Parents, ex-board members revolt at Gilroy charter school
GILROY—On the heels of a co-founding teacher’s resignation, unhappy parents at Gilroy’s only charter school want its director fired and have asked the city’s public school board to look into alleged irregularities and failures at the four-year-old academic powerhouse.
Student of the Week: Justin Laveroni
Each month, the principals of Gilroy and Christopher high schools choose a total of four students (two from GHS and two from CHS) to spotlight. CHS senior Justin Laveroni, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.
Fierce fundraising under way for CHS sports complex
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.
Gilroy Prep’s charter school proposal gives GUSD options
In addition to kindergarten, first and second grades, the
The 411 on Common Core Standards
There has been plenty of hype surrounding the implementation of the new California Common Core State Standards, or a set of academic guidelines that more or less shape all curriculums and how students are educated and tested.
