Schools

Gavilan College trustees discussed the process for the development of an education center in San Benito County, during a board meeting last month.

San Benito High School trustees reviewed their priority list for bond funds, but did not vote to re-prioritize projects during a special meeting last week.

Gavilan College Professor Adrian Andrade noticed the mother and father taking turns holding signs that asked for help while the other parent watched young kids sitting on the trunk of a nearby car in Gilroy.

San Benito High School trustees heard a report from the Ivy League Project, which recruits students to some of the top private universities in the nation.

San Benito High School District trustees discussed whether to name buildings after living people as they took steps toward drafting the district’s first board policy on the issue last week.

San Benito High School District Superintendent John Perales has won a state award from the Future Farmers of America after winning a regional award.

There won’t be much competition for seats on the San Benito County Office of Education this June, as the only seats up for re-election will be filled by three incumbents.

San Benito High School trustees this week approved a board policy to allow the use of trained dogs to find contraband materials on campus, according to Tricia Cooper, the administrative assistant to the superintendent who takes minutes at the meetings.

San Benito High School District trustees approved an annual audit report this week that reconciled discrepancies for $1.2 million in property tax funds between books maintained by the County Treasurer’s Office and the County Office of Education.