This week’s update provides additional details on Advanced Placement (AP) testing, Digital Learning Resources, Voter Registration, School Nutrition, and Kindergarten Registration. As the COVID-19 pandemic remains a fluid situation, Gwinnett County Public Schools will continue to communicate information to families through the last day of digital learning on May 20.
Advanced Placement (AP) Testing
The College Board has announced that AP exams will be given May 11–22. The exams will be delivered in a 45-minute online exam format, and students will have access to only those course exams for which they registered earlier in the year. This year’s exams will cover skills and concepts learned through early March. The exams will consist of one to two free-response questions. To help prepare students, AP Online Classes and Review Sessions are available on YouTube. These mobile-friendly classes, taught by AP teachers from across the country, are designed to be used alongside work assigned by the student’s teacher. In AP Classroom, students can find a new “Optional Student Practice” section that includes the most relevant free-response questions to help them practice the concepts and skills they will be tested on in May 2020.
Digital Learning Daily Dozen... Math and More
If a parent has not been in a math class recently, helping their middle or high school student can be stressful. That is why GCPS has pulled together resources to help parents better
understand what their students are learning and how to help. These resources are just one example of the tips and support found in GCPS’ DLD Daily Dozen tip sheets. From literacy skills and online author activities to taking science learning outside and providing emotional support to students... there is a new tip sheet each school day. Check them out on the district’s Facebook page and on GCPS’ COVID-19 Resources for Families webpage.
April is HS Voter Registration Month
GCPS high schools have not been able to do their traditional voter registration drives. However, if a teen is 17½ years of age or older, he or she can still register to vote! Voter registration is online and can be completed at home. A person can register online if he or she has a Georgia-issued ID card or driver’s license. Go to www.mvp.sos.ga.gov and click the “Register” button.
School Nutrition
School Lunch Hero Day: Preparing healthy meals for students, adhering to strict nutrition standards, and offering service with a smile... Gwinnett’s School Nutrition Program (SNP) staff do a great job! During Digital Learning Days (DLD), however, they have gone above and beyond, preparing more than 1.3 million meals in the first five weeks of DLD. On Friday, May 1, the nation will celebrate the 8th Annual School Lunch Hero Day, honoring the difference SNP staff members have made in students’ lives!
End-of-Year Account Information: Money left in a student’s school meal account will automatically roll into next school year, following the student to whichever GCPS school he or she attends. No action is required by the parent. Families interested in a refund instead must submit a request, using the “Student Meal Account Balance Options” form available on the GCPS website. That form must be sent to the district School Nutrition Program office (address on form), not the local school.
Meals During DLD: GCPS plans to continue providing breakfast and lunch for pick up and delivery through Friday, May 15. A list and map of schools and clusters where meals are provided and delivered is available on the GCPS website.
Kindergarten Registration
Online registration for new kindergarten students is underway. Parents and guardians of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2020, are encouraged to begin the registration process. Families who are unable to obtain the required immunization and/or screening documents due to the COVID-19 situation will be given additional time to obtain those documents but should go ahead and begin the online registration process.
GCPS and its schools are working on the logistics for end-of-year processes (picking up belongings and yearbooks; returning textbooks, instruments, computers; etc.). We will communicate this information once plans are finalized. If you have an immediate concern, please contact your local school.
GCPS will continue to provide updates on these and other topics. Check your school or district website for additional information.