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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. …

Paradise Valley Town Hall holds retirement party for …

5/25/2023
Friends and colleagues of Jill Keimach gathered in Paradise Valley Town Hall May 24 to bid farewell as she retires from her position as town manager after four years. Keimach gave a short speech …

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 …

Paradise Valley council member’s newsletter called …

2/14/2023
Disagreement over privacy concerns recently ensued at the Paradise Valley Town Council dais after council member Julie Pace included personal information about a town staff member’s future …

Paradise Valley Town Manager Jill Keimach announces …

2/10/2023
After four years as Paradise Valley town manager, Jill Keimach has announced her plans to retire, effective May 12. The Town Council was notified of her decision in mid-January, according to a …