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The Title IX coordinator for BUSD is the Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Khushwinder Gill.  She can be reached at 707-747-8300 or by emailing TitleIX@beniciaunified.org.

Academic Resources

Information

Person Responsible

Homework Club

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:15-4:15 in the Library

Megan Guenther

mguenther@beniciaunified.org

Heidi Mejias

hmejias@beniciaunified.org

Academic Counseling & Planning

Megan Guenther

Heidi Mejias

mguenther@beniciaunified.org

hmejias@beniciaunified.org

Student Study Teams

Initiated by Counselor or Teacher

Math Intervention Classes

Additional Math class for students needing support

Meagan Guenther

mguenther@beniciaunified.org

Heidi Mejias

hmejias@beniciaunified.org

Reading Intervention Classes

Additional Reading class for students needing support

Meagan Guenther

mguenther@beniciaunified.org

Heidi Mejias

hmejias@beniciaunified.org

Resource Classes

Part of Special Education program for students with an IEP

Special Education Department

Social & Emotional Resources

School Counselors

Heidi Mejias

Megan Guenther

hmejias@beniciaunified.org

mguenther@beniciaunified.org

WEB (Where Everybody Belongs

6th grade transition program led by trained 8th grade peer mentors

Megan Guenther

mguenther@beniciaunified.org

Support Groups

Social-emotional support groups offered each semester

See school counselor

Mentor Program

Community adult mentors

See school counselor

A Better Way Counseling

Adult counselors who offer free 1 on 1 counseling

See school counselor

PBIS

Positive Behavior Interventions and Support

Daniel Satake

dsatake@beniciaunified.org

Sources of Strength

Provides students who are struggling socially and/or emotionally with resources (aka sources of strength)

Counselors

Student Clubs

List on school website and listed below

Coming Soon

School Psychologists

Support students with IEP

Joseph Vogel jvogel@beniciaunified.org

Lisa Johnson

ljohnson@beniciaunified.org 

Mental Health Therapist

Supports students with IEP

Rosalind Daniels rdaniels@beniciaunified.org 

District Nurse

Teri Deane tdeane@beniciaunified.org 

Mental Health Coordinator

John Michael Gomez  jmgomez@beniciaunified.org

PERL Program (Special Education Program)

Program for students with emotional disabilities

Kristen Marsden  kmarsden@beniciaunified.org

School Resource Officer

Conflict resolution, reports of threats or violence, Diversion program, D.A.R.E.

Officer Nathaniel

Extracurricular Resources

Activities Director

Leadership & Associated Student Body - student clubs, student events

Daniel Satake

dsatake@beniciaunified.org

Athletics Director

All school sports teams and programs

Mike Palmer  mpalmer@beniciaunified.org

Performing Arts

Drama courses, plays, musicals, improv, and drama productions (staging, sound and lights)

Cathy Wright

cwright@beniciaunified.org

Band Director

Oversees music courses and band performances

Paul Hanna  phanna@beniciaunified.org

Clubs:                                COMING SOON