The Gilbert school board is suggesting the Arizona School Boards Association’s delegates back changing the law to have local school boards fill their own vacancies, not county school superintendents, as they now do.

Several East Valley school districts have been awarded stimulus dollars from the state to complete energy-efficiency projects. The Mesa, Chandler, Queen Creek, Higley and Gilbert unified school districts are some of the 25 districts statewide that will receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds totaling $55.4 million.

From serving up grilled cheese sandwiches to overseeing multimillion dollar school construction — Jill Benza has carried out these and other duties with equal gusto during her time with the Mesa Unified School District.

The Mesa Unified School District administration will present a proposed budget for the 2009-2010 school year during a governing board meeting Tuesday.

The Mesa Unified School District governing board approved Tuesday a lease-purchase agreement for the East Valley Academy to the East Valley Institute of Technology.

Five East Valley school districts can move forward on construction projects and bus upgrades after voters approved bonds and budget overrides on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Maricopa County Elections Web site.

Five East Valley school districts can move forward on construction projects and bus upgrades after voters approved bonds and budget overrides on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Maricopa County Elections Web site.

The new superintendent of Arizona's largest school district will earn $26,000 more than his predecessor at a time when Mesa's public schools are facing economic challenges unlike what many have seen before.

Gilbert Unified School District has taken the first step toward completing its newest school as the governing board approved pre-construction services at its meeting Tuesday night, where officials also approved teacher salaries for the next school year.

The Mesa school board adopted a $602 million budget Tuesday night — the largest in the Mesa Unified School District’s history.

Officials in the Mesa Unified School District are racing to begin work on projects included in a $212.5 million bond package voters approved last fall, to get as far ahead of inflation as they can.

April 1, 2005

The Chandler Chamber of Commerce recognized members of the business and educational community for their contributions to the city at its annual awards dinner held Thursday night at the San Marcos Resort.

No parents addressed the Higley school board Wednesday night over a controversial Shakespeare performance that was halted Monday, but the board expressed its support of the decision.

Groups, youth clubs, sports teams and others that rent facilities in the Mesa Unified School District will be charged a utility fee beginning in July.

Mesa and Chandler school districts may join the ranks of other districts in Arizona that are unable to sell voter-approved bonds in the future because of the recent housing crash.

Gilbert soccer moms and baseball dads met with school administrators in a public arena for the first time Thursday to discuss a new $5 hourly fee for renting fields for youth sports.

An education transformation is underway in Mesa.

John Baracy is not coming to the Scottsdale Unified School District as an experienced teacher — like so many superintendents who work up the ranks.

May 16, 2004

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board approved a $365 million budget for the upcoming school year Tuesday night.

Mesa residents, taxpayers and parents can learn more about how the school district's budget works during a set of community meetings in the next month.

Water damage at Kerr Elementary School in Mesa is worse than school district officials first suspected.

The Paradise Valley Unified School District is asking voters on March 9 to approve a new $4.6 million, 5 percent override for kindergarten through third-grade programs.