At least a dozen attendees in Gilroy held up signs reading “Re$pect,” “Good faith bargaining” and “We make a difference” during a March 20 school board meeting as they demanded trustees take a look at contract negotiations for paraprofessionals this school year.
With the news of Patricia Jolly’s impending retirement at the end of the 2013-14 school year, Gilroy Unified School District is now in the market for its third principal in three years at Christopher High School.
Christopher High School's first principal John Perales took a position in the Gilroy Unified School District office nine months ago, but now the man who spent almost 17 years in the district - as a teacher, coach and principal - is moving on to Hollister, where he'll pursue his dream of leading schools as a superintendent.
The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education discussed a variety of topics during its March 6 regular meeting including whether to increase the budget of the Christopher High School track and field project when additional costs were discovered after construction began.
The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education discussed a variety of topics during its March 6 regular meeting including whether to increase the budget of the Christopher High School track and field project when additional costs were discovered after construction began.
The budget for Christopher High School track and field project was increased for the second time in nearly four months on March 6 - this time because a soil engineer found the site has a type of clay that expands and contracts and could cause the cement of the track to buckle.