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Gilbert real estate section
An edition of the East Valley Tribune
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This Week
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Woman sues Gilbert officer, claiming assault.
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Gilbert couple opening wine bar here this week.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
GPS board poised to adopt district master plan BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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full-time mental health counselor at all high schools, a K-6 science pilot program and incentives to keep good employees are ways that Gilbert Public Schools can help students succeed, according to a draft game plan for the district that the school board is expected to adopt on Tuesday. The 2020-2024 District Strategic Plan will have five priorities: safe and supportive schools, employee excellence, family and community engagement, financial and operational efficiency and student success. Implementing the plan won’t come cheap: Officials project $90.6 million in one-time
costs and $40.6 million in on-going costs. “This is a long-term process,” President Reed Carr said at last week’s board retreat. “When I came to the board there was a version of the plan underway. All five of us on the board collectively pushed for this. I look forward to implementing it.” The board has reviewed the draft approximately five times and will post it on the district’s website for public viewing once it’s adopted. The draft lists the district’s core beliefs, a number of goals with a timeline and steps to achieve them. For example, one goal is to increase educational program choices and extracurricular activities that are based on students’ interest and needs.
The plan calls for giving campus administrators the power to develop programs that meet community needs and pay for it with a one-time increase in funding from the district to implement new programs. Another goal calls for increasing program support for students’ social and emotional well-being. To do so, the district would implement “positive behavioral interventions,” establish crisis-intervention teams at all schools and create “student-centered prevention” programs at all sites, according to the report. Earlier this year, several GPS students told the board there is a desperate need for more
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Gilbert business a part Ready for some football of Sun Devil Stadium
BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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eason ticket holders coming to the east side of the newly renovated Sun Devil Stadium will get a special treat — a club facility with state-of-the-art amenities and amazing views of the outdoor football field. No one could be prouder than the owner of the Gilbert business that the club is named after — San Tan Ford Club. A ribboncutting for the club was held last Thursday. “We have toured the club and are excited to introduce it as the pre-eminent stadium club in the Valley,” said Tim Hovik, the dealership’s owner and general manager in an email. “Stretching from goal line to goal line, the San Tan Ford Club offers the best football views and amenities of any stadium in the
Higley and Gilbert Public Schools football teams will be suiting up for opening day on the 2019 prep football season Friday and you can find out the prospects for your team on page 20. (Zach Alvira/GSN Sports Editor)
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