Keep Benicias Future Bright

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Keep Benicias Future Bright
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The BEF

• 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation
• Serves all children in Benicia public schools,
  K-12
• Volunteer led and run

• Board of 15 community members and professionals
  representing all of Benicia BUSD parents,
  business owners, and retired citizens.

• Supported by parents, businesses and the greater
  community.

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Our Mission
Raise funds, gather resources and act as a
catalyst to involve the community in supporting
public education for the children of Benicia.
Be the catalyst to involve the full community in
providing quality education for our kids
Raise funds from all stakeholders parents,
businesses, greater community
for the kids!
Gather full resources of community Skills Service
s Dollars
We CAN. We MUST!
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Benicia Compared to U.S. and California
Latest Data Available from Calif. Dept. of
Education (Ed-Data) and National Education
Association (NEA)
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Benicia Compared To Bay Area School Districts
Latest Data Available from Calif. Dept. of
Education (Ed-Data)
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Benicia Compared To Bay Area School Districts
ADA Expense of Education 2006-07
Latest Data Available from Calif. Dept. of
Education (Ed-Data)
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Revenues reported by Calif. Dept. of Ed (Ed-Data)
Adjusted for inflation using Federal Reserve
Inflation Calculator (Based on Consumer Price
Index)
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Eliminated or Reduced From BUSD Budget 01-06
(Some Since Restored)
9th Grade Class Size Reduction Elementary
Art Accounting Technicians Student Busing Speech
Therapist Electrician Classroom supplies Asst
Superintendent Employee Services Asst
Superintendent Curriculum Instruction 4 Office
Assistants, Elementary Instructional Aides Band,
Secondary Field Trips Campus closure,
elementary Drivers Education Cars Health
Aide Clerical staff Psychologists Nurses
Assistant
Counselors Custodians Career Center
Technician Coordinator, Food Services Personnel
Clerk Office Assistants, Secondary Campus
Supervision, Secondary Noon Duty,
Elementary Library Technicians Librarians All
Cellular Phones Reading Specialists Computer
Resource Technicians Elementary Music Asst
Superintendent Bus. Services Network
Manager Educational Assistance Program 1st Grade
Testing Elementary Band Athletic
Transportation Sports
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Since State Centralized Funding California has
never RELIABLY or CONSISTENTLY funded any of the
schools in California.
We are now headed for the most dramatic down
cycle yet.
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Local Communities Responded to This Broken System
Years Ago

• From 1983 to 2006, 211 communities passed parcel
  taxes in 414 elections.
• To date, of more than 1000 school districts in
  California, over 600 benefit from education
  foundations.

This is not good enough for our children. We can
do better.
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Local Dollars Lets Compare
WE Can Do Better Than This!
Local 481
Local 173
Local 178
Local Funds From Parcel Tax and/or Donations
(8621, 8699 Codes)
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IF we want to avoid impending cuts this cycleand
the nextand the next IF we want to give our
kids the resources that other kids have to learn
and prosper WE MUST AS A LOCAL COMMUNITY DO IT
OURSELVES!
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Benicia Education Foundation A GREAT Start! Over
Half a Million Dollars to Our Schools!
THIS YEAR Supporting technology Computer
Resource Technicians Supporting reading and
literacy - Library Media Specialists
PAST YEARS
New microscopes, BHS Science program
Power School Student Information System
Counselors, Career Center Tech, Office
Specialists, Campus Security
Reading software/materials, Elementary Schools
Library Computer Lab, BHS
Computers, BMS classrooms
Grant Writer
AND MORE!
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A Great Start But We Must Do More!
Support the Benicia Education Foundation Make an
Annual Direct Donation to the BEF! Be a Part of
the BEF Run for Education! Lend a Hand Many
Tasks AND NO MATTER WHAT Help us get the word
out about the BEF
We need EVERYONE to get behind us!
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LETS ALL GET INVOLVED!
SIGN UP NOW TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE WAY YOU CAN GO
TO OUR WEBSITE FOR LOTS OF INFORMATION OR TO
DONATE ONLINE www.BeniciaEducationFoundation.org