BMS Student Resources
Academic Resources | Information | Person Responsible |
Homework Club | Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:15-4:15 in the Library | Megan Guenther Heidi Mejias |
Academic Counseling & Planning | Megan Guenther Heidi Mejias | |
Student Study Teams | Initiated by Counselor or Teacher | |
Math Intervention Classes | Additional Math class for students needing support | Meagan Guenther Heidi Mejias |
Reading Intervention Classes | Additional Reading class for students needing support | Meagan Guenther Heidi Mejias |
Resource Classes | Part of Special Education program for students with an IEP | Special Education Department |
Social & Emotional Resources | ||
School Counselors | Heidi Mejias Megan Guenther | |
WEB (Where Everybody Belongs | 6th grade transition program led by trained 8th grade peer mentors | Megan Guenther |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Band Director | Oversees music courses and band performances | Paul Hanna phanna@beniciaunified.org |
Clubs: COMING SOON |