Today, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) kicks off National Teacher Appreciation Week and National School Nutrition Employee Week (May 2-6), celebrating the first two of several employee groups that will be recognized this month on nationally designated days. In doing so, the school district also wants to acknowledge that our success this year was due to the collaborative efforts of all employees. With that in mind, GCPS is asking the community to help us celebrate employees who have made a difference for students this year.
Dr. Calvin J. Watts, GCPS superintendent, explains, “This school year, Gwinnett County Public Schools’ 22,000 employees have worked together to reach and teach each and every student, partnering with families to meet students’ individual needs. Team GCPS—those who teach and those who support those who teach—is a strong, caring, and committed team. In recognition of all they have done to make a difference in the lives of our students this year, we invite our community to join us in celebrating our employees by saying ‘thank you.’”
During the 2021–22 school year, Gwinnett County Public Schools’ 22,000 employees have worked together as a team to reach and teach each and every student, partnering with families to meet students' individual needs. As the school year comes to a close, we hope you'll join us in recognizing the members of #TeamGCPS and their commitment to supporting our students!
To emphasize the collaborative effort to support students, the school district is promoting Team GCPS with a campaign that includes printable “thank you” sheets for handwritten notes, a form to send eCards to employees, and social media posts (hashtag #TeamGCPS). Online, students, their families, employees, and community members can use the eCards to say “thank you” and express their appreciation and encouragement to GCPS staff members… from their teacher, bus driver, and principal to the school custodian, cafeteria worker, and other support staff at the school and in the school district who served students and the Gwinnett community this year.
eCards: Online, use the eCard submission form to select one of five colorful designs and write a message to say “thanks” to a staff member. Submitted eCards and messages will be delivered via employees’ work email addresses.
Printable Sheets: If you’d rather go “old school” and share a handwritten note with your child’s teachers, driver, school nutrition team, and other staff members, you can download printable Thank You Sheets with the same designs.
Social Media: Join us in thanking these folks and all GCPS employees with a Thank You!” post on your social media accounts, using the #TeamGCPS hash tag.
Learn more about the #TeamGCPS campaign on the district website at https://www.gcpsk12.org/teamgcps.