GUSD Board Meeting - October 15st, 2026

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education meeting on October 15, 2026, included school performance presentations, enrollment and cash-flow updates, and several procurement actions. The board unanimously approved a technology infrastructure and phone-system upgrade contract with Amplify SI, not to exceed approximately $1.99 million, funded through the one-time Student Support and Professional Development Discretionary Block Grant. The district plans to use existing competitively awarded cooperative contracts; the project is expected to take four to six months after equipment arrives, with support and warranties discussed. The board also unanimously approved facilities-related items A–E, including Carol Architects’ HVAC design services for Gilroy High School gyms ($185,310), Architectural Systems’ safety-barrier design for the maintenance yard ($47,535), and Earth Systems Pacific’s geotechnical reports for the high school CTE program and sports fields ($30,500). A contract with Crown Worldwide Moving and Storage was also included, but its scope and amount were not clear in the transcript.

Other approved spending included a non-public-school placement contract for one student; the transcript reports an original amount of $68,720, an increase of $210,875.46, and a total of $819,246, figures that appear inconsistent as transcribed. The board also approved an amendment involving Verba Care for staffing related to newly opened special-education classes; the presenter corrected the amount to $57,422.50, though the transcript does not clearly establish the contract’s full financial terms. The board approved a South Valley Middle School collective-bargaining agreement waiver concerning parent-teacher conference times. Enrollment was reported at approximately 10,300 students, below the district’s historical peak, and the monthly cash-flow report showed a September ending balance of about $37.5 million. No other specific procurement actions were identified in the remaining presentations and reports.