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Arizona Water Festival inspires GPS students to …

3/6/2023
Gilbert Public Schools will hold its 12th Annual Water Festival for the district’s fourth-grade students March 8-9.  Superintendent Dr. Shane McCord, the town of Gilbert, Mayor Brigette …

‘Pathway’ program addresses Gilbert Public …

3/3/2023
The Gilbert Public Schools Certification Pathway Program is a GPS response to the teacher shortage, a way for the district to recruit new people into the profession and train them to be the kind of teachers the district would like to have.

New report outlines spending for Mesa school district

3/2/2023
Despite a $377.5 million increase in overall spending on instruction, more than half of the school districts in Arizona spent a smaller percentage of their dollars in classroom instruction in 2022 …

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 …

Higley USD board scrutinizing routine items

2/9/2023
Consent agenda, where routine items go to get passed quickly and without discussion by governing bodies, is getting more scrutiny from the newly formed Higley USD Governing Board. 

Peoria district breathes sigh of relief after AEL vote

2/9/2023
Peoria Unified School District and the many public schools in Arizona again have dodged a bullet with a state legislature vote to lift the Aggregate Expenditure Limit for this school year.

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.

$1.29M given to Mesa school district to expand career, …

1/27/2023
The Maricopa County Supervisors recently approved $1.29 million in funding to help provide career and technical educational opportunities to high school students in Mesa Public Schools. The …

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 …

Gilbert Public Schools moves to shore up future …

12/21/2022
As two board members concluded their service, the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board approved a series of financial moves to put the district on stable ground into the future.  Charles …

Chad Thompson, Jill Humpherys elected to Gilbert …

11/21/2022
Gilbert Public Schools’ governing board will have a new look when two new board members take office alongside one incumbent who won reelection in the November ballot.  Newcomer Chad …