Schools

Interim Superintendent Steve Betando and the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education have ironed out a new contract for the top leader. This is the first order of business for Tuesday’s school board meeting.

Kisha Southy, a 17-year-old senior at Mt. Madonna Continuation High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

When 18-year-old James Abundis moved from Quincy, Massachusetts to Gilroy in August, the Christopher High School senior brought more than just his Boston Red Sox fandom.

The recent school board meeting Jan. 16 brought a raise to certificated staff and included two audits - one of which discovered an estimated $1.4 million in bond money that was in accounts, but not on the books.

Nearly one in four seniors is in danger of not getting a diploma this year, despite email blasts, one-on-one meetings with school staff and personalized letters warning students they’ve fallen behind the required 80 hours of community service needed to graduate.

The usually stoic and composed James Dent, leader and co-founder behind the Navigator School brand that won over public officials in Gilroy and Hollister, was visibly shaken Wednesday night as the County Board of Education voted 4-3 to uphold Morgan Hill Unified’s decision to deny his organization’s charter petition.

Navigator Schools will forge ahead with its goal of opening a brand new charter campus in Morgan Hill, despite a recommendation from Santa Clara County Office of Education staff to deny the organization’s second petition on appeal.

The Gilroy Unified School District will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 in district offices, located at 7810 Arroyo Circle. Here are a few items of interest on the agenda.

Schools state-wide are primed to benefit from Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed $106.8 billion state budget for 2014-15, which will infuse the public education system with an extra $10 billion in funds.

Haleigh Dalke, a 17-year-old senior at GHS, is this week's "Student of the Week."