Focus academy frameworks on agenda for Dec. 10 school board meeting
Morgan Hill Unified School District staff will be laying out the framework and timeline for two new focus academy curriculums at two district elementary schools planned for the start of the 2014-15 school year at the upcoming Dec. 10 Board of Education meeting.
Enter your Coyote Valley photos in contest
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority this week announced its first Coyote Valley Photo Contest, allowing local residents and photography enthusiasts to share their favorite images of the local natural wonderland.
As part of the in-progress Coyote Valley Conservation Area Master Plan, the authority...
Legislators negotiate laws to streamline solar, wind projects
California lawmakers are crafting an end-of-session package of proposed laws that could streamline the building of solar and offshore wind energy projects, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Democratic legislators, who have shared drafts with environmental groups, industry, lobbyists and other interested parties, are...
Mount Madonna Hosts Open House
The Watsonville-based Mount Madonna School campus, 491 Summit Road, will be offering an open house for the public at 1pm, Nov. 18.
School district layoffs approved; budget tightened
SEIU President Pam Torrisi stormed out of the school district
Former MHUSD principal returns as interim principal at Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary has its new interim principal two days after
Growth API scores released: Mixed results for GUSD, MHUSD
Gilroy Unified School District stayed above the state’s performance target for the Academic Performance Index, while Morgan Hill Unified School District climbed five points but fell short of the state’s benchmark, according to the 2012-13 Accountability Progress Report released today by the California Department of Education.
UPDATE: District leaders call special closed session meeting
With members of the teachers and classified workers unions repeatedly and publicly expressing displeasure with their current contracts, school district leadership scheduled a Nov. 7 special closed session board meeting to discuss ongoing contract negotiations.