SAN JOSE — A South Bay school district intends to develop hundreds of San Jose apartments and offer them at rental rates that district employees can afford.

The San Jose Unified School District has proposed the development of a 288-unit apartment project at 760 Hillsdale Ave. in San Jose, according to a preliminary proposal on file with city planners.

The project would produce housing for the district’s rank-and-file workers, according to documents posted on the school district’s website.

“Workplace housing is a pressing issue for us,” said Seth Reddy, the district’s chief business officer. “We cannot pay our staff sufficient wages to live in comfort and dignity in this area.”

The district plans to put the housing development on an undeveloped site alongside Hillsdale Avenue next to St

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