The district’s traveling libraries—our two book mobiles called Pow and Explore—are about to hit the road to bring a summer of reading to Gwinnett students!
Hello, summer!
We want to wish the very best for our students and staff as we close out this school year.
GCPS says goodbye to 450 retirees
As the last school bell rings for the 2020–21 school year, 450 veteran educators and support staff members will mark their retirement from GCPS.
Future awaits the Class of 2021!
We hope you’ll check out this special issue of Communiqué, featuring written and spoken-word reflections, performances, photography, and visual art pieces representing each of our high schools.
Registration for HS summer classes continues
Registration closes soon for high school summer classes through Gwinnett Online Campus (June 7–30, register by May 30) and face-to-face classes at Collins Hill HS, Duluth HS, and Parkview HS (June 14–July 7, register by June 4). To address COVID-related learning gaps, GCPS will pay for up to two summer classes for high school students needing to retake a class previously failed. GCPS students taking a course for the first time pay $250 per course. Rising 9th graders may take Health and/or PE at Duluth HS, online, and through some Community Schools. Summer school graduation is set for July 8.
Give feedback on proposed supplemental resources
Staff, parents, students, and community members are invited to review and provide input on supplemental resources that have been proposed to support social emotional learning (SEL), suicide prevention, and music technology, starting May 17. The virtual public review of all resources will run through May 28.
Supplemental resources are used to support core instructional materials in the teaching and learning of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum, or to support a districtwide initiative or priority in a non-instructional capacity. Before implementing supplemental resources for classroom use, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) holds an extensive review involving a variety of stakeholders.
To begin the review, please visit this link.
For more about the supplementary resources review process, contact the Office of Instructional Resources and Support at 678-301-6828.
Show your support for the Class of 2021 with a profile frame!
Celebrate your favorite senior or show your support for all of our seniors with a social media frame!
Check out Paul Duke STEM HS’ award-winning documentary!
A collaborative project involving Paul Duke STEM HS students and teachers in the school’s theater, film, and Mechatronics programs has resulted in an award-winning documentary!
A student film called “The Making of ‘A Ghost for Rosanda’” won “Best Student Film” at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival and “Best High-School Level Short Film” at the Austin International Arts and Film Festival! This film was produced as a part of the school’s Spring GoSTEAM project with Georgia Tech.
Paul Duke’s documentary will be shown Nov. 21 at the Hollywood festival’s awards show, but you can check out “The Making of ‘A Ghost for Rosanda’” online.
The filmmakers are hoping for more good news in coming weeks. The award-winning documentary has been entered in a total of 11 competitions, including:
All American High School Film Festival (New York City)
Atlanta High School Film Festival
Austin International Film Festival – Best High-School Level Short Film
Black Cat Film Festival (Augusta, Ga.)
Hollywood Art and Movie Awards
Hollywood Blvd Film Festival – Best Student Film
Hollywood South Urban Film Festival (Atlanta)
Lantern and Light International Film Festival (Sydney, Australia)
New York Independent Cinema Awards
Paris Film Festival
The Shenandoah Youth Film Festival (Virginia)
We can’t wait to welcome your new kindergartner, so don’t wait to register!
Kindergarten registration is open and your new kindergartner can win fun prizes if you complete registration by May 28!
State BOE’s Lisa Kinnemore to host 4th district public hearing
The State Board of Education will hold a public hearing for citizens in the 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, May 18, from 7 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at Rockdale County HS, located at 1174 Bulldog Circle in Conyers. The meeting will be hosted by Lisa Kinnemore, Board member for the 4th District
The purpose of the hearing is to hear comments and feedback from interested citizens and educators within the congressional district regarding K-12 public education. Those wishing to speak should sign in upon arrival. For more information, please contact SBOEadmin@doe.k12.ga.us. The 4th Congressional District includes Rockdale County along with portions of DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Newton counties. Find your congressional district here.
National School Nurse Day: School nurses ‘champion the whole student’
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
May 12 is National School Nurse Day—a chance to say “thank you” for the integral role that our county school nurses play.
GCPS announces graduation schedule for Class of 2021
School district leaders have released the graduation schedule for Gwinnett’s 23 high schools.
Thank your SRO during National School Police Week!
This week—May 10-14—we’re celebrating National School Police Week and the contributions of the folks in the district’s Office of Safety and Security!
Share feedback with GaDOE on plans for COVID-19 relief funds
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) is seeking public feedback as it develops its plan for funds received through the American Rescue Plan (ARP), the third COVID-19 relief bill. This feedback applies specifically to the funds received by GaDOE to address statewide learning loss and other needs, not to the funding allocated to individual school districts.
Interested Georgians—including students, families, educators, and community members—can provide feedback via email to ARP_ESSER@doe.k12.ga.us by May 19. Please consider answering the following questions in your email:
What are the top two to three issues currently facing students, schools, or subgroups of students (identify subgroups) as a result of, or in response to, the COVID-19 pandemic?
What strategies, actions, or promising practices has your school, district, or organization observed to be most effective in supporting student needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
How can GaDOE better support students, families, and schools for the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services?
GaDOE will take this feedback into account as it develops plans for the use of ARP funds. For more information, click here.
Thank you to SNP staff on School Lunch Hero Day!
We salute these important members of the school staff on School Lunch Hero Day, to kick off School Nutrition Employee Week (May 10-14)!
North Gwinnett HS’ Rebecca Carlisle named finalist for 2022 Georgia Teacher of the Year
Rebecca Carlisle, who is an AP World History and STEM Humanities Teacher at North Gwinnett HS, learned the news in a surprise Zoom session on May 6.
We appreciate our teachers!
During National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7) and on National Teacher Day (May 4), we salute Gwinnett’s caring and concerned teachers who get the job done and keep the focus on our students and their needs!
in5ive Week of May 3, 2021
This week we feature the Read Woke program at Meadowcreek High, and the Ag-STEM program at Archer High. We also get a glimpse of the impressive staff joining our new School of the Arts in the fall at Central Gwinnett High. Learn about registration procedures for Kindergarten, summer school, and our Summer Enrichment + Acceleration program.
Help celebrate, thank school district employees with GCPSStrong campaign and eCard initiative
GCPS is asking the community to help us celebrate employees who have made a difference for students this year!
Watch for the spring issue of Essentials!
Coming soon to your mailbox… the spring issue of Essentials! In this publication for GCPS families and the community, we will focus on need-to-know information for the end of the school year, a look ahead to 2021-22, a message from CEP/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks, and the launch of an appreciation campaign coming in May. You’ll also find celebrations of award-winning students and staff who are shining bright!