Gold Canyon Elementary lease OK’d; AJ schools leader gets 4 percent performance pay

Gold Canyon Community Church can continue leasing the former Gold Canyon Elementary School building, thanks to a recent decision by the Apache Junction Unified School District Governing Board. The board also approved giving a 4 percent performance pay increase to the school superintendent.

In September the board hired a real estate broker to market and find a buyer for Gold Canyon Elementary, 5810 S. Alameda Road.

AJUSD was given permission to sell unused buildings at the Nov. 3, 2016, election. Gold Canyon Community Church is using the site at the former school.

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