South Santa Clara County School Locator Websites
Date: Tuesday February 10, 2009Posted in: real estate, Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, High school, buying a home, school
When serving real estate buyers, the question of which school the residents of a particular home at a particular address would go to often comes up. Although I feel I know the school boundaries pretty well, I don’t like to rely on my own knowledge in case the boundaries have changed, which they occasionally do. I go online to find the answer.
The southern portion of Santa Clara County is home to two school districts: Morgan Hill Unified and Gilroy Unified. Morgan Hill’s school district covers a large area. From the MHUSD website,
“The Morgan Hill Unified School District encompasses nearly 300 square miles and serves the ethnically diverse population of Morgan Hill, San Martin, portions of San Jose, and unincorporated areas of the county. We are comprised of 15 schools: nine elementary, two middle, two high school, a continuation high school, and a community adult school as well as a Home Schooling Program.”
Gilroy Unified serves the residents of the City of Gilroy and consists of eight elementary, three middle, currently one high school with a second scheduled to open next fall, one community day alternative and one continuation high school.
To find which school boundaries a particular address feeds into in Morgan Hill and San Martin, click on:
http://www.locatemyschool.com/WebLocator/WebLocatorForm1.aspx
From that website, choose “Morgan Hill” from the drop down window under “School District” on the left-hand side. Then enter in the address and then click “search.”
For addresses located within Gilroy Unified School District, use the following website to input the address you are interested in:
http://schoolvisionsoftware.com/schoolfinder/GilroyUSD/
These website are a great tool for me and for my buyer clients to get the straight scoop on which schools belong to which addresses. If you have any questions about this please contact me.
Graduation vs. The Market
Date: Wednesday May 28, 2008Posted in: real estate market, real estate, Realtor, High school, graduation, housing market
For years, I’ve noticed that the real estate market seems to slow during the final weeks of May and first few weeks of June. I was always surprised that graduation could make a noticeable difference in the attendance to open houses and number of buyers out looking at listings. But I got to learn first hand this year how graduation can TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE!
Our daughter just graduated from high school and between the huge party we co-hosted, out-of-town relatives visiting and the myriad of parties to go to in honor of the graduates — now I understand. We are so proud of Emma and wouldn’t have missed a minute of the congratulatory celebrations, even if it did mean removing myself from the real estate scene for a week or two. She will be off to University of California at the end of September and so shouldn’t we be savoring every last minute with her?
So if you currently have your home on the market at this time, please be patient. We weeping mothers and relieved fathers, and all of our various and sundry relatives and friends will be back actively participating in the housing market once the graduation festivities quiet down for another year.
