School District GATE Information

Region 5 includes 4 California Counties: Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito. Below are listed the 59 public school districts within Region 5. For each district, we list some basic information, including GATE contact information.

This is an on-going project, to gather this information about GATE services offered by each district —and we can use your help! If you have additional information about GATE services, programs or activities at any of the school districts (or individual schools), please contact us and let us know!

Santa Clara County (33 districts)
Santa Cruz County (9 districts)
Monterey County (22 districts)
San Benito County (11 districts)

Santa Clara County Office of Education

1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131-2304
(408) 453-6500
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Santa Clara County School Districts:

Alum Rock Union School District: 2930 Gay Avenue, San Jose, CA 95127
408-928-6800; GATE Contact Information: Margie Kensit, GATE Coordinator, (408) 928-6598,
margie (dot) kensit (at) arusd (dot) org
Berryessa Union School District: 1376 Piedmont Road, San Jose, CA 95132
408-923-1800; GATE Contact Information: Honey Berg, Assistant Superintendent, Education Services,
(408) 923-1831 honey (dot) berg (at) berryessa (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us
Cambrian School District: 4115 Jacksol Drive, San Jose, CA 95124
408-377-2103; GATE Contact Information: Doug Livingston, Assistant Superintendent of Education Services, 408-377-2103, livingstond (at) cambrian (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us
Campbell Union High School District: 3235 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124
408-371-0960; GATE Contact Information:
Campbell Union School District: 155 N.Third Street, Campbell, CA 95008
408-364-4200; GATE Contact Information:

Cupertino Union School District: 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 94014
(408) 252-3000; GATE Contact Information: Karen Barrett, Director of Instruction, (408) 252-3000 x149, barrett (underscore) karen (at) cupertino (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us, CUSD’s GATE website
East Side Union High School District: 830 N. Capitol Ave., San Jose, CA 95133
408-347-5000; GATE Contact Information: Tim Nguyen, Supplementary Education Coordinator, (408) 347-5241, nguyent (at) esuhsd (dot) org
Evergreen School District: 3188 Quimby Road, San Jose, CA 95148
(408) 270-6800; GATE Contact Information:
Franklin-McKinley School District: 645 Wool Creek Drive, San Jose, CA 95112
408-283-6005; GATE Contact Information:
Fremont Union High School District: 589 W. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 522-2200; GATE Contact Information:

Gilroy Unified School District: 7810 Arroyo Circle, Gilroy, CA 95020
(408) 847-2700; GATE Contact Information: Nancy Becker, (408) 848-7111, nacncy (dot) becker (at) gusd (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us
Lakeside Joint School District: 19621 Black Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033
408-354-2372; GATE Contact Information:
Loma Prieta Joint Union School District: 23800 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033
408-353-1101; GATE Contact Information:
Los Altos School District: 201 Covington Road, Los Altos, CA 94024
650-947-1150; GATE Contact Information:
Los Gatos Union School District: 17010 Roberts Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
408-335-2000; GATE Contact Information:

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union H.S. District: 17421 Farley Road W., Los Gatos, CA 95030
408-354-2520; GATE Contact Information: Kevin Mount, Director of Educational Services/Educational Alternatives, 408-354-2520 x301, kmount (at) lgsuhsd (dot) org.
Nancy Avoy, GATE Site Coordinator, Los Gatos High School, (408) 354-2730 x365, navoy (at) lgsuhsd (dot) org. Kerry Mohnike, GATE Site Coordinator, Saratoga High School, (408) 354-2730, navoy (at) lgsuhsd (dot) org or kerry (dot) mohnike (at) saratogahigh (dot) org.
Luther Burbank School District: 4 Wabash Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408-295-1814; GATE Contact Information:
Metropolitan Education District: 760 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95136
408-723-6464; GATE Contact Information:
Milpitas Unified School District: 1331 East Calaveras Blvd; Milpitas, CA 95035
408-635-2600; GATE Contact Information: Betty Pow, Director of Curriculum/Assessment, bpow (at) musd (dot) org 408-635-2600 x6004
Montebello School District: address
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Moreland School District: 4711 Campbell Avenue, San Jose, CA 95130-1790,
(408) 874-2900; GATE Contact Information:
Morgan Hill Unified School District: address
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Mount Pleasant School District: address
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Mountain View Whisman School District: address
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Mountain View-Los Altos Union HS Dist.: address
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Palo Alto Unified School District: address
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San Jose Unified School District: 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
408-535-6715; GATE Contact Information: Marta Hansen, GATE Resource Teacher, (408) 535-6715,
(408) 535-6445 FAX, Marta (underscore) Hansen (at) sjusd (dot) org,
www.sjusd.org/school/district/info/C203
Santa Clara Unified School District: 1889 Lawrence Road, P.O. Box 397, Santa Clara, CA 95052-0397
(408) 423-2000; GATE Contact Information: Barbara Friedenbach, Curriculum Specialist, (408) 423-2234, bfriedenbach (at) scusd (dot) net
Saratoga Union School District: address
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Union School District: 5175 Union Ave., San Jose, CA 95124-5497
(408) 377-8010; GATE Contact Information: Roberta ZareÁ, Coordinator, Staff Development & Special Projects, (408) 377-8010 x4222, zarea (at) unionsd (dot) org

Santa Cruz County Office of Education

400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 466-5600
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Santa Cruz County School Districts:

Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District: address
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Live Oak School District: address
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Mountain Elementary School District: address
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Pacific Elementary School District: address
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Pajaro Valley Unified School District: 294 Green Valley Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 786-2100; PVUSD GATE Services, www.pvusdgate.net
Lyn Olson, GATE Coordinator, (831) 786-2144, lyn (underscore) olson (at) pvusd (dot) net
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District: address
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Santa Cruz City Schools District: 405 Old San Jose Rd., Soquel, CA 95073
(831) 429-3410
(4) Elementary, (2) Middle, (3) High and (4) Alternative Schools, and Adult School; GATE in SCCS, Sue Grasso, GATE Coordinator, sgrasso (at) sccs (dot) santacruz (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us,
(831) 429-3410 x241
Scotts Valley Unified School District: address
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Soquel Union Elementary School District: address
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Monterey County Office of Education

901 Blanco Circle, P.O. Box 80851, Salinas, CA 93912-0851
Main reception desk: 831-755-0379, Automated menu: 831-373-2955
Gifted and Talented Education at the MCOE
Hamish Tyler, GATE Coordinator/Administrator, (831) 784-4192

Monterey County School Districts:

Alisal Union: address
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Bradley Union: address
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Carmel Unified: P.O. Box 222700 Carmel CA 93922
(831) 624-1546; GATE Contact Information: Niccole Tiffany, GATE Coordinator, ntiffany(at)carmelunified(dot)org
Edmund Gross, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, (831) 624-1546 x2030, egross(at)carmelunified(dot)org
Chualar Union: address
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Gonzales Unified: address
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Greenfield Union: address
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King City Union & King City Joint Union: address
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Mission Union: address
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Monterey Peninsula Unified: address
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North Monterey County Unified: address
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Pacific Grove Unified: address
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Pacific Unified: address
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Salinas City: address
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Salinas Union: address
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San Antonio Union: address
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San Ardo Union: address
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San Lucas Union: address
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Santa Rita Union: address
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Soledad Unified: address
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Spreckels Union: address
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Washington Union: address
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San Benito County Office of Education

460 Fifth Street, Hollister, California 95023
(831) 637-5393
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San Benito County School Districts:

Aromas-San Juan District: 2300 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
(831) 623-4500; GATE Contact Information:
Bitterwater-Tully District: address
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Cienega District: address
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Hollister District: 2690 Cienega Rd. Hollister, CA 95023
(831) 630-6300; GATE Contact Information: Marilyn Cline, Educational Services Department
(Gifted and Talented Education), (831) 630-6326
mcline (at) hsd (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us
Jefferson District: address
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North County District: address
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Panoche District: address
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San Benito High District: address
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Southside District: address
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Tres Pinos District (1 school, K – 8): address
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Willow Grove District: 11655 Airline Highway, P.O. Box 46, Paicines, CA 95043
(831) 628-3256; GATE Contact Information: