Schools

UPDATE: Larry Sanford told The Dispatch earlier this week that the design plans for the new Don Christopher Sports Complex at Christopher High School have been approved by the Department of the State Architect. The committee will meet Oct. 23 to begin developing the bidding process for contracts and hope to break ground at the site in early 2014.

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education outlined and approved its budget for the year and certified the 2013-14 unaudited actual ending balance at the Sept. 4 meeting. Trustees also approved therapeutic classroom support for students with emotional disabilities, hourly rate increases for elementary school piano accompanists, professional development training for teachers and a memorandum of understanding between GUSD and Fresno State to allow its nursing students to do their practicums within the district.

Board OKs 40-acre plot of land despite concerns about lack of

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