Far with Chinese' for Benicia High’s Mandarin course and StudySync by McGraw Hill for special-education and intensive-academics ELA programs, citing alignment to standards and scaffolds that allow differentiated access.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6220375,"Board appoints two members to Citizens Bond Oversight Committee to meet audit requirement",538,2852000,3390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535&start=2852&end=3390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535/thumbnail_2852000.jpg","/articles/6220375/California/Board-appoints-two-members-to-Citizens-Bond-Oversight-Committee-to-meet-audit-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220375-9b92217354f8690a6ceed433dadd22bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771096346&Signature=RtXs57XhsOl~W573-S7DlRhcVlGh7dPNHqubg8t0LY1GN00A7o~Iw7uWuiYzjbyS80VXULp54zaAzYMdeKGu9Xi2TkoSWHm15YFPy1G4-P5IXlwgGlYPgk2OkiVblelPVvK00ZOc6i3lHmXx7V9GjLK8g39Hz5HhON4UCC~qlRJR5e5ok1~Kp~KExfc9Xrkhv3z8hqbI~p2dOXPVHflDAYDdbpyUtRyosNQgAun7EaYVUyhBRpSOEAie7WsovJCfOU2BOYkxG6~wIKLSpRnPYicmqagjgoE4uskkzOa5~pagzxpHHBFPVEmk26T3jEnANx6qD-~CRPdP8dRnhvpZRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees on May 29 appointed two community members to the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC), voting to add Dr. Gosemite Moss and Kelly Hewson to the panel so the committee meets the minimum quorum requirement.

District staff reported they received six applicants for open seats and that two other seats remain vacant; the appointments were presented so the district could meet California audit expectations for the committee.

Roxanne (district staff) told trustees that of six applicants, one was ineligible because of a district contract and another applicant’s eligibility would last only one year; staff recommended two applicants based on experience and fit. Board discussion noted the district must have at least four members to constitute a quorum and complete the CBOC’s required work.

An auditor-related deadline prompted urgency. \"We have the month of June to become compliant or we have an audit finding,\" a district staff member said, explaining that having a committee and a meeting in June would avoid a more severe audit finding.

Trustee Manasi moved to approve the appointments; the motion passed with board consent. Trustees asked staff to continue outreach to recruit two additional members (a business representative and a tax professional) and to clarify whether the bylaws permit adding at-large members without re-advertising.

The appointments put the committee in place to hold its required meetings; staff said they would reissue recruitment if needed to fill the remaining seats.","Trustees approved two appointments to the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee to reestablish a quorum and avoid an audit finding; staff said six people applied and two vacancies remain.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6220377,"Benicia Unified reviews transfer timelines, warns families decisions may not arrive until June",1405,1466000,2871000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535&start=1466&end=2871","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3617679-7f73bd169c7e9183e3dfbb8866b4d535/thumbnail_1466000.jpg","/articles/6220377/California/Benicia-Unified-reviews-transfer-timelines-warns-families-decisions-may-not-arrive-until-June","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220377-7bbe4980e871c29950be2b806b3d1031/orig.mp4?Expires=1771096346&Signature=oM9-wS9fBFDvzzcMYD8K1XzGDkW0hpEhetSn-aKxBoSH-60rO-4rj8sAObvuK0J-oXnseiHFSp7M6DelsCP6~cTN4YYxhKtTN21jgbT7UaBb9KJFHH697kSnyerBHvQPK92Os~VU7~rGWMNJAMY6uJ-YdNS-kpis0fhnki7H4wNbAU8EOt8H7MWd2qu8Zp9P2TJyN0NZP5vushMIEAm4-YvY5auRrehG9~UVmjQzr~Jj8~tgPaEciJ4swx-escO3UQJE8XbvZjGaEkxVVOvZ6woSkZBzv1VAaDBP0VaOIUhQ~HpAfqsCfd1DRSMHzPzCL9~wHQmrMANTTnHuM3tmtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Benicia Unified administrators on May 29 laid out the district’s schedule and rules for intra- and interdistrict transfers, telling families that interdistrict applications open Jan. 10 while intradistrict (open enrollment) applications run March 1–31 and that many applicants may not receive final placement notices until June.

The presentation by Dr. Jennings, with support from Dr. Don Ovik, the district’s director of student services, summarized board policy-derived priorities, eligibility criteria drawn from the Education Code, and a multi-step timeline that the district uses to decide renewals, new interdistrict transfers and open-enrollment requests.

Why this matters: transfer approvals affect classroom staffing and school budgets. Administrators said they staff to enrollment projections and cannot promise placement even for families who are released by their home district. That creates a timing and capacity constraint ahead of the fall term.

Dr. Jennings said Benicia residents and students who live inside a school’s attendance boundary have the highest priority. \"Students living in Benicia school residency boundaries have first priority,\" she said, and siblings or children of school employees living in Benicia get elevated priority in the process. She added that interdistrict approvals hinge on factors such as attendance, discipline records and grades, and that transfers can be revoked if those conditions are not maintained.

District staff repeated that the interdistrict process starts in January and that families from neighboring districts — including Vallejo — must start the process in their home districts. \"I would just encourage them to check the website,\" Dr. Jennings said, pointing families to their home district’s posted procedures.

Administrators said the district will monitor enrollments through the summer and offer at least one July enrollment day at the district office so staff can process paperwork earlier than the usual August rush. That monitoring, staff said, allows the district to update placements if openings materialize over the summer and reduces the risk of late hiring changes tied to unexpected enrollment shifts.

Trustees asked whether students who live in a given attendance area could be displaced if a site is full; a trustee noted that it has happened occasionally when families enroll late in a school year. Dr. Ovik said the district must also honor class-size limits in its collective bargaining agreement and that, in some cases, a child may be placed at another site within the district for a year.

The presentation included examples of priority order, special-education and program-capacity constraints, and the district’s plan to finish most notifications by mid-June so families have summer certainty.

The board did not take formal action on the presentation; the session was informational and staff said they will return with any proposed timeline changes for the next school year.","District staff presented the policies and timeline for interdistrict and intradistrict transfers, clarified priorities, and said families should begin their applications with their home districts; staff urged neighbors to check other districts’ rules because approvals and space are separate steps.","actionData","errors"]

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