Thursday, February 7, 2013
The lottery will take place at the school district headquarters in Suwanee for the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology. Registered parents and students need not be present to win a spot in the upcoming 2013-14 ninth-grade class.
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Thursday, February 7
Due to overwhelming response, the Gwinnett County school district will hold a lottery in Suwanee to fill the incoming freshman class at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology. Online registration concluded on Feb. 1, and there were 847 students registered. However, the school can only accept 350 students for 2013-2014. The lottery will be held Monday, February 11, 2013, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the school district’s Instructional Support Center (ISC), 437 Old Peachtree Rd., NW in Suwanee. Students who completed the registration process were assigned a lottery number and have been notified by email of their number, as well as the lottery time, date, and location. Parents and students do not need to attend the lottery. …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Schools will be closed on Christmas, New Year's Day.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Gwinnett County Public Schools students have just a few more days until winter break begins. The first day of break is Thursday, Dec. 20. Students return to the classroom on Jan. 3, 2013. See the attached image for the full GCPS 2012-2013 school year calendar.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Moves part of an effort to address an $89 million budget shortfall.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Gwinnett County Public Schools will eliminate 54 vacant central-office positions and release some other employees as it copes with an $89 million revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2013. “Not a single option we are considering to balance next year’s budget is a ‘good’ one," said GCPS Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks in a released statement. "That said, in these difficult budget times, we are committed to presenting a balanced budget, doing everything possible to protect instructional time, valuing our employees, and implementing cost-saving measures wherever feasible.” GCPS attributes the shortfall to a variety of factors including: To address the shortfall, GCPS plans include: The school system does not plan to reduce employees' salaries …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Summer school information is now available for high school students in Gwinnett County.
Summer School through the Gwinnett County Public School System will begin in June of 2012. Summer school will be available for students who need to make up a class or want to get ahead in school. Classes are available to rising ninth grade students and higher. Classes will be offered in two formats, face-to-face and online. All classes will follow a Monday thru Thursday schedule and no transportation will be provided for summer school. Face-to-face classes will be offered June 12 through July 11 at Mountain View, Peachtree Ridge and South Gwinnett. Registration is available online or at a walk-up registration at Peachtree Ridge High School on May 31. Registration will be open through June 4. Online classes will be offered through Gwinnett …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
"Gwinnett Kids Count" encouraging voters to support the penny sales tax for education.
A committee of private citizens is trying to get the word out about the Nov. 8 education special purpose local option sales tax (E-SPLOST) referendum. Gwinnett Kids Count, a campaign by the 2012 Education SPLOST Renewal Committee, is designed to educate voters regarding the benefits of the penny sales tax for education. Mike Levengood, committee co-chair, said his group organized a live phone call campaign targeting likely voters in an attempt to generate support for the E-SPLOST. Levengood emphasized the effort is not funded by the school system. “It is all paid for by donations from private citizens who care about keeping our schools above par,” he said. According to the Gwinnett Kids Count website, a yes vote for E-SPLOST will: Have you…
Monday, October 17, 2011
Although Georgia law only mandates that all high schools carry automatic external defibrillators, all public schools in Gwinnett have AEDs on campus.
News channels are featuring a video of a Texas seventh grader who was saved by teachers in a middle school after she went into cardiac arrest and collapsed. The teachers immediately started CPR, but it was only when they used an automatic external defibrillator (AED) that they were able to get her heart beating again. The teachers are being recognized as saving the life of 12-year-old Kylee Shea of Frisco, Texas. If not for their actions, there was only a 3 percent chance of the student surviving and a 1 percent chance she would have recovered without some permanent brain damage. While AEDs are recognized as a valuable life saving device, Georgia law only mandates they be installed at all high schools in the state. Gwinnett county, …
Friday, October 14, 2011
Mill Creek High School, Dacula Middle and Mulberry Elementary teachers among honorees.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Three of the six Gwinnett teachers selected as Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year finalists are from Dacula area schools. Brittany Palazzo of Mulberry Elementary, Keri Beth Tidmore Jones of Dacula Middle and Aundrea Muth of Mill Creek High School join Jennifer Dunn of Pharr Elementary, Sarah Black of North Gwinnett Middle and Lindsey Cafarella of Peachtree Ridge High as the six finalists. Palazzo, a graduate of Gwinnett County Public Schools, joined the inaugural staff of Mulberry Elementary in 2007, after working at Dacula Elementary and Centerville Elementary. Palazzo received her bachelor’s degree in education from Georgia State University and holds a master’s degree from Piedmont College in curriculum and instruction. According to a …
Monday, October 10, 2011
Voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to continue the current 1 percent E-SPLOST for another five years.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
The E-SPLOST, or educational special purpose local option sales tax, is a 1-percent sales tax on all retail sales in Gwinnett County. Anyone who makes a purchase in Gwinnett County contributes to our local schools through this tax. The Gwinnett County Public School system has benefited from E-SPLOST since the mid 1990s. Proceeds from this tax have provided GCPS students with classrooms in 46 new schools and 59 school additions as well as technology upgrades within the schools. The current E-SPLOST will expire on June 30, 2012. This November, voters will be asked to approve an extension of the E-SPLOST, known as SPLOST IV, for another five years. This would not be a new or additional tax, but rather a continuation of the current E-SPLOST…
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
A total of 111 Gwinnett County Public Schools earn U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star rating.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Several Dacula area schools were among the Gwinnett County schools that recently earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification for superior energy performance. A total of 111 of GCPS’ 117 schools were recognized for performing in the top 25 percent of K-12 schools nationwide in terms of energy efficiency and energy performance levels. GCPS has more than 21 million square feet of Energy Star certified space. According to a GCPS press release, the energy efficient space results in savings of $8.4 million annually systemwide. “In Gwinnett, we take pride in being a leader instructionally and operationally,” said CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks in a released statement. “On the operations side, it is critical …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Digital content system eCLASS will be introduced as teaching tool in 2012 pilot program to five high schools.
The digital age has certainly changed the way we live, and soon it will be altering the way teachers teach and students learn. GCPS officials gave the go-ahead Thursday night with plans to introduce eCLASS, a digital system designed to help teachers offer new ways to present lessons and enhance students' ability to learn. Beginning next fall five area high schools, Archer, Berkmar, Duluth, North Gwinnett and Shiloh will participate in a pilot program. GCPS board members approved a four-year $20.8 million contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the company that will provide the educational software. GCPS superintendent Alvin Wilbanks said the school board had been reviewing and studying the idea of offering the new teaching and learning …
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