Attorney: Group demands schools reopen
An attorney representing a group of Gilroy parents threatened a lawsuit if the Gilroy Unified School District does not offer in-person learning for middle and high school students before the end of the school year on June 4.
In a May 2 letter, which was...
Gilroy schools ineligible to reopen under Newsom’s proposal
Gilroy schools would remain closed under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to reopen classrooms to in-person instruction in February.
The Safe Schools for All plan proposed Dec. 30 is bolstered by a $2 billion package of incentives to help schools pay for testing, ventilation systems and...
Gilroy schools will continue distance learning in fall
The Gilroy Unified School District changed course on its reopening plan July 14, and will instead continue with distance learning when the fall semester begins.
The district’s board voted unanimously for the plan, which is set to begin Aug. 12.
Earlier in July, the district presented...
Gilroy Unified moves forward with redistricting
The Gilroy Unified School District last week announced that electing board members in the November 2020 elections will be much different this year.
The Gilroy Unified Board of Trustees will be by trustee area instead of the current at-large citywide elections, which allows voters the...
Election 2020, Gilroy Unified School District: Mark Good seeks fifth term
Mark Good has served on the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Trustees for 16 years and is running for a fifth term, this time for the Trustees Area 2 seat. Experienced and savvy, Good keeps on running because he feels like he can...
Gilroy schools distribute free meals to students
By Juan Reyes
Solorsano Middle School seventh-grader Jason Kern took a stroll inside the cafeteria last week to pick up his lunch.
He went with a bean and cheese burrito, a salad and some chocolate milk, a good choice any day of the week.
But the only...
Gilroy teachers, school district reach tentative agreement
The Gilroy Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with the teachers’ union that will result in salary increases and other benefits for educators.
Per the agreement with the Gilroy Teachers Association, which was unanimously approved by the GUSD Board of Education on March 18,...
SV welcomes students, staff for new year
Third-year principal Patricia Mondragón, along with new assistant principal Zane Boehlke and academic counselors Lilia Cisnero and Claudia Valencia, helped South Valley Middle School staff welcome back 865 students to the IOOF Avenue campus Aug. 16 for the start of the 2018-19 school year.“We...
Gilroy’s Class of 2021: Senior Spotlights
Selecting students for the Gilroy Dispatch’s annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their optimistic...
