MHUSD Board split on new trustee appointment
Instead of welcoming a new trustee to the dais Dec. 8, Morgan Hill Unified School District’s governing body could not come to a consensus on any one candidate to replace former Trustee Amy Porter-Jensen and refused to use a coin flip to break the 3-all tie among its current six members.
Board president peppered with emails calling for resignation
Daily emails demanding his resignation are what Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education President Bob Benevento endured over a period of several months as a pair of recall community activists tried to pressure him into stepping down from the dais.
Candidates announced for MHUSD board appointment
Two former school district board members, a retired school administrator, a charter school board president and four other local parents have thrown their names in the hat for the vacant seat on the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education.
MHUSD Trustee insults board, supe in emails
A trustee on the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s governing body sent out numerous emails to a former community activist with insulting remarks and satirical innuendoes about four fellow board members and the superintendent.
MHUSD board approves CSMH’s five-year renewal
With a promise from its leadership to take measures to establish a more diverse student population, the Charter School of Morgan Hill was unanimously approved for a new five-year extension by Morgan Hill Unified School District’s board of education.
MHUSD Board President issues official response to recall notice
In his official response to the notice of recall filed by the local community group, Parents 4 Positive Change, and served to him Sept. 15, Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board President Bob Benevento issued the following statement, which was filed Sept. 24 with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters:
MHUSD staff recommends approval of CSMH renewal
With a staff recommendation for approval, Morgan Hill Unified School District’s board of education will convene for a special meeting to vote on the Charter School of Morgan Hill’s petition renewal at 5 p.m. Sept. 29 inside the Live Oak High School Theater.
Sixth grade switch still not sitting well with parents
Parents opposed to the school district’s new grade level reconfiguration, namely moving sixth grade into the middle school sites, are not going gently into that good night as witnessed at the Sept. 15 school board meeting.
Classified job school fair set for Oct. 24
With an increasing need for quality classified employees to staff school sites and district offices, the Santa Clara County Office of Education is launching its inaugural Santa Clara County Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at the 1290 Ridder Park Drive offices.
