Gilroy teachers ratify new deal
Eighty-five percent of Gilroy teachers voted Oct. 4 to ratify their new contract agreement with their employers that includes a 6 percent salary increase over 18 months, according to a Oct. 5 announcement from the Gilroy Teachers Association.
“The agreement was signed on Sept. 18,...
Enrollment continues to decline at Gilroy schools
The declining enrollment across Gilroy Unified School District has officials looking at ways to more evenly distribute the number of students across its elementary schools.
While nearly half of the district’s schools are expected to have double-digit percentage decreases in five years, Las Animas Elementary...
Rotarians organize supply drive as school year begins
Shortly after lunch during their weekly meeting on Aug. 16, members of the Rotary Club of Gilroy got in a line, grabbed a backpack and stuffed it with notebooks, erasers, pencils and more school necessities that were laid out across a long row of...
County’s newest charter school opens Tuesday
After much preparation, Morgan Hill's newest charter will open
Student Spotlight: Gilroy High’s Alexander “Ike” Valenti Eichenbaum
This is our first edition of Student Spotlight, which is a quick look into the life of a high-schooler in Gilroy. Spotlights will rotate through high schools. This week it's Gilroy High's turn. Recommend your Student Spotlight to [email protected].
Dispatch Readers Show Their Compassion
"I read your article this morning, and I'm sure your inbox is going to be overflowing with applause, personal confessions, kudos, and maybe the occasional bashing by some uneducated person," began last Thursday's e-mail.

















