GUSD Special Board Meeting - July 21, 2026

The Gilroy Unified School District held a special board meeting on July 21, 2026, which included a public hearing and subsequent approval of a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Gilroy Teachers Association for the 2025-2026 school year. The agreement includes a 3% one-time off-schedule salary payment and an increase in health and welfare benefits starting January, with a total cost of approximately $2.4 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year and $476,329 for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Additionally, the agreement extends a temporary reduction in class sizes for grades 1-3 through the 2027-2028 school year. The board voted to approve the agreement, formalizing these budgetary and contract commitments.