Schools

GILROY--A Gilroy elementary school teacher and two high school teachers are recipients of the prestigious Teacher of the Year Award for 2015, presented by the Santa Clara County Office of Education at the annual Teacher Recognition Celebration each fall. They are Janet Londgren, transitional kindergarten teacher at Antonio Del Buono Elementary School; Kamala Wood, biology and environmental science teacher; and Elaine Carne, algebra, geometry and integrated math teacher, both at Dr.TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy. The event honors Santa Clara County's finest teachers, each selected by their respective school districts. The SCCOE produces the gala with the support of community partners Texas Instruments, Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union and the San Jose Mercury News. A tradition for more than 40 years, the Teacher Recognition Celebration is the oldest and largest celebration of teachers in California, and the most prestigious local award given to classroom teachers, according to the SCCOE.

GILROY—Gilroy schools spend $9,425 per year to educate a student, but in one case the figure is $134,160, more than 14 times the average.

GILROY—Two months after South Valley Middle School teacher Carmen Kotto was named CSN Bay Area 2015 All-Star Teacher, she and school officials know just how the $20,000 will be spent.

GIVING IT HIS ALL Kindergartener Jackson Deras gives it his all during St. Mary School’s 7th Annual Walk-a-Thon to raise funds for the Gilroy school. 

GILROY—About 300 students, faculty and staff members took part in the St. Mary School’s Seventh Annual Walk-a-Thon and raised $20,454.

 

GILROY—Gilroy’s nearly 12,000-student public school system has its first official, full-time spokesperson.