Schools

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."

The usually stoic and composed James Dent, co-founder behind the Navigator School brand that won over public officials in Gilroy and Hollister, was visibly shaken Wednesday night as the Santa Clara County Board of Education voted 4-3 to uphold Morgan Hill Unified’s decision to deny his organization’s charter petition.

The December meeting of the Retired Teachers held at San Juan Oaks Golf Club found our group again working to benefit San Benito County.

The San Benito County Free Library will now be open for part of the day on Fridays – a departure from those days being closed since October 2012.

Schools state-wide are primed to benefit from Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed $106.8 billion state budget for 2014-15, which will infuse the public education system with an extra $10 billion in funds.

San Benito High School has announced it is seeking public input on the superintendent search. It is asking residents if they want to meet with an adviser handling the search.