Schools

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

 

GILROY—Moved by a centenarian grandmother’s story and prompted to act by the deaths of high school seniors weeks before graduation, Gilroy school trustees have adopted a new policy to award honorary high school diplomas.

GILROY—Seven years after approving $150 million in bonds to fix aging schools, Gilroy voters would do it again, according to a new survey.

 

GILROY— A Fresno court case threw six Gilroy school building projects worth $3.2 million into chaos days before construction was to start, cost taxpayers more than $500,000 extra and delayed one project indefinitely.

GILROY—It’s another school term for Gilroy, but for one of its school it’s a milestone year.

GILROY—Calling it a “Notice of Violations of Laws,” Gilroy school officials have outlined a litany of problems uncovered at the city’s only charter school and say it now faces closure if the issues are not resolved.

GILROY—Ten years after sprouting synthetic grass and a modern running surface—gifts from hometown hero and NFL superstar star Jeff Garcia—Gilroy High School’s main sports venue is getting another complete stadium makeover.

GILROY—A Gilroy charter school that’s among the state’s top performers is the target of a Gilroy Unified School District probe that found dozens of problems ranging from misused funds to failures to support special needs students and Hispanic families.