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With bond off table, Gilbert Public Schools considers …

3/29/2024
Gilbert Public Schools will forgo an attempt to acquire a bond this fall to address its capital needs, but the district will ask voters for permission to sell two plots of land it owns.   …

Gilbert Public Schools will ask voters for override …

3/28/2024
For the second consecutive year, Gilbert Public Schools will go to voters to ask that they extend the district’s 15% maintenance and operations budget override.   The difference is if …

Gilbert ponders bicycle helmet law

3/1/2024
Daniel and Sarah Strazza came close to losing their 7-year-old daughter Alexandria on Jan. 15 when an uninsured and distracted driver ran a red light at a trail crossing and hit Alexandria on her …

Gilbert Public Schools urges caution in interpreting …

10/11/2023
The Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board unanimously approved the district fiscal year 2022-23 annual financial report, but did so with a caution to anyone who wades into it.  

Gilbert Public Schools reports sharp enrollment loss

8/23/2023
Gilbert Public Schools is looking at a possible loss this year of 600 students in “average daily membership,” a key enrollment figure in the state’s education funding formula, …

Gilbert Public Schools board approves 2023-24 budgets

6/22/2023
The Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board unanimously approved a smaller maintenance and operations budget and a larger unrestricted capital budget for fiscal year 2023-24 at its June 20 meeting. …

Gilbert Public Schools moves to help lagging K-3 …

4/26/2023
Gilbert Public Schools is purchasing a supplementary reading intervention resource for kindergarten through third-grade students who need additional help reaching the state’s reading …

Gilbert Public Schools employees getting 3% raises

4/12/2023
Most Gilbert Public Schools employees will have 3% raises next year after Governing Board action at a special meeting April 11.  The meeting was held for the sole purpose of the board …

Gilbert Public Schools increasing athletic fees

3/1/2023
Gilbert Public Schools will be raising its athletic fees for the 2023-24 school year. The GPS Governing Board approved the increase Feb. 28 to $125 per sport  for  high school sports and …

Gilbert Public Schools strengthening elementary art …

2/1/2023
Gilbert Public Schools bolstered its elementary school arts education Jan. 31 as the GPS Governing Board unanimously approved adding 12 full-time art teachers for the 2023-24 school …

Charles Santa Cruz reflects on 48 years in public …

1/31/2023
Charles Santa Cruz cannot possibly pick a favorite memory in 48 years of public education. There are too many to count. But there is one special piece that encapsulates all those memories: a ring Santa Cruz wears.

Gilbert Public Schools board re-elects leadership 

1/11/2023
The Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board re-elected its 2022 leadership for the coming year at its annual organizational meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10.  Lori Wood will continue to serve as …