Schools

Hollister School District officials cited school parents as being “not the most consistent voters” – as noted in a paid survey consultant’s report – in deciding to place a bond measure on the November ballot instead of June.

Aracely Aguilera, a sophomore from San Benito High School, traveled to Washington, D.C. over the weekend to be a part of the Congress of Future Medical Leaders conference, one of the first conferences of its kind for youths interested in medicine.

Hollister School District trustees Tuesday agreed to forgo placing a facilities bond on the June ballot with the intention of moving ahead for a November measure.

Hollister School District trustees Tuesday evening are set to discuss a proposed $39 million facilities bond and whether to place it on the June primary ballot.

Education spending will almost double per student by 2020 in San Benito County if Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget is put into effect, according to state representatives.

In a presentation to the Hollister School District board Tuesday, the market and opinion research company EMC Research told members that 61 percent of Hollister voters would support a Proposition 39 bond in a recent survey.

The Hollister Police Department has officially hired Bo Leland as a new school resource officer, the department announced last week.

The Hollister Fire Department has announced the start of a new Career Explorer program involving teens and young adults interested in the fire service.

The San Benito High School Teachers Association and the school board last week worked out an agreement to include teachers, staff members, parents and residents in the superintendent search – after the union initially accused trustees of shutting them out of the process.

Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, will be leading a workshop Jan. 30 in Hollister on the Cal Grant application process as well as a "Middle Class Scholarship initiative."