Schools

An estimated $1.6 million plan to remediate contaminated land slated to be the site for a new Morgan Hill Unified School District elementary school will come before the board of education during a special meeting Tuesday.

School officials will host a Celebration of Life ceremony for Britton Middle School’s beloved science teacher George Flores at 4 p.m. July 8 at the Sobrato High School gymnasium, located at 401 Burnett Ave.

Three students, including the creator of a petition that brought to light the mathematical tribulations of classmates at Sobrato High School, addressed the school board June 20 in hopes of generating future conversations for change in teacher practices.

School district leaders have opened a Summer Parent Support Center at the Morgan Hill Unified School District office, located at 15600 Concord Circle, to assist residents.

Students at Gavilan College have new sports facilities to look forward to as the community college moves forward on refurbishing its gymnasium and installing a new pool this summer.

A parcel tax measure to help fund local education has the potential of eclipsing the three-fourths threshold needed to pass if put on a 2018 ballot, according polling results presented to Morgan Hill Unified’s school board at their June 20 meeting.

Morgan Hill Unified School District’s board of education unanimously approved its budget, as well as its Local Control Accountability Plan, for the 2017-18 school year at the June 20 meeting.

Britton Middle School science teacher George Flores, an inspirational educator and pioneer who allowed local kids the ability to explore far away places they may never have reached, passed away in the early morning hours June 20 at Hospice of Stanford Hospital, according to district staff.

The Sobrato Future Farmers of America Chapter ended the 2016-17 school year by growing and harvesting beets, heads of lettuce, peas and red lettuce for the United Methodist Church in downtown Morgan Hill.

School district officials have launched a Seamless Summer Feeding Program that offers free lunches to children up to age 18, according to a Morgan Hill Unified School District announcement.