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December 17, 2025

MHUSD Supe recommends denial of Navigator’s charter petition

Interim Superintendent Steve Betando’s recommendation to the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education is to deny Navigator Schools’ charter petition to open an elementary school within district boundaries for the fall of 2014, according to the Board’s meeting agenda for next week. The agenda was posted online Friday afternoon. 

Governor signs new education assessment bill, suspending STAR

Out with the old and in with the new is what Governor Jerry Brown’s signature on Assembly Bill 484 signified Wednesday, as California’s public education system will recognize a new way to assess its students’ academic progress.

Student of the Week: Carlos Amaya Rountree

Meet Jose Carlos Amaya Rountree, a 17-year-old senior at Live Oak High School and the Times' "Student of the Week."

Attorney General calls for end to elementary school truancy crisis

Students who miss 10 percent of the school year, or roughly 18 days, are more likely to drop out before graduating high school and become victims and/or perpetrators of a crime, according to Attorney General Kamala Harris’ 2013 report on California’s Elementary School Truancy and Absenteeism Crisis.

Two charters scheduled for discussion at MHUSD meeting

The Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Oct. 8 Board of Education meeting will be a double feature of charter school petitions.

LOHS student named semifinalist for National Merit Scholarship Program

Live Oak High School’s James B. Gabbard was named as one of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Gavilan College to host free information sessions on career training

Gavilan College will be hosting free information sessions on exciting career training programs in water careers, basic bookkeeping, pharmacy technician and veterinary assistant.

Sept. 10 MHUSD board meeting moved to Britton Middle School

The upcoming Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting will be held Sept. 10 inside the auditorium at Britton Middle School, located at 80 West Central Avenue.

Amid bond confusion, Rocketship forges ahead

After hearing a parade of threats of political backlash from concerned community members and vague warnings about the potential danger of charter schools, the City Council – baffled by the utter complexity of the process – last week denied Rocketship Education's request to pursue up to $50 million in bonds to finance new charter schools in Morgan Hill and San Jose.

Bye-bye Burnett, hello Loritta

Morgan Hill Unified School District’s campus at 85 Tilton Ave. – formerly Burnett Elementary School before closing in the summer of 2009 and currently housing Central Continuation High School - has a new facility name.

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