To: Janice Adams, Superintendent and Rosie Switzer, School Board President
Tell BUSD to keep Ms. Thomas teaching APAH
Keep Ms. Thomas as the AP Art History teacher at BHS.
Why is this important?
The Benicia school district has decided to take AP Art History away from Pat Thomas. It isn't clear who will be teaching it next year, but it won't be Ms. Thomas.
AP Art History was one of the best classes I took at Benicia High School. It seems completely ridiculous to continue the class and have anyone other than Ms. Thomas teach it. I know many people who were opened up to Art History through that class and who went on to major or minor in it in college.
If you took the class, you know Ms. Thomas did her job, and did it well. And there is no one better to teach this class at BHS—please sign our petition to tell the Benicia Unified School District to keep Ms. Thomas as the APAH teacher.
If you would like to get in touch with the decision makers directly, please e-mail Superintendent Janice Adams at [email protected] and School Board President Rosie Switzer at [email protected]
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For those who have been asking, the reason for this change is:
Due to, "declining numbers in the Art department," AP Art History is being moved over to that department to to be taught by a teacher there. Ms. Thomas would continue to be a teacher, but would teach a regular History class and an art teacher would take over her AP Art History Class.
AP Art History was one of the best classes I took at Benicia High School. It seems completely ridiculous to continue the class and have anyone other than Ms. Thomas teach it. I know many people who were opened up to Art History through that class and who went on to major or minor in it in college.
If you took the class, you know Ms. Thomas did her job, and did it well. And there is no one better to teach this class at BHS—please sign our petition to tell the Benicia Unified School District to keep Ms. Thomas as the APAH teacher.
If you would like to get in touch with the decision makers directly, please e-mail Superintendent Janice Adams at [email protected] and School Board President Rosie Switzer at [email protected]
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For those who have been asking, the reason for this change is:
Due to, "declining numbers in the Art department," AP Art History is being moved over to that department to to be taught by a teacher there. Ms. Thomas would continue to be a teacher, but would teach a regular History class and an art teacher would take over her AP Art History Class.