Schools

As negotiators with Gilroy Unified School District and Gilroy Teachers Association await their next sitdown Sept. 14 at a fact-finding hearing, a Gilroy High School sophomore offered a student’s perspective on the failed contract talks. Sophomore Christina Suarez submitted a petition signed by 654 fellow...

Gilroy teachers are holding out hope that they won’t strike, that a deal can get done by Sept. 14, when union and district negotiators are scheduled to hear the results of a fact-finding report. “A strike is not inevitable,” Gilroy Teachers Association President Jonathan Bass...

Third-year principal Patricia Mondragón, along with new assistant principal Zane Boehlke and academic counselors Lilia Cisnero and Claudia Valencia, helped South Valley Middle School staff welcome back 865 students to the IOOF Avenue campus Aug. 16 for the start of the 2018-19 school year. “We...

The final ballots have been set for the Nov. 6 elections for county and local boards of education. Here are the candidates at a glance: Santa Clara County Office of Education Board of Education Trustee Area 7 Gino Borgioli Family: Married with three children, two sons and a daughter who...

Third-year principal Patricia Mondragón, along with new assistant principal Zane Boehlke and academic counselors Lilia Cisnero and Claudia Valencia, helped South Valley Middle School staff welcome back 865 students to the IOOF Avenue campus Aug. 16 for the start of the 2018-19 school year.“We...

Three new assistant principals will soon be helping to welcome students and parents at Gilroy Unified School District campuses.  trio of new administrators, according to a July 31 announcement, were all promoted from within the district: Eric Kuwada at Christopher High School; Mike Nebesnick at...

At the end of July and with the new school term less than three weeks away, Gilroy teachers were no closer than they were months ago reaching a contract agreement with the school district, according to Gilroy Teachers Association President Jonathan Bass. “The only update...

A measure asking the voters for $248 million worth of bonds to upgrade Gavilan College's main campus, as well as its Coyote Valley and San Benito County satellite sites, will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. The measure will require 55 percent voter approval to...

As a retired Gilroy Unified School District educator and current Board of Trustees president, Linda Piceno has helped sculpt much of the local education landscape. And she’s not looking to change that anytime soon, as she confirmed with the Dispatch last week that she will...

Gavilan College announced July 11 the selection of Denee Pescarmona as the local community college’s new vice president of academic affairs. Pescarmona will oversee the academic divisions of Gavilan College: Liberal Arts and Sciences, Career Education, Community Education and Noncredit Instruction. For the past four years,...