Grossmont District’s high schools experience first semester without teacher librarians
“They meant to hurt us, but they’re hurting our kids.” –Jason Balisteri, Mount Miguel history teacher and former teacher-librarian By Armando Rasing II Photos, left: protest signs at GUHSD board meeting when the majority voted to fire all teacher-librarians. November 25, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) – The 2025-26 school year marks the first school […]
GUHSD board adopts resolution to follow Brown Act and bylaws — President Woods denies violations
By Alexander J. Schorr “We need public school leadership that we can trust.” —Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, a La Mesa parent and graduate of a GUHSD school A new promise to keep July 25, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) — All public boards in California are expected to follow the state’s open government laws. But explosive revelations based on […]
GUHSD BOARD HOLDS SPECIAL MEETING ON PROCESS FOR HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT
By Alexander J. Schorr Photos: Left: GEA President James Messina, Kristen LoPrell.and Noah Green. Right: Leadership associates Rich Thome and William Banning April 2, 2025 (El Cajon) — On March 31 at 4:00 p.m., the GUHSD Governing Board convened a special meeting to discuss the hiring process of a new superintendent to replace the retiring […]
AMID LAY OFF TALKS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SAYS LIBRARIANS ARE OVERPAID
By Jakob McWhinney, Voice of San Diego File photos via ECM: GUHSD trustees Robert Shields and Jim Kelly, who were caught on hot mikes. These images did not appear in the original Voice of San Diego article. March 15, 2025 (El Cajon) — For weeks now, Grossmont Union’s board meetings have been dominated by crowds of community […]
GUHSD VOTES TO FIRE 49 TEACHERS, INCLUDING 9 LIBRARIANS
By Alexander J. Schorr View complete meeting here. Photo: Screenshot of audience members March 3, 2025 (El Cajon) – Grossmont Union High School District’s board voted 4-1 to fire 49 credentialed teachers, including all high school librarians, despite vocal objections from a large crowd at the Feb. 27 meeting held at El […]
PARENTS SPEAK OUT OVER DEMOTION OF SANTANA EDUCATORS
By Kirsten Andelman March 11, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) — Close to 100 people came before the Grossmont Union High School District board meeting February 22, eager to hear — and be heard — regarding disciplinary action taken against four educators at Santana High School after a teenager was sex-trafficked in 2021. A large […]
PARENTS SPEAK OUT OVER DEMOTION OF SANTANA EDUCATORS
By Kirsten Andelman March 11, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) — Close to 100 people came before the Grossmont Union High School District board meeting February 22, eager to hear — and be heard — regarding disciplinary action taken against four educators at Santana High School after a teenager was sex-trafficked in 2021. A large […]
GROSSMONT UNION DISTRICT BOARD SET TO CONSIDER CUTTING DOZENS OF JOBS
By Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association A school bus at Grossmont High School. Photo by Chris Stone, Times of San Diego March 11, 2024 (El Cajon) — An East County school board will consider two items Tuesday that could lead to the elimination of teaching, […]
GROSSMONT UNION DISTRICT BOARD SET TO CONSIDER CUTTING DOZENS OF JOBS
By Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association A school bus at Grossmont High School. Photo by Chris Stone, Times of San Diego March 11, 2024 (El Cajon) — An East County school board will consider two items Tuesday that could lead to the elimination of teaching, […]
THERESA KEMPER NAMED GUHSD SUPERINTENDENT
Kemper assumes new role effective July 1 Source: GUHSD July 20, 2020 (El Cajon) – The GUHSD Governing Board unanimously appointed Theresa Kemper as Superintendent of the Grossmont Union High School District effective July 1, 2020. Theresa Kemper began her career in education as an English teacher at El Cajon Valley High School. She was promoted […]