The Gilbert Unified School District governing board is expected to approve a proposed 2009-10 budget at a 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the district office, 140 S. Gilbert Road.

Registration for 2012-13 Kindergarten Prep, the Gilbert Unified School District program for 4 year olds, will be available online only beginning Feb. 13, 2012. This is a change from previous years. There will be no mail-in or walk-in registration accepted. However, for those in need of computer access, a computer terminal will be available at the Community Education Office, 6839 E. Guadalupe Road, in Mesa.

The Gilbert Unified School District started registration this month for its 2013-14 Amanecer Preschool. The program is an integrated preschool for children with and without special needs.

Gilbert Unified School District’s annual Secondary Art Show is on display through May 14 during regular business hours at the district office, 140 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.

Sheila Rogers, principal of Gilbert Elementary School for 20 years, has accepted the position of superintendent for the Douglas Unified School District.

Death threats, a catcalling crowd, then a BB zinging the school board president's car window. The Higley Unified School District is in an uproar, recalling two-thirds of its governing board, and bickering about a possible consolidation with the Gilbert Unified School District.

November 2, 2004

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the district office, 140 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert. The board is looking at increasing athletic fees for the upcoming school year.

Just in time for the first day of school, Gilbert Unified School District unveiled its new website at www.gilbertschools.net. Changes were made to make the site more user friendly, easier to navigate, and more visually appealing. It is now possible to get to any school or quickly navigate to desired locations from the links on the top of each page.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board will discuss start and end times for next school year at a meeting on April 14. The board was to discuss the matter during Tuesday night's meeting, but it was decided earlier to move it to a future agenda.

Thousands of students and staff who return to Gilbert Unified School District schools in the fall will have new computers to work on.

An outspoken Gilbert mother who routinely speaks at Gilbert Unified School District board meetings about autistic issues within the district received a stern response Tuesday night from the superintendent.

Voters in the Gilbert and Higley school districts decided big isn’t necessarily better and rejected a consolidation measure on Tuesday. But an area of the East Valley where combining school districts would make a lot more sense is Tempe and west Chandler.

February 20, 2008 - Dear Parents and Community Members: Higley Unified School District is facing a difficult and complex situation that occurred on a district bus on Friday, February 15, 2008 involving a district bus driver and students.

The Gilbert Unified School District is asking parents and staff their calendar preference for next school year. The district sent out 35,000 invitations to participate in the survey, spokeswoman Dianne Bowers said. It includes questions about using a modified year-round calendar or three different options for the traditional August start the district now uses.

Schools around Gilbert Unified School District will celebrate Jan. 22 when the district marks the 100th day of its 100th year.

The Gilbert Unified School District distributed contracts to staff Wednesday after the governing board approved salary schedules during Tuesday's meeting. Salaries are frozen for a second year in a row at the levels they were during the 2008-2009 school year.

Val Vista Lakes first-grader Katie Everett, 6, left, is greeted Monday by her principal Susie Apel after arriving to school on the bus on the first day of school in the Gilbert Unified School District.

Local businesses looking to hire students are wanted for the Gilbert Unified School District's annual job fair.

Gilbert Unified School District will remain on a traditional school-year calendar after a 5-0 vote by the governing board Tuesday night.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board will hold a public hearing on its 2012-2013 budget 7 p.m. June 19.

Gilbert voters will be asked to vote on a maintenance and operations budget override renewal on the November ballot after a 4-1 decision by the Gilbert Unified School District governing board.

Gilbert Unified School District’s before- and after-school program, known as VIK Club, earned one of nine $1,500 STEM grants from the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence and Cox Communications. The grants were awarded to programs that “support creative efforts to incorporate science, technology, engineering and math into today’s curriculum,” according to a press release.