District invites more public comment on Peet Road project
A public hearing on the district’s Mitigated Negative Declaration of the Peet Road property will be conducted at the Aug. 1 school board meeting, less than a week after the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control held a public forum detailing the cleanup plan for the future home of S.G. Borello Elementary School.
Residents question state experts on Peet Road cleanup plan
Representatives from the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control did their best rope-a-dope impression as they took everything local residents threw at them before countering during a well-attended July 27 meeting on the plan to clean toxic soil on a proposed northeast Morgan Hill school site.
MHUSD promotes from within for new special ed director
A summer departure by Morgan Hill Unified School District’s director of special education has created a domino effect of in-house promotions, according to a pair of July 19 press releases.
District leaders, board to discuss contested math practices at Aug. 15 meeting
Morgan Hill Unified School District’s top official has lined up a discussion item as part of an Aug. 15 board of education meeting that will cover the high school mathematics program.
Drone technology, hospitality courses new to Gavilan
New courses offered by Gavilan College in drone technology and hospitality and tourism management are coming to the Morgan Hill area for the Fall 2017 semester.
Live Oak HS is right place for Reitano
Establishing a collaborative environment amongst staff to allow students to reach their highest potential is what new Live Oak High School principal Maria Reitano has set out to do in the 2017-18 school year.
State officials to host July 27 public meeting on Peet Road site
State environmental officials will host a public meeting regarding the local school district’s Removal Action Workplan for the proposed Borello elementary school site on Peet Road from 6 to 8 p.m. July 27 at the El Toro Room inside the Community and Cultural Center.
Rotary awards 21 scholarships to local students
The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill distributed $22,000 in college scholarships to 21 Morgan Hill high school seniors, according to a June 20 announcement.
Split board approves school site cleanup
School district leaders will move forward with a $1.6 million plan to clean up a contaminated 9-acre site to make way for a brand new elementary school after the board of education’s split vote gave the go-ahead at a June 27 special meeting.
Voices to move into old SV Flex building
A local charter school longing for a more suitable home for its students has found one, and will be ready to move in for the start of the 2017-18 school year.
